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    25 honorees
    LT HERBERT M. WESCOAT, USN

    Herbert Wescoat

    Class of 1923
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 4, 1933 (32 years old)
    Operational loss USS Akron (ZRS 4) Airship Video
    LCDR JOHN C. WALDRON, USN

    John Waldron

    Class of 1924
    Lieutenant Commander | 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
    LT CHARLES M. REDFIELD, USN

    Charles Redfield

    Class of 1926
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 4, 1933 (31 years old)
    Operational loss USS Akron (ZRS 4) Airship Video
    LTJG CYRUS T. CLENDENING, USN

    Cyrus Clendening

    Class of 1927
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    April 4, 1933 (28 years old)
    Operational loss USS Akron (ZRS 4) Airship Video
    LCDR WELDON L. HAMILTON, USN

    Weldon Hamilton

    Class of 1928
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 8, 1943 (36 years old)
    Operational loss Air Group (CAG) 11 Fixed Wing Passenger Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Video USNA 3rd Company
    LCDR BYRON B. NEWELL, USN

    Byron Newell

    Class of 1930
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 26, 1942 (32 years old)
    KIA Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific USS Hornet (CV 8) WWII Ship Ship Namesake Video USNA 5th Company
    CDR ERNEST E. EVANS, USN

    Ernest Evans

    Class of 1931
    Commander | US Navy
    October 25, 1944 (36 years old)
    KIA Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle off Samar Pacific USS Johnston (DD 557) WWII Ship Medal of Honor Bronze Star Ship Namesake Video 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
    CDR FRED CONNAWAY, USN

    Fred Connaway

    Class of 1932
    Commander | US Navy
    November 19, 1943 (32 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Sculpin (SS 191) WWII Submarine Silver Star Video USNA 3rd Company
    LCDR JACK W. WINTLE, USN

    Jack Wintle

    Class of 1932
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (34 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS San Francisco (CA 38) Task Force 67 WWII Ship Navy Cross Video USNA 3rd Company
    CDR GEORGE T. MCCUTCHAN, USN

    George McCutchan

    Class of 1933
    Commander | US Navy
    August 24, 1944 (33 years old)
    Operational loss Air Group (CAG) 11 Fixed Wing Video USNA 7th Company
    CDR PHILIP H. TORREY, JR., USN

    Philip Torrey, Jr.

    Class of 1934
    Commander | US Navy
    February 16, 1945 (31 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Air Group (CAG) 9 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Video USNA 2nd Company
    CDR FREDERICK R. SCHRADER, USN

    Frederick Schrader

    Class of 1935
    Commander | US Navy
    October 13, 1944 (31 years old)
    KIA Pacific Formosa Air Group (CAG) 11 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Video USNA 1st 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
    LT NORMAN W. DOUDIET, USN

    Norman Doudiet

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
    KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship Video USNA 6th Company
    LCDR DAVID PURDON, JR., USN

    David Purdon, Jr.

    Class of 1940
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 27, 1950 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 5 Fixed Wing Video USNA 10th 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
    ENS ROBERT C. THOMSEN, USN

    Robert Thomsen

    Class of 1945
    Ensign | US Navy
    April 16, 1945 (22 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Laffey (DD 724) WWII Kamikaze Ship Navy Cross Video USNA 7th Company
    MAJ ROBERT G. BELL, USAF

    Robert Bell

    Class of 1952
    Major | US Air Force
    May 16, 1965 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 162 Vietnam Ground Video USNA 22nd Company
    CDR JOHN E. FLORANCE, JR., USN

    John Florance, Jr.

    Class of 1953
    Commander | US Navy
    January 31, 1969 (38 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 102 Fixed Wing Video USNA 6th 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
    MAJ DAVID I. WRIGHT, USAF

    David Wright

    Class of 1957
    Major | US Air Force
    November 13, 1970 (35 years old)
    KIA 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing MIA Video USNA 22nd Company
    MAJ MEGAN M. MCCLUNG, USMCR

    Megan McClung

    Class of 1995
    Major | US Marine Corps Reserve
    December 6, 2006 (34 years old)
    KIA Iraq Global War on Terrorism Ground Bronze Star Ship Namesake Video Woman USNA 23rd Company
    2LT JAMES P. BLECKSMITH, USMCR

    James Blecksmith

    Class of 2003
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps Reserve
    November 11, 2004 (24 years old)
    KIA Iraq 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Global War on Terrorism Ground Video USNA 26th Company
    ENS JOSHUA K. WATSON, USN

    Joshua Watson

    Class of 2019
    Ensign | US Navy
    December 6, 2019 (23 years old)
    KIA Global War on Terrorism Navy and Marine Corps Medal Terrorism Video HOFH23 HOFH24 USNA 10th Company