Silver Star
From the Military Awards for Valor:
The Silver Star is the third-highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. It is awarded for gallantry in action:
- While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States;
- While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or
- While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
Actions that merit the Silver Star must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not merit award of the meet Medal of Honor or a Service Cross (Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross).
Harry Flint
Class of 1911
COL, USA
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
July 24, 1944 (56 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, 39th Infantry Regiment, Book, Distinguished Service Cross, Europe, France, US Military Academy, Ground, Non-graduate
Hamilton Searight
Class of 1914
LTCOL, USA
Austin, Texas
April 14, 1942 (51 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, POW, WWII, 51st Field Artillery Regiment, Bataan, Bataan Death March, Pacific, Non-graduate
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, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS Louisville (CA 28), Ship Namesake, Ship
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
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
Robert Fleming
Class of 1917
CAPT, USN
The Plains, Virginia
January 6, 1945 (50 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS New Mexico (BB 40), Ship
James Wooten, Jr.
Class of 1917
1LT, USA
Columbia, Tennessee
August 1, 1918 (21 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWI, 1st Aero Squadron, Légion d'Honneur, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
Robert Smith, Jr.
Class of 1919
CAPT, USN
Hagerstown, Maryland
November 11, 1942 (46 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Naval Battle of Casablanca, USS Joseph Hewes (AP 50), Ship
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
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
Lawrence McPeake
Class of 1924
CDR, USN
Boston, Massachusetts
March 1, 1942 (40 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pecos (AO 6), Ship
David Claude
Class of 1924
LTCOL, USMC
Maryland
November 22, 1943 (40 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 2nd Marine Division, Pacific, Tarawa, Ground, Non-graduate
Robert Johnson
Class of 1924
LT, USN
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
Elmer Buerkle
Class of 1925
CDR, USN
San Diego, California
July 6, 1943 (41 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Kula Gulf, Pacific, USS Helena (CL 50), Ship
Austin Behan
Class of 1925
CDR, USN
Newport, Rhode Island
February 17, 1945 (42 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Iwo Jima, Pacific, USS Pensacola (CA 24), Ship
Adolph Hede
Class of 1925
LCDR, USN
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
William Myers
Class of 1926
CDR, USN
Cleburne, Texas
January 21, 1943 (38 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Pan Am Flight 1142, Silver Lifesaving Medal
Gus Lofberg, Jr.
Class of 1927
LCDR, USN
Oakland, California
September 5, 1942 (39 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Guadalcanal Campaign, Pacific, USS Little (APD 4), Ship
Harry Bauer
Class of 1927
LCDR, USN
Chattanooga, Tennessee
September 5, 1942 (38 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Guadalcanal Campaign, Pacific, USS Gregory (APD 3), Ship Namesake, Ship
Roderick Rooney
Class of 1929
CDR, USN
New York City, New York
November 16, 1943 (35 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Corvina (SS 226), Submarine
Harry Lang
Class of 1929
MAJ, USMC
East Orange, New Jersey
May 6, 1942 (36 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Pacific, Ground
Finley Hall
Class of 1929
CDR, USN
Tupelo, Mississippi
November 24, 1943 (37 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56), 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
Francis Williams
Class of 1930
LTCOL, USMC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
March 6, 1945 (38 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Battalion, 4th Marines, Pacific
Alfred Grove
Class of 1930
LCDR, USN
St. Louis, Missouri
October 24, 1944 (36 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Arisan Maru, Asiatic Fleet Staff, Book, Pacific, Ship
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
John Hollingsworth
Class of 1931
CDR, USN
Dawson, Georgia
November 16, 1944 (35 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine
William Townsend
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Ohio
January 8, 1944 (34 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, USS Enterprise (CV 6), 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
Charles Brindupke
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
San Francisco, California
March 26, 1944 (35 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Tullibee (SS 284), Submarine
Reader Scott
Class of 1932
LCDR, USN
Peoria, Illinois
November 21, 1942 (33 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Walke (DD 416), Ship
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
James Marshall
Class of 1932
CAPT, USN
Nashville, Tennessee
June 10, 1951 (41 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Croix de Guerre
Fred Connaway
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Forrest City, Arkansas
November 19, 1943 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Sculpin (SS 191), Submarine
Max Silverstein
Class of 1932
LT, USN
Chicago, Illinois
May 7, 1942 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Sims (DD 409), Ship Namesake, Ship
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
Joseph Bourland
Class of 1933
LCDR, USN
Clarendon, Texas
July 11, 1943 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Runner (SS 275), Submarine
Joseph Lacombe
Class of 1933
LT, USN
Opelousas, Louisiana
March 1, 1942 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pecos (AO 6), Ship
Reginald Raymond
Class of 1933
LCDR, USN
Shreveport, Louisiana
April 29, 1943 (30 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine
Albert Clark
Class of 1933
LCDR, USN
Norway, Maine
February 29, 1944 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trout (SS 202), Submarine
Earle Schneider
Class of 1933
LCDR, USN
Beaufort, North Carolina
October 14, 1943 (33 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Caribbean Sea, USS Dorado (SS 248), Submarine
Bertram Prueher
Class of 1933
LCDR, USN
Bloomer, Wisconsin
August 12, 1943 (31 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, Bombing Squadron (VB) 107, Fixed Wing
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
George Davis
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 6, 1945 (33 years old)
Medal of Honor, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS Walke (DD 723), Ship Namesake, Ship
Archibald Stone, Jr.
Class of 1934
LT, USN
Newburgh, New York
March 1, 1942 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pecos (AO 6), Ship
Verne Skjonsby
Class of 1934
LCDR, USN
Hickson, North Dakota
October 11, 1943 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Submarine
Thomas Truxtun
Class of 1934
LTCOL, USA
Waterbury, Connecticut
June 6, 1945 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Philippines, US Military Academy, Ground, Non-graduate
Gordon Schecter
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Deer Lodge, Montana
March 18, 1945 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 45, Fighter Ace, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Mark Eslick, Jr.
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Pulaski, Tennessee
October 12, 1944 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 18, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
John Walling
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
April 9, 1945 (33 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Snook (SS 279), Submarine
Manning Kimmel
Class of 1935
LCDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
July 26, 1944 (31 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Robalo (SS 273), Submarine
Keats Montross
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Saginaw, Michigan
January 12, 1945 (32 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine
John Eichmann
Class of 1935
LT, USN
Boise, Idaho
March 15, 1943 (29 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Submarine
James Clark
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
June 14, 1944 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Golet (SS 361), Submarine
Lloyd Brogger
Class of 1935
LCDR, USNR
Butterfield, Minnesota
December 7, 1944 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Liddle (APD 60), Ship
Albert Bontier
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Joplin, Missouri
October 3, 1944 (30 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Seawolf (SS 197), Fratricide, Submarine
Thomas Sharp
Class of 1935
LCDR, USN
Fort Benton, Montana
April 3, 1943 (30 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pickerel (SS 177), Submarine
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
Richard McGowan
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Alexandria, Virginia
October 24, 1944 (32 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Bombing Squadron (VB) 19, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Stanley Lipski
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Northampton, Massachusetts
July 30, 1945 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship
David Connole
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Madison, Illinois
March 28, 1945 (32 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Ship Namesake, Submarine
David Zabriskie, Jr.
Class of 1936
LCDR, USN
Hollywood, California
June 1, 1944 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Herring (SS 233), Submarine
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
Van Perkins
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Greenwich, Connecticut
October 24, 1944 (30 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Pacific, USS Birmingham (CL 62), Ship
Robert Bonin
Class of 1936
LCDR, USN
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 18, 1944 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Gudgeon (SS 211), Submarine
Jack Crutchfield
Class of 1936
LT, USN
Long Beach, California
March 15, 1943 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Submarine
Porter Maxwell
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Charleston, West Virginia
July 24, 1945 (31 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 87, Pacific, Fixed Wing
August Weinel
Class of 1936
LCDR, USN
Columbia, Illinois
September 28, 1943 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Cisco (SS 290), Submarine
Jud Yoho, Jr.
Class of 1936
LCDR, USN
Youngstown, Ohio
July 11, 1943 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Family, Pacific, USS Runner (SS 275), Submarine
Robert Moore
Class of 1936
MAJ, USMC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
January 15, 1945 (30 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 4th Marines, Brazil Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
James Southerland, II
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Miami, Florida
October 12, 1949 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing
Oliver Ramsey
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
November 13, 1942 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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
Thomas Edwards, Jr.
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Corpus Christi, Texas
January 30, 1943 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Rennell Island, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, 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.
Hugh Rimmer
Class of 1937
LCDR, USN
San Francisco, California
November 7, 1944 (30 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine
Radford West
Class of 1937
LTCOL, USMC
At Large
February 8, 1951 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Korea, Fixed Wing Passenger, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 33
Harry Woodworth
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Spokane, Washington
February 29, 1944 (28 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trout (SS 202), Submarine
Robert Blauvelt
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Port Byron, New York
February 16, 1943 (24 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Amberjack (SS 219), Submarine
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Carney's Point, New Jersey
December 2, 1943 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Capelin (SS 289), Submarine
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
Keene Hammond
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Kathwood, South Carolina
January 6, 1945 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 4, Pacific, Philippines, Fixed Wing
David Sloan, Jr.
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
November 16, 1943 (29 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Corvina (SS 226), Submarine
John Shepherd, III
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 28, 1945 (28 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine
Richard Helm
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
April 3, 1943 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pickerel (SS 177), Submarine
John Harper, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Trinidad, Colorado
October 24, 1944 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine
Alexander Wadsworth, III
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
At Large
June 14, 1944 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Golet (SS 361), Submarine
John Fantone
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
Norfolk, Virginia
February 10, 1945 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
Lenard Reichel
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Paw Paw, Michigan
January 5, 1943 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Cruiser Scouting Squadron Detachment (Tulagi), Pacific, Fixed Wing
Edward Grace
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
March 26, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Halligan (DD 584), Ship
John Pye
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
At Large
January 12, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Family, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine
Alfred Gordon
Class of 1939
LTCOL, USMC
De Soto, Kansas
November 18, 1951 (36 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121, Fixed Wing
Edward Ackerman
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 20, 1945 (29 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Kete (SS 369), Submarine
Alfred Wallace
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Gulfport, Mississippi
July 30, 1945 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Cassin Young (DD 793), Ship
Robert Guiler, III
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Summerfield, Ohio
March 5, 1943 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Submarine
Frank Blaha
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Dillonvale, Ohio
October 17, 1944 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Escolar (SS 294), Submarine
Daniel Baughman, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Madison, South Dakota
January 12, 1945 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine
David Pope
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Washington, D.C.
July 18, 1943 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 26, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Claude Goodman, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Newport News, Virginia
February 4, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine
Thomas McGrath
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Tucson, Arizona
September 17, 1943 (25 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pompano (SS 181), Submarine
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
Fraser Knight
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Miami, Florida
June 18, 1945 (28 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine
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
Edward O'Brien, Jr.
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
West Medford, Massachusetts
October 3, 1944 (27 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Seawolf (SS 197), Fratricide, Submarine
Richie Henderson
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Fredericksburg, Virginia
October 11, 1943 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Submarine
Richard Mason, Jr.
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Camden, Arkansas
November 8, 1944 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Submarine
Leon Chabot
Class of 1940
CAPT, USMC
Gardner, Massachusetts
September 7, 1944 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Pacific, Shin'yō Maru, Ship
Carthel Smith, Jr.
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
February 26, 1944 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Submarine
James Preston
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Lewisburg, West Virginia
April 16, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Bryant (DD 665), Ship
Donald Scheu
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Buffalo, New York
January 5, 1944 (25 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine
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
William Burgan
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Baltimore, Maryland
October 11, 1943 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Submarine
James McPherson
Class of 1941
LCDR, USN
Vallejo, California
August 13, 1945 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 16, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Theodore Walker
Class of 1941
LT, USN
Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky
November 7, 1944 (23 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine
Everett Alward
Class of 1941
MAJ, USMC
Morgan Hill, California
February 26, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Japan, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 123, Pacific
Richard Leary
Class of 1941
COL, USAF
Boulder, Colorado
April 25, 1952 (34 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Ex-POW, Fixed Wing
Patrick Fleming
Class of 1941
COL, USAF
Cleveland, Ohio
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
Bond Murray
Class of 1941
ENS, USNR
Danielsville, Georgia
July 2, 1942 (23 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3, Pacific, Non-graduate
William Farrel
Class of 1941
LCDR, USN
San Diego, California
April 9, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Snook (SS 279), Submarine
Leland McDaniel, Jr.
Class of 1941
LT, USN
Sacramento, California
October 25, 1944 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Hoel (DD 533), Ship
Floyd Cummings
Class of 1941
MAJ, USMC
Cleveland, Mississippi
April 13, 1946 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing
George Weems
Class of 1942
LCDR, USN
Annapolis, Maryland
January 16, 1951 (30 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Book Author, Family, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing
Michael Pessolano
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 30, 1945 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship
William Roy, Jr.
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Fort Wayne, Indiana
February 26, 1944 (24 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Submarine
Joseph Defrees, Jr.
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 1943 (23 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Sculpin (SS 191), Submarine
Robert Gallagher
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Canton, New York
March 6, 1945 (24 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Iwo Jima, Pacific, USS Salt Lake City (CA 25), Fixed Wing
John Casey
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 13, 1944 (24 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Flier (SS 250), Submarine
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
Hugh Van Roosen
Class of 1942
LTJG, USN
Newton Center, Massachusetts
March 15, 1943 (21 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Submarine
Charles Durfee
Class of 1942
CAPT, USMCR
North Dakota
June 17, 1944 (25 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Pacific, Saipan, Ground, Non-graduate
Henry Hamner
Class of 1943
LT, USN
Lynchburg, Virginia
April 6, 1945 (23 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Howorth (DD 592), Ship Namesake, Ship
Herbert Baslee, Jr.
Class of 1943
LCDR, USN
Mill Valley, California
March 17, 1952 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 52, Fixed Wing
William Crawford, Jr.
Class of 1943
2LT, USA
Uniontown, Alabama
June 13, 1945 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, 139th Field Artillery Battalion, Pacific, Philippines, Ground, Non-graduate
Frank Dean, Jr.
Class of 1943
LT, USN
Long Beach, California
September 7, 1945 (23 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 5, Fixed Wing
Howard Clark
Class of 1943
LCDR, USN
Vallejo, California
January 14, 1953 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 35, Fixed Wing
Richard Kroth
Class of 1944
LTJG, USN
Hamtramck, Michigan
October 25, 1944 (23 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Tang (SS 306), Submarine
Edgar Hollister
Class of 1948
CAPT, USMC
Santa Barbara, California
October 25, 1952 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Korea, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121, Fixed Wing
David Swenson, Jr.
Class of 1948
LTJG, USN
Taylor, Texas
September 13, 1950 (24 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Korea, USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD 729), Ship
Charles Strahley
Class of 1948
LTJG, USN
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
March 21, 1952 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 52, Fixed Wing
Homer Smith
Class of 1949
CAPT, USN
Alma, West Virginia
May 21, 1967 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, Fixed Wing
Donald Westbrook
Class of 1951
COL, USAF
Sherman, Texas
March 13, 1968 (41 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 602nd Special Operations Squadron, Battle of Lima Site 85, Fixed Wing
Richard Walsh, III
Class of 1951
COL, USAF
St. Paul, Minnesota
February 15, 1969 (42 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 602nd Special Operations Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing
John O'Grady
Class of 1952
COL, USAF
New Hyde Park, Long Island, New York
April 10, 1967 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing
William Leftwich, Jr.
Class of 1953
LTCOL, USMC
Memphis, Tennessee
November 18, 1970 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, Vietnam, Ship Namesake, Ground
Oscar Dardeau, Jr.
Class of 1953
COL, USAF
Ville Platte, Louisiana
November 18, 1967 (35 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing
Robert Ballinger
Class of 1955
CDR, USN
Alexandria, Virginia
November 25, 1974 (41 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, Cold War, Ground
Wilmer Cook
Class of 1956
LCDR, USN
Annapolis, Maryland
November 22, 1967 (35 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 155, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
John Held
Class of 1958
LTCOL, USAF
Elwood, Indiana
April 17, 1968 (31 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 604th Air Commando Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing
Charles Witt
Class of 1959
LT, USN
Lubbock, Texas
May 24, 1967 (31 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, River Patrol Section 531, Riverine
Jack Phillips
Class of 1959
MAJ, USMC
Mission, Kansas
October 14, 1967 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Ground
Don Elledge
Class of 1960
CAPT, USA
Mabank, Texas
August 18, 1966 (30 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Ground, Non-graduate
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
Henry Kolakowski, Jr.
Class of 1961
CAPT, USMC
Detroit, Michigan
June 15, 1968 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground
John Prichard
Class of 1961
CAPT, USMC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 27, 1968 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Ground
Robert Graustein
Class of 1961
LCDR, USN
Fryeburg, Maine
December 21, 1972 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 75, HOFH19, Fixed Wing
Barry Delphin
Class of 1962
CAPT, USAF
Clearwater, Florida
March 20, 1967 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing
Clarence Tolbert
Class of 1962
CDR, USN
Tishomingo, Oklahoma
November 6, 1972 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 56, Fixed Wing
Coral Schufeldt
Class of 1963
LCDR, USN
Omaha, Nebraska
January 8, 1977 (37 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 82, Fixed Wing
Frederick Trani
Class of 1963
LT, USN
Hyde Park, New York
September 26, 1968 (28 years old)
Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, HOFH19, SEAL, Ground
Thomas Holden
Class of 1964
1LT, USMC
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
October 22, 1966 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Ground
William Grammar
Class of 1965
1LT, USMC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 20, 1967 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Ground
Ronald Meyer
Class of 1965
2LT, USMC
Dubuque, Iowa
June 16, 1966 (23 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, HOFH19, Ground
Michael Wunsch
Class of 1966
CAPT, USMC
Feasterville, Pennsylvania
July 28, 1969 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Tank Battalion, 3rd Marine Division (Rein.), Ground
Robert Hughes
Class of 1967
LT, USN
At Large
January 31, 1979 (33 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 126, Fixed Wing
Gary Holtzclaw
Class of 1967
1LT, USMC
Corbin, Kentucky
May 2, 1969 (24 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Helicopter
Theodore Vivilacqua
Class of 1968
2LT, USMC
Los Angeles, California
May 13, 1969 (22 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground
Douglas Zembiec
Class of 1995
MAJ, USMC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 11, 2007 (34 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, CIA, Global War on Terrorism, HOFH19, Iraq, Ground
Travis Manion
Class of 2004
1LT, USMC
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
April 29, 2007 (26 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground
Pages in category "Silver Star"
The following 180 pages are in this category, out of 180 total.
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- ROBERT M. BALLINGER, CDR, USN
- DONALD F. BANKER, LCDR, USN
- HERBERT L. BASLEE, JR., LCDR, USN
- HARRY B. BASS, LCDR, USN
- HARRY F. BAUER, LCDR, USN
- DANIEL S. BAUGHMAN, JR., LCDR, USN
- JAMES D. BEELER, 2LT, USMCR
- AUSTIN C. BEHAN, CDR, USN
- FRANK BLAHA, LCDR, USN
- EDWARD N. BLAKELY, CDR, USN
- ROBERT P. BLAUVELT, LT, USN
- ROBERT A. BONIN, LCDR, USN
- ALBERT M. BONTIER, CDR, USN
- JOSEPH H. BOURLAND, LCDR, USN
- FRANCIS J. BRIDGET, CAPT, USN
- CHARLES F. BRINDUPKE, CDR, USN
- LLOYD C. BROGGER, LCDR, USNR
- ELMER C. BUERKLE, CDR, USN
- WILLIAM W. BURGAN, LT, USN
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- JOHN E. CASEY, LT, USN
- LEON E. CHABOT, CAPT, USMC
- THEODORE E. CHANDLER, RADM, USN
- ALBERT H. CLARK, LCDR, USN
- HOWARD E. CLARK, LCDR, USN
- JAMES S. CLARK, CDR, USN
- DAVID K. CLAUDE, LTCOL, USMC
- MICHAEL R. COLLINS, LT, USN
- FRED CONNAWAY, CDR, USN
- DAVID R. CONNOLE, CDR, USN
- WILMER P. COOK, LCDR, USN
- MORTIMER W. COX, JR., 2LT, USMC
- WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, JR., 2LT, USA
- MARK H. CROUTER, CDR, USN
- JACK R. CRUTCHFIELD, LT, USN
- FLOYD CUMMINGS, MAJ, USMC
- ROGER N. CURRIER, LT, USN
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- HUGH W. HADLEY, CDR, USN
- FINLEY E. HALL, CDR, USN
- KEENE G. HAMMOND, LCDR, USN
- HENRY R. HAMNER, LT, USN
- JOHN D. HARPER, JR., LCDR, USN
- ADOLPH HEDE, LCDR, USN
- JOHN W. HELD, LTCOL, USAF
- RICHARD L. HELM, LCDR, USN
- RICHIE N. HENDERSON, LT, USN
- THOMAS J. HOLDEN, 1LT, USMC
- JOHN C. HOLLINGSWORTH, CDR, USN
- EDGAR A. HOLLISTER, CAPT, USMC
- GARY E. HOLTZCLAW, 1LT, USMC
- ROBERT G. HUGHES, LT, USN
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- TRAVIS J. MANION, 1LT, USMC
- JAMES G. MARSHALL, CAPT, USN
- RICHARD K. MASON, JR., LT, USN
- PORTER W. MAXWELL, CDR, USN
- MONTROSE G. MCCORMICK, LCDR, USN
- LELAND S. MCDANIEL, JR., LT, USN
- RICHARD MCGOWAN, CDR, USN
- THOMAS P. MCGRATH, LCDR, USN
- LAWRENCE J. MCPEAKE, CDR, USN
- JAMES H. MCPHERSON, LCDR, USN
- RONALD W. MEYER, 2LT, USMC
- KEATS E. MONTROSS, CDR, USN
- ROBERT B. MOORE, MAJ, USMC
- BOND MURRAY, ENS, USNR
- WILLIAM G. MYERS, CDR, USN
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- VAN O. PERKINS, CDR, USN
- MICHAEL R. PESSOLANO, LT, USN
- GEORGE PHILIP, JR., CDR, USN
- JACK W. PHILLIPS, MAJ, USMC
- WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, 2LT, USMC
- DAVID H. POPE, LT, USN
- JAMES T. PRESTON, LCDR, USN
- JOHN L. PRICHARD, CAPT, USMC
- BERTRAM J. PRUEHER, LCDR, USN
- FREDERICK W. PURDY, LCDR, USN
- JOHN B. PYE, LCDR, USN
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- GORDON E. SCHECTER, CDR, USN
- DONALD S. SCHEU, LCDR, USN
- MAXIMILIAN G. SCHMIDT, CDR, USN
- EARLE C. SCHNEIDER, LCDR, USN
- CORAL V. SCHUFELDT, LCDR, USN
- READER C. SCOTT, LCDR, USN
- HAMILTON F. SEARIGHT, LTCOL, USA
- WALTER A. SHARER, LCDR, USN
- THOMAS F. SHARP, LCDR, USN
- JOHN E. SHEPHERD, III, LCDR, USN
- MAX SILVERSTEIN, LT, USN
- VERNE L. SKJONSBY, LCDR, USN
- DAVID K. SLOAN, JR., LT, USN
- CARTHEL H. SMITH, JR., LCDR, USN
- HOMER L. SMITH, CAPT, USN
- ROBERT M. SMITH, JR., CAPT, USN
- JAMES J. SOUTHERLAND, II, CDR, USN
- ARCHIBALD STONE, JR., LT, USN
- CHARLES G. STRAHLEY, LTJG, USN
- DAVID H. SWENSON, JR., LTJG, USN
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- ALEXANDER S. WADSWORTH, III, LCDR, USN
- THEODORE T. WALKER, LT, USN
- ALFRED B. WALLACE, LCDR, USN
- JOHN F. WALLING, CDR, USN
- RICHARD A. WALSH, III, COL, USAF
- GEORGE T. WEEMS, LCDR, USN
- AUGUST F. WEINEL, LCDR, USN
- RADFORD C. WEST, LTCOL, USMC
- DONALD E. WESTBROOK, COL, USAF
- JOHN T. WHEELER, LT, USN
- FRANCIS H. WILLIAMS, LTCOL, USMC
- IRVING D. WILTSIE, CAPT, USN
- CHARLES D. WITT, LT, USN
- HUGH WOOD, JR., LCDR, USN
- HARRY E. WOODWORTH, LT, USN
- JAMES C. WOOTEN, JR., 1LT, USA
- MICHAEL C. WUNSCH, CAPT, USMC
Media in category "Silver Star"
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