VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Okinawa

    38 honorees
    CAPT ELMER KIEHL, USN

    Elmer Kiehl

    Class of 1920
    Captain | US Navy
    April 2, 1945 (47 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Henrico (APA 45) Transport Division 50 WWII Ship Kamikaze
    CAPT ARNOLD J. ISBELL, USN

    Arnold Isbell

    Class of 1921
    Captain | US Navy
    March 19, 1945 (45 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Franklin (CV 13) WWII Ship Distinguished Flying Cross Ship Namesake
    CDR LOUIS A. DREXLER, JR., USN

    Louis Drexler, Jr.

    Class of 1923
    Commander | US Navy
    May 12, 1945 (45 years old)
    KIA Okinawa LST Group 47 WWII Ground Legion of Merit Family
    CAPT ROBLEY W. CLARK, USN

    Robley Clark

    Class of 1924
    Captain | US Navy
    May 1, 1945 (43 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Terror (CM 5) Minesweepers Pacific WWII Ship Kamikaze Bronze Star Legion of Merit
    CAPT WILLIAM C. FRANCE, USN

    William France

    Class of 1924
    Captain | US Navy
    April 2, 1945 (42 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Henrico (APA 45) WWII Ship Kamikaze Bronze Star
    CDR JAMES S. WILLIS, USN

    James Willis

    Class of 1927
    Commander | US Navy
    April 6, 1945 (38 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Bush (DD 529) Destroyer Division (DESDIV) 48 WWII Ship Kamikaze Navy Cross Legion of Merit Family
    CDR VOLCKERT P. DOUW, USN

    Volckert Douw

    Class of 1930
    Commander | US Navy
    April 29, 1945 (38 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Hazelwood (DD 531) WWII Ship Kamikaze Legion of Merit USNA 2nd Company
    LTCOL DAVID S. MCDOUGAL, USMC

    David McDougal

    Class of 1933
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    June 14, 1945 (33 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines WWII Ground USNA 3rd Company
    CDR WALKER ETHRIDGE, USN

    Walker Ethridge

    Class of 1934
    Commander | US Navy
    March 20, 1945 (32 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Air Group (CAG) 47 Fighting Squadron (VF) 47 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross USNA 5th Company
    CDR GEORGE PHILIP, JR., USN

    George Philip, Jr.

    Class of 1935
    Commander | US Navy
    June 16, 1945 (33 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Twiggs (DD 591) WWII Ship Kamikaze Navy Cross Silver Star Ship Namesake Family USNA 7th 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 RALPH A. EMBREE, USN

    Ralph Embree

    Class of 1936
    Commander | US Navy
    May 11, 1945 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Air Group (CAG) 12 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company
    LCDR FRANK B. QUADY, USN

    Frank Quady

    Class of 1938
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    May 11, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Bunker Hill (CV 17) Task Force 58 WWII Kamikaze Ship Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star USNA 12th Company
    LCDR WALTER A. HERING, USN

    Walter Hering

    Class of 1938
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 29, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Hazelwood (DD 531) WWII Ship Kamikaze Bronze Star USNA 6th Company
    LCDR RICHARD D. SAMPSON, USN

    Richard Sampson

    Class of 1938
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 4, 1945 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Air Group (CAG) 40 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
    LCDR WILLIAM L. LAMBERSON, USN

    William Lamberson

    Class of 1938
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 22, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 3 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 4th Company
    LCDR ALFRED B. WALLACE, USN

    Alfred Wallace

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    July 30, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Cassin Young (DD 793) WWII Ship Kamikaze Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 8th Company
    LCDR CLARENCE W. BECKER, USN

    Clarence Becker

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    May 18, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Longshaw (DD 559) WWII Ship USNA 10th Company
    LCDR REXFORD J. OSTROM, USN

    Rexford Ostrom

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 10, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 24 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR RICHARD W. ROBINSON, USN

    Richard Robinson

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 8, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 25 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
    LCDR EDWARD T. GRACE, USN

    Edward Grace

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 26, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Halligan (DD 584) WWII Ship Silver Star USNA 5th Company
    LCDR EDWARD E. DEGARMO, USN

    Edward Degarmo

    Class of 1940
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 7, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Torpedo Squadron (VT) 82 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 11th Company
    LCDR JAMES T. PRESTON, USN

    James Preston

    Class of 1940
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 16, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Bryant (DD 665) WWII Kamikaze Ship Silver Star USNA 11th Company
    LCDR HENRY F. GRAHAM, SR., USN

    Henry Graham, Sr.

    Class of 1940
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 11, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 83 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company
    LT WALTER D. RUPERT, JR., USN

    Walter Rupert, Jr.

    Class of 1943
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    May 28, 1945 (24 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Drexler (DD 741) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 17th Company
    LT ALEXANDER G. MCEWEN, USN

    Alexander McEwen

    Class of 1943
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 2, 1945 (24 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Dickerson (APD 21) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 17th Company
    LT ELBERT S. HEIM, JR., USNR

    Elbert Heim, Jr.

    Class of 1943
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    March 27, 1945 (24 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 82 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Order of the Red Star Non-graduate
    LTJG HOWARD A. MCBRIDE, USNR

    Howard McBride

    Class of 1944
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    April 20, 1945 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa Bombing Squadron (VB) 82 WWII Fixed Wing Non-graduate KIA-combat flight
    LTJG GEORGE G. HART, USN

    George Hart

    Class of 1944
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    April 14, 1945 (23 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Sigsbee (DD 502) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 4th Company
    2LT ARTHUR C. DAY, USMC

    Arthur Day

    Class of 1945
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    June 14, 1945 (23 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa 1st Battalion, 1st Marines WWII Ground USNA 8th Company
    2LT LLOYD K. WYATT, JR., USMC

    Lloyd Wyatt, Jr.

    Class of 1945
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    June 14, 1945 (22 years old)
    KIA Okinawa 1st Battalion, 29th Marines WWII Ground USNA 8th Company
    2LT CHARLES E. MCBRIDE, USMC

    Charles McBride

    Class of 1945
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    June 6, 1945 (24 years old)
    KIA Okinawa 1st Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ground USNA 14th Company
    2LT JOHN W. CUMMINS, USMC

    John Cummins

    Class of 1945
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    June 4, 1945 (22 years old)
    KIA Okinawa 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines WWII Ground USNA 10th Company
    ENS FOSTER N. SIMONSEN, USN

    Foster Simonsen

    Class of 1945
    Ensign | US Navy
    May 29, 1945 (22 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Shubrick (DD 639) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 9th Company
    ENS ROBERT D. WILLIAMS, USN

    Robert Williams

    Class of 1945
    Ensign | US Navy
    May 18, 1945 (23 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Longshaw (DD 559) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
    ENS DONALD W. HALL, USN

    Donald Hall

    Class of 1945
    Ensign | US Navy
    May 4, 1945 (21 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Morrison (DD 560) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 14th 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
    ENS HORACE L. BAYLESS, USN

    Horace Bayless

    Class of 1945
    Ensign | US Navy
    April 6, 1945 (23 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Howorth (DD 592) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 20th Company