VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Class of 1954

    855 Graduates
    254 Non-Graduates
    37 In Mem Hall
    2LT DAVID D. FORD, USAF

    David Ford

    Class of 1954
    2nd Lieutenant | US Air Force
    February 24, 1954 (22 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate USNA 10th Company
    2LT RALPH K. REDDEN, USAF

    Ralph Redden

    Class of 1954
    2nd Lieutenant | US Air Force
    April 21, 1955 (23 years old)
    Operational loss 3303rd Flight Training Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
    ENS FREDERICK J. KIRBY, USN

    Frederick Kirby

    Class of 1954
    Ensign | US Navy
    October 27, 1955 (24 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company
    LTJG LOUIS C. NIEDERLANDER, JR., USN

    Louis Niederlander, Jr.

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    February 21, 1956 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Guided Missile Group 2 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
    LTJG EDWARD H. TANDY, JR., USN

    Edward Tandy, Jr.

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    May 29, 1956 (24 years old)
    Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 17th Company
    1LT THEODORE M. STOIK, USAF

    Theodore Stoik

    Class of 1954
    1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
    September 10, 1956 (27 years old)
    Operational loss 85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Fixed Wing Non-graduate
    1LT ANDREW W. ZULLI, JR., USA

    Andrew Zulli, Jr.

    Class of 1954
    1st Lieutenant | US Army
    September 20, 1956 (25 years old)
    Operational loss 43rd Armored Infantry Battalion Ground Non-graduate
    LTJG DONALD E. LORING, USN

    Donald Loring

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    November 19, 1956 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 121 Fixed Wing USNA 24th Company
    LTJG ROBERT D. WILSON, USN

    Robert Wilson

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    December 28, 1956 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 45 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
    1LT KENNETH J. BALL, USMC

    Kenneth Ball

    Class of 1954
    1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    January 22, 1957 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Corps Test Unit #1 Parachute USNA 15th Company
    1LT JAMES B. WHITEHEAD, USAF

    James Whitehead

    Class of 1954
    1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
    June 4, 1957 (27 years old)
    Operational loss 3627th Combat Crew Training Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
    LTJG JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS, USN

    Joseph Williams

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    October 29, 1957 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 43 Fixed Wing USNA 22nd Company
    LTJG EUGENE H. PARKER, USN

    Eugene Parker

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    December 6, 1957 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 105 Fixed Wing USNA 21st Company
    LTJG STEPHEN P. MCNALLY, USN

    Stephen McNally

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    January 8, 1958 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Guided Missile Group 2 Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
    LTJG DERALD R. BEAL, USN

    Derald Beal

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    April 30, 1958 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 126 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
    1LT ROBERT E. BIRKENMEIER, USAF

    Robert Birkenmeier

    Class of 1954
    1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
    September 2, 1958 (27 years old)
    Operational loss 84th Air Transport Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company
    LT THOMAS A. BANTA, USN

    Thomas Banta

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 25, 1958 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 72 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
    LT JAMES F. WILEY, USN

    James Wiley

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    February 22, 1959 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 114 Fixed Wing Video USNA 24th Company
    LT FLOYD G. NELSON, USN

    Floyd Nelson

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 9, 1959 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 50 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
    LT JAMES C. STEELE, USN

    James Steele

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    May 28, 1959 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 62 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
    LT GUY A. MCELROY, USN

    Guy McElroy

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    June 15, 1959 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 124 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
    LT NORMAN M. SASSI, USN

    Norman Sassi

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 23, 1959 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 12 Fixed Wing USNA 24th Company
    LT WALTER B. SHAW, JR., USN

    Walter Shaw, Jr.

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 24, 1959 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 11 Fixed Wing USNA 22nd Company
    CAPT DAVID L. HESS, USMC

    David Hess

    Class of 1954
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    April 28, 1961 (31 years old)
    Operational loss NAF China Lake Fixed Wing USNA 23rd Company
    LT JAMES S. WILLIS, JR., USN

    James Willis, Jr.

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 25, 1961 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Naval Air Test Center Fixed Wing Family USNA 23rd Company
    LT ROBERT D. BIEDERMAN, USN

    Robert Biederman

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 10, 1963 (32 years old)
    Operational loss USS Thresher (SSN 593) Submarine USNA 19th Company
    LCDR KENNETH E. HUME, USN

    Kenneth Hume

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 29, 1965 (33 years old)
    KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 154 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross MIA USNA 8th Company
    LCDR CHARLES D. SCHOONOVER, USN

    Charles Schoonover

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 16, 1966 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 9 Vietnam Fixed Wing MIA KIA-combat flight USNA 1st Company
    LCDR RICHARD E. PARKS, USN

    Richard Parks

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 5, 1967 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 123 Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
    LCDR WALKER W. LAMBERT, USN

    Walker Lambert

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 10, 1967 (36 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
    LCDR MITCHEL S. SOLTYS, USN

    Mitchel Soltys

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    July 12, 1967 (35 years old)
    Operational loss USS Saratoga (CV 60) Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR FRED H. GATES, II, USN

    Fred Gates, II

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    August 19, 1967 (35 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 25 Fixed Wing USNA 15th Company
    CDR FRANCIS A. SLATTERY, USN

    Francis Slattery

    Class of 1954
    Commander | US Navy
    May 22, 1968 (36 years old)
    Operational loss USS Scorpion (SSN 589) Submarine USNA 12th Company
    CAPT ERNEST A. STAMM, USN

    Ernest Stamm

    Class of 1954
    Captain | US Navy
    January 16, 1969 (37 years old)
    KIA Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross POW USNA 22nd Company
    LTCOL GARY T. SMITH, USAF

    Gary Smith

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
    March 27, 1970 (38 years old)
    Operational loss 3246th Test Wing Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 18th Company
    COL CHARLES S. ROWLEY, USAF

    Charles Rowley

    Class of 1954
    Colonel | US Air Force
    April 22, 1970 (38 years old)
    KIA 16th Special Operations Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
    LTCOL JOSEPH F. MUDD, USAF

    Joseph Mudd

    Class of 1954
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
    October 22, 1973 (41 years old)
    Operational loss 41st Rescue and Recovery Wing Helicopter Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 17th Company

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