VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    POW

    57 honorees
    MAJ JOHN C. PRINCE, USA

    John Prince

    Class of 1912
    Major | US Army
    November 1, 1918 (29 years old)
    KIA 365th Infantry Regiment WWI Ground POW Non-graduate
    LTCOL HAMILTON F. SEARIGHT, USA

    Hamilton Searight

    Class of 1914
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Army
    April 14, 1942 (51 years old)
    KIA Bataan Death March Pacific Bataan 51st Field Artillery Regiment WWII Legion of Merit Silver Star POW Non-graduate
    CDR WARNER P. PORTZ, USN

    Warner Portz

    Class of 1915
    Commander | US Navy
    January 7, 1945 (53 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 16th Naval District Enoura Maru WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW
    CDR MORRIS H. SPRIGGS, USN (RET.)

    Morris Spriggs

    Class of 1915
    Commander | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (52 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 16th Naval District WWII Ship Arisan Maru POW Retired
    LTCOL STUART W. KING, USMC

    Stuart King

    Class of 1920
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    January 12, 1945 (47 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Bataan Enoura Maru 4th Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW
    CDR GEORGE M. BROOKE, USN

    George Brooke

    Class of 1921
    Commander | US Navy
    February 28, 1945 (46 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor USS Luzon (PR 7) Enoura Maru Brazil Maru WWII Navy Cross POW Oryoku Maru
    CAPT FRANCIS J. BRIDGET, USN

    Francis Bridget

    Class of 1921
    Captain | US Navy
    January 23, 1945 (47 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Bataan Enoura Maru Brazil Maru Patrol Wing 10 WWII Ship Navy Cross Legion of Merit Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW Ship Namesake
    LCDR LEONARD L. LYONS, JR., USNR

    Leonard Lyons, Jr.

    Class of 1921
    Lieutenant Commander | US Naval Reserve
    January 9, 1945 (46 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 16th Naval District Enoura Maru WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru
    LT JOHN L. WELCH, USN

    John Welch

    Class of 1923
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 10, 1945 (43 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor USS Canopus (AS 9) Enoura Maru WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru
    LTCOL CHARLES W. KAIL, USMC

    Charles Kail

    Class of 1923
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    October 24, 1944 (43 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 4th Marines WWII Ship Arisan Maru POW
    LT ROBERT H. G. JOHNSON, USN

    Robert Johnson

    Class of 1924
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 22, 1945 (44 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Enoura Maru Brazil Maru 16th Naval District WWII Ship Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW
    LTCOL NORMAN B. SIMMONDS, USA

    Norman Simmonds

    Class of 1924
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Army
    December 15, 1944 (42 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Enoura Maru 1st Battalion, 59th Coast Artillery Regiment WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW
    LTCOL WINFIELD W. SCOTT, USA

    Winfield Scott

    Class of 1924
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Army
    July 30, 1942 (40 years old)
    KIA Pacific Philippines Bataan 24th Field Artillery Regiment WWII Ground POW
    LCDR ADOLPH HEDE, USN

    Adolph Hede

    Class of 1925
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    December 14, 1944 (41 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor USS Canopus (AS 9) WWII Ship Silver Star Bronze Star POW Oryoku Maru
    LCDR DOUGLAS E. SMITH, USN

    Douglas Smith

    Class of 1925
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (41 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Oahu (PR 6) WWII Ship Navy Cross Arisan Maru POW
    CDR ANDREW E. HARRIS, USN

    Andrew Harris

    Class of 1925
    Commander | US Navy
    June 11, 1943 (42 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Wake (PR 3) WWII POW Family
    LTCOL MAX W. SCHAEFFER, USMC

    Max Schaeffer

    Class of 1928
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    January 29, 1945 (39 years old)
    KIA Pacific Brazil Maru 4th Marines WWII POW Oryoku Maru USNA 5th Company
    LTCOL JOHN J. HEIL, USMC

    John Heil

    Class of 1928
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    January 19, 1945 (39 years old)
    KIA Pacific Enoura Maru Brazil Maru 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII POW Oryoku Maru USNA 1st Company
    CDR EGBERT A. ROTH, USN

    Egbert Roth

    Class of 1929
    Commander | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (38 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Tanager (AM 5) WWII Ship Navy Cross Arisan Maru POW USNA 5th Company
    LCDR FRANCIS D. JORDAN, USN

    Francis Jordan

    Class of 1929
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (38 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Luzon (PG 47) WWII Ship Arisan Maru POW USNA 5th Company
    LTCOL FRANCIS H. WILLIAMS, USMC

    Francis Williams

    Class of 1930
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    March 6, 1945 (38 years old)
    KIA Pacific 4th Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Silver Star POW USNA 7th Company
    LCDR ALFRED E. GROVE, USN

    Alfred Grove

    Class of 1930
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (36 years old)
    KIA Pacific Asiatic Fleet Staff WWII Ship Silver Star Arisan Maru POW Book USNA 4th Company
    LT RUSSELL R. ROSS, USN

    Russell Ross

    Class of 1930
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    May 5, 1942 (36 years old)
    KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship POW USNA 2nd Company
    LT ALBERT D. GRAY, USN

    Albert Gray

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 102 WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru USNA 4th Company
    LT CHARLES J. WESCHLER, USN

    Charles Weschler

    Class of 1932
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 16, 1945 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific 16th Naval District Brazil Maru WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru USNA 6th Company
    LT N. MINTER DIAL, USN

    Minter Dial

    Class of 1932
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 9, 1945 (33 years old)
    KIA Pacific Enoura Maru USS Napa (AT 32) WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW HOFH25 Video USNA 7th Company
    LT DANIEL S. GOTHIE, USN

    Daniel Gothie

    Class of 1932
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific 16th Naval District WWII Ship Bronze Star Arisan Maru POW USNA 4th Company
    LT ROBERT A. GALLAGHER, USN

    Robert Gallagher

    Class of 1933
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 24, 1944 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific 16th Naval District WWII Ship POW Arisan Maru USNA 8th Company
    LT JAMES E. BULLOCK, USN

    James Bullock

    Class of 1933
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 6, 1942 (31 years old)
    KIA Pacific 16th Naval District WWII POW USNA 5th Company
    MAJ ROBERT B. MOORE, USMC

    Robert Moore

    Class of 1936
    Major | US Marine Corps
    January 15, 1945 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific 4th Marines Brazil Maru WWII Ship Silver Star POW Oryoku Maru USNA 3rd Company
    LTJG FRED R. NEWELL, JR., USNR

    Fred Newell, Jr.

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
    January 22, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Maryann WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 11th Company
    LT JAMES S. O'ROURKE, USN

    James O'Rourke

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company
    LT RICHARD B. WILLIAMS, USN

    Richard Williams

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Oahu (PR 6) WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 4th Company
    LT SHIELDS GOODMAN, USN

    Shields Goodman

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (31 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Mindanao (PR 8) WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 10th Company
    MAJ ROBERT F. RUGE, USMC

    Robert Ruge

    Class of 1937
    Major | US Marine Corps
    October 24, 1944 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific 4th Marines WWII Ship Arisan Maru POW USNA 8th Company
    MAJ JAMES R. BROMEYER, USMC

    James Bromeyer

    Class of 1937
    Major | US Marine Corps
    September 7, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific 1st Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship POW Shin'yō Maru USNA 11th Company
    LT EDWARD G. DELONG, USN

    Edward DeLong

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 2, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3 WWII Navy Cross Silver Star POW USNA 4th Company
    LTJG DONALD W. HAMILTON, JR., USN

    Donald Hamilton, Jr.

    Class of 1938
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    February 3, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Peary (DD 226) WWII POW USNA 8th Company
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    ENS ARTHUR B. CROSS, JR., USNR

    Arthur Cross, Jr.

    Class of 1940
    Ensign | US Naval Reserve
    January 30, 1945 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Otus (AS 20) WWII POW Non-graduate
    CAPT LEON E. CHABOT, USMC

    Leon Chabot

    Class of 1940
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    September 7, 1944 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Silver Star POW Shin'yō Maru USNA 5th 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
    1LT HAROLD F. MONSON, USA

    Harold Monson

    Class of 1942
    1st Lieutenant | US Army
    October 24, 1944 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific 31st Infantry Regiment WWII Ship POW Arisan Maru
    CAPT HOMER L. SMITH, USN

    Homer Smith

    Class of 1949
    Captain | US Navy
    May 21, 1967 (41 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 212 Vietnam Fixed Wing Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star POW Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 32nd Company
    2LT HERMAN L. DRISKELL, JR., USA

    Herman Driskell, Jr.

    Class of 1950
    2nd Lieutenant | US Army
    September 7, 1950 (23 years old)
    KIA 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment Korea Ground POW Non-graduate USNA 22nd 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
    CDR JAMES L. GRIFFIN, USN

    James Griffin

    Class of 1955
    Commander | US Navy
    May 21, 1967 (34 years old)
    KIA Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 13 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross POW USNA 3rd Company
    CDR RICHARD D. HARTMAN, USN

    Richard Hartman

    Class of 1957
    Commander | US Navy
    July 22, 1967 (32 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 164 Vietnam Fixed Wing POW USNA 6th Company
    LCDR JAMES J. CONNELL, USN

    James Connell

    Class of 1961
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 14, 1971 (31 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 55 Vietnam Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross POW USNA 20th Company
    1LT WILLIAM M. GRAMMAR, USMC

    William Grammar

    Class of 1965
    1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    May 20, 1967 (25 years old)
    KIA Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Vietnam Ground Silver Star POW USNA 4th Company
    LT MARK A. LANGE, USN

    Mark Lange

    Class of 1979
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 4, 1983 (26 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 85 Lebanon Fixed Wing POW USNA 34th Company