Oryoku Maru

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


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Warner Portz
Class of 1915

Commander, US Navy

Newcomerstown, Ohio

January 7, 1945 (53 years old)

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


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Stuart King
Class of 1920

Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps

Alexandria, Virginia

January 12, 1945 (47 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Battalion, 4th Marines, Bataan, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship

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

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Stuart King
Class of 1920
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps
KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Battalion, 4th Marines, Bataan, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship

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

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George Brooke
Class of 1921

Commander, US Navy

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)



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Leonard Lyons, Jr.
Class of 1921

Lieutenant Commander, US Naval Reserve

Mobile, Alabama

January 9, 1945 (46 years old)

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


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John Welch
Class of 1923

Lieutenant, US Navy

New Bethany, Pennsylvania

January 10, 1945 (43 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Canopus (AS 9), Ship


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Norman Simmonds
Class of 1924

Lieutenant Colonel, US Army

Brooklyn, New York

December 15, 1944 (42 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, 1st Battalion, 59th Coast Artillery Regiment, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship


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Robert Johnson
Class of 1924

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lynchburg, Virginia

January 22, 1945 (44 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 16th Naval District, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship


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Adolph Hede
Class of 1925

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New York City, New York

December 14, 1944 (41 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Canopus (AS 9), Ship



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Max Schaeffer
Class of 1928

Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps

Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania

January 29, 1945 (39 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Marines, Brazil Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USNA 5th Company


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Albert Gray
Class of 1931

Lieutenant, US Navy

Gwynedd, Pennsylvania

December 15, 1944 (34 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Patrol Squadron (VP) 102, Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Charles Weschler
Class of 1932

Lieutenant, US Navy

Erie, Pennsylvania

January 16, 1945 (35 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, 16th Naval District, Brazil Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Nathaniel Dial
Class of 1932

Lieutenant, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

January 9, 1945 (33 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Napa (AT 32), Ship, USNA 7th Company


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Francis Douglass
Class of 1932

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tucson, Arizona

January 18, 1945 (36 years old)

KIA, WWII, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship, USNA 7th Company



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Shields Goodman
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Little Rock, Arkansas

December 15, 1944 (31 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Mindanao (PR 8), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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Richard Williams
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Gettysburg, South Dakota

December 15, 1944 (30 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Oahu (PR 6), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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James O'Rourke
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lowell, Massachusetts

December 15, 1944 (29 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship, USNA 12th Company


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Fred Newell, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve

Brattleboro, Vermont

January 22, 1945 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Maryann, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship, USNA 11th Company






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Carter Simpson
Class of 1939

Captain, US Marine Corps

Spartanburg, South Carolina

December 31, 1944 (29 years old)

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