VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Medal of Honor

    On a plaque in Memorial Hall, the Naval Academy honors seventy-two alumni recipients of the Medal of Honor. Twenty-one of these men were killed in the action for which they received the award; two others were later lost in combat or an operational accident.
    ORION PERSEUS HOWE

    ORION PERSEUS HOWE

    Class of 1870
    May 19, 1863
    Vicksburg, Mississippi
    FRANK FRIDAY FLETCHER

    FRANK FRIDAY FLETCHER

    Class of 1875
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    WILLIAM REES RUSH

    WILLIAM REES RUSH

    Class of 1877
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    HARRY MCLAREN PICKNEY HUSE

    HARRY MCLAREN PICKNEY HUSE

    Class of 1878
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    EDWIN ALEXANDER ANDERSON

    EDWIN ALEXANDER ANDERSON

    Class of 1882
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    HARRY LEROY HAWTHORNE

    HARRY LEROY HAWTHORNE

    Class of 1882
    December 29, 1890
    Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
    RICHMOND PEARSON HOBSON

    RICHMOND PEARSON HOBSON

    Class of 1887
    June 3, 1898
    Santiago Harbor, Cuba
    HERMAN OSMAN STICKNEY

    HERMAN OSMAN STICKNEY

    Class of 1888
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    WILLIAM KELLY HARRISON

    WILLIAM KELLY HARRISON

    Class of 1889
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    ALBERTUS WRIGHT CATLIN

    ALBERTUS WRIGHT CATLIN

    Class of 1890
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    WILLIAM ADGER MOFFETT

    WILLIAM ADGER MOFFETT

    Class of 1890
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    WENDELL CUSHING NEVILLE

    WENDELL CUSHING NEVILLE

    Class of 1890
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    RUFUS ZENAS JOHNSTON

    RUFUS ZENAS JOHNSTON

    Class of 1895
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    ALLEN BUCHANAN

    ALLEN BUCHANAN

    Class of 1899
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    GUY WILKINSON STUART CASTLE

    GUY WILKINSON STUART CASTLE

    Class of 1901
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    JULIUS CURTIS TOWNSEND

    JULIUS CURTIS TOWNSEND

    Class of 1902
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    ADOLPHUS STATON

    ADOLPHUS STATON

    Class of 1902
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    JAMES PATRICK LANNON

    JAMES PATRICK LANNON

    Class of 1902
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, JR.

    RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, JR.

    Class of 1902
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    FREDERICK VALLETTE MCNAIR, JR.

    FREDERICK VALLETTE MCNAIR, JR.

    Class of 1903
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    FRANK JACK FLETCHER

    FRANK JACK FLETCHER

    Class of 1906
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    CHARLES CONWAY HARTIGAN

    CHARLES CONWAY HARTIGAN

    Class of 1906
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    ISAAC CAMPBELL KIDD

    ISAAC CAMPBELL KIDD

    Class of 1906
    December 7, 1941
    Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
    ★ Posthumous award
    WILLIS WINTER BRADLEY, JR.

    WILLIS WINTER BRADLEY, JR.

    Class of 1907
    July 23, 1917
    GEORGE McCALL COURTS

    GEORGE McCALL COURTS

    Class of 1907
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    JONAS HOWARD INGRAM

    JONAS HOWARD INGRAM

    Class of 1907
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    CLAUD ASHTON JONES

    CLAUD ASHTON JONES

    Class of 1907
    August 29, 1916
    Santo Domingo City, Dominican Republic
    FRANKLIN VAN VALKENBURGH

    FRANKLIN VAN VALKENBURGH

    Class of 1909
    December 7, 1941
    Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
    ★ Posthumous award
    THEODORE STARK WILKINSON, JR.

    THEODORE STARK WILKINSON, JR.

    Class of 1909
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    WALTER ATLEE EDWARDS

    WALTER ATLEE EDWARDS

    Class of 1910
    December 16, 1922
    Sea of Marmora, Turkey
    WILLIAM MERRILL CORRY, JR.

    WILLIAM MERRILL CORRY, JR.

    Class of 1910
    October 2, 1920
    Hartford, Connecticut
    ★ Posthumous award
    MERVYN SHARP BENNION

    MERVYN SHARP BENNION

    Class of 1910
    December 7, 1941
    Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
    ★ Posthumous award
    OSCAR CHARLES BADGER, II

    OSCAR CHARLES BADGER, II

    Class of 1911
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    DANIEL JUDSON CALLAGHAN

    DANIEL JUDSON CALLAGHAN

    Class of 1911
    November 12-13, 1942
    Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
    ★ Posthumous award
    PAUL FREDERICK FOSTER

    PAUL FREDERICK FOSTER

    Class of 1911
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    GEORGE MAUS LOWRY

    GEORGE MAUS LOWRY

    Class of 1911
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    NORMAN SCOTT

    NORMAN SCOTT

    Class of 1911
    Battle of Savo Island & Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
    ★ Posthumous award
    HUGH CARROLL FRAZER

    HUGH CARROLL FRAZER

    Class of 1912
    April 22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    RICHARD EVELYN BYRD

    RICHARD EVELYN BYRD

    Class of 1912
    May 9, 1926
    North Pole
    EDWARD ORRICK MCDONNELL

    EDWARD ORRICK MCDONNELL

    Class of 1912
    April 21-22, 1914
    Vera Cruz, Mexico
    ROBERT WEBSTER CARY, JR.

    ROBERT WEBSTER CARY, JR.

    Class of 1914
    January 21, 1915
    ALBERT HAROLD ROOKS

    ALBERT HAROLD ROOKS

    Class of 1914
    February 4-27, 1942
    ★ Posthumous award
    EDOUARD VICTOR MICHAEL IZAC

    EDOUARD VICTOR MICHAEL IZAC

    Class of 1915
    May 21, 1918
    CASSIN YOUNG

    CASSIN YOUNG

    Class of 1916
    December 7, 1941
    Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
    ★ Posthumous award
    THOMAS JOHN RYAN, JR.

    THOMAS JOHN RYAN, JR.

    Class of 1921
    September 1, 1923
    Yokohama, Japan
    SAMUEL GLENN FUQUA

    SAMUEL GLENN FUQUA

    Class of 1923
    December 7, 1941
    Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
    JOHN PHILIP CROMWELL

    JOHN PHILIP CROMWELL

    Class of 1924
    November 19, 1943
    Off Truk Lagoon, Pacific Ocean
    ★ Posthumous award
    HENRY CLAY DREXLER

    HENRY CLAY DREXLER

    Class of 1924
    October 20, 1924
    Off Virginia, Atlantic Ocean
    ★ Posthumous award
    HERBERT EMERY SCHONLAND

    HERBERT EMERY SCHONLAND

    Class of 1925
    November 12-13, 1942
    Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
    HOWARD WALTER GILMORE

    HOWARD WALTER GILMORE

    Class of 1926
    February 7, 1943
    Off Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    ★ Posthumous award
    CARLTON BARMORE HUTCHINS

    CARLTON BARMORE HUTCHINS

    Class of 1926
    February 2, 1938
    Off California, Pacific Ocean
    ★ Posthumous award
    BRUCE AVERY VAN VOORHIS

    BRUCE AVERY VAN VOORHIS

    Class of 1929
    July 6, 1943
    Kapingamarangi Atoll, Pacific Ocean
    ★ Posthumous award
    HAROLD WILLIAM BAUER

    HAROLD WILLIAM BAUER

    Class of 1930
    May 10 - November 14, 1942
    Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
    ★ Posthumous award
    SAMUEL DAVID DEALEY

    SAMUEL DAVID DEALEY

    Class of 1930
    June 6-10, 1944
    Tawi Tawi, Philippines
    ★ Posthumous award
    LAWSON PATTERSON RAMAGE

    LAWSON PATTERSON RAMAGE

    Class of 1931
    July 31, 1944
    Pacific Ocean
    RICHARD NOTT ANTRIM

    RICHARD NOTT ANTRIM

    Class of 1931
    April 1942
    Makassar, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies
    ERNEST EDWIN EVANS

    ERNEST EDWIN EVANS

    Class of 1931
    October 25, 1944
    Battle Off Samar
    ★ Posthumous award
    BRUCE McCANDLESS

    BRUCE McCANDLESS

    Class of 1932
    November 12-13, 1942
    Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
    JOHN DUNCAN BULKELEY

    JOHN DUNCAN BULKELEY

    Class of 1933
    December 7, 1941 - April 10, 1942
    Philippines
    DAVID McCAMPBELL

    DAVID McCAMPBELL

    Class of 1933
    June 19, 1944 & October 24, 1944
    Philippine Sea
    GEORGE FLEMING DAVIS

    GEORGE FLEMING DAVIS

    Class of 1934
    January 6, 1945
    Lingayen Gulf
    ★ Posthumous award
    RICHARD HETHERINGTON O'KANE

    RICHARD HETHERINGTON O'KANE

    Class of 1934
    October 23-24, 1944
    Philippines
    MILTON ERNEST RICKETTS

    MILTON ERNEST RICKETTS

    Class of 1935
    May 8, 1942
    Battle of the Coral Sea
    ★ Posthumous award
    EUGENE BENNETT FLUCKEY

    EUGENE BENNETT FLUCKEY

    Class of 1935
    December 19, 1944 - February 15, 1945
    Along coast of China
    JOHN JAMES POWERS

    JOHN JAMES POWERS

    Class of 1935
    May 8, 1942
    Battle of the Coral Sea
    ★ Posthumous award
    EDWARD HENRY O'HARE

    EDWARD HENRY O'HARE

    Class of 1937
    February 20, 1942
    Near Rabaul, Pacific Ocean
    GEORGE LEVICK STREET, III

    GEORGE LEVICK STREET, III

    Class of 1937
    April 14, 1945
    Quelpart Island, Korea
    RICHARD MILES McCOOL, JR.

    RICHARD MILES McCOOL, JR.

    Class of 1945
    June 10-11, 1945
    Off Okinawa, Pacific Ocean
    THOMAS JEROME HUDNER, JR.

    THOMAS JEROME HUDNER, JR.

    Class of 1947
    December 4, 1950
    Chosin Reservoir, Korea
    JAMES BOND STOCKDALE

    JAMES BOND STOCKDALE

    Class of 1947
    September 9, 1965 - February 12, 1973
    Hanoi, Vietnam
    BALDOMERO LOPEZ

    BALDOMERO LOPEZ

    Class of 1948
    September 15, 1950
    Inchon, Korea
    ★ Posthumous award
    ROBERT DALE REEM

    ROBERT DALE REEM

    Class of 1948
    November 6, 1950
    Chinhung-ni, Korea
    ★ Posthumous award