Distinguished Flying Cross
The Distinguished Flying Cross, created by Congress 80 years ago, is America’s oldest military aviation award.
The Distinguished Flying Cross was designed by Elizabeth Will and Arthur E. Dubois both working at the Army’s Institute of Heraldry. The cross symbolizes sacrifice, and the propeller symbolizes flight. The combination of those symbols makes clear that the DFC is an award for heroism or achievement for individuals involved in aviation. The ribbon reflects the national colors.
The reverse is blank and suitable for engraving the recipient’s name and rank.
Subsequent awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross are indicated by oak-leaf clusters for Army and Air Force personnel and by additional award stars for members of the Naval services. …
No one knows how many DFC’s were awarded but The Distinguished Flying Cross Society has over 6,200 recipient members with possibly thousands more eligible to join our prestigious and elite Society.
Arthur Page, Jr.
Class of 1918
CAPT, USMC
New York City, New York
September 1, 1930 (34 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Air Race, Fixed Wing
Eugene Burkett
Class of 1920
LT, USN
Abilene, Texas
January 7, 1930 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Utility Plane Squadron (VJ) 1B, Fixed Wing
Arnold Isbell
Class of 1921
CAPT, USN
Logan, Iowa
March 19, 1945 (45 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Franklin (CV 13), Ship Namesake, Ship
Leonard Southerland
Class of 1927
RADM, USN
Fort Payne, Alabama
November 15, 1958 (53 years old)
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 7, Helicopter
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
John Eldridge, Jr.
Class of 1927
LCDR, USN
Buckingham, Virginia
November 2, 1942 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Guadalcanal, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Eugene Lindsey
Class of 1927
LCDR, USN
Fort Smith, Arkansas
June 4, 1942 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake
Raymond Rutledge
Class of 1927
2LT, USMC
Festus, Missouri
August 24, 1932 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Marine Observation Squadron (VO) 7/M, Nicaraguan Intervention, Fixed Wing
Weldon Hamilton
Class of 1928
LCDR, USN
Rumford, Rhode Island
June 8, 1943 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Air Group (CAG) 11, Fixed Wing Passenger
Donald Lovelace
Class of 1928
LCDR, USN
Scottsburg, Virginia
May 29, 1942 (35 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 3, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
William Pennewill
Class of 1929
LCDR, USN
Dover, Delaware
June 23, 1942 (35 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Escort Scouting Squadron (VGS) 12, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Charles Ostrom
Class of 1930
CDR, USN
At Large
November 24, 1943 (35 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighter Ace, Pacific, USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Ship
Lance Massey
Class of 1930
LCDR, USN
Watertown, New York
June 4, 1942 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Charles Crommelin
Class of 1931
CDR, USN
Montgomery, Alabama
March 28, 1945 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 12, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 5, Family, Japan, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
William Widhelm
Class of 1932
CAPT, USN
Humphrey, Nebraska
July 19, 1954 (46 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 204, Fixed Wing
Edwin Hurst
Class of 1932
LT, USN
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
June 9, 1942 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Ship Namesake
George Ottinger
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Memphis, Tennessee
March 24, 1945 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 84, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Dewitt Shumway
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Potsdam, New York
April 4, 1946 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fratricide, Ground
George Klinsmann
Class of 1933
CDR, USN
Fargo, North Dakota
January 15, 1945 (34 years old)
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 4, Pacific, Fixed Wing
William Kane
Class of 1933
CAPT, USN
San Rafael, California
February 5, 1957 (45 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighter Ace, USS Saipan (CVL 48), Fixed Wing
Robert Isely
Class of 1933
CDR, USN
Dodge City, Kansas
June 14, 1945 (35 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Saipan, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 16, Fixed Wing
Bertram Prueher
Class of 1933
LCDR, USN
Bloomer, Wisconsin
August 12, 1943 (31 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, Bombing Squadron (VB) 107, Fixed Wing
Charles Brewer
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 19, 1944 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighter Ace, Fighting Squadron (VF) 15, Guam, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Philip Torrey, Jr.
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Quantico, Virginia
February 16, 1945 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 9, Japan, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Frank Whitaker
Class of 1934
LCDR, USN
Spokane, Washington
February 2, 1944 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Eniwetok, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 17, Fixed Wing
Frederick Schrader
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Lawrenceville, Illinois
October 13, 1944 (31 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 11, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Mark Eslick, Jr.
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Pulaski, Tennessee
October 12, 1944 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 18, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Clark Hood, Jr.
Class of 1935
LT, USN
Nocona, Texas
June 11, 1942 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Aleutians, Pacific, Patrol Squadron (VP) 42, Fixed Wing
Richard Stephenson
Class of 1935
LCDR, USN
New Rochelle, New York
July 10, 1943 (30 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Sicily, USS Philadelphia (CL 42), Fixed Wing
Richard Bull, Jr.
Class of 1936
LT, USN
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 8, 1942 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Fighting Squadron (VF) 2, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Ralph Embree
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Kemmerer, Wyoming
May 11, 1945 (30 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 12, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Porter Maxwell
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Charleston, West Virginia
July 24, 1945 (31 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 87, Pacific, Fixed Wing
James Southerland, II
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Miami, Florida
October 12, 1949 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing
Macdonald Thompson
Class of 1937
LCDR, USN
Prosser, Washington
September 21, 1944 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 7, Fixed Wing
Green Goodloe
Class of 1937
LCDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
June 14, 1945 (30 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 106, Fixed Wing
Thomas Edwards, Jr.
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Corpus Christi, Texas
January 30, 1943 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Rennell Island, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Edward O'Hare
Class of 1937
LCDR, USN
St. Louis, Missouri
November 26, 1943 (29 years old)
Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 6, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Radford West
Class of 1937
LTCOL, USMC
At Large
February 8, 1951 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Korea, Fixed Wing Passenger, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 33
William Tate, Jr.
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Baltimore, Maryland
April 13, 1944 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing
William Lamberson
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Oskaloosa, Iowa
January 22, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 3, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
John Kelley
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Bar Harbor, Maine
November 11, 1943 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 33, Pacific, Solomons Islands, Fixed Wing
Frank Quady
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 11, 1945 (29 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, Task Force 58, USS Bunker Hill (CV 17), Ship
Roy Green, Jr.
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Whiting, Indiana
July 21, 1942 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Aleutians, Patrol Squadron (VP) 43, Fixed Wing
Charles Anderson
Class of 1938
LT, USN
San Benito, Texas
July 10, 1943 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Cruiser Scouting Squadron (VO) 8, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Savannah (CL 42), Fixed Wing
Roy Hale, Jr.
Class of 1938
LTJG, USN
Monroe, Louisiana
May 8, 1942 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 2, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing, Fratricide
Ernest Wood, Jr.
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Garden City, New York
June 19, 1944 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 23, Marianas Islands, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Howard Clark
Class of 1938
LTJG, USN
Salisbury, Maryland
May 8, 1942 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Fighting Squadron (VF) 2, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Marion Dufilho
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Opelousas, Louisiana
August 25, 1942 (26 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Fighting Squadron (VF) 5, Pacific, Ship Namesake
Jep Jonson
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Greenville, Kentucky
June 15, 1942 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Aleutians, Patrol Squadron (VP) 41, Fixed Wing
Carl Holmstrom
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Arlington, Washington
August 5, 1944 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 13, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Harry Bass
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Beaumont, Texas
August 20, 1944 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Europe, Fighting Squadron (VF) 74, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Richard Crommelin
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Montgomery, Alabama
July 14, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Family, Fighting Squadron (VF) 88, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
John Erickson
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 7, Pacific, Philippines, Fixed Wing
Keene Hammond
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Kathwood, South Carolina
January 6, 1945 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 4, Pacific, Philippines, Fixed Wing
Franklin Cook, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Pensacola, Florida
October 12, 1944 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 19, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Alfred Gordon
Class of 1939
LTCOL, USMC
De Soto, Kansas
November 18, 1951 (36 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121, Fixed Wing
Charles Stapler
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
June 9, 1951 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Air Group (CAG) 19, Fixed Wing
Daniel Wallace, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Hoboken, New Jersey
March 5, 1945 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 31, Fixed Wing
Andrew Hamm
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Bowdon, Georgia
July 28, 1945 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 1, Japan, Pacific
Byron Cooke
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Marshall, Texas
March 26, 1945 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 9, Fixed Wing
Richard Swensson
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Junction City, Kansas
April 29, 1944 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 24, Fixed Wing
Lemuel Cooke
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
Hernando, Mississippi
May 17, 1950 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 3, Fixed Wing
Rexford Ostrom
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Lapeer, Michigan
April 10, 1945 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 24, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Henry Graham, Sr.
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York
April 11, 1945 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 83, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Hugh Wood, Jr.
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Dayton, Ohio
December 19, 1950 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing
Edward Degarmo
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Lima, Ohio
June 7, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 82, Fixed Wing
Charles Sawers
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Columbia, Missouri
July 24, 1945 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 16, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Denny Phillips
Class of 1940
CDR, USN
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 23, 1953 (34 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 11, Fixed Wing
John Micheel
Class of 1940
CDR, USN
Cavour, South Dakota
January 31, 1953 (36 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing
Donald Banker
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Duluth, Minnesota
November 6, 1944 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Pacific, Fixed Wing
John Rockwell, Jr.
Class of 1940
CDR, USN
Wellsville, New York
February 13, 1956 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing
Donald Tripp
Class of 1940
LT, USNR
Michigan
October 12, 1944 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 19, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
Paul Thompson
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
San Francisco, California
June 29, 1945 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Fixed Wing
William Mathews, Jr.
Class of 1940
FO, RCAF
New York
November 9, 1942 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Map, Mediterranean, No. 69 Squadron (RAF), Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
Brewster Phillips, II
Class of 1941
LCDR, USN
Memphis, Tennessee
December 15, 1946 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 82, Fixed Wing
Milton Jacobs
Class of 1941
LT, USN
Dallas, Texas
April 9, 1945 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 9, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Richard Leary
Class of 1941
COL, USAF
Boulder, Colorado
April 25, 1952 (34 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Ex-POW, Fixed Wing
Patrick Fleming
Class of 1941
COL, USAF
Cleveland, Ohio
February 16, 1956 (38 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 93d Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing
Floyd Cummings
Class of 1941
MAJ, USMC
Cleveland, Mississippi
April 13, 1946 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing
George Weems
Class of 1942
LCDR, USN
Annapolis, Maryland
January 16, 1951 (30 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Book Author, Family, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing
William Peterson, Jr.
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Virginia Beach, Virginia
August 10, 1945 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 87, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Robert Glessner
Class of 1942
1LT, USA
Balboa, Panama
December 24, 1944 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, 27th Fighter Squadron, Japan, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
Wilfred McNeil, Jr.
Class of 1943
CDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
May 27, 1959 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 66, Fixed Wing
Benjamin Pugh
Class of 1943
LCDR, USN
Vanceburg, Kentucky
December 17, 1951 (31 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 194, Fixed Wing
Elbert Heim, Jr.
Class of 1943
LT, USNR
Louisiana
March 27, 1945 (24 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 82, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
John Sweeney
Class of 1943
CDR, USN
Breckenridge, Texas
November 9, 1956 (36 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 49, Fixed Wing
Jack Griffith
Class of 1944
LT, USN
Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 4, 1952 (32 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 24, Fixed Wing
John Willey
Class of 1944
1LT, USA
Iowa
August 30, 1943 (22 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, 71st Fighter Squadron, Italy, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
James LaHaye
Class of 1947
CDR, USN
Green Bay, Wisconsin
May 8, 1965 (41 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 111, MIA, Fixed Wing
Marcus Merner
Class of 1947
LTJG, USN
Palo Alto, California
January 28, 1951 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 192, Fixed Wing
John McNulty, Jr.
Class of 1947
MAJ, USMC
Arlington, Virginia
November 17, 1961 (37 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing
Charles Glisson, Jr.
Class of 1947
LT, USN
Falls Church, Virginia
November 1, 1952 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 721, Fixed Wing
George Bacas
Class of 1948
MAJ, USMC
Glen Falls, New York
January 11, 1961 (34 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing
Leonard Vogt, Jr.
Class of 1949
CDR, USN
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 18, 1965 (40 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 75, MIA, Fixed Wing
Channing Gardner
Class of 1949
LTJG, USN
Duluth, Minnesota
May 29, 1952 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 653, Fixed Wing
Joseph Gollner
Class of 1949
LTJG, USN
Salisbury, Maryland
January 11, 1952 (24 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 54, Fixed Wing
Joseph Kanevsky
Class of 1949
LT, USN
Racine, Wisconsin
June 6, 1957 (30 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, All Weather Fighter Squadron (VFAW) 3, Fixed Wing
Edgar Rawsthorne
Class of 1949
CDR, USN
Nogales, Arizona
December 29, 1965 (40 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 92, MIA, Fixed Wing
Homer Smith
Class of 1949
CAPT, USN
Alma, West Virginia
May 21, 1967 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, Fixed Wing
Clarence Stoddard, Jr.
Class of 1949
CDR, USN
Atlanta, Georgia
September 14, 1966 (39 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 25, MIA, Fixed Wing
Kendall Gedney
Class of 1950
LTJG, USN
Washington, D.C.
March 9, 1953 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 51, Fixed Wing
John Chambers
Class of 1950
CDR, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 25, 1969 (41 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Readiness Attack Carrier Air Wing (RCVW) 12, Fixed Wing
Edward Hotz, Jr.
Class of 1950
1LT, USAF
East St. Louis, Illinois
May 5, 1953 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 3555th Flying Training Group, Fixed Wing
Robert Frosio
Class of 1950
CDR, USN
Pensacola, Florida
November 12, 1966 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 12, MIA, Fixed Wing
Albert McFall
Class of 1950
CDR, USN
Jacksonville, Florida
December 6, 1966 (39 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 76, Fixed Wing
James Hudson
Class of 1950
LTJG, USN
Hollywood, California
December 22, 1952 (24 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing
James Wills, Jr.
Class of 1950
CAPT, USAF
La Plata, Maryland
April 12, 1953 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Fixed Wing
Hubert Evans
Class of 1950
LTJG, USN
Jamestown, Ohio
February 16, 1953 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 93, Fixed Wing
William Taylor
Class of 1950
1LT, USAF
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
August 10, 1953 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
Gerald Connor
Class of 1951
LTCOL, USAF
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 13, 1967 (40 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Air Force Special Weapons Center, Fixed Wing
Donald Westbrook
Class of 1951
COL, USAF
Sherman, Texas
March 13, 1968 (41 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 602nd Special Operations Squadron, Battle of Lima Site 85, Fixed Wing
Richard Walsh, III
Class of 1951
COL, USAF
St. Paul, Minnesota
February 15, 1969 (42 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 602nd Special Operations Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing
Clyde Welch
Class of 1951
CDR, USN
Somerville, Texas
October 26, 1966 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 164, USS Oriskany (CVA 34), Ship
Donald Aldern
Class of 1952
CAPT, USN
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
June 29, 1970 (40 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 19, MIA, Fixed Wing
Robert Wilson
Class of 1952
CDR, USN
Dallas, Texas
July 10, 1968 (41 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Helicopter
Charles Ballou
Class of 1952
LTCOL, USAF
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
November 7, 1968 (40 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Fixed Wing
John O'Grady
Class of 1952
COL, USAF
New Hyde Park, Long Island, New York
April 10, 1967 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing
John Ellison
Class of 1952
CAPT, USN
Layton, Utah
March 24, 1967 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 85, MIA, Fixed Wing
John Yamnicky, Sr.
Class of 1952
CAPT, USN
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
September 11, 2001 (71 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, 9/11, Meritorious Service Medal, Retired, Terrorism
Though we honor his service and sacrifice on this website, he is not eligible for inclusion in Memorial Hall.
James McCravy, Jr.
Class of 1953
LTCOL, USAF
Warrenton, Virginia
June 27, 1972 (41 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Fixed Wing
Robert Cameron
Class of 1953
MAJ, USAF
Los Angeles, California
January 28, 1969 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing
Oscar Dardeau, Jr.
Class of 1953
COL, USAF
Ville Platte, Louisiana
November 18, 1967 (35 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing
Francis Flood, Jr.
Class of 1953
LTJG, USN
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
August 23, 1956 (24 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Cold War, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1, Fixed Wing
Ernest Stamm
Class of 1954
CAPT, USN
Medford, Oregon
January 16, 1969 (37 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5, Fixed Wing
Joseph Mudd
Class of 1954
LTCOL, USAF
Saginaw, Michigan
October 22, 1973 (41 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 41st Rescue and Recovery Wing, Helicopter
Gary Smith
Class of 1954
LTCOL, USAF
Klamath Falls, Oregon
April 27, 1970 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 3246th Test Wing, Fixed Wing
Kenneth Hume
Class of 1954
LCDR, USN
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 29, 1965 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 154, MIA, Fixed Wing
Thomas O'Brien
Class of 1955
CAPT, USAF
At Large
December 20, 1963 (32 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 6th Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
Robert Robinson
Class of 1955
LT, USN
Hooversville, Pennsylvania
June 24, 1964 (32 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 43, Fixed Wing
John McElroy
Class of 1955
MAJ, USAF
Eminence, Kentucky
May 12, 1968 (35 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 773rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
James Griffin
Class of 1955
CDR, USN
Gates, Tennessee
May 21, 1967 (34 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 13, Fixed Wing
Harry Coates, Jr.
Class of 1955
MAJ, USAF
Yankton, South Dakota
November 4, 1969 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
Robert Kemper
Class of 1956
CDR, USN
Shelbyville, Kentucky
March 3, 1971 (37 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 7, Fixed Wing
Wilmer Cook
Class of 1956
LCDR, USN
Annapolis, Maryland
November 22, 1967 (35 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 155, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Ernest Olds
Class of 1956
COL, USAF
Elmhurst, Illinois
March 11, 1968 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing
Gardner Brewer
Class of 1957
MAJ, USAF
Melrose, Massachusetts
September 14, 1967 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Fixed Wing
Howard Andre, Jr.
Class of 1957
MAJ, USAF
Memphis, Tennessee
July 8, 1969 (34 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 609th Special Operations Squadron, Fixed Wing
Wilbur Wright
Class of 1958
CAPT, USAF
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 8, 1969 (34 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 329th Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing
Wesley Phenegar, Jr.
Class of 1958
CAPT, USMC
Chicago, Illinois
August 13, 1967 (30 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, Marine Air Group (MAG) 12
Christopher Wilhelmy
Class of 1958
LT, USN
San Antonio, Texas
February 17, 1966 (30 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Naval Test Pilot School, Fixed Wing
John Held
Class of 1958
LTCOL, USAF
Elwood, Indiana
April 17, 1968 (31 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 604th Air Commando Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing
Peter Cunningham
Class of 1959
MAJ, USAF
Bremerton, Washington
September 18, 1969 (32 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 15th Weather Squadron, Fixed Wing
Gary Hopps
Class of 1959
LT, USN
Rochester, New York
February 10, 1966 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 145, MIA, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
Robert Renner
Class of 1960
LCDR, USN
Baldwin, New York
September 27, 1970 (31 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 1, Fixed Wing
William Roark
Class of 1960
LT, USN
Omaha, Nebraska
April 7, 1965 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 153, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
James Connell
Class of 1961
LCDR, USN
Wilmington, Delaware
January 14, 1971 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 55
John Prudhomme
Class of 1961
LT, USN
Tipp City, Ohio
December 22, 1965 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 76, MIA, Fixed Wing
Robert Graustein
Class of 1961
LCDR, USN
Fryeburg, Maine
December 21, 1972 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 75, HOFH19, Fixed Wing
Terence Murphy
Class of 1961
LTJG, USN
Flushing, New York
April 9, 1965 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 96, MIA, Fixed Wing
Daniel Hertzfeldt
Class of 1962
LT, USN
La Crosse, Wisconsin
March 12, 1968 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 23, Fixed Wing
Charles Knochel
Class of 1962
LT, USN
Buck Creek, Indiana
September 22, 1966 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 176, MIA, Fixed Wing
Clarence Tolbert
Class of 1962
CDR, USN
Tishomingo, Oklahoma
November 6, 1972 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 56, Fixed Wing
Michael Newell
Class of 1962
LT, USN
Ellenville, New York
December 14, 1966 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 194, Fixed Wing
Carl Doughtie
Class of 1963
LTJG, USN
Tarboro, North Carolina
June 10, 1965 (24 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 25, Fixed Wing
Daniel Moran, Jr.
Class of 1963
LT, USN
Chicago, Illinois
January 15, 1967 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 23, Fixed Wing
John Davis
Class of 1963
CAPT, USAF
Linden, Virginia
August 21, 1972 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Fixed Wing
Coral Schufeldt
Class of 1963
LCDR, USN
Omaha, Nebraska
January 8, 1977 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 82, Fixed Wing
James Patterson
Class of 1963
LCDR, USN
South Pasadena, California
May 22, 1967 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 25, MIA, Fixed Wing
Geoffrey Shumway
Class of 1964
LCDR, USN
Skaneateles, New York
June 25, 1972 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 22, Fixed Wing
John Consolvo, Jr.
Class of 1966
CAPT, USMC
Richmond, Virginia
May 7, 1972 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, MIA, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 212, Fixed Wing
Orland Pender, Jr.
Class of 1966
LCDR, USN
Atlanta, Georgia
August 17, 1972 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 114, Fixed Wing
Michael Smith
Class of 1967
CAPT, USN
Beaufort, North Carolina
January 28, 1986 (40 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA, Space
Barton Creed
Class of 1967
LCDR, USN
Peekskill, New York
March 13, 1971 (25 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 113, HOFH19, MIA, Fixed Wing
Nile Kraft
Class of 1969
LT, USN
Gilman, Illinois
February 22, 1977 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Blue Angels, Fixed Wing
William Sigler
Class of 1969
LT, USN
Chesapeake, Virginia
November 10, 1973 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Helicopter Training Squadron (HT) 8, Helicopter
Dan Dewispelaere
Class of 1981
LCDR, USN
Alexandria, Virginia
October 10, 1991 (32 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 155, Fixed Wing
William Watkins, III
Class of 1989
LTCOL, USAF
South Boston, Virginia
April 7, 2003 (37 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Global War on Terrorism, HOFH19, Iraq, Fixed Wing
Pages in category "Distinguished Flying Cross"
The following 178 pages are in this category, out of 178 total.
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- ROBERT J. CAMERON, MAJ, USAF
- JOHN J. CHAMBERS, CDR, USN
- HOWARD F. CLARK, LTJG, USN
- HARRY J. COATES, JR., MAJ, USAF
- JAMES J. CONNELL, LCDR, USN
- GERALD B. CONNOR, LTCOL, USAF
- JOHN W. CONSOLVO, JR., CAPT, USMC
- FRANKLIN E. COOK, JR., LCDR, USN
- WILMER P. COOK, LCDR, USN
- BYRON E. COOKE, LCDR, USN
- LEMUEL D. COOKE, CDR, USN
- BARTON S. CREED, LCDR, USN
- CHARLES L. CROMMELIN, CDR, USN
- RICHARD G. CROMMELIN, LCDR, USN
- GEORGE T. CUDDIHY, LT, USN
- FLOYD CUMMINGS, MAJ, USMC
- PETER M. CUNNINGHAM, MAJ, USAF
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- CHANNING GARDNER, LTJG, USN
- KENDALL C. GEDNEY, LTJG, USN
- ROBERT D. GLESSNER, 1LT, USA
- CHARLES O. GLISSON, JR., LT, USN
- GENE R. GOLLAHON, LT, USN
- JOSEPH H. GOLLNER, LTJG, USN
- GREEN C. GOODLOE, LCDR, USN
- ALFRED N. GORDON, LTCOL, USMC
- HENRY F. GRAHAM, SR., LCDR, USN
- ROBERT S. GRAUSTEIN, LCDR, USN
- ROY E. GREEN, JR., LT, USN
- JAMES L. GRIFFIN, CDR, USN
- JACK W. GRIFFITH, LT, USN
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- ROY O. HALE, JR., LTJG, USN
- WELDON L. HAMILTON, LCDR, USN
- ANDREW B. HAMM, LCDR, USN
- KEENE G. HAMMOND, LCDR, USN
- ELBERT S. HEIM, JR., LT, USNR
- JOHN W. HELD, LTCOL, USAF
- DANIEL R. HERTZFELDT, LT, USN
- CARL B. A. HOLMSTROM, LCDR, USN
- CLARK A. HOOD, JR., LT, USN
- GARY D. HOPPS, LT, USN
- EDWARD C. HOTZ, JR., 1LT, USAF
- JAMES A. HUDSON, LTJG, USN
- KENNETH E. HUME, LCDR, USN
- EDWIN W. HURST, LT, USN
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- LANCE E. MASSEY, LCDR, USN
- WILLIAM H. MATHEWS, JR., FO, RCAF
- PORTER W. MAXWELL, CDR, USN
- JOHN C. MCCOY, LT, USN
- JAMES B. MCCRAVY, JR., LTCOL, USAF
- JOHN L. MCELROY, MAJ, USAF
- ALBERT D. MCFALL, CDR, USN
- WILFRED J. MCNEIL, JR., CDR, USN
- JOHN S. MCNULTY, JR., MAJ, USMC
- MARCUS P. MERNER, LTJG, USN
- JOHN C. MICHEEL, CDR, USN
- DANIEL H. MORAN, JR., LT, USN
- JOSEPH F. MUDD, LTCOL, USAF
- TERENCE M. MURPHY, LTJG, USN
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- ARTHUR H. PAGE, JR., CAPT, USMC
- JAMES K. PATTERSON, LCDR, USN
- ORLAND J. PENDER, JR., LCDR, USN
- WILLIAM E. PENNEWILL, LCDR, USN
- WILLIAM L. PETERSON, JR., LT, USN
- WESLEY R. PHENEGAR, JR., CAPT, USMC
- BREWSTER PHILLIPS, II, LCDR, USN
- DENNY P. PHILLIPS, CDR, USN
- JERALD L. PINNEKER, LTJG, USN
- JOHN D. PRUDHOMME, LT, USN
- BERTRAM J. PRUEHER, LCDR, USN
- BENJAMIN T. PUGH, LCDR, USN
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- WILLARD A. SAMPSON, LCDR, USN
- CHARLES H. SAWERS, LCDR, USN
- FREDERICK R. SCHRADER, CDR, USN
- CORAL V. SCHUFELDT, LCDR, USN
- DEWITT W. SHUMWAY, CDR, USN
- GEOFFREY R. SHUMWAY, LCDR, USN
- WILLIAM F. SIGLER, LT, USN
- BRUCE T. SIMONDS, CDR, USN
- GARY T. SMITH, LTCOL, USAF
- HOMER L. SMITH, CAPT, USN
- MICHAEL J. SMITH, CAPT, USN
- JAMES J. SOUTHERLAND, II, CDR, USN
- LEONARD B. SOUTHERLAND, RADM, USN
- ERNEST A. STAMM, CAPT, USN
- CHARLES R. STAPLER, CDR, USN
- RICHARD D. STEPHENSON, LCDR, USN
- CLARENCE W. STODDARD, JR., CDR, USN
- JAMES W. STROTHER, CAPT, USAF
- JOHN M. SWEENEY, CDR, USN
- RICHARD M. SWENSSON, LCDR, USN
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- DANIEL J. WALLACE, JR., LCDR, USN
- RICHARD A. WALSH, III, COL, USAF
- WILLIAM R. WATKINS, III, LTCOL, USAF
- GEORGE T. WEEMS, LCDR, USN
- CLYDE R. WELCH, CDR, USN
- RADFORD C. WEST, LTCOL, USMC
- DONALD E. WESTBROOK, COL, USAF
- FRANK M. WHITAKER, LCDR, USN
- WILLIAM J. WIDHELM, CAPT, USN
- CHRISTOPHER B. WILHELMY, LT, USN
- JOHN S. WILLEY, 1LT, USA
- JAMES W. WILLS, JR., CAPT, USAF
- ROBERT R. WILSON, CDR, USN
- ERNEST W. WOOD, JR., LCDR, USN
- HUGH WOOD, JR., LCDR, USN
- WILBUR D. WRIGHT, CAPT, USAF
