Kamikaze

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall



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Robert Fleming
Class of 1917

Captain, US Navy

The Plains, Virginia

January 6, 1945 (50 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS New Mexico (BB 40), Ship


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Elmer Kiehl
Class of 1920

Captain, US Navy

Cheswick, Pennsylvania

April 2, 1945 (47 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, Transport Division 50, USS Henrico (APA 45), Ship



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Everett Abdill
Class of 1924

Captain, US Navy

Palmyra, New Jersey

December 13, 1944 (42 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Mindoro, Pacific, USS Nashville (CL 43), Ship


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William France
Class of 1924

Captain, US Navy

New Rochelle, New York

April 2, 1945 (42 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Henrico (APA 45), Ship



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Clair Miller
Class of 1929

Commander, US Navy

Marion, Indiana

January 21, 1945 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Ticonderoga (CV 14), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Volckert Douw
Class of 1930

Commander, US Navy

Annapolis, Maryland

April 29, 1945 (38 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Hazelwood (DD 531), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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George Cottrell
Class of 1931

Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve

Fremont, Nebraska

January 6, 1945 (37 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS California (BB 44), Ship


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Herbert Fulmer, Jr.
Class of 1933

Commander, US Navy

St. Louis, Missouri

January 21, 1945 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Ticonderoga (CV 14), Ship, USNA 5th Company



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Richard Boutelle
Class of 1934

Commander, US Navy

Chester, Pennsylvania

December 13, 1944 (30 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Mindoro, Pacific, USS Nashville (CL 43), Ship, USNA 3rd Company



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Lloyd Brogger
Class of 1935

Lieutenant Commander, US Naval Reserve

Butterfield, Minnesota

December 7, 1944 (31 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Liddle (APD 60), Ship, USNA 5th Company


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John Mehlig
Class of 1937

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Miami Beach, Florida

February 21, 1945 (30 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Iwo Jima, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Bismarck Sea (CVE 95), Ship, USNA 8th Company



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Walter Hering
Class of 1938

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Fairbanks, Alaska

April 29, 1945 (27 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Hazelwood (DD 531), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Alfred Wallace
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Gulfport, Mississippi

July 30, 1945 (29 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Cassin Young (DD 793), Ship, USNA 8th Company


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James Preston
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Lewisburg, West Virginia

April 16, 1945 (27 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Bryant (DD 665), Ship, USNA 11th Company


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Walter Rupert, Jr.
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Canton, Ohio

May 28, 1945 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Drexler (DD 741), Ship, USNA 17th Company


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Henry Hamner
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lynchburg, Virginia

April 6, 1945 (23 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Howorth (DD 592), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 15th Company


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Alexander McEwen
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Duluth, Minnesota

April 2, 1945 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Dickerson (APD 21), Ship, USNA 17th Company


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Roy Dunklin
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Henderson, Texas

January 6, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS California (BB 44), Ship, USNA 13th Company


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Jackson Parker
Class of 1943

Ensign, US Navy

Bonita, Mississippi

October 26, 1942 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Smith (DD 378), Ship, USNA 3rd Company


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George Hart
Class of 1944

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Connellsville, Pennsylvania

April 14, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Sigsbee (DD 502), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Foster Simonsen
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Davenport, Iowa

May 29, 1945 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Shubrick (DD 639), Ship, USNA 9th Company


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Donald Hall
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Annapolis, Maryland

May 4, 1945 (21 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Morrison (DD 560), Ship, USNA 14th Company


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Robert Thomsen
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Portland, Oregon

April 16, 1945 (22 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Laffey (DD 724), Ship, USNA 7th Company


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Horace Bayless
Class of 1945

Ensign, US Navy

Bay Springs, Mississippi

April 6, 1945 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Howorth (DD 592), Ship, USNA 20th Company