Honor Our Fallen Heroes
The alumni below are going to be specifically remembered by family, shipmates, and friends at the Honor Our Fallen Heroes event at the Naval Academy on November 15, 2025.
George MacKenzie, Jr.
Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Brooklyn, New York
March 15, 1943 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Ship Namesake, Submarine, HOFH25, USNA 6th Company
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George MacKenzie, Jr. |
Class of 1931 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Ship Namesake, Submarine, HOFH25, USNA 6th Company |
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, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 1st Company
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Earl Hackman, Jr. |
Class of 1943 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bullhead (SS 332), Submarine, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 1st Company |
Leonard Vogt, Jr.
Class of 1949
Commander, US Navy
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 18, 1965 (40 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 75, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 31st Company
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Leonard Vogt, Jr. |
Class of 1949 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 75, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 31st Company |
Thomas Bakke
Class of 1952
Major, US Air Force
Denver, Colorado
December 10, 1964 (38 years old)
Operational loss, 6550th Air Base Group, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 14th Company
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Thomas Bakke |
Class of 1952 | |
Major, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 6550th Air Base Group, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 14th Company |
David Lloyd
Class of 1956
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Joliet, Illinois
May 22, 1968 (33 years old)
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, HOFH25, USNA 18th Company
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David Lloyd |
Class of 1956 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, HOFH25, USNA 18th Company |
John Wiley
Class of 1961
Lieutenant, US Navy
Altoona, Pennsylvania
April 10, 1963 (23 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 11th Company
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John Wiley |
Class of 1961 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 11th Company |
Charles Knochel
Class of 1962
Lieutenant, US Navy
Buck Creek, Indiana
September 22, 1966 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 176, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 15th Company
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Charles Knochel |
Class of 1962 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 176, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 15th Company |
Robert Johnson, Jr.
Class of 1964
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps
Pensacola, Florida
October 9, 1982 (41 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 11th Company
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Robert Johnson, Jr. |
Class of 1964 | |
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 11th Company |
Henry Kleemann
Class of 1965
Captain, US Navy
Clinton, Illinois
December 3, 1985 (42 years old)
Operational loss, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 4, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 5th Company
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Henry Kleemann |
Class of 1965 | |
Captain, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 4, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 5th Company |
Douglas Vaughan
Class of 1966
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Prospect Heights, Illinois
May 20, 1969 (25 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 34th Company
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Douglas Vaughan |
Class of 1966 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 34th Company |
Victor Buckley
Class of 1966
Lieutenant, US Navy
McLean, Virginia
December 16, 1969 (25 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 63, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 11th Company
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Victor Buckley |
Class of 1966 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, Vietnam, Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 63, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 11th Company |
Barton Creed
Class of 1967
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Peekskill, New York
March 13, 1971 (25 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 113, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 26th Company
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Barton Creed |
Class of 1967 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 113, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 26th Company |
Garwood Bacon
Class of 1968
Lieutenant, US Navy
Palmyra, New Jersey
August 23, 1975 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 5th Company
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Garwood Bacon |
Class of 1968 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 5th Company |
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Gerald Anderson, Jr. |
Class of 1969 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 1st Company |
David Lumsden
Class of 1969
Lieutenant, US Navy
San Francisco, California
November 20, 1974 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 95, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 3rd Company
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David Lumsden |
Class of 1969 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 95, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 3rd Company |
John MacSwain
Class of 1974
Lieutenant, US Navy
Merrill, Wisconsin
February 23, 1979 (26 years old)
Operational loss, USS Inchon (LPH 12), Ship, HOFH25, USNA 4th Company
★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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John MacSwain |
Class of 1974 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Inchon (LPH 12), Ship, HOFH25, USNA 4th Company ★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
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, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 33rd Company
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Patrick Kilcline |
Class of 1975 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 33rd Company |
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, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 28th Company
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Mark Gontkovic |
Class of 1976 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 28th Company |
Stephen Scott
Class of 1977
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Daly City, California
February 13, 1980 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 25, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 36th Company
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Stephen Scott |
Class of 1977 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 25, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 36th Company |
Michael Bradley
Class of 1979
Major, US Marine Corps
Camden, New Jersey
September 8, 1993 (37 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 27th Company
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Michael Bradley |
Class of 1979 | |
Major, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 27th Company |
Gerald DeConto
Class of 1979
Captain, US Navy
Sandwich, Massachusetts
September 11, 2001 (44 years old)
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Gerald DeConto |
Class of 1979 | |
Captain, US Navy | |
KIA, 9/11, Terrorism, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 7th Company |
Michael Wilson
Class of 1981
Lieutenant, US Navy
Medford Lakes, New Jersey
May 22, 1986 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 65, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 8th Company
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Michael Wilson |
Class of 1981 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 65, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 8th Company |
Joseph King, Jr.
Class of 1983
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Hampton, Virginia
March 15, 1997 (35 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 3, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 25th Company
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Joseph King, Jr. |
Class of 1983 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 3, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 25th Company |
Tristram Farmer
Class of 1988
Lieutenant, US Navy
Trevett, Maine
July 31, 1992 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 20th Company
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Tristram Farmer |
Class of 1988 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, Fixed Wing, HOFH25, USNA 20th Company |
Ronald Mobayed
Class of 1991
Lieutenant, US Navy
Springfield, Virginia
October 3, 1995 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 36th Company
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Ronald Mobayed |
Class of 1991 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 36th Company |
Jason Jakubowski
Class of 1993
Lieutenant, US Navy
Ashland, Ohio
September 14, 1997 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 31st Company
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Jason Jakubowski |
Class of 1993 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 31st Company |
Douglas Zembiec
Class of 1995
Major, US Marine Corps
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 11, 2007 (34 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, CIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 8th Company
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Douglas Zembiec |
Class of 1995 | |
Major, US Marine Corps | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, CIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 8th Company |
Seth Michaud
Class of 1998
Captain, US Marine Corps
Hudson, Massachusetts
June 22, 2003 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Fratricide, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 5th Company
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Seth Michaud |
Class of 1998 | |
Captain, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Fratricide, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 5th Company |
Ronald Winchester
Class of 2001
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve
Rockville Center, New York
September 3, 2004 (25 years old)
KIA, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 25th Company
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Ronald Winchester |
Class of 2001 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve | |
KIA, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 25th Company |
Brian Bourgeois
Class of 2001
Captain, US Navy
Katy, Texas
December 7, 2021 (43 years old)
Bronze Star, Operational loss, SEAL, Fast rope, HOFH25, USNA 8th Company
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Brian Bourgeois |
Class of 2001 | |
Captain, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, Operational loss, SEAL, Fast rope, HOFH25, USNA 8th Company |
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, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 18th Company
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J. Brendan Looney |
Class of 2004 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, KIA, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 18th Company |
Stanford Shaw, III
Class of 2006
Captain, US Marine Corps
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
March 10, 2015 (31 years old)
Bronze Star, Operational loss, 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 6th Company
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Stanford Shaw, III |
Class of 2006 | |
Captain, US Marine Corps | |
Bronze Star, Operational loss, 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 6th Company |
Class of 2017
Captain, US Marine Corps
Traverse City, Michigan
February 7, 2024 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 22nd Company
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Miguel Nava |
Class of 2017 | |
Captain, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Helicopter, HOFH24, HOFH25, USNA 22nd Company |
Pages in category "Honor Our Fallen Heroes"
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