13th Company Ballrun 2023
Beginning on December 5, 2023 the midshipmen of the 13th Company (reinforced) will run the game ball for the Army-Navy game approximately 456 miles to Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Below are the eleven alumni of the 13th Company who have been killed in action with our nation's enemies. They represent nine classes, from 1944 to 1997; five services (Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and National Guard); and four conflicts (WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terrorism both at home and in Iraq).
Each of the 196 midshipmen running have been given a dog tag with the information of one of these men in honor of their incredible service and sacrifice.
13th Company (reinforced) with the Commandant of Midshipmen and Bill the Goat
Roy Dunklin
Class of 1943
Lieutenant, US Navy
Henderson, Texas
January 6, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS California (BB 44), Ship, USNA 13th Company
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Roy Dunklin |
| Class of 1943 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS California (BB 44), Ship, USNA 13th Company |
Ruben Songco
Class of 1943
1st Lieutenant, US Army
Guagua, Philippines
December 3, 1944 (23 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Philippines, Ground, USNA 13th Company
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Ruben Songco |
| Class of 1943 | |
| 1st Lieutenant, US Army | |
| Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Philippines, Ground, USNA 13th Company |
William Turner
Class of 1944
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Golden, Colorado
October 24, 1944 (23 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine, USNA 13th Company
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William Turner |
| Class of 1944 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
| Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine, USNA 13th Company |
John Bock
Class of 1945
Ensign, US Navy
Kingman, Kansas
January 9, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Colorado (BB 45), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 13th Company
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John Bock |
| Class of 1945 | |
| Ensign, US Navy | |
| KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Colorado (BB 45), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 13th Company |
James Hudson
Class of 1950
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Hollywood, California
December 22, 1952 (24 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company
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James Hudson |
| Class of 1950 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company |
Wilbur Spradling, Jr.
Class of 1950
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Weatherford, Oklahoma
July 22, 1952 (25 years old)
KIA, Korea, 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company
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Wilbur Spradling, Jr. |
| Class of 1950 | |
| 1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
| KIA, Korea, 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company |
Jack Phillips
Class of 1959
Major, US Marine Corps
Mission, Kansas
October 14, 1967 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company
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Jack Phillips |
| Class of 1959 | |
| Major, US Marine Corps | |
| Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company |
Daniel Moran, Jr.
Class of 1963
Lieutenant, US Navy
Chicago, Illinois
January 15, 1967 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company
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Daniel Moran, Jr. |
| Class of 1963 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company |
Theodore Vivilacqua
Class of 1968
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Los Angeles, California
May 13, 1969 (22 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company
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Theodore Vivilacqua |
| Class of 1968 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
| Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company |
William Donovan, Jr.
Class of 1986
Commander, US Navy
Nunda, New York
September 11, 2001 (37 years old)
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William Donovan, Jr. |
| Class of 1986 | |
| Commander, US Navy | |
| KIA, 9/11, Terrorism, USNA 13th Company |
Steve Morin, Jr.
Class of 1997
Sergeant, US Army National Guard
Arlington, Texas
September 28, 2005 (34 years old)
KIA, 111th Engineer Battalion, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, USNA 13th Company, Non-graduate
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Steve Morin, Jr. |
| Class of 1997 | |
| Sergeant, US Army National Guard | |
| KIA, 111th Engineer Battalion, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, USNA 13th Company, Non-graduate |
