Class of 1937

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1937

Graduates: 323

Non-graduates: 94

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 48


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Alexander Groves, II
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Webster City, Iowa

August 2, 1940 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company


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James Mayes
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Springfield, Missouri

October 14, 1940 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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Herold Harveson
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Lake Charles, Louisiana

December 7, 1941 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Utah (AG 16), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 11th Company


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Richard Hughes
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Parkersburg, West Virginia

December 8, 1941 (28 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, Patrol Squadron (VP) 71, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Harold Shrider
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Fremont, Nebraska

December 23, 1941 (27 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company



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Earl Cassidy
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Cleveland, Ohio

February 11, 1942 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 174), Submarine, USNA 1st Company


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John Patty, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Shaw, Mississippi

March 1, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 8th Company


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Bruce Skidmore
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lansing, Michigan

March 1, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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Ray Snodgrass
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

New Martinsville, West Virginia

March 1, 1942 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Edsall (DD 219), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Kenneth Pound
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pueblo, Colorado

March 3, 1942 (28 years old)

KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Asheville (PG 21), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Lewis Davis
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Middletown, Connecticut

March 1, 1942 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pecos (AO 6), Ship, USNA 5th Company


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Daniel Deckelman
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Cincinnati, Ohio

March 26, 1942 (28 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Atik (AK 101), Ship, USNA 9th Company



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Frank Henderson, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lexington, Kentucky

May 18, 1942 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Raymond Moore
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Weldon, North Carolina

June 4, 1942 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company






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John Thomas
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Knoxville, Tennessee

November 15, 1942 (28 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship, USNA 5th Company


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Jesse Elliott, Jr.
Class of 1937

Washington, D.C.

November 28, 1942 (27 years old)

USNA 10th Company



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Eli Roth
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

New York City, New York

January 30, 1943 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Rennell Island, Pacific, USS La Vallette (DD 448), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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John Cheney
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Boston, Massachusetts

February 16, 1943 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Amberjack (SS 219), Submarine, USNA 6th Company


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John Miller
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Brevard, North Carolina

September 28, 1943 (28 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Cisco (SS 290), Submarine, USNA 6th Company


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William Mason, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Orange, Virginia

December 2, 1943 (28 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Capelin (SS 289), Submarine, USNA 12th Company



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Greer Duncan, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Pensacola, Florida

March 26, 1944 (30 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Tullibee (SS 284), Submarine, USNA 10th Company



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Macdonald Thompson
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Prosser, Washington

September 21, 1944 (29 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company


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Robert Ruge
Class of 1937

Major, US Marine Corps

Valparaiso, Indiana

October 24, 1944 (30 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Marines, Arisan Maru, Pacific, US Marine Corps, Ship, USNA 8th Company


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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


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Hugh Rimmer
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

San Francisco, California

November 7, 1944 (30 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine, USNA 6th Company


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John King
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Greensboro, North Carolina

August 15, 1942 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 72, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company


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James Andrea
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

West New York, New Jersey

December 18, 1944 (30 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Pacific, Typhoon Cobra, USS Spence (DD 512), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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Richard Williams
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Gettysburg, South Dakota

December 15, 1944 (30 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Oahu (PR 6), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Fred Newell, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve

Brattleboro, Vermont

January 22, 1945 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Maryann, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship, USNA 11th Company


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James O'Rourke
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lowell, Massachusetts

December 15, 1944 (29 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship, USNA 12th Company


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Shields Goodman
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Little Rock, Arkansas

December 15, 1944 (31 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Mindanao (PR 8), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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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



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Fred Covington
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Wadesboro, North Carolina

November 12, 1945 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate




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Edward DeLong
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Springfield, South Dakota

July 2, 1942 (26 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3, Pacific, USNA 4th Company

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

1937 DeLong LB.jpg Edward DeLong
Class of 1937
Lieutenant, US Navy
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3, Pacific, USNA 4th Company

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

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John Boal
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

August 5, 1942 (28 years old)

KIA, WWII, Cruiser Scouting Squadron (VCS) 9, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company

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

1937 Boal LB.jpg John Boal
Class of 1937
Lieutenant, US Navy
KIA, WWII, Cruiser Scouting Squadron (VCS) 9, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company

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

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Oliver Ramsey
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

November 13, 1942 (27 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship, USNA 3rd Company

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

1937 Ramsey LB.jpg Oliver Ramsey
Class of 1937
Lieutenant, US Navy
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship, USNA 3rd Company

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

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