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Class of 1940

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1940

Graduates: 456

Non-graduates: 256

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 91


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Carl Weeden
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Trinidad, Colorado

December 7, 1941 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Irvin Thompson
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Ketchikan, Alaska

December 7, 1941 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Edward Cloues
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Warner, New Hampshire

December 7, 1941 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 3rd Company




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Ulmont Whitehead, Jr.
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Hartford, Connecticut

December 7, 1941 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 12th Company


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Joseph Hittorff, Jr.
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Collingswood, New Jersey

December 7, 1941 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Eric Young
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Reno, Nevada

December 7, 1941 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 3rd Company


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Frank Lomax
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Broken Bow, Nebraska

December 7, 1941 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 11th Company


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Orville Smith
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Iraan, Texas

December 7, 1941 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 3rd Company


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Alva Nethken
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Ruston, Louisiana

March 1, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Fred Mallory
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Thomaston, Georgia

March 1, 1942 (23 years old)

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


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Burton Hanson
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Two Rivers, Wisconsin

February 28, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Jacob Jones (DD 130), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Coleman Sellers, IV
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Daylesford, Pennsylvania

March 1, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Robert Allsopp
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

East Orange, New Jersey

May 8, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Neosho (AO 23), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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William Greene
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Whitestone, New York

August 9, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Jarvis (DD 393), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Raymond Murray
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Whitestone, New York

August 9, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 8th Company


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John Spears
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Chattanooga, Tennessee

August 9, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Billy Brundidge
Class of 1940

1st Lieutenant, US Army

Dallas, Texas

August 25, 1942 (23 years old)

Operational loss, 97th Coast Artillery, Ground, Non-graduate


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Fred Cannon, Jr.
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Naval Reserve

Fairmont, West Virginia

September 15, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wasp (CV 7), Ship, Non-graduate



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John Hanna
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pueblo, Colorado

November 13, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship, USNA 7th Company


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Thomas Roddy
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Roxbury, Massachusetts

November 13, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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John Blodgett
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tulsa, Oklahoma

November 13, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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William Guice, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Biloxi, Mississippi

November 13, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Barton (DD 599), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Donald Bried
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

February 24, 1943 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Virgil Lusk
Class of 1940

Captain, US Army

Carlsbad, New Mexico

March 9, 1943 (26 years old)

Operational loss, 330th Fighter Squadron, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Milton Jarrett, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Huntington, West Virginia

June 7, 1943 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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Alan Schirmer
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Aberdeen, South Dakota

June 19, 1943 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Ralph Anderson, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

July 4, 1943 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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Jay Noble, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Lockport, New York

August 16, 1942 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Transport Squadron (VR) 2, USNA 4th Company



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David Rodger
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Rochester, New York

August 19, 1943 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Daniel Arnold
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Kansas City, Missouri

September 9, 1943 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayling (SS 209), Submarine, USNA 11th Company


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Jack Brown
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Eupora, Mississippi

September 21, 1943 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Richard Campbell
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Kansas City, Missouri

September 21, 1943 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Thomas McGrath
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Tucson, Arizona

September 17, 1943 (25 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pompano (SS 181), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


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Richie Henderson
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Fredericksburg, Virginia

October 11, 1943 (25 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


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William Burgan
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Baltimore, Maryland

October 11, 1943 (25 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Submarine, USNA 12th Company


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John Harris
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve

New Philadelphia, Ohio

November 5, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, SS William Clark, Ship, Non-graduate


1940 Strong LB.jpg
Warren Strong, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Plymouth, Massachusetts

December 18, 1943 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company


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Carlton Rees
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Muncie, Indiana

January 3, 1944 (27 years old)

Operational loss, USS Turner (DD 648), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Arthur Alexander
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Clinton, Massachusetts

January 3, 1944 (25 years old)

Operational loss, USS Turner (DD 648), Ship, USNA 3rd Company


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Donald Scheu
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Buffalo, New York

January 5, 1944 (25 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine, USNA 4th Company


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Carthel Smith, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Prestonsburg, Kentucky

February 26, 1944 (27 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Submarine, USNA 10th Company


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David Wilson
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Hampden Sydney, Virginia

March 26, 1944 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Tullibee (SS 284), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


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Ralph John, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Seattle, Washington

April 11, 1944 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


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John Keough
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Austin, Texas

April 19, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 28, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


1940 Stimson LB.jpg
Robert Stimson
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Shelby, Ohio

April 17, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


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John Lewis
Class of 1940

Washington

October 11, 1980 (64 years old)



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Thomas Earle
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Greenville, South Carolina

July 15, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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Reginald Proseus
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Sodus, New York

July 26, 1944 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Robalo (SS 273), Submarine, USNA 6th Company



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Charles Mason, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pensacola, Florida

September 11, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Edward O'Brien, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

West Medford, Massachusetts

October 3, 1944 (27 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Seawolf (SS 197), Fratricide, Submarine, USNA 2nd Company


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Dolive Durant, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve

Mobile, Alabama

October 13, 1943 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 111, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Richard Mason, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Navy

Camden, Arkansas

November 8, 1944 (28 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


1940 Hall LB.jpg
Benjamin Hall
Class of 1940

Commander, US Navy

Macon, Georgia

November 5, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company



1940 Shaffer LB.jpg
Walter Shaffer
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Reading, Pennsylvania

November 16, 1944 (28 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine, USNA 9th Company


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George Williams
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve

Park Rapids, Minnesota

November 24, 1943 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Ship, Non-graduate


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William Hodnett, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Martinsville, Virginia

December 3, 1944 (26 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Ormoc Bay, Pacific, USS Cooper (DD 695), Ship, USNA 7th Company


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Thomas McCann
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve

Kentucky

December 14, 1944 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 45, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Arthur Cross, Jr.
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Naval Reserve

New York City, New York

January 30, 1945 (26 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Pacific, USS Otus (AS 20), Non-graduate


1940 Butler LB.jpg
William Butler
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Downey, California

February 4, 1945 (28 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


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Charles Wood, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Princeton, Kentucky

March 22, 1945 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 149, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


1940 Dodane LB.jpg
Robert Dodane
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Fort Wayne, Indiana

March 28, 1945 (28 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


1940 Graham LB.jpg
Henry Graham, Sr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York

April 11, 1945 (27 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 83, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


1940 Preston LB.jpg
James Preston
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Lewisburg, West Virginia

April 16, 1945 (27 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Bryant (DD 665), Ship, USNA 11th Company



1940 Knight LB.jpg
Fraser Knight
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Miami, Florida

June 18, 1945 (28 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine, USNA 5th Company




1940 Hurst LB.jpg
Robert Hurst
Class of 1940

Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve

Stanford, Montana

July 30, 1945 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship, USNA 3rd Company



1940 Beck LB.jpg
William Beck, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Buffalo, New York

March 19, 1945 (29 years old)

KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 6, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Cyrus Radford, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April 4, 1946 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Fratricide, Ground, USNA 7th Company


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Merlin Paddock
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Wayne, Nebraska

April 16, 1945 (28 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 23, Japan, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


1940 Parlett LB.jpg
Roger Parlett, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Tucson, Arizona

May 5, 1948 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


1940 Haker LB.jpg
Burton Haker
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Cleveland, Ohio

August 19, 1948 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 72, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


1940 Sampson LB.jpg
Willard Sampson
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Evanston, Illinois

June 22, 1950 (33 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


1940 Purdon LB.jpg
David Purdon, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Laurelton, New York

October 27, 1950 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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Hugh Wood, Jr.
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Dayton, Ohio

December 19, 1950 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company



1940 Micheel LB.jpg
John Micheel
Class of 1940

Commander, US Navy

Cavour, South Dakota

January 31, 1953 (36 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company


1940 Cannon LB.jpg
James Cannon
Class of 1940

Commander, US Navy

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

October 28, 1955 (38 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


1940 Rockwell LB.jpg
John Rockwell, Jr.
Class of 1940

Commander, US Navy

Wellsville, New York

February 13, 1956 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


1940 Goranson LB.jpg
Harold Goranson
Class of 1940

Captain, US Navy

Bowling Green, Ohio

January 18, 1960 (43 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 2nd Company


1940 Weems 1.jpg
Philip Weems, Jr.
Class of 1940

Major, US Marine Corps Reserve

Annapolis, Maryland

July 1, 1943 (26 years old)

Operational loss, 3rd Special Weapons Battalion, Ground, Family, Non-graduate

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

1940 Weems 1.jpg Philip Weems, Jr.
Class of 1940
Major, US Marine Corps Reserve
Operational loss, 3rd Special Weapons Battalion, Ground, Family, Non-graduate

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

1940 McNagny 1.jpg
Rob McNagny, Jr.
Class of 1940

1st Lieutenant, US Army

Columbia City, Indiana

February 17, 1943 (26 years old)

Operational loss, 303rd Fighter Squadron, US Military Academy, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate

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

1940 McNagny 1.jpg Rob McNagny, Jr.
Class of 1940
1st Lieutenant, US Army
Operational loss, 303rd Fighter Squadron, US Military Academy, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate

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

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