VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Attack Squadron (VA) 86

    2 honorees
    CDR CHESTER W. GATES, JR., USN

    Chester Gates, Jr.

    Class of 1943
    Commander | US Navy
    July 10, 1956 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 86 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
    LT WILLIAM M. AUSTIN, USN

    William Austin

    Class of 1951
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 10, 1956 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 86 Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company