VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    USS Hazelwood (DD 531)

    3 honorees
    CDR VOLCKERT P. DOUW, USN

    Volckert Douw

    Class of 1930
    Commander | US Navy
    April 29, 1945 (38 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Hazelwood (DD 531) WWII Ship Kamikaze Legion of Merit USNA 2nd Company
    LCDR WALTER A. HERING, USN

    Walter Hering

    Class of 1938
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 29, 1945 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Hazelwood (DD 531) WWII Ship Kamikaze Bronze Star USNA 6th Company
    LTJG JOSEPH J. SILHAVY, JR., USN

    Joseph Silhavy, Jr.

    Class of 1944
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    April 29, 1945 (24 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Hazelwood (DD 531) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company