Battle of Savo Island

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


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Samuel Moore
Class of 1913

Captain, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 9, 1942 (50 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship Namesake, Ship


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William Gray
Class of 1921

Commander, US Navy

Boise, Idaho

August 9, 1942 (45 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship


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William Eaton
Class of 1921

Commander, US Navy

Duluth, Minnesota

August 9, 1942 (42 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Astoria (CA 34), Ship


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Edward Metcalfe
Class of 1922

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Natchez, Mississippi

August 9, 1942 (44 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship


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Raymond Tuttle
Class of 1922

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Montpelier, Vermont

August 9, 1942 (43 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship Namesake, Ship


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Eugene Elmore
Class of 1922

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Anderson, South Carolina

August 9, 1942 (42 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship Namesake, Ship


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Raymond Hansen
Class of 1922

Commander, US Navy

Madison, Wisconsin

August 9, 1942 (43 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH24


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Cleaveland Miller
Class of 1929

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Providence, Rhode Island

August 9, 1942 (35 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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John Bisson
Class of 1930

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Charleston, Illinois

August 9, 1942 (33 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 1st Company



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Herbert Carroll, Jr.
Class of 1934

Lieutenant, US Navy

Raleigh, North Carolina

August 9, 1942 (30 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Astoria (CA 34), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 4th Company



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John Spears
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Chattanooga, Tennessee

August 9, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Raymond Murray
Class of 1940

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Whitestone, New York

August 9, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 8th Company


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John Villepigue, Jr.
Class of 1942

Ensign, US Navy

Camden, South Carolina

August 9, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship, USNA 5th Company


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Alexander Butsko
Class of 1942

Ensign, US Navy

Poughkeepsie, New York

August 9, 1942 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 5th Company



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Walter Nock, Jr.
Class of 1943

Ensign, US Navy

Salisbury, Maryland

August 9, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Astoria (CA 34), Ship, USNA 19th Company


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Arthur Diirck, Jr.
Class of 1943

Ensign, US Navy

Los Angeles, California

August 9, 1942 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, USNA 2nd Company