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US Naval Reserve
68
honorees
George Grove
Class of 1915
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
June 13, 1941
(46 years old)
Operational loss
American Legation, Iraq
Fixed Wing Passenger
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
Lester Kern
Class of 1923
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
November 24, 1943
(41 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56)
WWII
Ship
Frank Trotter
Class of 1923
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
June 8, 1942
(41 years old)
Operational loss
Airship
Non-graduate
Arthur Hooper
Class of 1924
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
August 2, 1944
(43 years old)
KIA
Europe
France
WWII
Ground
Bronze Star
Wendell Osborn
Class of 1927
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Richard Haines
Class of 1928
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
November 30, 1942
(39 years old)
KIA
Battle of Tassafaronga
Pacific
USS New Orleans (CA 32)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Non-graduate
USNA 8th Company
George Cottrell
Class of 1931
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
January 6, 1945
(37 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Lingayen Gulf
USS California (BB 44)
WWII
Ship
Kamikaze
George Kunkle
Class of 1931
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
November 12, 1942
(32 years old)
KIA
Caribbean Sea
USS Erie (PG 50)
WWII
Ship
USNA 4th Company
Charles Anderson
Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
January 28, 1942
(33 years old)
Operational loss
USS Tuscaloosa (CA 37)
Ship
Boat
USNA 6th Company
Robert Goodgame, Jr.
Class of 1932
Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
January 27, 1945
(35 years old)
Operational loss
USS Kadashan Bay (CVE 76)
Fixed Wing
USNA 6th Company
John Everett, Jr.
Class of 1932
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
January 10, 1943
(31 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Argonaut (APS 1)
WWII
Submarine
USNA 7th Company
Costello Massey
Class of 1932
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
August 9, 1942
(33 years old)
KIA
Battle of Savo Island
Pacific
USS Quincy (CA 39)
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
Lawrence Droom
Class of 1933
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
March 19, 1949
(39 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
Distinguished Flying Cross
Non-graduate
Frank Peterson
Class of 1933
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
February 19, 1945
(35 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Composite Squadron (VC) 77
WWII
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
Kenneth Hartley
Class of 1933
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
November 12, 1943
(33 years old)
Operational loss
USS Brough (DE 148)
Ship
USNA 3rd Company
Charles Fell
Class of 1934
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
July 26, 1944
(32 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Robalo (SS 273)
WWII
Submarine
USNA 3rd Company
Creighton Wheeler
Class of 1934
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(32 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 5th Company
John Wilson
Class of 1934
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
September 5, 1942
(30 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Guadalcanal
USS Gregory (APD 3)
WWII
Ship
USNA 1st Company
Lloyd Brogger
Class of 1935
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
December 7, 1944
(31 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Liddle (APD 60)
WWII
Ship
Kamikaze
Silver Star
USNA 5th Company
John Mooney, Jr.
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
July 6, 1943
(30 years old)
KIA
Battle of Kula Gulf
Pacific
USS Helena (CL 50)
WWII
Ship
USNA 7th Company
James Belden, II
Class of 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
October 31, 1941
(30 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Atlantic
USS Reuben James (DD 245)
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
Fred Newell, Jr.
Class of 1937
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
January 22, 1945
(29 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Maryann
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Oryoku Maru
POW
USNA 11th Company
Quentin Jones
Class of 1937
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(27 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 8th Company
Harvey Moore, Jr.
Class of 1938
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
April 3, 1943
(28 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Pickerel (SS 177)
Submarine
Non-graduate
James Leclare
Class of 1939
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
May 29, 1944
(28 years old)
Operational loss
Drydock
USNA 11th Company
Charles Kovaleski
Class of 1939
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
July 7, 1943
(25 years old)
Operational loss
Photographic Squadron (VD) 3
Fixed Wing
USNA 3rd Company
Robert Hurst
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
July 30, 1945
(27 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Indianapolis (CA 35)
WWII
Ship
USNA 3rd Company
Arthur Cross, Jr.
Class of 1940
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
January 30, 1945
(26 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Otus (AS 20)
WWII
POW
Non-graduate
Thomas McCann
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
December 14, 1944
(27 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Fighting Squadron (VF) 45
WWII
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
Donald Tripp
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
October 12, 1944
(28 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Fighting Squadron (VF) 19
WWII
Fixed Wing
Distinguished Flying Cross
Non-graduate
George Williams
Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
November 24, 1943
(26 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56)
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
Dolive Durant, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
October 13, 1943
(26 years old)
KIA
Bombing Squadron (VB) 111
WWII
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
KIA-combat flight
John Harris
Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
November 5, 1942
(25 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Atlantic
SS William Clark
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
Fred Cannon, Jr.
Class of 1940
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
September 15, 1942
(26 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Wasp (CV 7)
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
William Ford
Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(23 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Cushing (DD 376)
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
Bond Murray
Class of 1941
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
July 2, 1942
(23 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3
WWII
Silver Star
POW
Non-graduate
John Howard
Class of 1941
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
June 11, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Europe
WWII
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Ship Namesake
Non-graduate
USNA 4th Company
Donald Van Iderstine
Class of 1942
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
December 18, 1944
(26 years old)
Operational loss
Pacific
USS Monaghan (DD 354)
WWII
Ship
Typhoon Cobra
Douglas Gillette
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
October 26, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Pacific
USS Hornet (CV 8)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
Non-graduate
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
Malcolm Lawty
Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
June 4, 1944
(24 years old)
Operational loss
Pacific
Composite Squadron (VC) 5
WWII
Fixed Wing
Henry Becker
Class of 1943
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
September 5, 1942
(22 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
David Girardet
Class of 1944
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
April 10, 1945
(24 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
William Crutcher
Class of 1944
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
April 3, 1944
(23 years old)
Operational loss
Fighting Squadron (VF) 1
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
John Murchison, Jr.
Class of 1945
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
December 31, 1946
(25 years old)
Operational loss
Bombing Squadron (VB) 82
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
Daniel Emslie
Class of 1945
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
January 7, 1946
(22 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
Louis Hagan
Class of 1945
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
February 17, 1945
(23 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Iwo Jima
USS LCI(G) 471
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
Francis Greene
Class of 1946
Ensign
|
US Naval Reserve
March 22, 1945
(23 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 119
WWII
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
William Callahan
Class of 1948
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
September 14, 1951
(26 years old)
Operational loss
Fighter Squadron (VF) 831
Fixed Wing
USNA 15th Company
Ellegood Griffin, Jr.
Class of 1950
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
April 5, 1959
(30 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
USNA 7th Company
Edward Wood
Class of 1951
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
August 5, 1966
(38 years old)
Operational loss
Attack Squadron (VA) 776
Fixed Wing
USNA 7th Company
Donald Cauble
Class of 1953
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
January 3, 1963
(31 years old)
Operational loss
Fighter Squadron (VF) 882
Fixed Wing
USNA 14th Company
William Herring
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
December 20, 1956
(25 years old)
Operational loss
Attack Squadron (VA) 26
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
Robert Berg
Class of 1956
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
September 9, 1970
(35 years old)
Operational loss
Fighter Squadron (VF) 202
Fixed Wing
USNA 13th Company
Roy Bruner, Jr.
Class of 1956
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
December 9, 1957
(26 years old)
Operational loss
Patrol Squadron (VP) 48
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
USNA 22nd Company
George Varver, Jr.
Class of 1959
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
December 11, 1973
(37 years old)
Operational loss
Air Transport Squadron (VR) 51
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
Lawrence Menzies
Class of 1959
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
March 6, 1966
(28 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
USNA 9th Company
Jon Surratt
Class of 1960
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
February 11, 1969
(34 years old)
Operational loss
Patrol Squadron (VP) 62
Fixed Wing
USNA 5th Company
Gary Gretter
Class of 1960
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
July 6, 1968
(30 years old)
Operational loss
Fighter Squadron (VF) 701
Fixed Wing
Distinguished Flying Cross
USNA 5th Company
Albert Bailey, Jr.
Class of 1961
Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
August 24, 1978
(38 years old)
Operational loss
Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 72
Fixed Wing
USNA 2nd Company
Creed Sewell
Class of 1962
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
January 26, 1964
(23 years old)
Operational loss
Utility Squadron (VU) 7
Fixed Wing
Non-graduate
Andrew Rasmussen
Class of 1968
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
March 16, 1985
(38 years old)
Operational loss
Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 303
Fixed Wing
USNA 31st Company
Robert Ledbetter, III
Class of 1969
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
October 15, 1985
(38 years old)
Operational loss
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines
Helicopter
HOFH24
USNA 35th Company
Gabriel Hernandez
Class of 1970
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
February 15, 1973
(24 years old)
Operational loss
Fixed Wing
USNA 27th Company
Ronald Vauk
Class of 1987
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
September 11, 2001
(37 years old)
KIA
9/11
Terrorism
USNA 24th Company
Anthony Domino
Class of 1991
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
April 18, 2003
(34 years old)
Operational loss
Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 13
Fixed Wing
USNA 13th Company
Kylan Jones-Huffman
Class of 1994
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
August 21, 2003
(31 years old)
KIA
Iraq
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Global War on Terrorism
Ground
Naval Academy Cemetery
USNA 26th Company