Class of 1946

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1946

Graduates: 1046

Non-graduates: 161

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 36

The Class of 1946 was graduated in June 1945 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.


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Alfred Creigh, III
Class of 1946

Private 1st Class, US Army

Sanderson, Texas

December 22, 1944 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Bulge, Europe, Ground, Non-graduate



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Vincent Barry
Class of 1946

Ensign, US Navy

New Haven, Connecticut

March 8, 1948 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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John Paul
Class of 1946

Ensign, US Navy

Oak Park, Illinois

May 28, 1948 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company


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Oliver Johnson
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Okemah, Oklahoma

March 17, 1949 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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Wayne Swanson
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Ft. Morgan, Colorado

August 4, 1949 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 44, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company


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John Caskey
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Jamestown, New York

March 30, 1950 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 194, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company


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Henry Graefe
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

St. Louis, Missouri

March 30, 1950 (28 years old)

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


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William Spangle, II
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Wllliamsport, Pennsylvania

September 19, 1950 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Air Transport Squadron (VR) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Franklin Smith, Jr.
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Greenville, South Carolina

September 15, 1950 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 63, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company


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Chester Penney, Jr.
Class of 1946

1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve

Long Beach, California

November 11, 1950 (26 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, Korea, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Ground, USNA 1st Company


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James Smith, Jr.
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Lockport, Illinois

April 13, 1951 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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Percival Fenton, Jr.
Class of 1946

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Collingswood, New Jersey

June 29, 1951 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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John Borbidge
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tampa, Florida

November 2, 1951 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 174, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company


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Richard Mabee
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Des Moines, Iowa

November 30, 1951 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 6, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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John Ruckel
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Arkansas City, Kansas

February 1, 1952 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 18th Company


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John Thompson, Jr.
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Norfolk, Virginia

May 22, 1952 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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McFaddin Moise
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Sumter, South Carolina

February 4, 1953 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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William Austin
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Trenton, Missouri

July 23, 1953 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 43, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company


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Howard Mather
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Trenton, New Jersey

August 19, 1953 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company


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Lewis Adkins, Jr.
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

February 2, 1955 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Guided Missile Unit (GMU) 52, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company


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Kenneth Wade
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Coronado, California

February 8, 1955 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 122, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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Edward Kennedy
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Kankakee, Illinois

May 19, 1955 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company



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Nels Gunderson, III
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 2, 1956 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company



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Bennett Hooks
Class of 1946

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Kinston, North Carolina

October 10, 1956 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company


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Jackson Robinson
Class of 1946

Lieutenant, US Navy

Fort Worth, Texas

October 18, 1956 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 21, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company


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Jack Loper
Class of 1946

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Covington, Kentucky

January 6, 1958 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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George Gardner, Jr.
Class of 1946

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New Bedford, Massachusetts

November 15, 1958 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 72, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company


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Howard Weigle
Class of 1946

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New Castle, Pennsylvania

April 22, 1959 (37 years old)

Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company


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William Whalen, Jr.
Class of 1946

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Montrose, Pennsylvania

January 3, 1961 (36 years old)

Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company


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Edgar Clayton
Class of 1946

Commander, US Navy

Paintsville, Kentucky

March 19, 1963 (40 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 32, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company


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Philip Allen
Class of 1946

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Easthampton, Massachusetts

April 10, 1963 (39 years old)

Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, USNA 12th Company


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John Metschl
Class of 1946

Commander, US Navy

Buffalo, New York

October 15, 1963 (39 years old)

Operational loss, USS Staten Island (AGB 5), Helicopter, USNA 20th Company


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John Tucek
Class of 1946

Deck Cadet, US Maritime Service

Rutherford, New Jersey

March 10, 1943 (20 years old)

KIA, WWII, Caribbean Sea, SS James Sprunt, US Merchant Marine Academy, Ship, Non-graduate

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

1946 Tucek 1.jpg John Tucek
Class of 1946
Deck Cadet, US Maritime Service
KIA, WWII, Caribbean Sea, SS James Sprunt, US Merchant Marine Academy, Ship, Non-graduate

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

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