Category:Distinguished Flying Cross

From the Distinguished Flying Cross Society:

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.

Leonard Southerland

Class of 1927

RADM, USN

Fort Payne, Alabama

November 15, 1958 (53 years old)

Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 7, Helicopter, Operational loss

Raymond Rutledge

Class of 1927

2LT, USMC

Festus, Missouri

August 24, 1932 (26 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Marine Observation Squadron (VO) 7/M, Nicaragua, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

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

Donald Lovelace

Class of 1928

LCDR, USN

Scottsbugh, Virginia

May 29, 1942 (35 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fighting Squadron (VF) 3, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Weldon Hamilton

Class of 1928

LCDR, USN

Runford, Rhode Island

June 8, 1943 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Group (CAG) 11, Fixed Wing Passenger, Operational loss

William Pennewill

Class of 1929

LCDR, USN

Dover, Delaware

June 23, 1942 (35 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII, Escort Scouting Squadron (VGS) 12, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Dewitt Shumway

Class of 1932

CDR, USN

Potsdam, New York

April 4, 1946 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Fratricide, Ground, Operational loss

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

Edwin Hurst

Class of 1932

LT, USN

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

June 9, 1942 (31 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Fixed Wing Passenger, Ship Namesake, Operational loss

William Widhelm

Class of 1932

CAPT, USN

Humphrey, Nebraska

July 19, 1954 (46 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 204, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

George Klinsmann

Class of 1933

CDR, USN

Fargo, North Dakota

January 15, 1945 (34 years old)

Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 4, Bronze Star, Pacific, 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, Atlantic, Bombing Squadron (VB) 107, Fixed Wing

William Kane

Class of 1933

CAPT, USN

San Raphael, California

February 5, 1957 (45 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Fighter Ace, USS Saipan (CVL 48), Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

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

Falls Church, Virginia

February 2, 1944

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Eniwetok, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 17, Fixed Wing

Frederick Schrader

Class of 1935

CDR, USN

Lawrenceville, Ill.

October 13, 1944

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 11, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing

David Taylor, Jr.

Class of 1935

LCDR, USN

San Francisco, Calif.

May 16, 1944

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Clark Hood, Jr.

Class of 1935

LT, USN

Nocona, Tex.

June 11, 1942 (29 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Aleutians, Pacific, Patrol Squadron (VP) 42, Fixed Wing

Mark Eslick, Jr.

Class of 1935

CDR, USN

Pulaski, Tenn.

October 12, 1944 (~34 years old)

Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 18, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing

James Southerland, II

Class of 1936

CDR, USN

Miami, Florida

October 12, 1949 (37 years old)

Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Richard Bull, Jr.

Class of 1936

LT, USN

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May 8, 1942

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Fighting Squadron (VF) 2, Pacific, 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

Macdonald Thompson

Class of 1937

LCDR, USN

Prosser, Washington

September 21, 1944 (29 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 7, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Alben Robertson

Class of 1937

LTCOL, USMC

Fulton, Kentucky

December 10, 1946 (31 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Green Goodloe

Class of 1937

LCDR, USN

Washington, D. C.

June 14, 1945 (30 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bronze Star, Pacific, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 106, 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, WWII, Family, Fighting Squadron (VF) 88, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

William Tate, Jr.

Class of 1938

LT, USN

Baltimore, Maryland

April 13, 1944 (27 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Roy Green, Jr.

Class of 1938

LT, USN

Whiting, Indiana

July 21, 1942 (26 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII, Aleutians, Patrol Squadron (VP) 43, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Frank Quady

Class of 1938

LCDR, USN

Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 11, 1945 (29 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bronze Star, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, Task Force 58, USS Bunker Hill (CV 17), Ship

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

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

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, Luzon, 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

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, Luzon, Pacific, 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

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

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

John Kelley

Class of 1938

LT, USN

Bar Harbor, Maine

November 11, 1943 (27 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 33, Pacific, Solomons Islands, Fixed Wing

Jep Jonson

Class of 1938

LTJG, USN

Greenville, Kentucky

June 15, 1942 (27 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII, Aleutians, Patrol Squadron (VP) 41, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Lemuel Cooke

Class of 1939

CDR, USN

Hernando, Mississippi

May 17, 1950 (33 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross

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

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

Daniel Wallace, Jr.

Class of 1939

LCDR, USN

Hoboken, New Jersey

March 5, 1945

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fighting Squadron (VF) 31, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Byron Cooke

Class of 1939

LCDR, USN

Marshall, Texas

March 26, 1945

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 9, 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

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

Donald Tripp

Class of 1940

LT, USNR

October 12, 1944 (28 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 19, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate

Hugh Wood, Jr.

Class of 1940

LCDR, USN

Dayton, Ohio

December 19, 1950 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Willard Sampson

Class of 1940

LCDR, USN

Evanston, Illinois

June 22, 1950 (33 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

William Mathews, Jr.

Class of 1940

LCDR, RCAF

November 9, 1942 (26 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, No. 69 Squadron (RAF), Fixed Wing, Non-graduate

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, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Paul Thompson

Class of 1940

LCDR, USN

San Francisco, California

June 29, 1945

Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Denny Phillips

Class of 1940

CDR, USN

Honolulu, Hawaii

January 23, 1953 (34 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Korea, Bronze Star, 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, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing

Henry Graham

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

Richard Leary

Class of 1941

COL, USAF

Boulder, Colo.

April 25, 1952 (34 years old)

Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star

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

Floyd Cummings

Class of 1941

MAJ, USMC

Cleveland, Miss.

April 13, 1946 (29 years old)

Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross

Patrick Fleming

Class of 1941

COL, USAF

Cleveland, Ohio

February 16, 1956 (38 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, 93d Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Distinguished Service Medal, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Brewster Phillips, II

Class of 1941

LCDR, USN

Memphis, Tenn.

December 15, 1946 (27 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fighting Squadron (VF) 82, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

George Weems

Class of 1942

LCDR, USN

January 16, 1951 (30 years old)

Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Book Author, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

William Peterson, Jr.

Class of 1942

LT, USN

August 10, 1945

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 87, Pacific, Fixed Wing

Elbert Heim, Jr.

Class of 1943

LT, USNR

March 27, 1945 (24 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 82, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate

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

Wilfred McNeil, Jr.

Class of 1943

CDR, USN

Washington, D.C.

May 27, 1959 (~38 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Attack Squadron (VA) 66, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

John Sweeny

Class of 1943

CDR, USN

Breckenridge, Texas

Distinguished Flying Cross

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

2LT, USMCR

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

James Strother

Class of 1948

CAPT, USAF

Alexandria, Virginia

May 2, 1953 (26 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Channing Gardner

Class of 1949

LTJG, USN

DULUTH, MINNESOTA

May 29, 1952 (25 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 653, 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

Joseph Gollner

Class of 1949

LTJG, USN

Salisbury, Maryland

January 11, 1952 (24 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 54, 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, Fixed Wing

John McCoy

Class of 1949

LT, USN

PALOUSE, WASHINGTON

June 25, 1959 (32 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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, Fixed Wing

Joseph Kanevsky

Class of 1949

LT, USN

RACINE, WISCONSIN

June 13, 1957 (30 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, All Weather Fighter Squadron (VFAW) 3, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Homer Smith

Class of 1949

CAPT, USN

ALMA, WEST VIRGINIA

May 21, 1967 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, 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

Albert McFall

Class of 1950

CDR, USN

Jacksonville, Florida

December 6, 1966 (39 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Attack Squadron (VA) 76, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

John Chambers

Class of 1950

CDR, USN

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 25, 1969 (41 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Edward Hotz, Jr.

Class of 1950

1LT, USAF

East St. Louis, Illinois

May 5, 1953 (27 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, 3555th Flying Training Group, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Gerald Connor

Class of 1951

LTCOL, USAF

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

November 13, 1967 (40 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Special Weapons Center, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

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

Robert Wilson

Class of 1952

CDR, USN

Dallas, Texas

Distinguished Flying Cross, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Bronze Star, Helicopter, Operational loss

Donald Aldern

Class of 1952

CAPT, USN

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

June 29, 1970 (40 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Bronze Star, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 19, MIA, 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, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bronze Star, MIA, Fixed Wing

James McCravy, Jr.

Class of 1953

LTCOL, USAF

Warrenton, Virginia

June 27, 1972 (41 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Robert Robinson

Class of 1955

LT, USN

Hooversville, Pennsylvania

June 24, 1964 (32 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Attack Squadron (VA) 43, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

James Griffin

Class of 1955

CDR, USN

Gates, Tennessee

May 21, 1967 (34 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Fixed Wing

John McElroy

Class of 1955

MAJ, USAF

May 12, 1968 (35 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 773rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate

Robert Kemper

Class of 1956

CDR, USN

Shelbyville, Kentucky

March 3, 1971 (37 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Training Squadron (VT) 7, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

Wilbur Wright

Class of 1958

CAPT, USAF

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 8, 1969 (34 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, 329th Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Wesley Phenegar, Jr.

Class of 1958

CAPT, USMC

Chicago, Illinois

August 13, 1967 (30 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Vietnam, Operational loss

Christopher Wilhelmy

Class of 1958

LT, USN

San Antonio, Texas

February 17, 1966 (30 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Naval Test Pilot School, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Peter Cunningham

Class of 1959

MAJ, USAF

Bremerton, Washington

September 18, 1969 (32 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, 15th Weather Squadron, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

Robert Renner

Class of 1960

LCDR, USN

Baldwin, New York

September 27, 1970 (31 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 1, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

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

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

James Connell

Class of 1961

LCDR, USN

Wilmington, Delaware

July 15, 1966 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 55

James Patterson

Class of 1963

LCDR, USN

South Pasadena, California

May 19, 1967 (26 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 25, MIA, 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

John Davis

Class of 1963

CAPT, USAF

Linden, Virginia

August 21, 1972 (33 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Fixed Wing, Operational loss

John Consolvo, Jr.

Class of 1966

CAPT, USMC

Richmond, Virginia

May 7, 1972 (28 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 212, Fixed Wing

Barton Creed

Class of 1967

LCDR, USN

March 13, 1971 (25 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 113, MIA, Fixed Wing