Class of 1945

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1945

Graduates: 914

Non-graduates: 122

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 59

The Class of 1945 was graduated in June 1944 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.


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Philip Cottrell
Class of 1945

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve

Trail City, South Dakota

August 4, 1943 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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William Kiskaddon
Class of 1945

Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, US Navy

At Large

October 9, 1943 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Buck (DD 420), Ship, Non-graduate


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George Skinner
Class of 1945

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve

Princeton, Illinois

July 21, 1944 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Guam, Pacific, Ground, Non-graduate


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Eugene Captain
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

October 20, 1944 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Leyte Gulf, USS Honolulu (CL 48), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Robert Brightman
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Clovis, New Mexico

December 18, 1944 (23 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Pacific, Typhoon Cobra, USS Spence (DD 512), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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John Bock
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Kingman, Kansas

January 9, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Colorado (BB 45), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 13th Company


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Louis Hagan
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Naval Reserve

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

February 17, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Iwo Jima, Pacific, USS LCI(G) 471, Ship, Non-graduate


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Burton Brown
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

February 26, 1945 (22 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, USS Porterfield (DD 682), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Conrad Grove, Jr.
Class of 1945

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Detroit, Michigan

March 17, 1945 (21 years old)

Operational loss, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 8th Company


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Horace Bayless
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Bay Springs, Mississippi

April 6, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Howorth (DD 592), Ship, USNA 20th Company


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Robert Thomsen
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Portland, Oregon

April 16, 1945 (22 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Laffey (DD 724), Ship, USNA 7th Company


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Donald Hall
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Annapolis, Maryland

May 4, 1945 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Morrison (DD 560), Ship, USNA 14th Company


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Robert Williams
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

San Jose, California

May 18, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Longshaw (DD 559), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Foster Simonsen
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Davenport, Iowa

May 29, 1945 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Shubrick (DD 639), Ship, USNA 9th Company



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John Cummins
Class of 1945

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Covington, Kentucky

June 4, 1945 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Okinawa, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 10th Company



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Arthur Day
Class of 1945

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Jamestown, Rhode Island

June 14, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Okinawa, Pacific, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 8th Company


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John Beahan
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Michigan City, Indiana

July 10, 1945 (24 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, USS Blueback (SS 326), Submarine, USNA 14th Company


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Robert Billings
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Aurora, Illinois

July 30, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship, USNA 8th Company



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Henry Oates
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Alexandria, Louisiana

November 24, 1945 (22 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


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Joseph Mayo
Class of 1945

Stockton, California

December 21, 1945 (24 years old)


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Daniel Emslie
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Naval Reserve

Montclair, New Jersey

January 7, 1946 (22 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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John Shaw
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

West Orange, New Jersey

March 19, 1946 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 13th Company


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John Murchison, Jr.
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Naval Reserve

Sacramento, California

December 31, 1946 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 82, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate


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Paul Hunt
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Berkeley, California

August 4, 1947 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 16th Company


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Harold Hall
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 1947 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 18th Company


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James Dawley, Jr.
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Syracuse, New York

December 16, 1947 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 8th Company


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Thomas Griest
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 9, 1948 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 15th Company


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Joseph Sheehan
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

January 18, 1948 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 16th Company


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Calvin Gossett
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Sioux City, Iowa

February 16, 1948 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company


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Jack Flanagan
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Florence, Alabama

May 26, 1948 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 1A, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Everett Herman
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Champaign, Illinois

June 21, 1948 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 6B, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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Alfred Sawyer
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Port Arthur, Texas

June 23, 1948 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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John Glynn
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Manhattan, New York

August 25, 1949 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 45, Fixed Wing, USNA 16th Company


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Richard Hodsdon
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

South Thomaston, Maine

August 25, 1949 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 25, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Wilson Shafer, Jr.
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Terre Haute, Indiana

August 26, 1949 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Boat, USS Tusk (SS 426), USNA 2nd Company


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Robert Murphy
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Superior, Wisconsin

October 13, 1949 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 195, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company


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Joseph Camp, Sr.
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Nokomis, Alabama

April 21, 1950 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 13th Company


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John Lusby
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Casper, Wyoming

May 29, 1950 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company


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Milton Turner
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Seattle, Washington

May 31, 1950 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 194, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Robert Reynolds
Class of 1945

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Cuylerville, New York

April 8, 1950 (28 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Cold War, Patrol Squadron (VP) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company


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Michael Kane
Class of 1945

Lieutenant, US Navy

Hartford, Connecticut

July 22, 1952 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 73, Fixed Wing, USNA 18th Company


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Eugene Spangler
Class of 1945

Lieutenant, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 19, 1952 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company



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Edward Morgan
Class of 1945

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pasadena, California

June 11, 1954 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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John Horn
Class of 1945

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Dadeville, Alabama

November 4, 1955 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 13, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Jo Humes
Class of 1945

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Springfield, Massachusetts

April 12, 1956 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 21, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company


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Robert Mack
Class of 1945

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Londonderry, New Hampshire

September 24, 1957 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 101, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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George Webster
Class of 1945

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Northfield, Vermont

December 19, 1957 (36 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company


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Benton Decker, Jr.
Class of 1945

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

San Diego, California

May 28, 1959 (36 years old)

Operational loss, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company






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William Counts
Class of 1945

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Huntington, West Virginia

November 9, 1961 (38 years old)

Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 6, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company


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Joseph Bolger, Jr.
Class of 1945

Commander, US Navy

Adams, Massachusetts

July 12, 1963 (40 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 161, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company


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Beverley Randolph
Class of 1945

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Millwood, Virginia

April 4, 1958 (35 years old)

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

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

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Beverley Randolph
Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company

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

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