Class of 1895

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1895

Graduates: 41

Non-graduates: 33

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 6


The New York Tribune posted this blurb sometime prior to June 4, 1898:

An Unfortunate Naval Class.
The fact has been noted that six members of the class of ['95] of the Naval academy have met with serious misfortunes since this war began, and the names of five of them begin with B. It was known as "the B class," because the names of so many of the boys began with that letter: Brumby, Baldwin, Butler, Barnes, Breckinridge, Bennett, Bostwick, Boyd, Bagley and Bose. Bagley was killed on the Winslow; Boyd disabled the torpedo boat Cushing and had to come home; Breckinridge was swept overboard from the Cushing and was drowned; Bostwick had his chest caved in while on the Ericsson, and is now in a hospital; Baldwin was knocked down an open hatchway and had his ribs broken, and Merrit, of the same class, went down with the Maine.





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Worth Bagley
Class of 1895

Ensign, US Navy

Raleigh, North Carolina

May 11, 1898 (24 years old)

KIA, Spanish-American War, USS Winslow (Torpedo Boat No. 5), Ship


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John Monaghan
Class of 1895

Ensign, US Navy

Spokane, Washington

April 1, 1899 (26 years old)

KIA, Samoan Campaign, USS Philadelphia (Cruiser No. 4), Ship Namesake, Ground


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James Raby
Class of 1895

Bay City, Michigan

January 15, 1934 (59 years old)


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William Davidson
Class of 1895

Lieutenant, US Navy

Sioux City, Iowa

April 13, 1904 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Gun Explosion, USS Missouri (Battleship No. 11), Ship

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

1895 Davidson 1.jpg William Davidson
Class of 1895
Lieutenant, US Navy
Operational loss, Gun Explosion, USS Missouri (Battleship No. 11), Ship

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

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