HOFH24

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


The alumni below will be specifically remembered by family, shipmates, and friends at the Honor Our Fallen Heroes event at the Naval Academy on November 16, 2024.

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Raymond Hansen
Class of 1922

Commander, US Navy

Madison, Wisconsin

August 9, 1942 (43 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH24


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Earl Hackman, Jr.
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Landsdale, Pennsylvania

August 6, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bullhead (SS 332), Submarine, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, HOFH24, USNA 1st Company


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David Lloyd
Class of 1956

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Joliet, Illinois

May 22, 1968 (33 years old)

Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, HOFH24, USNA 18th Company



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Alexander Palenscar, III
Class of 1963

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New York City, New York

March 27, 1967 (25 years old)

KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 112, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 19th Company





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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, HOFH24, USNA 34th Company


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Michael Wunsch
Class of 1966

Captain, US Marine Corps

Feasterville, Pennsylvania

July 28, 1969 (25 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Tank Battalion, Ground, HOFH24, USNA 11th Company


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Benjamin Tappan, III
Class of 1966

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Gibson Island, Maryland

June 2, 1980 (36 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 147, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 8th Company



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Garwood Bacon
Class of 1968

Lieutenant, US Navy

Palmyra, New Jersey

August 23, 1975 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 5th Company




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Arnold Barden, Jr.
Class of 1969

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Huntington Beach, California

September 20, 1971 (25 years old)

KIA, Vietnam, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 20th Company



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Stephen LaBarre
Class of 1974

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Coatesville, Pennsylvania

March 22, 1978 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company


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John Franklin
Class of 1974

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

November 20, 1979 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 33, Fixed Wing, HOFH22, HOFH24, USNA 6th Company



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Mark Gontkovic
Class of 1976

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

December 6, 1979 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, HOFH24, USNA 28th Company


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Gerald DeConto
Class of 1979

Captain, US Navy

Sandwich, Massachusetts

September 11, 2001 (44 years old)

KIA, 9/11, Terrorism, HOFH23, HOFH24, USNA 7th Company



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Michael Wilson
Class of 1981

Lieutenant, US Navy

Medford Lakes, New Jersey

May 22, 1986 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 65, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH24, USNA 8th Company





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Frank Wittwer
Class of 1994

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Deridder, Louisiana

January 18, 2006 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, Fixed Wing, HOFH23, HOFH24, USNA 33rd Company







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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, HOFH24, USNA 18th Company