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Class of 1927

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1927

Graduates: 579

Non-graduates: 250

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 43


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Harold Sheehan
Class of 1927

Ensign, US Navy

Natick, Massachusetts

April 19, 1929 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Scouting Squadron (VS) 3, Fixed Wing


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Theodore Radinsky
Class of 1927

Aviation Cadet, US Army

Nebraska

January 24, 1930 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Guy Chappell
Class of 1927

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Hot Springs, Arkansas

June 11, 1930 (25 years old)

Operational loss, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing


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Oddle Anderson
Class of 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Rhineland, Missouri

October 27, 1930 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Observation Squadron (VO) 4B, Fixed Wing


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Richard Downer
Class of 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Davenport, Iowa

July 29, 1932 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing



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Cyrus Clendening
Class of 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Washington, D.C.

April 4, 1933 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Airship, USS Akron (ZRS 4)


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Charles Hill, Jr.
Class of 1927

Lieutenant, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

August 9, 1933 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 4B, Fixed Wing


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Oscar Pate, Jr.
Class of 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Hawkinsville, Georgia

February 2, 1935 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B, Fixed Wing


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Charles Skelly
Class of 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

San Francisco, California

May 21, 1935 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 6F, Fixed Wing


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Harold Richards
Class of 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Des Moines, Iowa

May 14, 1936 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing


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Jesse Blackwell
Class of 1927

Maysville, Georgia

September 6, 1936 (31 years old)


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Robert Symes
Class of 1927

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lockport, New York

November 30, 1936 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B, Fixed Wing


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Elmer Cooper
Class of 1927

Lieutenant, US Navy

Monticello, Arkansas

February 2, 1938 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 11F, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing


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Reamor DeLaBarre
Class of 1927

Funk, Nebraska

November 1, 1938 (32 years old)


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Seymour Johnson
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Goldsboro, North Carolina

March 5, 1941 (37 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing


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Eugene Davis
Class of 1927

Lieutenant, US Navy

Salt Lake City, Utah

May 23, 1941 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Naval Attaché London


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James McRoberts
Class of 1927

Lieutenant, US Navy

St. Louis, Missouri

December 23, 1941 (38 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 41, Fixed Wing


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Ralph Hickox
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

February 18, 1942 (38 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Truxtun (DD 229), Ship Namesake, Ship


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Harry Hicks
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Rome, Georgia

March 26, 1942 (37 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Atik (AK 101), Ship


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Loren Morris
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Greenfield, Missouri

April 12, 1942 (38 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 84, Fixed Wing


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Robert Winters
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Brooklyn, New York

May 6, 1942 (36 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Patrol Squadron (VP) 23


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Clinton Rounds
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Interior, South Dakota

June 8, 1942 (38 years old)

Operational loss, Airship


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Gus Lofberg, Jr.
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Oakland, California

September 5, 1942 (39 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Little (APD 4), Ship


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Renwick Calderhead
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Alaska

August 20, 1942 (39 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 34, Fixed Wing


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Harry Bauer
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Chattanooga, Tennessee

September 5, 1942 (38 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Gregory (APD 3), Ship Namesake, Ship



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Arthur Loeser
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Rochester, New York

November 13, 1942 (39 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship Namesake, Ship


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Warren Graf
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 13, 1942 (37 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship


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Wendell Osborn
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Naval Reserve

Greensburg, Indiana

November 13, 1942 (37 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship


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Thomas Oberrender, Jr.
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

DuBois, Pennsylvania

November 13, 1942 (36 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship


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John Coll
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Jeffersonville, Indiana

January 21, 1943 (40 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger



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James Averill
Class of 1927

Commander, US Navy

Champlain, New York

March 26, 1944 (39 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 11, Fixed Wing



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William Potts
Class of 1927

Commander, US Navy

Denver, Colorado

October 14, 1944 (41 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Houston (CL 81), Ship


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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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Joseph Flynn
Class of 1927

Captain, US Navy

New Haven, Connecticut

July 30, 1945 (40 years old)

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


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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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Gerald Dyson
Class of 1927

Captain, US Navy

Alexandria, Louisiana

November 12, 1952 (48 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 4


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Julian Greer
Class of 1927

Captain, US Navy

Marion, Kansas

January 28, 1953 (47 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 6


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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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