VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Class of 1939

    581 Graduates
    220 Non-Graduates
    79 In Mem Hall
    2LT HENRY C. THOMPSON, JR., USA

    Henry Thompson, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    2nd Lieutenant | US Army
    August 19, 1940 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate
    LTJG KENNETH L. KOLLMYER, USN

    Kenneth Kollmyer

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    March 1, 1942 (25 years old)
    KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
    LTJG MORRIS D. GILMORE, JR., USN

    Morris Gilmore, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    March 1, 1942 (25 years old)
    KIA Indian Ocean USS Edsall (DD 219) WWII Ship USNA 7th Company
    LTJG RUSSELL C. DELL, USN

    Russell Dell

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    March 1, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Indian Ocean USS Edsall (DD 219) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
    LTJG FRANCIS B. WEILER, USN

    Francis Weiler

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    March 26, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship POW USNA 12th Company
    LTJG EDWARD M. PRICE, USN

    Edward Price

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    May 8, 1942 (25 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Lexington (CV 2) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 9th Company
    LTJG ROBERT S. WHITMAN, JR., USN

    Robert Whitman, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    June 4, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Battle of Midway Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 44 WWII Fixed Wing Ship Namesake USNA 2nd Company
    LT WILLIAM G. KORNAHRENS, USN

    William Kornahrens

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 30, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Grunion (SS 216) WWII Submarine USNA 4th Company
    LT DONALD C. BREWINGTON, USN

    Donald Brewington

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 22, 1942 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Battle of the Atlantic USS Buck (DD 420) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
    1LT RALPH C. MANN, JR., USMC

    Ralph Mann, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    September 5, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII POW USNA 6th Company
    LT KARL F. BORDER, USN

    Karl Border

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 11, 1942 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
    LT ANDREW J. GARDNER, USN

    Andrew Gardner

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 12, 1942 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
    LCDR ALLAN G. WUSSOW, USN

    Allan Wussow

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 14, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 91 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
    LT FRANK D. MILLER, USN

    Frank Miller

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 25, 1942 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 10 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 5th Company
    LT EDWARD MICKA, USN

    Edward Micka

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 9, 1942 (27 years old)
    KIA North Africa Fighting Squadron (VF) 9 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 12th Company
    LT JOHN W. SALVAGE, USN

    John Salvage

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
    LT ANDREW J. FROSCH, USN

    Andrew Frosch

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Monssen (DD 436) WWII Ship USNA 6th Company
    LT NORMAN W. DOUDIET, USN

    Norman Doudiet

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship Video USNA 6th Company
    LT JACK E. BRENNER, USN

    Jack Brenner

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 27, 1942 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 13 Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
    LT LENARD O. REICHEL, USN

    Lenard Reichel

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 5, 1943 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Cruiser Scouting Squadron Detachment (Tulagi) WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 3rd Company
    LT ROBERT P. GUILER, III, USN

    Robert Guiler, III

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    March 5, 1943 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Grampus (SS 207) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 5th Company
    LCDR RICHARD L. HELM, USN

    Richard Helm

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 3, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Pickerel (SS 177) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 8th Company
    LT JACK A. MAHONY, JR., USN

    Jack Mahony, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 1, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 27 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
    LT FRANK H. KOLB, JR., USN

    Frank Kolb, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 5, 1943 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
    LT CHARLES J. KOVALESKI, USNR

    Charles Kovaleski

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    July 7, 1943 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Photographic Squadron (VD) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
    LT DAVID H. POPE, USN

    David Pope

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 18, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 26 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 8th Company
    LT JOSEPH F. HARMON, USN

    Joseph Harmon

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 22, 1943 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Bronze Star USNA 4th Company
    MAJ WILLIAM H. PACE, USMC

    William Pace

    Class of 1939
    Major | US Marine Corps
    August 7, 1943 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Pacific Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
    LT WILLIAM J. WALKER, USN

    William Walker

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 24, 1943 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 212 Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
    LT JOSEPH W. CASTELLO, USN

    Joseph Castello

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 15, 1943 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 39 Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    LCDR NELSON J. ALLEN, USN

    Nelson Allen

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 19, 1943 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Sculpin (SS 191) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 11th Company
    LT CANTERBURY B. PIERCE, USN

    Canterbury Pierce

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 5, 1944 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Scorpion (SS 278) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 7th Company
    LT WILLIAM G. HAWTHORNE, JR., USN

    William Hawthorne, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 10, 1944 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
    LCDR RICHARD M. SWENSSON, USN

    Richard Swensson

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 29, 1944 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Torpedo Squadron (VT) 24 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 1st Company
    LT JAMES J. LECLARE, USNR

    James Leclare

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    May 29, 1944 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Drydock USNA 11th Company
    LCDR WILBUR J. MASON, USN

    Wilbur Mason

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 1, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Herring (SS 233) WWII Submarine USNA 7th Company
    LCDR ALEXANDER S. WADSWORTH, III, USN

    Alexander Wadsworth, III

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 14, 1944 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Golet (SS 361) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 12th Company
    LCDR ROBERT C. EVINS, USN

    Robert Evins

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 17, 1944 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Saipan Composite Squadron (VC) 4 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 2nd Company
    CAPT WALTER H. PEIRCE, USA

    Walter Peirce

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Army
    June 25, 1944 (27 years old)
    KIA Europe 393rd Fighter Squadron WWII Fixed Wing US Military Academy Non-graduate KIA-combat flight
    2LT GUY BALDWIN, JR., USA

    Guy Baldwin, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    2nd Lieutenant | US Army
    July 15, 1944 (27 years old)
    KIA Europe Normandy 117th Infantry Regiment WWII Ground
    LCDR HUBERT E. CARTER, USN

    Hubert Carter

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    July 26, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Robalo (SS 273) WWII Submarine USNA 3rd Company
    LCDR EARL F. CRAIG, USN

    Earl Craig

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 12, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Formosa Torpedo Squadron (VT) 44 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
    LCDR FRANKLIN E. COOK, JR., USN

    Franklin Cook, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 12, 1944 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific Formosa Fighting Squadron (VF) 19 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 8th Company
    LCDR FRANK BLAHA, USN

    Frank Blaha

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 17, 1944 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Escolar (SS 294) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 7th Company
    LCDR JOHN D. HARPER, JR., USN

    John Harper, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Shark (SS 314) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 3rd Company
    LCDR TOM S. SUTHERLAND, USN

    Tom Sutherland

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 16, 1944 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Scamp (SS 277) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 10th Company
    LCDR WALTER L. DOUGLAS, JR., USN

    Walter Douglas, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 19, 1944 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Pacific Bombing Squadron (VB) 81 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 4th Company
    CAPT WILLARD B. HOLDREDGE, USMC

    Willard Holdredge

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    December 15, 1944 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 6th Company
    CAPT WILLIAM F. HOGABOOM, USMC

    William Hogaboom

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company
    CAPT CARTER B. SIMPSON, USMC

    Carter Simpson

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    December 31, 1944 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 4th Company
    LCDR JOHN B. PYE, USN

    John Pye

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 12, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Swordfish (SS 193) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star Family USNA 7th Company
    LCDR DANIEL S. BAUGHMAN, JR., USN

    Daniel Baughman, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 12, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Swordfish (SS 193) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 6th Company
    CAPT HUGH A. TISTADT, JR., USMC

    Hugh Tistadt, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    February 1, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 3rd Company
    LCDR CLAUDE L. GOODMAN, JR., USN

    Claude Goodman, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    February 4, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Barbel (SS 316) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 3rd Company
    1LT PAUL L. BORDEN, JR., USA

    Paul Borden, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    1st Lieutenant | US Army
    February 5, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Europe 309th Infantry Regiment WWII Non-graduate
    CAPT JOHN S. FANTONE, USMC

    John Fantone

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    February 10, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Brazil Maru WWII Ship Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company
    LCDR DANIEL J. WALLACE, JR., USN

    Daniel Wallace, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 5, 1945 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 31 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 7th Company
    LCDR EDWARD ACKERMAN, USN

    Edward Ackerman

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 20, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Kete (SS 369) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 9th Company
    LCDR EDWARD T. GRACE, USN

    Edward Grace

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 26, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Halligan (DD 584) WWII Ship Silver Star USNA 5th Company
    LCDR BYRON E. COOKE, USN

    Byron Cooke

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 26, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Torpedo Squadron (VT) 9 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR JOHN E. SHEPHERD, III, USN

    John Shepherd, III

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 28, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Trigger (SS 237) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star Navy and Marine Corps Medal USNA 11th Company
    LCDR RICHARD W. ROBINSON, USN

    Richard Robinson

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 8, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 25 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
    LCDR REXFORD J. OSTROM, USN

    Rexford Ostrom

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 10, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 24 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR MONTROSE G. MCCORMICK, USN

    Montrose McCormick

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 19, 1945 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Silver Star Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 4th Company
    LCDR NORMAN W. WHITE, USN

    Norman White

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    May 4, 1945 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 84 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR CLARENCE W. BECKER, USN

    Clarence Becker

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    May 18, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Longshaw (DD 559) WWII Ship USNA 10th Company
    LCDR JOHN W. MAGEE, USN

    John Magee

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    July 17, 1945 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    LCDR ANDREW B. HAMM, USN

    Andrew Hamm

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    July 28, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Bombing Squadron (VB) 1 WWII Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 8th Company
    LCDR ALFRED B. WALLACE, USN

    Alfred Wallace

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    July 30, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Cassin Young (DD 793) WWII Ship Kamikaze Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 8th Company
    LCDR EDWARD R. HOLT, JR., USN

    Edward Holt, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    August 6, 1945 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Bullhead (SS 332) WWII Submarine USNA 12th Company
    LCDR GEORGE R. SMITH, USN

    George Smith

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 3, 1945 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 62 Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
    LCDR JOHN E. DUNN, USN

    John Dunn

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    December 13, 1946 (31 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Legion of Merit ex-POW USNA 4th Company
    CDR LESTER S. WALL, JR., USN

    Lester Wall, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Commander | US Navy
    April 5, 1950 (33 years old)
    Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 61 Fixed Wing Navy Cross USNA 2nd Company
    CDR LEMUEL D. COOKE, USN

    Lemuel Cooke

    Class of 1939
    Commander | US Navy
    May 17, 1950 (33 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company
    LTCOL WILLIAM F. HARRIS, USMC

    William Harris

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    December 6, 1950 (32 years old)
    KIA 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines Korea Ground Navy Cross ex-POW Family USNA 12th Company
    CDR CHARLES R. STAPLER, USN

    Charles Stapler

    Class of 1939
    Commander | US Navy
    June 9, 1951 (35 years old)
    KIA Air Group (CAG) 19 Korea Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 11th Company
    LTCOL ALFRED N. GORDON, USMC

    Alfred Gordon

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    November 18, 1951 (36 years old)
    KIA Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121 Korea Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross KIA-combat flight USNA 9th Company
    CDR DUDLEY H. ADAMS, USN

    Dudley Adams

    Class of 1939
    Commander | US Navy
    May 13, 1953 (36 years old)
    Operational loss Naval Air Technical Training Center Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
    CAPT EDWARD H. SEILER, JR., USN

    Edward Seiler, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Navy
    December 4, 1958 (40 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company

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