VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Fighter Ace

    8 honorees
    CDR CHARLES H. OSTROM, USN

    Charles Ostrom

    Class of 1930
    Commander | US Navy
    November 24, 1943 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56) WWII Ship Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 6th Company
    LTCOL HAROLD W. BAUER, USMC

    Harold Bauer

    Class of 1930
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    November 14, 1942 (33 years old)
    KIA Pacific Guadalcanal Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 212 WWII Fixed Wing Medal of Honor Fighter Ace Ship Namesake USNA 4th Company
    CAPT WILLIAM R. KANE, USN

    William Kane

    Class of 1933
    Captain | US Navy
    February 5, 1957 (45 years old)
    Operational loss USS Saipan (CVL 48) Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
    CDR CHARLES W. BREWER, USN

    Charles Brewer

    Class of 1934
    Commander | US Navy
    June 19, 1944 (33 years old)
    KIA Pacific Guam Fighting Squadron (VF) 15 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
    CDR GORDON E. SCHECTER, USN

    Gordon Schecter

    Class of 1935
    Commander | US Navy
    March 18, 1945 (32 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Air Group (CAG) 45 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star Fighter Ace USNA 7th Company
    CDR JAMES J. SOUTHERLAND, II, USN

    James Southerland, II

    Class of 1936
    Commander | US Navy
    October 12, 1949 (37 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace Video USNA 1st Company
    CAPT VIRGIL W. LUSK, USA

    Virgil Lusk

    Class of 1940
    Captain | US Army
    March 9, 1943 (26 years old)
    Operational loss 330th Fighter Squadron Fixed Wing Fighter Ace Non-graduate
    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