Class of 1949

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall

Class of 1949

Graduates: 790

Non-graduates: 314

On Virtual Memorial Hall: 40


There is a Class of 1949 History that is interesting and worthwhile. It is, however, incomplete. For some reason, eleven of their classmates are not listed as lost, and one, Thomas Butler, is listed incorrectly as killed in a plane crash.



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James Beeler
Class of 1949

2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve

Jewell, Kansas

November 2, 1950 (22 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company


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George Lochner
Class of 1949

1st Lieutenant, US Air Force

Bayside, New York

May 29, 1951 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company


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Franklin Goulburn, Jr.
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Collingswood, New Jersey

June 21, 1951 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company


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John Harper, Jr.
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Waverly, New York

July 31, 1951 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 24th Company


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Robert Conklin
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Wenatchee, Washington

August 12, 1951 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, Fixed Wing, USNA 18th Company


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James Hughes, Jr.
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Chateaugay, New York

August 9, 1951 (24 years old)

KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 821, Fixed Wing, USNA 16th Company


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William Kent, III
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Birmingham, Alabama

September 11, 1951 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company


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Robert Manseau
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Lead, South Dakota

September 28, 1951 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 193, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company



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Alan Cooper
Class of 1949

Riverton, New Jersey

January 3, 1952 (26 years old)

USNA 36th Company


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Frederick Blodgett
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

St. Paul, Minnesota

February 18, 1952 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company


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Edgar Cruise, Jr.
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Coronado, California

May 9, 1952 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 25th Company



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David Kendrick
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Minneapolis, Minnesota

June 13, 1952 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company


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Stephen Dobbins
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Cherokee, Iowa

August 8, 1952 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 892, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company


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George Moffett, Jr.
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Collingswood, New Jersey

October 24, 1952 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 31, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company


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Stephen Skomsky
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Binghamton, New York

November 10, 1952 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company


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Lee Pyles
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Fairmont, West Virginia

November 12, 1952 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 772, Fixed Wing, USNA 30th Company


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Leland Stegemerten
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

East Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

January 28, 1953 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


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Richard Clinite
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Kirkwood, Missouri

May 13, 1953 (26 years old)

KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 153, Fixed Wing, USNA 23rd Company


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Fred Troescher, Jr.
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Youngstown, Ohio

December 16, 1953 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Weather Squadron (VJ) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company



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Richard Seth
Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Baltimore, Maryland

February 25, 1954 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 141, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company


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John Friend
Class of 1949

Captain, US Air Force

Fort Worth, Texas

July 24, 1955 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company


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John Dolan
Class of 1949

Captain, US Air Force

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

December 16, 1955 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company


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Irven Hissom
Class of 1949

Captain, US Marine Corps

Washington, Pennsylvania

January 25, 1956 (30 years old)

Operational loss, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company


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Henry White
Class of 1949

Lieutenant, US Navy

Battle Creek, Michigan

July 6, 1957 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 9, Fixed Wing, USNA 30th Company



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Richard Mergl
Class of 1949

Lieutenant, US Navy

North Miami, Florida

April 22, 1959 (31 years old)

Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 25th Company




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Gilbert Kirk, Jr.
Class of 1949

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Dalton, Massachusetts

October 12, 1961 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 53, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company


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Dean Ousterhout
Class of 1949

East Lansing, Michigan

May 2, 1963 (36 years old)

USNA 29th Company


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Richard Peterson
Class of 1949

Commander, US Navy

Redondo Beach, California

December 23, 1964 (37 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 13, Fixed Wing, USNA 15th Company







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