VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    USS Astoria (CA 34)

    4 honorees
    CDR WILLIAM G. EATON, USN

    William Eaton

    Class of 1921
    Commander | US Navy
    August 9, 1942 (42 years old)
    KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Astoria (CA 34) WWII Ship
    LT HERBERT F. CARROLL, JR., USN

    Herbert Carroll, Jr.

    Class of 1934
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 9, 1942 (30 years old)
    KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Astoria (CA 34) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 4th Company
    ENS HENRY P. WHITEHURST, JR., USN

    Henry Whitehurst, Jr.

    Class of 1942
    Ensign | US Navy
    August 9, 1942 (22 years old)
    KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Astoria (CA 34) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 3rd Company
    ENS WALTER P. NOCK, JR., USN

    Walter Nock, Jr.

    Class of 1943
    Ensign | US Navy
    August 9, 1942 (22 years old)
    KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Astoria (CA 34) WWII Ship USNA 19th Company