HOFH22

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


The men and woman below were specifically remembered by family, shipmates, and friends at the Honor Our Fallen Heroes event at the Naval Academy on October 8, 2022.

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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


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Earl Hackman, Jr.
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Landsdale, Pennsylvania

August 6, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bullhead (SS 332), Submarine, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 1st Company



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David Lloyd
Class of 1956

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Joliet, Illinois

May 22, 1968 (33 years old)

Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 18th Company


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Jack Hoel
Class of 1958

Commander, US Navy

Hamilton, Ohio

September 11, 1974 (38 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, HOFH19, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 6th Company




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Frederick Trani
Class of 1963

Lieutenant, US Navy

Hyde Park, New York

September 26, 1968 (28 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, SEAL, Ground, HOFH19, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 19th Company




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Jack Fisher
Class of 1970

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Stockton, California

October 29, 1981 (34 years old)

Operational loss, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138, Fixed Wing, HOFH22, USNA 35th Company



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John Franklin
Class of 1974

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

November 20, 1979 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 33, Fixed Wing, HOFH22, USNA 6th Company


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Patrick Kilcline
Class of 1975

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

McLean, Virginia

July 16, 1978 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, HOFH21, HOFH22, USNA 33rd Company


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Mark Gontkovic
Class of 1976

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

December 6, 1979 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 28th Company



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Robert Matheny
Class of 1981

Lieutenant, US Navy

Bolivar, New York

June 20, 1988 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 43, Fixed Wing, HOFH22, USNA 19th Company








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Erik Kristensen
Class of 1995

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Coronado, California

June 28, 2005 (33 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Helicopter, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 2nd Company


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Jonas Panik
Class of 1997

Lieutenant, US Navy

Mingoville, Pennsylvania

September 11, 2001 (26 years old)

KIA, 9/11, Terrorism, HOFH22, USNA 33rd Company




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J. Brendan Looney
Class of 2004

Lieutenant, US Navy

Owings Mills, Maryland

September 21, 2010 (29 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Helicopter, HOFH21, HOFH22, USNA 18th Company




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Aaron Fowler
Class of 2018

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Tulsa, Oklahoma

April 17, 2022 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, HOFH22