Ship Namesake

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


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David McDermut
Class of 1847

LCDR, USN

New York

April 18, 1863 (39 years old)

KIA, Civil War, USS Cayuga (1861), Ship Namesake, Ground


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John Sproston
Class of 1852

LT, USN

Baltimore, Maryland

June 8, 1862 (33 years old)

KIA, Civil War, Ship Namesake


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Charles Flusser
Class of 1853

LCDR, USN

Annapolis, Maryland

April 19, 1864 (31 years old)

KIA, Civil War, USS Miami (1861), Ship Namesake


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William Gwin
Class of 1853

LCDR, USN

Columbus, Indiana

January 3, 1863 (30 years old)

KIA, Civil War, USS Benton (1861), Ship Namesake





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Hugh McKee
Class of 1866

LT, USN

Lexington, Kentucky

June 11, 1871 (27 years old)

KIA, Korea Expedition 1871, USS Colorado (1856), Ship Namesake, Ground


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Jonathan Wainwright
Class of 1867

MASTER, USN

At Large

June 19, 1870 (21 years old)

KIA, Pirates, USS Mohican (1859), Ship Namesake


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Jesse Roper
Class of 1872

LCDR, USN

Glasgow, Missouri

March 31, 1901 (49 years old)

Operational loss, USS Petrel (Gunboat No. 2), Ship Namesake


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Charles Putnam
Class of 1873

MASTER, USN

Freeport, Illinois

January 10, 1883 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Jeannette Arctic Expedition, Ship Namesake



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Edward Moale, Jr.
Class of 1887

Montana

October 23, 1903 (37 years old)

Ship Namesake



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John Monaghan
Class of 1895

ENS, USN

Spokane, Washington

April 1, 1899 (26 years old)

KIA, Samoan Campaign, USS Philadelphia (Cruiser No. 4), Ship Namesake, Ground


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Joseph Breckinridge
Class of 1895

ENS, USN

Lexington, Kentucky

February 11, 1898 (25 years old)

Operational loss, USS Cushing (Torpedo Boat No. 1), Ship Namesake


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Welborn Wood
Class of 1899

Naval Cadet, USN

Georgia

September 17, 1899 (23 years old)

KIA, Philippine Insurrection, USS Urdaneta (1883), Ship Namesake


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Loveman Noa
Class of 1900

Naval Cadet, USN

Chattanooga, Tennessee

October 26, 1901 (25 years old)

KIA, Philippine Insurrection, USS Mariveles (1886), Ship Namesake, Ground


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John Furse
Class of 1901

LT, USN

Savannah, Georgia

September 30, 1907 (27 years old)

Operational loss, USS Illinois (Battleship No. 7), Ship Namesake



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Newman Perry, Jr.
Class of 1901

ENS, USN

Columbia, South Carolina

July 21, 1905 (23 years old)

Operational loss, USS Bennington (PG 4), Ship Namesake

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

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Newman Perry, Jr.
Class of 1901
ENS, USN
Operational loss, USS Bennington (PG 4), Ship Namesake

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

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John Rodgers
Class of 1903

CDR, USN

Washington, D.C.

August 27, 1926 (45 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Ship Namesake


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Walter Reno
Class of 1905

LCDR, USN

Trenton, Missouri

November 19, 1917 (36 years old)

Operational loss, WWI, USS Chauncey (Destroyer No. 3), Ship Namesake




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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


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Charles Hovey
Class of 1907

ENS, USN

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

September 24, 1911 (26 years old)

KIA, Book Author, Philippine Islands Campaign 1911, USS Pampanga (PG 39), Ship Namesake, Ground


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Clarence Thomas
Class of 1908

LT, USN

Grass Valley, California

April 28, 1917 (30 years old)

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



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Richard Saufley
Class of 1908

LTJG, USN

Stanford, Kentucky

June 9, 1916 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Ship Namesake



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Franklin Van Valkenburgh
Class of 1909

CAPT, USN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

December 7, 1941 (53 years old)

Medal of Honor, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake





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Clarence Bronson
Class of 1910

LTJG, USN

New York City, New York

November 8, 1916 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Ship Namesake



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Frank McCord
Class of 1911

CDR, USN

Vincennes, Indiana

April 4, 1933 (42 years old)

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


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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.


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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.

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Sherwood Picking
Class of 1911
CAPT, USN
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Book Author, Fixed Wing Passenger, Ship Namesake

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


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John Melvin
Class of 1911

LTJG, USNRF

Selma, Alabama

November 5, 1917 (30 years old)

KIA, WWI, USS Alcedo (SP 166), Ship Namesake


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Samuel Moore
Class of 1913

CAPT, USN

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 9, 1942 (50 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship Namesake


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Arnold Marcus
Class of 1913

LTJG, USN

Mill Valley, California

July 25, 1917 (25 years old)

Operational loss, USS A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8), Ship Namesake


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Albert Rooks
Class of 1914

CAPT, USN

Walla Walla, Washington

March 1, 1942 (50 years old)

Medal of Honor, KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship Namesake


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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


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Charles Wedderburn
Class of 1915

LTJG, USN

Chevy Chase, Maryland

November 19, 1917 (25 years old)

Operational loss, WWI, USS Chauncey (Destroyer No. 3), Ship Namesake










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Frank Fechteler
Class of 1918

LT, USN

San Rafael, California

September 18, 1922 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Air Race, Ship Namesake




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Robert Smith
Class of 1920

CAPT, USN

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

January 21, 1943 (44 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Pan Am Flight 1142, Ship Namesake



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Joseph Hubbard
Class of 1921

CDR, USN

Danbury, Connecticut

November 13, 1942 (42 years old)

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


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Paul Register
Class of 1921

LCDR, USN

Bismarck, North Dakota

December 7, 1941 (42 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake



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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


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Thomas Zellars
Class of 1921

LT, USN

Grantville, Georgia

June 12, 1924 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Gun Explosion, USS Mississippi (BB 41), Ship Namesake


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Raymond Tuttle
Class of 1922

LCDR, USN

Montpelier, Vermont

August 9, 1942 (43 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship Namesake


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James Craig
Class of 1922

LCDR, USN

Jacksonville, Florida

December 7, 1941 (40 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Pennsylvania (BB 38), Ship Namesake, Family


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Howard Healy
Class of 1922

LCDR, USN

Chelsea, Massachusetts

May 8, 1942 (43 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake



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Eugene Elmore
Class of 1922

LCDR, USN

Anderson, South Carolina

August 9, 1942 (42 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Quincy (CA 39), Ship Namesake


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William Hobby, Jr.
Class of 1923

CDR, USN

Sylvania, Georgia

November 13, 1942 (43 years old)

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



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John Waldron
Class of 1924

LCDR, USN

Fort Pierre, South Dakota

June 4, 1942 (41 years old)

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


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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



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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



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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


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Willford Hyman
Class of 1924

LCDR, USN

San Pedro, California

May 7, 1942 (40 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Sims (DD 409), Ship Namesake


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Hallsted Hopping
Class of 1924

LCDR, USN

New York City, New York

February 1, 1942 (39 years old)

KIA, WWII, Marshall Islands Raid, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 6, Ship Namesake


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Henry Drexler
Class of 1924

ENS, USN

Bethany Beach, Delaware

October 20, 1924 (23 years old)

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


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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


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Julian Jordan
Class of 1925

LT, USN

Dawson, Georgia

December 7, 1941 (37 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship Namesake


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John Blue
Class of 1925

LCDR, USN

Marion, South Carolina

November 13, 1942 (40 years old)

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


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Harry Hubbard
Class of 1925

CDR, USN

Baltimore, Maryland

October 16, 1942 (39 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Meredith (DD 434), Ship Namesake


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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



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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


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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


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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






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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


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Hugh Black
Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Oradell, New Jersey

February 28, 1942 (38 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Jacob Jones (DD 130), Ship Namesake


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John Reybold
Class of 1926

LCDR, USN

Delaware City, Delaware

March 19, 1942 (39 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Dickerson (DD 157), Ship Namesake, Fratricide



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Elmer Cooper
Class of 1927

LT, USN

Monticello, Arkansas

February 2, 1938 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 11F, Ship Namesake


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Arthur Loeser
Class of 1927

LCDR, USN

Rochester, New York

November 13, 1942 (39 years old)

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




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Ralph Hickox
Class of 1927

LCDR, USN

Washington, D.C.

February 18, 1942 (38 years old)

Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Truxtun (DD 229), Ship Namesake


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Harry Bauer
Class of 1927

LCDR, USN

Chattanooga, Tennessee

September 5, 1942 (38 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Gregory (APD 3), Ship Namesake








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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, USNA 7th Company



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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, USNA 5th Company



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John Craig
Class of 1930

LCDR, USN

Jacksonville, Florida

March 5, 1943 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Ship Namesake, Family, USNA 6th Company













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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, USNA 5th Company








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Enrique Jurado
Class of 1934

LTCOL

Lucena, Philippines

October 14, 1944 (33 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Philippine Army, Philippines, Ship Namesake, Ground, USNA 2nd Company













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Graham Bright
Class of 1935

LT, USN

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

December 10, 1941 (29 years old)

KIA, WWII, Guam, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Ground, USNA 8th Company








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Herold Harveson
Class of 1937

LTJG, USN

Lake Charles, Louisiana

December 7, 1941 (27 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Utah (AG 16), Ship Namesake, USNA 11th Company














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Edward Price
Class of 1939

LTJG, USN

Charleston, West Virginia

May 8, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, USNA 9th Company



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Carl Weeden
Class of 1940

ENS, USN

Trinidad, Colorado

December 7, 1941 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, USNA 2nd Company



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Edward Cloues
Class of 1940

ENS, USN

Warner, New Hampshire

December 7, 1941 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, USNA 3rd Company


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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, USNA 6th Company



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Lewis Pride, Jr.
Class of 1941

ENS, USN

Madisonville, Kentucky

December 7, 1941 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship Namesake, USNA 1st Company


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Douglas Gillette
Class of 1942

LTJG, USNR

Wilmington, North Carolina

October 26, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Pacific, USS Hornet (CV 8), Ship Namesake, Non-graduate















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William Fitzgerald
Class of 1963

LT, USN

Montpelier, Vermont

August 7, 1967 (29 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Ship Namesake, Ground, USNA 2nd Company



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