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honorees
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
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
Richard Baron
Class of 1924
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
March 15, 1942
(42 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
16th Naval District
WWII
Ground
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Burden Hastings
Class of 1933
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
December 27, 1941
(31 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
Patrol Squadron (VP) 101
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
USNA 8th Company
Alfredo Peckson
Class of 1933
Captain
|
Philippine Army
December 8, 1941
(31 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
11th Signal Company
WWII
Ground
Ship Namesake
USNA 1st Company
Thomas Truxtun
Class of 1934
Lieutenant Colonel
|
US Army
June 6, 1945
(31 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
WWII
Ground
Silver Star
US Military Academy
Non-graduate
Enrique Jurado
Class of 1934
Lieutenant Colonel
|
Philippine Army
October 14, 1944
(33 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
WWII
Ground
Ship Namesake
USNA 2nd Company
Keene Hammond
Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
January 6, 1945
(29 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
Fighting Squadron (VF) 4
WWII
Fixed Wing
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
USNA 5th Company
John Erickson
Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
December 15, 1944
(28 years old)
Operational loss
Pacific
Philippines
Bombing Squadron (VB) 7
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Map
KIA-combat flight
USNA 6th Company
Richard Harrison
Class of 1941
Major
|
US Marine Corps
May 26, 1945
(27 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 115
WWII
Fixed Wing
USNA 6th Company
William Crawford, Jr.
Class of 1943
2nd Lieutenant
|
US Army
June 13, 1945
(25 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
139th Field Artillery Battalion
Ground
Silver Star
Non-graduate
Ruben Songco
Class of 1943
1st Lieutenant
|
US Army
December 3, 1944
(23 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Philippines
WWII
Ground
Bronze Star
USNA 13th Company