VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Class of 1941

    399 Graduates
    161 Non-Graduates
    60 In Mem Hall

    The Class of 1941 was the first of the wartime-accelerated classes, graduating in February 1941.

    SGT JOHN A. JACQUES, RCAF

    John Jacques

    Class of 1941
    Sergeant | Royal Canadian Air Force
    October 17, 1941 (24 years old)
    KIA Europe No. 40 Squadron (RAF) WWII Fixed Wing Non-graduate
    ENS CRAIG SPOWERS, USN

    Craig Spowers

    Class of 1941
    Ensign | US Navy
    October 31, 1941 (24 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Reuben James (DD 245) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
    ENS LEWIS B. PRIDE, JR., USN

    Lewis Pride, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Ensign | US Navy
    December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
    KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Oklahoma (BB 37) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 1st Company
    ENS JAMES E. MCMANUS, USN

    James McManus

    Class of 1941
    Ensign | US Navy
    May 7, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Sims (DD 409) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
    ENS CLYDE C. ELMES, JR., USN

    Clyde Elmes, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Ensign | US Navy
    June 6, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Battle of Midway Pacific USS Hammann (DD 412) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
    ENS JOHN M. HOWARD, USNR

    John Howard

    Class of 1941
    Ensign | US Naval Reserve
    June 11, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Europe WWII Explosive Ordnance Disposal Ship Namesake Non-graduate USNA 4th Company
    ENS BOND MURRAY, USNR

    Bond Murray

    Class of 1941
    Ensign | US Naval Reserve
    July 2, 1942 (23 years old)
    KIA Pacific Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3 WWII Silver Star POW Non-graduate
    LTJG WILLIAM C. WILLIAMSON, JR., USN

    William Williamson, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    August 24, 1942 (22 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Eastern Solomons Pacific USS Enterprise (CV 6) WWII Ship USNA 11th Company
    LTJG ARTHUR W. MCCULLOCH, USN

    Arthur McCulloch

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    September 15, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Wasp (CV 7) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
    LTJG RAY O. PENROD, USN

    Ray Penrod

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    October 15, 1942 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Meredith (DD 434) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
    LTJG TORREY W. EATON, USN

    Torrey Eaton

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    October 26, 1942 (22 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Smith (DD 378) WWII Ship USNA 6th Company
    LTJG RICHARD C. GLENN, USN

    Richard Glenn

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
    LTJG HUBERT W. WAGER, USN

    Hubert Wager

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Monssen (DD 436) WWII Ship USNA 10th Company
    LTJG WILLIAM R. FORD, USNR

    William Ford

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
    November 13, 1942 (23 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Cushing (DD 376) WWII Ship Non-graduate
    LTJG EDWIN O. JOHNSON, USN

    Edwin Johnson

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    November 30, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS New Orleans (CA 32) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
    LT THOMAS F. MALONE, USN

    Thomas Malone

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 8, 1942 (23 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Boyd (DD 544) WWII Ship USNA 12th Company
    LT ADAM W. DEMERS, USN

    Adam DeMers

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    February 1, 1943 (24 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS De Haven (DD 469) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
    LT ELWOOD A. COBEY, JR., USN

    Elwood Cobey, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 29, 1943 (24 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
    LT JOHN T. NICHOLS, JR., USN

    John Nichols, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 9, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Grayling (SS 209) WWII Submarine USNA 5th Company
    LT JOHN J. KIRWIN, USN

    John Kirwin

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 11, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Savannah (CL 42) WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 6th Company
    LT CLAIRE C. POOLE, USN

    Claire Poole

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 17, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Pompano (SS 181) WWII Submarine USNA 12th Company
    LT JOHN F. O'MALLEY, USN

    John O'Malley

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 27, 1943 (24 years old)
    Operational loss Fighting Squadron Operational Training Unit (VF OTU) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    LT WALTER H. LOUNEY, USN

    Walter Louney

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 28, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Cisco (SS 290) WWII Submarine USNA 8th Company
    LT JACK L. BROWN, USN

    Jack Brown

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 29, 1943 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
    LT JOHN W. REEVES, III, USN

    John Reeves, III

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 29, 1943 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
    CAPT KENNETH L. BROWN, USMC

    Kenneth Brown

    Class of 1941
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    November 23, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Tarawa 1st Battalion, 10th Marines WWII Ground Navy Cross USNA 6th Company
    LT CHARLES P. CONREY, USN

    Charles Conrey

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 26, 1943 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Brownson (DD 518) WWII Ship Video USNA 3rd Company
    LT DONALD R. MIDGLEY, USN

    Donald Midgley

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 18, 1944 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Gudgeon (SS 211) WWII Submarine Navy and Marine Corps Medal Bronze Star USNA 2nd Company
    LT ROBERT E. PLAUT, USN

    Robert Plaut

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 24, 1944 (23 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
    LT JAY C. MOSS, USN

    Jay Moss

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 24, 1944 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
    LT ROBERT L. SETTLE, USN

    Robert Settle

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 20, 1944 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
    LT LELAND S. MCDANIEL, JR., USN

    Leland McDaniel, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 25, 1944 (26 years old)
    KIA Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle off Samar Pacific USS Hoel (DD 533) WWII Ship Silver Star USNA 4th Company
    LT ALVIN D. BLACKMAN, USN

    Alvin Blackman

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 26, 1944 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 10 Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
    LT THEODORE T. WALKER, USN

    Theodore Walker

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 7, 1944 (23 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Albacore (SS 218) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 9th Company
    MAJ WILLIAM CLAY, JR., USMC

    William Clay, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Major | US Marine Corps
    November 21, 1944 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 121 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
    LT ROBERT F. DWYER, USN

    Robert Dwyer

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 8, 1944 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Bombing Squadron Operational Training Unit (VPB OTU) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
    2LT GEORGE R. DALL, USA

    George Dall

    Class of 1941
    2nd Lieutenant | US Army
    December 18, 1944 (24 years old)
    KIA Pacific 871st Bomb Squadron WWII Fixed Wing Non-graduate KIA-combat flight
    LT ROBERT K. WOLTER, JR., USN

    Robert Wolter, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 9, 1945 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Colorado (BB 45) WWII Ship Fratricide USNA 11th Company
    LT THOMAS H. GRAHAM, USN

    Thomas Graham

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 27, 1945 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
    LT RONALD B. HUTCHINSON, USN

    Ronald Hutchinson

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    February 14, 1945 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Hopewell (DD 681) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
    LT BLEECKER P. SEAMAN, JR., USN

    Bleecker Seaman, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    February 16, 1945 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 12 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
    MAJ EVERETT V. ALWARD, USMC

    Everett Alward

    Class of 1941
    Major | US Marine Corps
    February 26, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 123 WWII Silver Star USNA 8th Company
    LT MILTON C. JACOBS, USN

    Milton Jacobs

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 9, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 9 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 6th Company
    LCDR WILLIAM S. FARREL, USN

    William Farrel

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 9, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Snook (SS 279) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 5th Company
    MAJ RICHARD F. HARRISON, USMC

    Richard Harrison

    Class of 1941
    Major | US Marine Corps
    May 26, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Philippines Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 115 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
    LT JOHN H. LOHM, USN

    John Lohm

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    May 29, 1945 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 92 Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    LT RUSSELL WILLSON, JR., USN

    Russell Willson, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    June 21, 1945 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 1st Company
    LCDR JAMES H. MCPHERSON, USN

    James McPherson

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    August 13, 1945 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 16 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 11th Company
    MAJ FLOYD CUMMINGS, USMC

    Floyd Cummings

    Class of 1941
    Major | US Marine Corps
    April 13, 1946 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Aircraft Engineering Squadron (AES) 12 Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 3rd Company
    LCDR DOUGLAS HEIN, USN

    Douglas Hein

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 5, 1946 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
    LCDR BREWSTER PHILLIPS, II, USN

    Brewster Phillips, II

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    December 15, 1946 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 82 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR WALTER B. SHROUT, USN

    Walter Shrout

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    August 5, 1948 (30 years old)
    Operational loss Transport Utility Squadron (VRU) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR CLAY A. MITCHELL, JR., USN

    Clay Mitchell, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    August 4, 1950 (32 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
    LCDR ROBERT J. DURETTE, USN

    Robert Durette

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    September 11, 1950 (33 years old)
    Operational loss Air Development Squadron (VX) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
    CDR FRANK WELCH, JR., USN

    Frank Welch, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Commander | US Navy
    October 29, 1951 (32 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 111 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
    COL RICHARD E. LEARY, USAF

    Richard Leary

    Class of 1941
    Colonel | US Air Force
    April 25, 1952 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star ex-POW USNA 12th Company
    CDR BRUCE T. SIMONDS, USN

    Bruce Simonds

    Class of 1941
    Commander | US Navy
    October 16, 1952 (33 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 702 Korea Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross KIA-combat flight USNA 8th Company
    COL PATRICK D. FLEMING, USAF

    Patrick Fleming

    Class of 1941
    Colonel | US Air Force
    February 16, 1956 (38 years old)
    Operational loss 93d Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Fixed Wing Navy Cross Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
    CDR CHARLES W. GUNNELS, JR., USN

    Charles Gunnels, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Commander | US Navy
    April 27, 1957 (38 years old)
    Operational loss USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 8th Company
    CAPT WENDELL C. THOMPSON, USN

    Wendell Thompson

    Class of 1941
    Captain | US Navy
    January 18, 1960 (41 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 5th Company

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