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Bronze Star

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall



1921 Crouch LB.jpg
Edwin Crouch
Class of 1921

Captain, US Navy

Deadwood, South Dakota

July 30, 1945 (45 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship



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Howard Healy
Class of 1922

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Chelsea, Massachusetts

May 8, 1942 (43 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, Ship



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William France
Class of 1924

Captain, US Navy

New Rochelle, New York

April 2, 1945 (42 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Henrico (APA 45), Ship


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Arthur Hooper
Class of 1924

Lieutenant Commander, US Naval Reserve

Elizabeth, New Jersey

August 2, 1944 (43 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Europe, France, Ground


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Adolph Hede
Class of 1925

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New York City, New York

December 14, 1944 (41 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Canopus (AS 9), Ship


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Leonard Southerland
Class of 1927

Rear Admiral, US Navy

Fort Payne, Alabama

November 15, 1958 (53 years old)

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 7, Helicopter

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

1927 Southerland LB.jpg Leonard Southerland
Class of 1927
Rear Admiral, US Navy
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 7, Helicopter

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

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Randolph Boyer
Class of 1927

Captain, US Navy

Audubon, Minnesota

August 16, 1947 (43 years old)

Navy Cross, Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger


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Henry Dozier
Class of 1927

Commander, US Navy

Omaha, Nebraska

November 5, 1944 (41 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Map, Overboard, Ship





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Seymour Owens
Class of 1931

Commander, US Navy

Coronado, California

July 24, 1944 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Tinian, USS Norman Scott (DD 690), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Augustus Alston, Jr.
Class of 1931

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Augusta, Georgia

April 3, 1943 (35 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pickerel (SS 177), Submarine, USNA 4th Company



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Daniel Gothie
Class of 1932

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

October 24, 1944 (34 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 16th Naval District, Arisan Maru, Pacific, Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Charles Brindupke
Class of 1932

Commander, US Navy

San Francisco, California

March 26, 1944 (35 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Tullibee (SS 284), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company


1933 Stephan LB.jpg
David Stephan
Class of 1933

Commander, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

April 4, 1945 (34 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, WWII, Pacific, USS Franks (DD 554), Ship, USNA 1st Company



1933 Clark LB.jpg
Albert Clark
Class of 1933

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Norway, Maine

February 29, 1944 (33 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trout (SS 202), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


1934 Robertson LB.jpg
Robert Robertson
Class of 1934

Lieutenant, US Navy

Quanah, Texas

January 10, 1943 (30 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Argonaut (APS 1), Submarine, USNA 1st Company


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Keats Montross
Class of 1935

Commander, US Navy

Saginaw, Michigan

January 12, 1945 (32 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


1935 Kimmel LB.jpg
Manning Kimmel
Class of 1935

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

July 26, 1944 (31 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Robalo (SS 273), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


1936 Perkins LB.jpg
Van Perkins
Class of 1936

Commander, US Navy

Greenwich, Connecticut

October 24, 1944 (30 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Pacific, USS Birmingham (CL 62), Ship, USNA 8th Company




1937 Mehlig LB.jpg
John Mehlig
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Miami Beach, Florida

February 21, 1945 (30 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Iwo Jima, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Bismarck Sea (CVE 95), Ship, USNA 8th Company


1937 Nester LB.jpg
Howard Nester, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Worcester, Massachusetts

November 2, 1944 (30 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70), Ship, USNA 4th Company



1938 Raguet LB.jpg
Conde Raguet
Class of 1938

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

February 4, 1945 (29 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company



1938 Woodworth LB.jpg
Harry Woodworth
Class of 1938

Lieutenant, US Navy

Spokane, Washington

February 29, 1944 (28 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trout (SS 202), Submarine, USNA 10th Company


1938 Sbisa LB.jpg
Alvin Sbisa
Class of 1938

Lieutenant, US Navy

New Orleans, Louisiana

March 5, 1943 (26 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


1938 Hering LB.jpg
Walter Hering
Class of 1938

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Fairbanks, Alaska

April 29, 1945 (27 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Hazelwood (DD 531), Ship, USNA 6th Company



1939 Sutherland LB.jpg
Tom Sutherland
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Kansas City, Missouri

November 16, 1944 (29 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine, USNA 10th Company


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Alfred Wallace
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Gulfport, Mississippi

July 30, 1945 (29 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Cassin Young (DD 793), Ship, USNA 8th Company


1939 Shepherd LB.jpg
John Shepherd, III
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Charlottesville, Virginia

March 28, 1945 (28 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine, USNA 11th Company


1939 Goodman LB.jpg
Claude Goodman, Jr.
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Newport News, Virginia

February 4, 1945 (27 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company


1939 Pye LB.jpg
John Pye
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

At Large

January 12, 1945 (27 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine, Family, USNA 7th Company


1939 Pierce LB.jpg
Canterbury Pierce
Class of 1939

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lexington, Massachusetts

January 5, 1944 (26 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


1939 Allen LB.jpg
Nelson Allen
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Duluth, Minnesota

November 19, 1943 (27 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Sculpin (SS 191), Submarine, USNA 11th Company


1939 Harmon LB.jpg
Joseph Harmon
Class of 1939

Lieutenant, US Navy

Battle Creek, Michigan

July 22, 1943 (26 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


1940 Butler LB.jpg
William Butler
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Downey, California

February 4, 1945 (28 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


1940 Scheu LB.jpg
Donald Scheu
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Buffalo, New York

January 5, 1944 (25 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine, USNA 4th Company



1940 Knight LB.jpg
Fraser Knight
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Miami, Florida

June 18, 1945 (28 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


1940 Hodnett LB.jpg
William Hodnett, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Martinsville, Virginia

December 3, 1944 (26 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Ormoc Bay, Pacific, USS Cooper (DD 695), Ship, USNA 7th Company


1940 O'Brien LB.jpg
Edward O'Brien, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

West Medford, Massachusetts

October 3, 1944 (27 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Seawolf (SS 197), Fratricide, Submarine, USNA 2nd Company


1940 McGrath LB.jpg
Thomas McGrath
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Tucson, Arizona

September 17, 1943 (25 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pompano (SS 181), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


1940 Goranson LB.jpg
Harold Goranson
Class of 1940

Captain, US Navy

Bowling Green, Ohio

January 18, 1960 (43 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 2nd Company



1941 Walker LB.jpg
Theodore Walker
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky

November 7, 1944 (23 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine, USNA 9th Company



1942 Lee LB.jpg
Marvin Lee
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Fort Scott, Kansas

February 24, 1952 (32 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


1943 Oxley LB.jpg
Irad Oxley
Class of 1943

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Woodbine, New Jersey

October 16, 1951 (30 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 172, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


1943 Sincavich LB.jpg
John Sincavich
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Bridgeport, Ohio

March 28, 1945 (24 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


1943 Songco LB.jpg
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


1943 Naylor LB.jpg
Norman Naylor
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Cranston, Rhode Island

November 8, 1944 (24 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company


1943 Phillips LB.jpg
Melvin Phillips
Class of 1943

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Manchester, New Hampshire

February 26, 1944 (24 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Submarine, USNA 16th Company


1943 Price LB.jpg
John Price
Class of 1943

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Orlinda, Tennessee

August 7, 1953 (32 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 6th Company


1944 Amburgey LB.jpg
Lawrence Amburgey
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Athens, Tennessee

June 18, 1945 (24 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


1944 Turner LB.jpg
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


1947 Cummings LB.jpg
Charles Cummings
Class of 1947

Rear Admiral, US Navy

Porterville, California

September 11, 1974 (51 years old)

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 12th Company









1955 Ballinger LB.jpg
Robert Ballinger
Class of 1955

Commander, US Navy

Alexandria, Virginia

November 25, 1974 (41 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, Cold War, Ground, USNA 5th Company



1958 Peterson LB.jpg
Carl Peterson
Class of 1958

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Bridgeport, Connecticut

April 2, 1969 (32 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Patrol River Boat Squadron 57, Riverine, Ship Namesake, USNA 11th Company


1960 Elledge 1.jpg
Don Elledge
Class of 1960

Captain, US Army

Mabank, Texas

August 18, 1966 (30 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Ground, USNA 4th Company, Non-graduate

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

1960 Elledge 1.jpg Don Elledge
Class of 1960
Captain, US Army
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Ground, USNA 4th Company, Non-graduate

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.


1961 Marshall LB.jpg
Willard Marshall
Class of 1961

Captain, US Marine Corps

Mill Valley, California

June 11, 1968 (30 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 27th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 21st Company



1963 Trani LB.jpg
Frederick Trani
Class of 1963

Lieutenant, US Navy

Hyde Park, New York

September 26, 1968 (28 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, SEAL, Ground, HOFH19, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 19th Company


1966 Prout LB.jpg
James Prout, III
Class of 1966

Rear Admiral, US Navy

Andover, Massachusetts

May 17, 1995 (51 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Cruiser Destroyer Group 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company


1966 Droz LB.jpg
Donald Droz
Class of 1966

Lieutenant, US Navy

Rich Hill, Missouri

April 12, 1969 (25 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Coastal Division (COSDIV) 11, Riverine, USNA 27th Company


1966 Warner LB.jpg
Charles Warner
Class of 1966

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Santa Monica, California

July 25, 1967 (23 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 2nd Company


1966 Vaughan LB.jpg
Douglas Vaughan
Class of 1966

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Prospect Heights, Illinois

May 20, 1969 (25 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, Ground, HOFH23, USNA 34th Company



1967 Wright LB.jpg
Henry Wright
Class of 1967

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Oakland, California

February 6, 1968 (21 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 22nd Company



1968 Dry LB.jpg
Melvin Dry
Class of 1968

Lieutenant, US Navy

Connecticut

June 6, 1972 (26 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, SEAL, USNA 8th Company




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Megan McClung
Class of 1995

Major, US Marine Corps Reserve

Mission Viejo, California

December 6, 2006 (34 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, USNA 23rd Company



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Erik Kristensen
Class of 1995

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Coronado, California

June 28, 2005 (33 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Helicopter, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 2nd Company



2001 Bourgeois LB.jpg
Brian Bourgeois
Class of 2001

Captain, US Navy

Katy, Texas

December 7, 2021 (43 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, SEAL, Fast rope, USNA 8th Company



2004 Looney LB.jpg
J. Brendan Looney
Class of 2004

Lieutenant, US Navy

Owings Mills, Maryland

September 21, 2010 (29 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Helicopter, HOFH21, HOFH22, USNA 18th Company


2004 Manion LB.jpg
Travis Manion
Class of 2004

1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

April 29, 2007 (26 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, HOFH23, USNA 18th Company




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