Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
John Collett
Class of 1929
LCDR, USN
Omaha, Nebraska
October 26, 1942 (34 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 10, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company
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John Collett |
Class of 1929 | |
LCDR, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 10, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company |
Byron Newell
Class of 1930
LCDR, USN
Atlanta, Georgia
October 26, 1942 (32 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, USS Hornet (CV 8), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 5th Company
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Byron Newell |
Class of 1930 | |
LCDR, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, USS Hornet (CV 8), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 5th Company |
Lee Pancake
Class of 1931
LCDR, USN
Glentana, Montana
October 26, 1942 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, Pacific, USS Morris (DD 417), Ship, USNA 3rd Company
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Lee Pancake |
Class of 1931 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, Pacific, USS Morris (DD 417), Ship, USNA 3rd Company |
Frank Miller
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Wichita, Kansas
October 25, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company
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Frank Miller |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company |
Douglas Gillette
Class of 1942
LTJG, USNR
Wilmington, North Carolina
October 26, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, USS Hornet (CV 8), Ship Namesake, Ship, Non-graduate
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Douglas Gillette |
Class of 1942 | |
LTJG, USNR | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, USS Hornet (CV 8), Ship Namesake, Ship, Non-graduate |
Pages in category "Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands"
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