Class of 1940
Graduates: 456
Non-graduates: 256
On Virtual Memorial Hall: 91
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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Carl Weeden |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 2nd Company |
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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Irvin Thompson |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship, USNA 6th Company |
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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Edward Cloues |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 3rd Company |
Howard Merrill
Class of 1940
Ensign, US Navy
Ogden, Utah
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Howard Merrill |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Marshall Darby, Jr.
Class of 1940
Ensign, US Navy
Reno, Nevada
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 8th Company
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Marshall Darby, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 8th Company |
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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Ulmont Whitehead, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 12th Company |
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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Joseph Hittorff, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
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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Eric Young |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 3rd Company |
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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Frank Lomax |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 11th Company |
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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Orville Smith |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship, USNA 3rd Company |
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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Alva Nethken |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 4th Company |
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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Fred Mallory |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 8th Company |
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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Burton Hanson |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Jacob Jones (DD 130), Ship, USNA 1st Company |
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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Coleman Sellers, IV |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 1st Company |
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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Robert Allsopp |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Neosho (AO 23), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
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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William Greene |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Jarvis (DD 393), Ship, USNA 4th Company |
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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Raymond Murray |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 8th Company |
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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John Spears |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 6th Company |
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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Billy Brundidge |
Class of 1940 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Army | |
Operational loss, 97th Coast Artillery, Ground, Non-graduate |
Fred Cannon, Jr.
Class of 1940
Ensign, US Naval Reserve
Fairmont, West Virginia
September 15, 1942 (26 years old)
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Fred Cannon, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wasp (CV 7), Ship, Non-graduate |
William Mathews, Jr.
Class of 1940
Flying Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force
New York
November 9, 1942 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Map, Mediterranean, No. 69 Squadron (RAF), Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
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William Mathews, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Flying Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Map, Mediterranean, No. 69 Squadron (RAF), Fixed Wing, Non-graduate |
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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John Hanna |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship, USNA 7th Company |
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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Thomas Roddy |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
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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John Blodgett |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
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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William Guice, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Barton (DD 599), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Donald Bried
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Navy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 24, 1943 (26 years old)
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Donald Bried |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company |
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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Virgil Lusk |
Class of 1940 | |
Captain, US Army | |
Operational loss, 330th Fighter Squadron, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate |
Milton Jarrett, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Navy
Huntington, West Virginia
June 7, 1943 (26 years old)
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Milton Jarrett, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company |
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Alan Schirmer |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Ralph Anderson, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Navy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 4, 1943 (25 years old)
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Ralph Anderson, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company |
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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Jay Noble, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Transport Squadron (VR) 2, USNA 4th Company |
Charles Deterding, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Youngstown, Ohio
August 16, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Transport Squadron (VR) 2, USNA 3rd Company
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Charles Deterding, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Transport Squadron (VR) 2, USNA 3rd Company |
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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Daniel Arnold |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayling (SS 209), Submarine, USNA 11th Company |
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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Jack Brown |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
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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Richard Campbell |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company |
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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Thomas McGrath |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pompano (SS 181), Submarine, USNA 8th Company |
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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Richie Henderson |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Submarine, USNA 7th Company |
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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William Burgan |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Submarine, USNA 12th Company |
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
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John Harris |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, SS William Clark, Ship, Non-graduate |
Warren Strong, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Navy
Plymouth, Massachusetts
December 18, 1943 (25 years old)
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Warren Strong, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company |
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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Carlton Rees |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Turner (DD 648), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
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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Arthur Alexander |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Turner (DD 648), Ship, USNA 3rd Company |
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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Donald Scheu |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine, USNA 4th Company |
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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Carthel Smith, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Submarine, USNA 10th Company |
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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David Wilson |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Tullibee (SS 284), Submarine, USNA 8th Company |
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
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John Keough |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 28, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
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Robert Stimson |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company |
Clarence Blair
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Navy
Arriba, Colorado
July 1, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 13, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company
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Clarence Blair |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 13, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
Thomas Earle
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Navy
Greenville, South Carolina
July 15, 1944 (26 years old)
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Thomas Earle |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company |
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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Reginald Proseus |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Robalo (SS 273), Submarine, USNA 6th Company |
Leon Chabot
Class of 1940
Captain, US Marine Corps
Gardner, Massachusetts
September 7, 1944 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Pacific, Shin'yō Maru, Ship, USNA 5th Company
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Leon Chabot |
Class of 1940 | |
Captain, US Marine Corps | |
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Pacific, Shin'yō Maru, Ship, USNA 5th Company |
Charles Mason, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Navy
Pensacola, Florida
September 11, 1944 (26 years old)
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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Edward O'Brien, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Seawolf (SS 197), Fratricide, Submarine, USNA 2nd Company |
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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Dolive Durant, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 111, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate |
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
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Richard Mason, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Submarine, USNA 5th Company |
Donald Banker
Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Duluth, Minnesota
November 6, 1944 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company
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Donald Banker |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
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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Walter Shaffer |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine, USNA 9th Company |
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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George Williams |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Ship, Non-graduate |
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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William Hodnett, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Ormoc Bay, Pacific, USS Cooper (DD 695), Ship, USNA 7th Company |
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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Thomas McCann |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 45, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate |
Arthur Cross, Jr.
Class of 1940
Ensign, US Naval Reserve
New York City, New York
January 30, 1945 (26 years old)
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Arthur Cross, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Ensign, US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, POW, WWII, Pacific, USS Otus (AS 20), Non-graduate |
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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William Butler |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine, USNA 5th Company |
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
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Charles Wood, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 149, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company |
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
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Robert Dodane |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine, USNA 7th Company |
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
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Henry Graham, Sr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 83, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company |
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
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James Preston |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Bryant (DD 665), Ship, USNA 11th Company |
Edward Degarmo
Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Lima, Ohio
June 7, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 82, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company
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Edward Degarmo |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 82, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company |
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
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Fraser Knight |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine, USNA 5th Company |
Paul Thompson
Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
San Francisco, California
June 29, 1945 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 26, Fighting Squadron (VF) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company
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Paul Thompson |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 26, Fighting Squadron (VF) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company |
Charles Sawers
Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Columbia, Missouri
July 24, 1945 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bomber Fighting Squadron (VBF) 16, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company
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Charles Sawers |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bomber Fighting Squadron (VBF) 16, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company |
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
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Robert Hurst |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship, USNA 3rd Company |
Donald Tripp
Class of 1940
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve
Michigan
October 12, 1944 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 19, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
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Donald Tripp |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 19, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate |
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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William Beck, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 6, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company |
Cyrus Radford, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 4, 1946 (28 years old)
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Cyrus Radford, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fratricide, Ground, USNA 7th Company |
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
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Merlin Paddock |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 23, Japan, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company |
Roger Parlett, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Tucson, Arizona
May 5, 1948 (30 years old)
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Roger Parlett, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
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
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Burton Haker |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 72, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
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
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Willard Sampson |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company |
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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David Purdon, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
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
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Hugh Wood, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company |
Denny Phillips
Class of 1940
Commander, US Navy
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 23, 1953 (34 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company
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Denny Phillips |
Class of 1940 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company |
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
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John Micheel |
Class of 1940 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company |
James Cannon
Class of 1940
Commander, US Navy
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
October 28, 1955 (38 years old)
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
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John Rockwell, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
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
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Harold Goranson |
Class of 1940 | |
Captain, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 2nd Company |
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.
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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. |
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.
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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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Pages in category "Class of 1940"
The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.
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- WILLARD A. SAMPSON, LCDR, USN
- CHARLES H. SAWERS, LCDR, USN
- DONALD S. SCHEU, LCDR, USN
- ALAN H. SCHIRMER, LT, USN
- COLEMAN SELLERS, IV, ENS, USN
- WALTER L. SHAFFER, LCDR, USN
- CARTHEL H. SMITH, JR., LCDR, USN
- ORVILLE S. SMITH, ENS, USN
- JOHN P. SPEARS, LTJG, USN
- ROBERT C. STIMSON, LT, USN
- WARREN P. STRONG, JR., LT, USN