Navy Cross

Benjamin Barthalow

Class of 1900

Kimbolton, Ohio

August 18, 1920 (42 years old)

Navy Cross

Ralph Griswold

Class of 1902

CAPT, USN

Worcester, Massachusetts

January 20, 1929 (47 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, USS Whitney (AD 4), Ship

Theodore Ellyson

Class of 1905

CDR, USN

Richmond, Virginia

February 27, 1928 (43 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Fred Perkins

Class of 1906

CDR, USN

Salem, Oregon

December 22, 1924 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Fixed Wing Passenger

William Williamson

Class of 1907

LCDR, USN

Winona, Minnesota

August 17, 1918 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, USS Orizaba (ID 1536), Ship Namesake, Ship

Robert Burg

Class of 1908

CDR, USN

Grand Island, Nebraska

September 26, 1926 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Naval Attaché London, Fixed Wing

Clarence Thomas

Class of 1908

LT, USN

Grass Valley, California

April 28, 1917 (30 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWI, SS Vacuum, Ship Namesake, Ship

Fred Berry

Class of 1908

CDR, USN

Logan, Iowa

April 4, 1933 (45 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, USS Akron (ZRS 4), Ship Namesake

Thalbert Alford

Class of 1909

CDR, USN

Wills Point, Texas

July 2, 1928 (40 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing

Zachary Lansdowne

Class of 1909

LCDR, USN

Greenville, Ohio

September 3, 1925 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, Aviation Pioneer, USS Shenandoah (ZR 1), Ship Namesake

Joseph Murphy

Class of 1909

CAPT, USN

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 1942 (54 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Fixed Wing Passenger, Indian Ocean, Retired

Lewis Hancock, Jr.

Class of 1910

LCDR, USN

Austin, Texas

September 3, 1925 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, USS Shenandoah (ZR 1), Ship Namesake

William Corry, Jr.

Class of 1910

LCDR, USN

Quincy, Florida

October 6, 1920 (31 years old)

Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing Passenger

Robert English

Class of 1911

RADM, USN

Warrenton, Georgia

January 21, 1943 (55 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Pan Am Flight 1142, Submarines, Pacific Fleet, Ship Namesake

He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

Sherwood Picking

Class of 1911

CAPT, USN

Baltimore, Maryland

September 1, 1941 (51 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Book Author, Fixed Wing Passenger, Ship Namesake

He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

Henry Hoyt

Class of 1914

LT, USN

Clearwater, Florida

August 24, 1921 (31 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, ZR-2

John Minnis

Class of 1915

CAPT, USMC

Montgomery, Alabama

September 23, 1921 (30 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Distinguished Service Cross, Fixed Wing

Warner Portz

Class of 1915

CDR, USN

Newcomerstown, Ohio

January 7, 1945 (53 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 16th Naval District, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship

Earle Childs

Class of 1915

LT, USN

Lewistown, Pennsylvania

March 2, 1918 (24 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, WWI, HMS H-5, Ship Namesake, Submarine

Ryland Tisdale

Class of 1915

CDR (Ret.), USN

Annapolis, Maryland

May 6, 1942 (47 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 16th Naval District, Corregidor, Pacific, Philippines, Retired, Ship Namesake

Theodore Chandler

Class of 1915

RADM, USN

Washington, D.C.

January 7, 1945 (50 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Cruiser Division (CRUDIV) 4, Family, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS Louisville (CA 28), Ship Namesake, Ship

Charles Cecil

Class of 1916

RADM, USN

Louisville, Kentucky

July 31, 1947 (53 years old)

Navy Cross, Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Service Force, Pacific Fleet, Ship Namesake

Cassin Young

Class of 1916

CAPT, USN

Washington, D.C.

November 13, 1942 (48 years old)

Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship

Lyman Swenson

Class of 1916

CAPT, USN

Provo, Utah

November 13, 1942 (50 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship Namesake, Ship

Edward Fuller

Class of 1916

CAPT, USMC

Hamilton, Virginia

June 13, 1918 (24 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWI, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Battle of Belleau Wood, Distinguished Service Cross, Ship Namesake, Ground

Dixie Kiefer

Class of 1919

COMM, USN

Lincoln, Nebraska

November 11, 1945 (49 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Mark Crouter

Class of 1920

CDR, USN

Union, Oregon

November 13, 1942 (45 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship

Norman Ives

Class of 1920

CAPT, USN

Washington, D.C.

August 2, 1944 (47 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Europe, France, Ground

George Brooke

Class of 1921

CDR, USN

Spokane, Washington

February 28, 1945 (46 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Luzon (PR 7)

David Roberts

Class of 1921

CDR, USN

Denver, Colorado

March 1, 1942 (42 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship

Francis Bridget

Class of 1921

CAPT, USN

Washington, D.C.

January 23, 1945 (47 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, POW, WWII, Bataan, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Patrol Wing 10, Ship Namesake, Ship

Irving Wiltsie

Class of 1921

CAPT, USN

Plainfield, New Jersey

November 24, 1943 (45 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Ship Namesake, Ship

William Ault

Class of 1922

CDR, USN

Enterprise, Oregon

May 8, 1942 (43 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 2, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

John Waldron

Class of 1924

LCDR, USN

Fort Pierre, South Dakota

June 4, 1942 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Family, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Thomas Fraser

Class of 1924

CDR, USN

Boston, Massachusetts

November 15, 1942 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Walke (DD 416), Ship Namesake, Ship

Max Stormes

Class of 1924

CDR, USN

Elmira, New York

November 14, 1942 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Preston (DD 379), Ship Namesake, Ship

Richard Baron

Class of 1924

LCDR, USN

Lowell, Massachusetts

March 15, 1942 (42 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 16th Naval District, Pacific, Philippines, Ship Namesake, Ground

Hubert Hayter

Class of 1924

LCDR, USN

Abingdon, Virginia

November 30, 1942 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS New Orleans (CA 32), Ship Namesake, Ship

Henry Drexler

Class of 1924

ENS, USN

Bethany Beach, Delaware

October 20, 1924 (23 years old)

Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Operational loss, Family, USS Trenton (CL 11), Ship Namesake, Ship

Harold Pound

Class of 1925

LCDR, USN

Muskogee, Oklahoma

March 2, 1942 (38 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pillsbury (DD 227), Ship

William Hank

Class of 1925

LCDR, USN

Norfolk, Virginia

November 13, 1942 (40 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Laffey (DD 459), Ship Namesake, Ship

Douglas Smith

Class of 1925

LCDR, USN

New York City, New York

October 24, 1944 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Arisan Maru, Pacific, USS Oahu (PR 6), Ship

James Smith, Jr.

Class of 1925

LCDR, USN

Laconia, New Hampshire

November 13, 1942 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship

Charles Tolman, Jr.

Class of 1925

LCDR, USN

Concord, Massachusetts

February 1, 1943 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS De Haven (DD 469), Ship Namesake, Ship

Julian Morrison, Jr.

Class of 1925

LT, USN

Memphis, Tennessee

February 11, 1940 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, USS Sea Lion (SS 195)

He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

Louis LeHardy

Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Savannah, Georgia

November 13, 1942 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, South Pacific Force, Task Force 67, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship

Earl Olsen

Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Waukegan, Illinois

November 30, 1942 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS Pensacola (CA 24), Ship Namesake, Ship

Mannert Abele

Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Quincy, Massachusetts

July 30, 1942 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grunion (SS 216), Ship Namesake, Submarine

Douglas Fox

Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Dowagiac, Michigan

November 13, 1942 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Barton (DD 599), Ship Namesake, Ship

Hilan Ebert

Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Alliance, Ohio

November 30, 1942 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS Northampton (CA 26), Ship Namesake, Ship

Lofton Henderson

Class of 1926

MAJ, USMC

Lorain, Ohio

June 4, 1942 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron (VMSB) 241, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Eugene Sarsfield

Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Brooklyn, New York

July 10, 1943 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Sicily, USS Maddox (DD 622), Ship Namesake, Ship

Howard Gilmore

Class of 1926

CDR, USN

New Orleans, Louisiana

February 7, 1943 (40 years old)

Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Ship Namesake, Submarine

Randolph Boyer

Class of 1927

CAPT, USN

Audubon, Minnesota

August 16, 1947 (43 years old)

Navy Cross, Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger

James Willis

Class of 1927

CDR, USN

Clarksburg, West Virginia

April 6, 1945 (38 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Destroyer Division (DESDIV) 48, Family, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Bush (DD 529), Ship

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

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

William Millican

Class of 1928

CDR, USN

Brooklyn, New York

October 17, 1944 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Escolar (SS 294), Submarine

John Bole, Jr.

Class of 1928

LCDR, USN

At Large

February 16, 1943 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Amberjack (SS 219), Ship Namesake, Submarine

Richard Haines

Class of 1928

LT, USNR

Haines Falls, New York

November 30, 1942 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS New Orleans (CA 32), Ship, Non-graduate

John Pierce

Class of 1928

LCDR, USN

At Large

January 10, 1943 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Argonaut (APS 1), Ship Namesake, Submarine

Lloyd Greenamyer

Class of 1929

CDR, USN

Lansing, Michigan

May 15, 1944 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Aleutians, Composite Squadron (VC) 21, Pacific, Fixed Wing

John Bermingham

Class of 1929

LCDR, USN

New York City, New York

February 19, 1942 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Peary (DD 226), Ship Namesake, Ship

Egbert Roth

Class of 1929

CDR, USN

Hebron, North Dakota

October 24, 1944 (38 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Arisan Maru, Pacific, USS Tanager (AM 5), Ship

Chandler Johnson

Class of 1929

LTCOL, USMC

Highland Park, Illinois

March 2, 1945 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, Iwo Jima, Pacific, Ground

Clair Miller

Class of 1929

CDR, USN

Marion, Indiana

January 21, 1945 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Ticonderoga (CV 14), Ship

Samuel Dealey

Class of 1930

CDR, USN

Dallas, Texas

August 24, 1944 (37 years old)

Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Distinguished Service Cross, Pacific, USS Harder (SS 257), Ship Namesake, Submarine

James Coe

Class of 1930

CDR, USN

Richmond, Indiana

September 28, 1943 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Cisco (SS 290), Submarine

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

Dudley Morton

Class of 1930

CDR, USN

Miami, Florida

October 11, 1943 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Distinguished Service Cross, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Ship Namesake, Submarine

John Craig

Class of 1930

LCDR, USN

Jacksonville, Florida

March 5, 1943 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Family, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Ship Namesake, Submarine

James Kyes

Class of 1930

CDR, USN

Everett, Washington

December 24, 1943 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Leary (DD 158), Ship Namesake, Ship

Robert Brown

Class of 1931

MAJ, USMC

Caruthersville, Missouri

September 14, 1942 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Guadalcanal, Pacific, Ground

Lee Pancake

Class of 1931

LCDR, USN

Glentana, Montana

October 26, 1942 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, Pacific, USS Morris (DD 417), Ship

Alfred Tucker, III

Class of 1931

LCDR, USN

Winchester, Virginia

August 19, 1942 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 8, Fixed Wing

Willis Thomas

Class of 1931

CDR, USN

Fresno, California

September 17, 1943 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pompano (SS 181), Submarine

Elliott Marshall

Class of 1931

CDR, USN

Portland, Maine

December 2, 1943 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Capelin (SS 289), Submarine

George MacKenzie, Jr.

Class of 1931

LCDR, USN

Brooklyn, New York

March 15, 1943 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Ship Namesake, Submarine

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

Damon Cummings

Class of 1931

LCDR, USN

Washington, D.C.

November 13, 1942 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, South Pacific Force, Task Force 67, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship

Ralph Elden

Class of 1931

LT, USN

Portland, Oregon

June 6, 1942 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, USS Hammann (DD 412), Ship Namesake, Ship

Seymour Owens

Class of 1931

CDR, USN

Coronado, California

July 24, 1944 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Tinian, USS Norman Scott (DD 690), Ship

Millard Klein

Class of 1931

LCDR, USN

Knoxville, Tennessee

October 9, 1943 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Buck (DD 420), Ship

Edward Allen

Class of 1931

LT, USN

Grand Forks, North Dakota

May 7, 1942 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 2, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Hector De Zayas

Class of 1932

LTCOL, USMC

San Francisco, California

July 26, 1944 (33 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Guam, Pacific, Ground

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

Nathaniel Dial

Class of 1932

LT, USN

Washington, D.C.

January 9, 1945 (33 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Napa (AT 32), Ship

John Tennent, III

Class of 1932

CDR, USN

Fredericksburg, Virginia

January 30, 1944 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kwajalein, Pacific, USS Anderson (DD 411), Ship

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

Frank Latta

Class of 1932

CDR, USN

Burlington, Iowa

May 4, 1945 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Lagarto (SS 371), Submarine

John Moore

Class of 1932

CDR, USN

Bisbee, Arizona

February 26, 1944 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Ship Namesake, Submarine

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

Maximilian Schmidt

Class of 1932

CDR, USN

Boonville, Missouri

January 5, 1944 (35 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine

Jack Wintle

Class of 1932

LCDR, USN

Pittsburg, Kansas

November 13, 1942 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship

Herbert Fulmer, Jr.

Class of 1933

CDR, USN

St. Louis, Missouri

January 21, 1945 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Ticonderoga (CV 14), Ship

Burden Hastings

Class of 1933

LT, USN

Washington, D.C.

December 27, 1941 (31 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Patrol Squadron (VP) 101, Philippines, Ship Namesake, 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

John Phillips, Jr.

Class of 1933

LCDR, USN

Linden, Virginia

February 16, 1944 (33 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 6, Pacific, 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

Floyd Parks

Class of 1934

MAJ, USMC

Salisbury, Missouri

June 4, 1942 (31 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 221, Pacific, Ship Namesake, 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

Charles Ware

Class of 1934

LT, USN

Knoxville, Tennessee

June 4, 1942 (31 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 6, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Martin Ray, Jr.

Class of 1934

LT, USN

Yonkers, New York

June 6, 1942 (28 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, USS Hammann (DD 412), Ship Namesake, Ship

Edward Blakely

Class of 1934

CDR, USN

Norristown, Pennsylvania

October 24, 1944 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine

John Butler

Class of 1934

LTCOL, USMC

New Orleans, Louisiana

April 5, 1945 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, Iwo Jima, Pacific, Ground

Thomas Oakley, Jr.

Class of 1934

CDR, USN

Staten Island, New York

November 8, 1944 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Submarine

Walker Ethridge

Class of 1934

CDR, USN

Meridian, Mississippi

March 20, 1945 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 47, Fighting Squadron (VF) 47, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing

Lawrence Edge

Class of 1935

CDR, USN

Columbus, Georgia

June 18, 1945 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine

Arthur Ely

Class of 1935

LT, USN

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

June 4, 1942 (30 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

George Philip, Jr.

Class of 1935

CDR, USN

Rapid City, South Dakota

June 16, 1945 (33 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Family, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Twiggs (DD 591), Ship Namesake, Ship

Samuel Adams

Class of 1935

LT, USN

Northampton, Massachusetts

June 6, 1942 (30 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Bombing Squadron (VB) 5, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 5, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Hubert Harden

Class of 1935

CDR, USN

Verdon, Nebraska

January 31, 1947 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, USS Saipan (CVL 48), Fixed Wing

Otto Kolb, Jr.

Class of 1936

LT, USN

Savannah, Georgia

February 28, 1942 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Java Sea, HNLMS De Ruyter, Pacific, Ship

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

Harlan Dickson

Class of 1936

LCDR, USN

Washington, D.C.

February 5, 1944 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 18, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Raymond Vogel, Jr.

Class of 1936

CDR, USN

Ann Arbor, Michigan

September 19, 1950 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, Korea, Air Group (CAG) 11, Family, Fixed Wing

Fred Newell, Jr.

Class of 1937

LTJG, USNR

Brattleboro, Vermont

January 22, 1945 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Maryann, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship

Bethel Otter

Class of 1937

LT, USN

Louisville, Kentucky

May 6, 1942 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 4th Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Ground

Raymond Moore

Class of 1937

LT, USN

Weldon, North Carolina

June 4, 1942 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8, Fixed Wing

Edward DeLong

Class of 1937

LT, USN

Springfield, South Dakota

July 2, 1942 (26 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3, Pacific

He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

Patrick Hart

Class of 1937

LT, USN

Los Angeles, California

June 4, 1942 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3, Ship Namesake, 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

Thomas Edwards, Jr.

Class of 1937

LT, USN

Corpus Christi, Texas

January 30, 1943 (28 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, Fixed Wing

Paul Riley

Class of 1937

LT, USN

Hot Springs, Arkansas

June 4, 1942 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

John Eversole

Class of 1938

LTJG, USN

Pocatello, Idaho

June 4, 1942 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake, 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

Curtis Howard

Class of 1938

LTJG, USN

San Diego, California

June 4, 1942 (24 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing

Leonard Thornhill

Class of 1938

LTJG, USN

Selma, Alabama

May 8, 1942 (26 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 2, 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

Osborne Wiseman

Class of 1938

LTJG, USN

Zanesville, Ohio

June 4, 1942 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Bombing Squadron (VB) 3, Pacific, Ship Namesake, 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, Operational loss, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 7, Map, Pacific, Philippines, Fixed Wing

William Harris

Class of 1939

LTCOL, USMC

Lexington, Kentucky

December 6, 1950 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Ex-POW, Family, Ground

Carter Simpson

Class of 1939

CAPT, USMC

Spartanburg, South Carolina

December 31, 1944 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship

Lester Wall, Jr.

Class of 1939

CDR, USN

North Attleborough, Massachusetts

April 5, 1950 (33 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing

William Hogaboom

Class of 1939

CAPT, USMC

Vicksburg, Mississippi

December 15, 1944 (28 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship

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

Willard Holdredge

Class of 1939

CAPT, USMC

East Aurora, New York

December 15, 1944 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship

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 Micka

Class of 1939

LT, USN

Billings, Montana

November 9, 1942 (27 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 9, North Africa, Ship Namesake, 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

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

Merlin Paddock

Class of 1940

LCDR, USN

Wayne, Nebraska

April 16, 1945 (28 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 23, Japan, Pacific, Fixed Wing

Kenneth Brown

Class of 1941

CAPT, USMC

Bradford, New Hampshire

November 23, 1943 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, Pacific, Tarawa, Ground

John Kirwin

Class of 1941

LT, USN

Newport, Rhode Island

September 11, 1943 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Savannah (CL 42), Ship Namesake, Ship

Patrick Fleming

Class of 1941

COL, USAF

Montgomery, Alabama

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

Samuel Logan

Class of 1942

LT, USN

Owensboro, Kentucky

August 24, 1944 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Harder (SS 257), Submarine

Charles Durfee

Class of 1942

CAPT, USMCR

Reeder, North Dakota

June 17, 1944 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Pacific, Saipan, Ground, Non-graduate

Ralph Holton

Class of 1942

ENS, USN

Kalamazoo, Michigan

June 6, 1942 (23 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, USS Hammann (DD 412), Ship Namesake, Ship

Robert Bradley

Class of 1943

LT, USN

Washington, D.C.

October 24, 1944 (23 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Leyte Gulf, Pacific, USS Princeton (CVL 23), Ship Namesake

Willis Maxson, III

Class of 1943

LTJG, USN

Austin, Texas

October 8, 1943 (23 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Skate (SS 305), Submarine

Elbert Heim, Jr.

Class of 1943

LT, USNR

Shreveport, Louisiana

March 27, 1945 (24 years old)

Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 82, Okinawa, Order of the Red Star, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate

Burton Brown

Class of 1945

ENS, USN

McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

February 26, 1945 (22 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, USS Porterfield (DD 682), Ship

Robert Thomsen

Class of 1945

ENS, USN

Portland, Oregon

April 16, 1945 (22 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Laffey (DD 724), Ship