Class of 1944

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1944

Graduates: 766

Non-graduates: 139

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 66

The Class of 1944 was graduated in June 1943 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.


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Charles Holzmueller, Jr.
Class of 1944

Seaman 1st Class, US Navy

Milford, Delaware

May 2, 1942 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Cythera (PY 26), Ship, Non-graduate


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Noel Learned
Class of 1944

2nd Lieutenant, US Army

Jackson, Michigan

November 22, 1943 (~23 years old)

KIA, WWII, 822nd Bombardment Squadron, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Wilmer Ilsley, Jr.
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Tylertown, Mississippi

July 16, 1943 (21 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 14th Company


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Charles Miller
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Fairhaven, Massachusetts

July 26, 1943 (21 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 13th Company



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Warren McNamara
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Hewlett, New York

October 10, 1943 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Overboard, USS Doran (DD 634), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Harland Bowdey
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Rochester, New York

October 13, 1943 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Bristol (DD 453), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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Albert Gross
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Akron, Ohio

January 3, 1944 (22 years old)

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


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Elmer Crain, Jr.
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Dallas, Texas

February 29, 1944 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trout (SS 202), Submarine, USNA 10th Company



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William Crutcher
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve

Annapolis, Maryland

April 3, 1944 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 1, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Salvatore Balestrieri
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Buffalo, New York

June 1, 1944 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Herring (SS 233), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


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Robert Madsen
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 4, 1944 (21 years old)

Operational loss, USS S-28 (SS 133), Submarine, USNA 4th Company


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Herman Gerdes, Jr.
Class of 1944

Ensign, US Navy

Florence, South Carolina

July 26, 1944 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Robalo (SS 273), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company


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William Turner
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Golden, Colorado

October 24, 1944 (23 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine, USNA 13th Company


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Richard Kroth
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Hamtramck, Michigan

October 25, 1944 (23 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Tang (SS 306), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


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Earle Nason, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Cranston, Rhode Island

October 25, 1944 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Hoel (DD 533), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Warren Raber
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Norfolk, Virginia

November 10, 1944 (23 years old)

Operational loss, USS Young (DD 580), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Robert Nolop
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Libby, Montana

December 18, 1944 (23 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Pacific, Typhoon Cobra, USS Monaghan (DD 354), Ship, USNA 13th Company


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David Collins
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Newport News, Virginia

December 18, 1944 (23 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Pacific, Typhoon Cobra, USS Spence (DD 512), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Robert Janes
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Manhattan Beach, California

January 12, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine, USNA 5th Company


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Edward Day
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Sellersville, Pennsylvania

February 15, 1945 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Arthur Couri
Class of 1944

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve

Portland, Maine

February 19, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 14th Marines, Iwo Jima, Ground, Non-graduate


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John Adams, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Mobile, Alabama

March 20, 1945 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Kete (SS 369), Submarine, USNA 7th Company


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Clayton Roberts
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Warroad, Minnesota

March 28, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine, USNA 14th Company


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Paul Pinson
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Williamson, West Virginia

April 7, 1945 (23 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Overboard, Pacific, USS Cabrilla (SS 288), Submarine, USNA 12th Company



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George Hart
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Connellsville, Pennsylvania

April 14, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Sigsbee (DD 502), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Howard McBride
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Syracuse, New York

April 20, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 82, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Joseph Silhavy, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Wauseon, Ohio

April 29, 1945 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Hazelwood (DD 531), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Lawrence Amburgey
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Athens, Tennessee

June 18, 1945 (24 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine, USNA 8th Company


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Raymond Strassle
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Bloomingdale, New Jersey

August 6, 1945 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bullhead (SS 332), Submarine, USNA 9th Company


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John Windheim, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Nutley, New Jersey

September 18, 1945 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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Horace Hill
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

McNeal, Arizona

October 1, 1945 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company


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Hans Rasmussen
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Easton, Pennsylvania

November 16, 1945 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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Robert Harper
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Creston, Iowa

February 20, 1946 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company


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Pfaeffle Simpson, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

San Diego, California

May 6, 1946 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company


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Harold Smith
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Baltimore, Maryland

May 13, 1946 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company


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William Rafferty, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

East Orange, New Jersey

June 13, 1946 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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Joseph Lister
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Waterbury, Connecticut

July 20, 1946 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 81, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


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John Hardy
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Columbus, Mississippi

September 4, 1946 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 75, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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Myron Sutton
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Los Angeles, California

September 17, 1946 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company


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Paul McNiel, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Baltimore, Maryland

March 3, 1947 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 5B, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Benjamin Vaughan
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Sewanee, Tennessee

April 21, 1947 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Alfred Elpern
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Reno, Nevada

September 4, 1947 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 15th Company


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Norman Wilky
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Hollywood, California

February 4, 1948 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company


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Malcolm Longinotti
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Durant, Mississippi

December 7, 1948 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Thomas Higgins
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Boston, Massachusetts

May 24, 1949 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company



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John McDonald, III
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Los Angeles, California

February 27, 1950 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Experimental Squadron (VX) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 15th Company


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Maurice Glad
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Omaha, Nebraska

May 17, 1950 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 15, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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William Bulloch
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Dermott, Arkansas

November 21, 1951 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 18th Company


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William Collett, III
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

St. Joseph, Missouri

January 13, 1952 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company



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Lindley Osborne
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Marianna, Arkansas

August 6, 1952 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 25, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company



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Louis Sugg
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Missoula, Montana

September 3, 1953 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Rhodes Scholar, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company


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Thomas Ware, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant, US Navy

Spokane, Washington

November 8, 1953 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 171, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


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Friend Van Fleet, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Akron, Ohio

March 9, 1954 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company


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Edwin Scorza
Class of 1944

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New York City, New York

November 10, 1954 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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Willard Pollard, III
Class of 1944

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

November 14, 1954 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Donald Jackson
Class of 1944

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Pasadena, California

October 6, 1955 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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William Nelson, Jr.
Class of 1944

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Maywood, Illinois

April 6, 1956 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 35, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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Horatio Sickel, V
Class of 1944

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 13, 1956 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, Family, USNA 12th Company



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Ejnar Thompson
Class of 1944

Commander, US Navy

Ardmore, Oklahoma

March 24, 1960 (39 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 213, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company


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