Class of 1923
Graduates: 412
Non-graduates: 245
On Virtual Memorial Hall: 24
Marcus Erwin, Jr.
Class of 1923
Ensign, US Navy
Asheville, North Carolina
June 12, 1924 (23 years old)
Operational loss, Gun Explosion, USS Mississippi (BB 41), Ship
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Marcus Erwin, Jr. |
Class of 1923 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Gun Explosion, USS Mississippi (BB 41), Ship |
Edmund Egbert
Class of 1923
Ensign, US Navy
Staten Island, New York
September 25, 1925 (24 years old)
Luther Schmidt
Class of 1923
Ensign, US Navy
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
June 2, 1926 (24 years old)
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George Lehman |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing |
William McCord
Class of 1923
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
St. Louis, Missouri
October 28, 1927 (28 years old)
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William McCord |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing |
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Graham Fitch |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS S-4 (SS 109), Submarine |
Donald Weller
Class of 1923
Lieutenant, US Navy
Los Angeles, California
December 17, 1927 (26 years old)
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Donald Weller |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS S-4 (SS 109), Submarine |
John Harris
Class of 1923
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Greenfield, Missouri
February 21, 1928 (26 years old)
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John Harris |
Class of 1923 | |
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, 1st Marine Brigade, Fixed Wing |
Joseph Rooney
Class of 1923
Lieutenant, US Navy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 10, 1928 (25 years old)
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Joseph Rooney |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 3S, Fixed Wing |
William Reddington
Class of 1923
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Shelbyville, Indiana
May 21, 1928 (26 years old)
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William Reddington |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Utility Squadron (VJ) 1B, Fixed Wing |
Augustus Mulvanity
Class of 1923
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Nashua, New Hampshire
June 10, 1930 (29 years old)
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Augustus Mulvanity |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, SS Fairfax, Silver Lifesaving Medal, Ship |
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Horace Busbey |
Class of 1923 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate |
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Herbert Wescoat |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Airship, USS Akron (ZRS 4) |
Matthias Marple, Jr.
Class of 1923
Lieutenant, US Navy
Bridgeport, Connecticut
October 30, 1935 (36 years old)
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Matthias Marple, Jr. |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Naval Proving Ground, Fixed Wing |
Frank Trotter
Class of 1923
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
June 8, 1942 (41 years old)
William Haynsworth, Jr.
Class of 1923
Commander, US Navy
Darlington, South Carolina
August 22, 1942 (41 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Ingraham (DD 444), Ship Namesake, Ship
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William Haynsworth, Jr. |
Class of 1923 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Ingraham (DD 444), Ship Namesake, Ship |
William Hobby, Jr.
Class of 1923
Commander, US Navy
Sylvania, Georgia
November 13, 1942 (43 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship Namesake, Ship
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William Hobby, Jr. |
Class of 1923 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship Namesake, Ship |
Harry Bolles
Class of 1923
Commander, US Navy
Seattle, Washington
July 18, 1943 (44 years old)
Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Olympic Athlete, Fixed Wing
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Harry Bolles |
Class of 1923 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Olympic Athlete, Fixed Wing |
Joyce Ralph
Class of 1923
Commander, US Navy
Bisbee, Arizona
August 16, 1942 (42 years old)
Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Transport Squadron (VR) 2
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Joyce Ralph |
Class of 1923 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Transport Squadron (VR) 2 |
Lester Kern
Class of 1923
Lieutenant Commander, US Naval Reserve
Bayonne, New Jersey
November 24, 1943 (41 years old)
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Lester Kern |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Ship |
Charles Kail
Class of 1923
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps
Seattle, Washington
October 24, 1944 (43 years old)
KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Marines, Arisan Maru, Corregidor, Pacific, Ship
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Charles Kail |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps | |
KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Marines, Arisan Maru, Corregidor, Pacific, Ship |
John Welch
Class of 1923
Lieutenant, US Navy
New Bethany, Pennsylvania
January 10, 1945 (43 years old)
KIA, POW, WWII, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Canopus (AS 9), Ship
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John Welch |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, POW, WWII, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Canopus (AS 9), Ship |
Louis Drexler, Jr.
Class of 1923
Commander, US Navy
Bethany Beach, Delaware
May 12, 1945 (45 years old)
Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, LST Group 47, Okinawa, Ground, Family
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Louis Drexler, Jr. |
Class of 1923 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, LST Group 47, Okinawa, Ground, Family |
Henry Batterton
Class of 1923
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Malaga, Washington
August 11, 1942 (42 years old)
Operational loss, Ship
★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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Henry Batterton |
Class of 1923 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Ship ★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
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Pages in category "Class of 1923"
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