Battle of Leyte Gulf
Ernest Evans
Class of 1931
CDR, USN
Muskogee, Oklahoma
October 25, 1944 (36 years old)
Medal of Honor, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Johnston (DD 557), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 6th Company
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Ernest Evans |
Class of 1931 | |
CDR, USN | |
Medal of Honor, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Johnston (DD 557), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 6th Company |
Richard McGowan
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Alexandria, Virginia
October 24, 1944 (32 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Bombing Squadron (VB) 19, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company
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Richard McGowan |
Class of 1935 | |
CDR, USN | |
Silver Star, Operational loss, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Bombing Squadron (VB) 19, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company |
Van Perkins
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Greenwich, Connecticut
October 24, 1944 (30 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Pacific, USS Birmingham (CL 62), Ship, USNA 8th Company
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Van Perkins |
Class of 1936 | |
CDR, USN | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Pacific, USS Birmingham (CL 62), Ship, USNA 8th Company |
Howard Nester, Jr.
Class of 1937
LCDR, USN
Worcester, Massachusetts
November 2, 1944 (30 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70), Ship, USNA 4th Company
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Howard Nester, Jr. |
Class of 1937 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70), Ship, USNA 4th Company |
Leland McDaniel, Jr.
Class of 1941
LT, USN
Sacramento, California
October 25, 1944 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Hoel (DD 533), Ship, USNA 4th Company
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Leland McDaniel, Jr. |
Class of 1941 | |
LT, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Hoel (DD 533), Ship, USNA 4th Company |
Elton Stirling
Class of 1942
LT, USN
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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Elton Stirling |
Class of 1942 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Johnston (DD 557), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Earle Nason, Jr.
Class of 1944
LTJG, USN
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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Earle Nason, Jr. |
Class of 1944 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Hoel (DD 533), Ship, USNA 2nd Company |
Pages in category "Battle of Leyte Gulf"
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