VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Class of 1931

    441 Graduates
    127 Non-Graduates
    50 In Mem Hall
    ENS CLEON H. FELTON, USN

    Cleon Felton

    Class of 1931
    Ensign | US Navy
    October 31, 1933 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Scouting Squadron (VS) 2B Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    ENS JAMES H. KELSEY, JR., USN

    James Kelsey, Jr.

    Class of 1931
    Ensign | US Navy
    August 14, 1934 (24 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
    LTJG CHARLES K. PALMER, SR., USN

    Charles Palmer, Sr.

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    September 16, 1935 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
    LTJG WILLIAM R. MCCUDDY, USN

    William McCuddy

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    May 1, 1936 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 7th Company
    LTJG LORENZ Q. FORBES, USN

    Lorenz Forbes

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    February 13, 1937 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    LTJG FORD L. WALLACE, USN

    Ford Wallace

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    August 23, 1937 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 6B Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
    LTJG WILLIAM M. FRESHOUR, USN

    William Freshour

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    August 23, 1937 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 2B Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
    LTJG VERNON R. HAIN, USN

    Vernon Hain

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    November 23, 1937 (30 years old)
    Operational loss Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
    LT LEO O. CRANE, USN

    Leo Crane

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    March 30, 1938 (30 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 Fixed Wing Family USNA 4th Company
    LTJG JAMES A. MURPHY, USN

    James Murphy

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    July 21, 1938 (31 years old)
    Operational loss Observation Squadron (VO) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
    LTJG PHILIP H. ASHWORTH, USN

    Philip Ashworth

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    November 17, 1938 (30 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
    LT ALDEN H. IRONS, USN

    Alden Irons

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 7, 1939 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 12 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
    LT HOWARD J. ABBOTT, USN

    Howard Abbott

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    June 20, 1941 (31 years old)
    Operational loss USS O-9 (SS 70) Submarine USNA 5th Company
    LT WILLIAM J. SISKO, USN

    William Sisko

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 19, 1941 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    LT THOMAS ASHWORTH, JR., USN

    Thomas Ashworth, Jr.

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 21, 1941 (33 years old)
    Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 6 Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
    LT BENJAMIN GHETZLER, USN

    Benjamin Ghetzler

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 31, 1941 (34 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Reuben James (DD 245) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
    LT CLIFFORD T. JANZ, USN

    Clifford Janz

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 7, 1941 (31 years old)
    KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
    LTJG CHARLES E. ANDERSON, USNR

    Charles Anderson

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
    January 28, 1942 (33 years old)
    Operational loss USS Tuscaloosa (CA 37) Ship Boat USNA 6th Company
    LT EDWARD M. BLESSMAN, USN

    Edward Blessman

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    February 4, 1942 (34 years old)
    KIA Battle of Makassar Strait Pacific USS Marblehead (CL 12) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 4th Company
    LT WALTER C. BAILEY, USN

    Walter Bailey

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    February 28, 1942 (33 years old)
    KIA Indian Ocean USS Langley (AV 3) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
    LT LION T. MILES, USN

    Lion Miles

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    March 3, 1942 (31 years old)
    KIA Indian Ocean USS Asheville (PG 21) WWII Ship Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 6th Company
    MAJ PAUL D. WOOD, USA

    Paul Wood

    Class of 1931
    Major | US Army
    April 7, 1942 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific Bataan 57th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts WWII Ground Distinguished Service Cross Bronze Star US Military Academy Non-graduate
    LT EDWARD H. ALLEN, USN

    Edward Allen

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    May 7, 1942 (34 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific Scouting Squadron (VS) 2 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 1st Company
    LT ANDREW P. STEWART, USN

    Andrew Stewart

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    May 7, 1942 (32 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Sims (DD 409) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
    LT RALPH W. ELDEN, USN

    Ralph Elden

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    June 6, 1942 (34 years old)
    KIA Battle of Midway Pacific USS Hammann (DD 412) WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 7th Company
    LCDR ALFRED B. TUCKER, III, USN

    Alfred Tucker, III

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    August 19, 1942 (32 years old)
    Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 8 Fixed Wing Navy Cross USNA 7th Company
    MAJ ROBERT S. BROWN, USMC

    Robert Brown

    Class of 1931
    Major | US Marine Corps
    September 14, 1942 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific Guadalcanal 1st Marine Raider Battalion WWII Ground Navy Cross Map USNA 4th Company
    LCDR LEE S. PANCAKE, USN

    Lee Pancake

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 26, 1942 (35 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 USS Morris (DD 417) WWII Ship Navy Cross USNA 3rd Company
    LT GEORGE O. KUNKLE, USNR

    George Kunkle

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    November 12, 1942 (32 years old)
    KIA Caribbean Sea USS Erie (PG 50) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
    LCDR DAMON M. CUMMINGS, USN

    Damon Cummings

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (32 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS San Francisco (CA 38) Task Force 67 WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 7th Company
    LTCOL HAROLD I. LARSON, USMC

    Harold Larson

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    December 2, 1942 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR GEORGE R. STONE, USN

    George Stone

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 21, 1943 (33 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Pan Am Flight 1142 USNA 1st Company
    LCDR WARD BRONSON, USN

    Ward Bronson

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 29, 1943 (32 years old)
    KIA Battle of Rennell Island Pacific USS Chicago (CA 29) WWII Ship Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 5th Company
    LCDR JOHN D. HUNTLEY, USN

    John Huntley

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    February 1, 1943 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS De Haven (DD 469) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR HENRY E. BROSSY, USN

    Henry Brossy

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    February 16, 1943 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Amberjack (SS 219) WWII Submarine USNA 3rd Company
    LCDR EUGENE S. LYTLE, JR., USN

    Eugene Lytle, Jr.

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    February 26, 1943 (33 years old)
    Operational loss Scouting Squadron (VS) 10 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
    LCDR GEORGE K. MACKENZIE, JR., USN

    George MacKenzie, Jr.

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 15, 1943 (32 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Triton (SS 201) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Ship Namesake HOFH25 USNA 6th Company
    LCDR WINSOR C. GALE, USN

    Winsor Gale

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 26, 1943 (35 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Komandorski Islands Pacific Aleutians USS Salt Lake City (CA 25) WWII Ship Bronze Star USNA 5th Company
    LCDR AUGUSTUS H. ALSTON, JR., USN

    Augustus Alston, Jr.

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 3, 1943 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Pickerel (SS 177) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 4th Company
    CDR WILLIS M. THOMAS, USN

    Willis Thomas

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    September 17, 1943 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Pompano (SS 181) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Silver Star USNA 5th Company
    LCDR MILLARD J. KLEIN, USN

    Millard Klein

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 9, 1943 (35 years old)
    KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Buck (DD 420) WWII Ship Navy Cross USNA 5th Company
    CDR ELLIOTT E. MARSHALL, USN

    Elliott Marshall

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    December 2, 1943 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Capelin (SS 289) WWII Submarine Navy Cross USNA 3rd Company
    CDR ROBERT W. MACKERT, USN

    Robert Mackert

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    June 23, 1944 (36 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Legion of Merit USNA 7th Company
    CDR SEYMOUR D. OWENS, USN

    Seymour Owens

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    July 24, 1944 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific Tinian USS Norman Scott (DD 690) WWII Ship Navy Cross Bronze Star USNA 6th Company
    CDR ERNEST E. EVANS, USN

    Ernest Evans

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    October 25, 1944 (36 years old)
    KIA Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle off Samar Pacific USS Johnston (DD 557) WWII Ship Medal of Honor Bronze Star Ship Namesake Video USNA 6th Company
    CDR JOHN C. HOLLINGSWORTH, USN

    John Hollingsworth

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    November 16, 1944 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Scamp (SS 277) WWII Submarine Silver Star Legion of Merit USNA 8th Company
    LT ALBERT D. GRAY, USN

    Albert Gray

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 102 WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru USNA 4th Company
    LT GEORGE D. COTTRELL, USNR

    George Cottrell

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    January 6, 1945 (37 years old)
    KIA Pacific Lingayen Gulf USS California (BB 44) WWII Ship Kamikaze
    CDR CHARLES L. CROMMELIN, USN

    Charles Crommelin

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    March 28, 1945 (36 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Air Group (CAG) 12 Carrier Division (CARDIV) 5 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Ship Namesake Family USNA 8th Company
    CDR HARRINGTON M. DRAKE, USN

    Harrington Drake

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    May 1, 1945 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 17 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company

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