Class of 1941

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1941

Graduates: 399

Non-graduates: 161

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 60

The Class of 1941 was the first of the wartime-accelerated classes, graduating in February 1941.


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John Jacques
Class of 1941

Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force

Canal Zone, Panama

October 17, 1941 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Europe, No. 40 Squadron (RAF), Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Craig Spowers
Class of 1941

Ensign, US Navy

East Orange, New Jersey

October 31, 1941 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Reuben James (DD 245), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Lewis Pride, Jr.
Class of 1941

Ensign, US Navy

Madisonville, Kentucky

December 7, 1941 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 1st Company


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James McManus
Class of 1941

Ensign, US Navy

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

May 7, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Sims (DD 409), Ship, USNA 5th Company


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Clyde Elmes, Jr.
Class of 1941

Ensign, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June 6, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, USS Hammann (DD 412), Ship, USNA 5th Company




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William Williamson, Jr.
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 24, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Pacific, USS Enterprise (CV 6), Ship, USNA 11th Company


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Arthur McCulloch
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Pasco, Washington

September 15, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wasp (CV 7), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Richard Glenn
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Manhattan, Kansas

November 13, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 8th Company


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Hubert Wager
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Titusville, Pennsylvania

November 13, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Monssen (DD 436), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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Adam DeMers
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Little Rock, Arkansas

February 1, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS De Haven (DD 469), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Elwood Cobey, Jr.
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

April 29, 1943 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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John Nichols, Jr.
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Norfolk, Virginia

September 9, 1943 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayling (SS 209), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


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John Kirwin
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Newport, Rhode Island

September 11, 1943 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Savannah (CL 42), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Claire Poole
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Bennett, Colorado

September 17, 1943 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pompano (SS 181), Submarine, USNA 12th Company



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Walter Louney
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Brighton, Massachusetts

September 28, 1943 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Cisco (SS 290), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


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Ray Penrod
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Anna, Illinois

October 15, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Meredith (DD 434), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Torrey Eaton
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Hollywood, California

October 26, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Smith (DD 378), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Jack Brown
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

October 29, 1943 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company


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John Reeves, III
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Elizabeth, New Jersey

October 29, 1943 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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William Ford
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve

Homer, Louisiana

November 13, 1942 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Cushing (DD 376), Ship, Non-graduate


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Kenneth Brown
Class of 1941

Captain, US Marine Corps

Bradford, New Hampshire

November 23, 1943 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, Pacific, Tarawa, Ground, USNA 6th Company


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Edwin Johnson
Class of 1941

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Troutdale, Oregon

November 30, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS New Orleans (CA 32), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Thomas Malone
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Madison, Nebraska

December 8, 1942 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Boyd (DD 544), Ship, USNA 12th Company


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Charles Conrey
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Little Rock, Arkansas

December 26, 1943 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Brownson (DD 518), Ship, USNA 3rd Company



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Robert Plaut
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Long Beach, New York

July 24, 1944 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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Jay Moss
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Long Beach, California

August 24, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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Robert Settle
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Norfolk, Virginia

September 20, 1944 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


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Alvin Blackman
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Brooklyn, New York

October 26, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company



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Theodore Walker
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky

November 7, 1944 (23 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine, USNA 9th Company




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Robert Wolter, Jr.
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Appleton, Wisconsin

January 9, 1945 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Colorado (BB 45), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 11th Company


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Thomas Graham
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Farmville, Virginia

January 27, 1945 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Ronald Hutchinson
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

February 14, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Hopewell (DD 681), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Bleecker Seaman, Jr.
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Garden City, New York

February 16, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 12, Japan, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company




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William Farrel
Class of 1941

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

San Diego, California

April 9, 1945 (27 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Snook (SS 279), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


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John Lohm
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Clarksburg, West Virginia

May 29, 1945 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 92, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company


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Russell Willson, Jr.
Class of 1941

Lieutenant, US Navy

Long Beach, California

June 21, 1945 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company


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George Dall
Class of 1941

2nd Lieutenant, US Army

Lorain, Ohio

December 18, 1944 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, 871st Bomb Squadron, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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James McPherson
Class of 1941

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Vallejo, California

August 13, 1945 (26 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 16, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company



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Douglas Hein
Class of 1941

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Coronado, California

June 5, 1946 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company



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Walter Shrout
Class of 1941

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Sharpsburg, Kentucky

August 5, 1948 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Transport Utility Squadron (VRU) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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Clay Mitchell, Jr.
Class of 1941

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Sikeston, Missouri

August 4, 1950 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company


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Robert Durette
Class of 1941

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New Hampshire

September 11, 1950 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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Frank Welch, Jr.
Class of 1941

Commander, US Navy

San Diego, California

October 29, 1951 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 111, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company



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Bruce Simonds
Class of 1941

Commander, US Navy

Seattle, Washington

October 16, 1952 (33 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 702, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company




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Wendell Thompson
Class of 1941

Captain, US Navy

Brookings, South Dakota

January 18, 1960 (41 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 5th Company


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Richard Harrison
Class of 1941

Major, US Marine Corps

Oxford, New York

May 26, 1945 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 115, Pacific, Philippines, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company

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

1941 Harrison LB.jpg Richard Harrison
Class of 1941
Major, US Marine Corps
KIA, WWII, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 115, Pacific, Philippines, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company

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

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