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Class of 1942

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1942

Graduates: 564

Non-graduates: 178

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 82

The Class of 1942 graduated on December 19, 1941, less than two weeks after the United States entered World War II. The class had previously been scheduled to graduate in February 1942.


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Norman Smith
Class of 1942

Ensign, US Navy

Waitsfield, Vermont

February 28, 1942 (~22 years old)

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




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John Soens
Class of 1942

Aviation Cadet, US Navy

Oakland, California

May 27, 1942 (22 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate



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George Cummings
Class of 1942

Ensign, US Navy

Van Nuys, California

August 9, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Jarvis (DD 393), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Alexander Butsko
Class of 1942

Ensign, US Navy

Poughkeepsie, New York

August 9, 1942 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 5th Company


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John Villepigue, Jr.
Class of 1942

Ensign, US Navy

Camden, South Carolina

August 9, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship, USNA 5th Company




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Alan Gernhardt
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Des Plaines, Illinois

October 26, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Smith (DD 378), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Douglas Gillette
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve

Wilmington, North Carolina

October 26, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, USS Hornet (CV 8), Ship Namesake, Ship, Non-graduate


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John Kloter
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Howard Beach, New York

November 13, 1942 (22 years old)

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


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Charles Fodale
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Southport, North Carolina

November 13, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 10th Company



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Harold Fisher
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Columbus, Ohio

November 13, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 5th Company


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Walter Straub
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Baltimore, Maryland

November 13, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Dale Knaggs
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Willis, Michigan

November 13, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Monssen (DD 436), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Raymond Krepps, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Lewistown, Pennsylvania

November 15, 1942 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS South Dakota (BB 57), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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David Currer
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

St. Paul, Minnesota

November 15, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS South Dakota (BB 57), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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Warren Engstrom
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Superior, Wisconsin

December 1, 1942 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS Northampton (CA 26), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 3rd Company


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Blaine Miltner
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Wichita, Kansas

January 10, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Argonaut (APS 1), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company


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Richard Stern, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 16, 1943 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Amberjack (SS 219), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


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John Benton
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Hamlet, North Carolina

March 5, 1943 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Submarine, USNA 6th Company


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Hugh Van Roosen
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Newton Center, Massachusetts

March 15, 1943 (21 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Submarine, USNA 4th Company


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Cornelius O'Sullivan
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Napa, California

March 15, 1943 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Submarine, USNA 8th Company



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Richard Barleon
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Cambridge, Massachusetts

June 14, 1943 (22 years old)

Operational loss, Diving, USNA 3rd Company


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John Booker
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Houston, Texas

September 9, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayling (SS 209), Submarine, USNA 4th Company


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John Green
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Kansas City, Missouri

September 11, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Rowan (DD 405), Ship, Family, USNA 8th Company


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James Stephenson, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Wartrace, Tennessee

October 7, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Aleutians, Pacific, USS S-44 (SS 155), Submarine, USNA 6th Company


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Robert Irwin
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Ft. Collins, Colorado

October 14, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Caribbean Sea, USS Dorado (SS 248), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company


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Donald Spangler
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Albion, Indiana

November 13, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 4th Company


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James Roak
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Santa Fe, New Mexico

November 16, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Corvina (SS 226), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


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William Chewning
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Richmond, Virginia

November 16, 1943 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Corvina (SS 226), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


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Joseph Defrees, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

November 19, 1943 (23 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Sculpin (SS 191), Submarine, USNA 6th Company


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William Roy, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Fort Wayne, Indiana

February 26, 1944 (24 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


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John Theil
Class of 1942

2nd Lieutenant, US Army

San Gabriel, California

March 4, 1944 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, 382nd Fighter Squadron, Europe, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Walter Sadler
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Ann Arbor, Michigan

June 14, 1944 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Golet (SS 361), Submarine, USNA 11th Company



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David Laird
Class of 1942

Flight Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Air Force

Hamilton, New York

July 26, 1944 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Italy, No. 13 Squadron (RAF), Fixed Wing


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John Casey
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 13, 1944 (24 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Flier (SS 250), Submarine, USNA 2nd Company


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Paul Knapp
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Auburn, Nebraska

August 13, 1944 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Flier (SS 250), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company


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Samuel Logan
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Owensboro, Kentucky

August 24, 1944 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Harder (SS 257), Submarine, USNA 2nd Company


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Harold Monson
Class of 1942

1st Lieutenant, US Army

St. Joseph, Missouri

October 24, 1944 (26 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, 31st Infantry Regiment, Arisan Maru, Pacific, Ship


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Thomas Babb
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Paterson, New Jersey

October 17, 1944 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Escolar (SS 294), Submarine, USNA 1st Company


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Elton Stirling
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pasadena, California

October 25, 1944 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Johnston (DD 557), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Francis Riley
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

La Crosse, Wisconsin

November 7, 1944 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine, USNA 2nd Company


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Donald Van Iderstine
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve

Seattle, Washington

December 18, 1944 (26 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Pacific, Typhoon Cobra, USS Monaghan (DD 354), Ship


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Robert Glessner
Class of 1942

1st Lieutenant, US Army

Holley, New York

December 24, 1944 (25 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, 27th Fighter Squadron, Japan, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Jack Rittmayer
Class of 1942

Major, US Army

Long Beach, California

January 7, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, 431st Fighter Squadron, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Joseph Hunt
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Los Angeles, California

February 2, 1945 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company



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Sammy Boothe
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Evanston, Wyoming

April 10, 1945 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company


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Clive Strangman
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pasadena, California

April 26, 1945 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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William Mendenhall
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

May 4, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Lagarto (SS 371), Submarine, USNA 11th Company


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Arthur Keeney, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Manchester, Connecticut

May 4, 1945 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Lagarto (SS 371), Submarine, USNA 4th Company


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Michael Pessolano
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 30, 1945 (25 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship, USNA 6th Company



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Richard Bond
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Halethorpe, Maryland

November 20, 1945 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 75, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Fort Land
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Atlanta, Georgia

November 22, 1945 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 80, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company


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Edgille Hall
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Weeksbury, Kentucky

July 30, 1946 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 119, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company


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Bruce McKalson
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Portland, Oregon

September 10, 1946 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Frank Davis
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Annapolis, Maryland

September 10, 1946 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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Richard Burcham
Class of 1942

Captain, US Army

Portland, Oregon

October 7, 1946 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing


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William Beale, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Towson, Maryland

September 19, 1947 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 2B, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Marshall Lyttle, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Saginaw, Michigan

November 18, 1947 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 10A, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Walter Conklin, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Chester, New York

April 6, 1948 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company



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Albert Hall, Jr.
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Dallas, Texas

November 4, 1948 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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Wynkoop Kiersted, III
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Scarsdale, New York

December 2, 1949 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Naval Aviation Ordnance Test Station, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company



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John Ebnet
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

St. Cloud, Minnesota

June 29, 1951 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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Marvin Lee
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Fort Scott, Kansas

February 24, 1952 (32 years old)

Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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Richard Hofer
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Falls City, Nebraska

July 7, 1952 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Howard Terry
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Batesville, Arkansas

March 18, 1953 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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William Montgomery, Jr.
Class of 1942

Mississippi

April 22, 1953 (32 years old)


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William Yeager
Class of 1942

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Alexandria, Louisiana

March 10, 1954 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company



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Alexander Byers
Class of 1942

Commander, US Navy

St. Louis, Missouri

February 20, 1957 (39 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 153, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company



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Robert Carter
Class of 1942

Captain, US Navy

New York City, New York

August 11, 1965 (47 years old)

Operational loss, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 20, Overboard, Ship, USNA 12th Company


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