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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
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
Ryland Tisdale
Class of 1915
Commander
|
US Navy
May 6, 1942
(47 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
Corregidor
16th Naval District
WWII
Navy Cross
Silver Star
Ship Namesake
Retired
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Harry Lang
Class of 1929
Major
|
US Marine Corps
May 6, 1942
(36 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Corregidor
1st Battalion, 4th Marines
WWII
Ground
Silver Star
USNA 5th Company
Bethel Otter
Class of 1937
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
May 6, 1942
(27 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Corregidor
4th Battalion, 4th Marines
WWII
Ground
Navy Cross
Silver Star
Ship Namesake
USNA 12th Company
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
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
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
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
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
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