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honorees
William Reily
Class of 1847
Passed Midshipman
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US Navy
September 21, 1854
(~29 years old)
Operational loss
USS Porpoise (1836)
Ship
Family
William Reily
Class of 1875
2nd Lieutenant
|
US Army
June 25, 1876
(22 years old)
KIA
7th Cavalry Regiment
Great Sioux War of 1876
Ground
Family
Non-graduate
John Fletcher
Class of 1911
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
March 7, 1923
(33 years old)
Operational loss
USS Orion (AC 11)
Ship
Family
Naval Academy Cemetery
Theodore Chandler
Class of 1915
Rear Admiral
|
US Navy
January 7, 1945
(50 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Lingayen Gulf
USS Louisville (CA 28)
Cruiser Division (CRUDIV) 4
WWII
Ship
Kamikaze
Navy Cross
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
Ship Namesake
Family
Archer King, Jr.
Class of 1915
Commander
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US Navy
January 7, 1944
(50 years old)
Operational loss
Battle of the Atlantic
USS St. Augustine (PG 54)
WWII
Ship
Retired
Family
Horatio Sickel, IV
Class of 1920
Captain
|
US Navy
July 31, 1944
(47 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing Passenger
Legion of Merit
Family
Naval Academy Cemetery
James Craig
Class of 1922
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
December 7, 1941
(40 years old)
KIA
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
USS Pennsylvania (BB 38)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
Family
Louis Drexler, Jr.
Class of 1923
Commander
|
US Navy
May 12, 1945
(45 years old)
KIA
Okinawa
LST Group 47
WWII
Ground
Legion of Merit
Family
John Waldron
Class of 1924
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
June 4, 1942
(41 years old)
KIA
Battle of Midway
Pacific
Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Family
Video
Henry Drexler
Class of 1924
Ensign
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US Navy
October 20, 1924
(23 years old)
Operational loss
USS Trenton (CL 11)
Ship
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Family
Ship Namesake
Plaque in Memorial Hall
Andrew Harris
Class of 1925
Commander
|
US Navy
June 11, 1943
(42 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Wake (PR 3)
WWII
POW
Family
James Willis
Class of 1927
Commander
|
US Navy
April 6, 1945
(38 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Okinawa
USS Bush (DD 529)
Destroyer Division (DESDIV) 48
WWII
Ship
Kamikaze
Navy Cross
Legion of Merit
Family
William Pye, Jr.
Class of 1928
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
September 30, 1938
(30 years old)
Operational loss
Fighting Squadron (VF) 3
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 7th Company
John Yoho
Class of 1929
Commander
|
US Navy
January 6, 1943
(34 years old)
Operational loss
Scouting Squadron (VS) 9
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 2nd Company
John Craig
Class of 1930
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
March 5, 1943
(36 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Grampus (SS 207)
WWII
Submarine
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Family
USNA 6th Company
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
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
George Philip, Jr.
Class of 1935
Commander
|
US Navy
June 16, 1945
(33 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Okinawa
USS Twiggs (DD 591)
WWII
Ship
Kamikaze
Navy Cross
Silver Star
Ship Namesake
Family
USNA 7th Company
Melvin Radcliffe
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
May 7, 1942
(29 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Sims (DD 409)
WWII
Ship
Family
USNA 7th Company
Raymond Vogel, Jr.
Class of 1936
Commander
|
US Navy
September 19, 1950
(34 years old)
KIA
Air Group (CAG) 11
Korea
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Family
Naval Academy Cemetery
USNA 2nd Company
Jud Yoho, Jr.
Class of 1936
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
July 11, 1943
(31 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Runner (SS 275)
WWII
Submarine
Silver Star
Family
USNA 6th Company
John Daub, Jr.
Class of 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
October 31, 1941
(26 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Atlantic
USS Reuben James (DD 245)
WWII
Ship
Family
USNA 5th Company
Dorrance Radcliffe
Class of 1938
Major
|
US Marine Corps
December 7, 1950
(36 years old)
KIA
Chosin Reservoir
HQ Services Company, 7th Marines
Korea
Ground
Bronze Star
Family
USNA 6th Company
Richard Crommelin
Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
July 14, 1945
(28 years old)
Operational loss
Pacific
Fighting Squadron (VF) 88
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Ship Namesake
Family
KIA-combat flight
USNA 10th Company
Samuel Hunter, Jr.
Class of 1938
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
December 10, 1941
(27 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Seadragon (SS 194)
WWII
Submarine
Family
USNA 10th Company
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
John Pye
Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
January 12, 1945
(27 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Swordfish (SS 193)
WWII
Submarine
Silver Star
Bronze Star
Family
USNA 7th Company
Philip Weems, Jr.
Class of 1940
Major
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US Marine Corps Reserve
June 29, 1943
(26 years old)
Operational loss
3rd Special Weapons Battalion
Ground
Non-graduate
Family
Naval Academy Cemetery
George Weems
Class of 1942
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
January 16, 1951
(30 years old)
Operational loss
Naval Air Test Center
Fixed Wing
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Book Author
Family
Brigade Commander
USNA 6th Company
John Green
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
September 11, 1943
(24 years old)
KIA
Mediterranean
Salerno
USS Rowan (DD 405)
WWII
Ship
Family
USNA 8th Company
Horatio Sickel, V
Class of 1944
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
July 13, 1956
(34 years old)
Operational loss
Naval Air Test Center
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 12th Company
John Switzer
Class of 1947
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
November 22, 1959
(34 years old)
Operational loss
Naval Air Test Center
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 19th Company
Charles Larzalere
Class of 1947
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
February 13, 1950
(27 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 5th Company
John Fletcher, II
Class of 1948
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
September 29, 1953
(26 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
Family
Olympic Athlete
USNA 16th Company
Robert King
Class of 1950
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
January 25, 1954
(25 years old)
Operational loss
Attack Squadron (VA) 25
Fixed Wing
Family
Map
USNA 15th Company
Wendell Switzer, Jr.
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
September 1, 1955
(25 years old)
Operational loss
Attack Squadron (VA) 42
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 14th Company
James Willis, Jr.
Class of 1954
Lieutenant
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US Navy
September 25, 1961
(29 years old)
Operational loss
Naval Air Test Center
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 23rd Company
John Brainerd
Class of 1955
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
September 19, 1960
(27 years old)
Operational loss
Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 26
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 13th Company
Lawrence Larzalere
Class of 1955
1st Lieutenant
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US Air Force
June 13, 1954
(23 years old)
Operational loss
Korea
Fixed Wing
Family
Non-graduate
Phillip Brainerd
Class of 1956
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
March 17, 1959
(24 years old)
Operational loss
Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 202
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 18th Company
Philip Clark, Jr.
Class of 1968
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
December 24, 1972
(26 years old)
KIA
Attack Squadron (VA) 113
Vietnam
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 5th Company
Robert Bianchi
Class of 1983
Lieutenant
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US Navy
March 23, 1987
(26 years old)
Operational loss
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 5
Helicopter
Family
USNA 4th Company
Kevin Bianchi
Class of 1985
Commander
|
US Navy
July 16, 2003
(40 years old)
Operational loss
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 4
Helicopter
Family
USNA 23rd Company
Steven Pontell
Class of 1988
Ensign
|
US Navy
October 29, 1989
(23 years old)
Operational loss
Training Squadron (VT) 19
Fixed Wing
Family
HOFH24
USNA 36th Company
Terence Clark
Class of 1990
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
February 18, 1996
(27 years old)
Operational loss
Fighter Squadron (VF) 11
Fixed Wing
Family
USNA 7th Company
Darin Pontell
Class of 1998
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
September 11, 2001
(26 years old)
KIA
9/11
Terrorism
Family
HOFH24
USNA 6th Company