VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Japan

    7 honorees
    CDR CHARLES L. CROMMELIN, USN

    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
    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
    LCDR ANDREW B. HAMM, USN

    Andrew Hamm

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    July 28, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Bombing Squadron (VB) 1 WWII Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 8th Company
    LCDR MERLIN PADDOCK, USN

    Merlin Paddock

    Class of 1940
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 16, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Fighting Squadron (VF) 23 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross USNA 6th Company
    MAJ EVERETT V. ALWARD, USMC

    Everett Alward

    Class of 1941
    Major | US Marine Corps
    February 26, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 123 WWII Silver Star USNA 8th Company
    LT BLEECKER P. SEAMAN, JR., USN

    Bleecker Seaman, Jr.

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    February 16, 1945 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Japan Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 12 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
    1LT ROBERT D. GLESSNER, USA

    Robert Glessner

    Class of 1942
    1st Lieutenant | US Army
    December 24, 1944 (25 years old)
    KIA Japan 27th Fighter Squadron WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Non-graduate