USNA 14th Company
The company is the most important unit in the Brigade of Midshipmen. Companies eat, sleep, study, drill, and compete together. Comprised of roughly 30-35 midshipmen from each of all four classes, they are led by 1/c Midshipmen. There are currently 30 companies in the Brigade, though this number has ranged from 8 in the late 1920s to 36 from the late 1940s to the late 1990s.
Some classes are in the same company for all four years; there is also "shotgunning" (all midshipmen in a class, usually following plebe year, are moved randomly to a different company) and "rifling" (again usually following plebe year, an entire group would move from one company to another). Even though many alumni were a part of more than one company during their four years at the Naval Academy, the list below is reflective of the company from which they graduated.
Albert Koplewski
Class of 1943
LCDR, USN
Dowagiac, Michigan
December 21, 1953 (32 years old)
Operational loss, British Empire Test Pilot School, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Albert Koplewski |
Class of 1943 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, British Empire Test Pilot School, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Claude Adams, Jr.
Class of 1943
LT, USN
Montrose, California
July 28, 1946 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 28, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Claude Adams, Jr. |
Class of 1943 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 28, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Arnt Hansen
Class of 1943
LTJG, USN
Fargo, North Dakota
December 24, 1943 (23 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Leary (DD 158), Ship, USNA 14th Company
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Arnt Hansen |
Class of 1943 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Leary (DD 158), Ship, USNA 14th Company |
Edmund Bevan
Class of 1943
ACAD, USA
Trenton, New Jersey
September 17, 1943 (22 years old)
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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Edmund Bevan |
Class of 1943 | |
ACAD, USA | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
Chester Gates, Jr.
Class of 1943
CDR, USN
Baldwin City, Kansas
July 10, 1956 (34 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 86, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Chester Gates, Jr. |
Class of 1943 | |
CDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 86, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Thomas Higgins
Class of 1944
LT, USN
Boston, Massachusetts
May 24, 1949 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Thomas Higgins |
Class of 1944 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Clayton Roberts
Class of 1944
LTJG, USN
Warroad, Minnesota
March 28, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine, USNA 14th Company
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Clayton Roberts |
Class of 1944 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine, USNA 14th Company |
Louis Sugg
Class of 1944
LT, USN
Missoula, Montana
September 3, 1953 (32 years old)
Operational loss, Rhodes Scholar, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
Charles McBride
Class of 1945
2LT, USMC
Akron, Ohio
June 6, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Okinawa, Ground, USNA 14th Company
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Charles McBride |
Class of 1945 | |
2LT, USMC | |
KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Okinawa, Ground, USNA 14th Company |
Donald Hall
Class of 1945
ENS, USN
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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Donald Hall |
Class of 1945 | |
ENS, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Morrison (DD 560), Ship, USNA 14th Company |
Joseph Bolger, Jr.
Class of 1945
CDR, USN
Adams, Massachusetts
July 12, 1963 (40 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 161, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Joseph Bolger, Jr. |
Class of 1945 | |
CDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 161, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
John Beahan
Class of 1945
ENS, USN
Michigan City, Indiana
July 10, 1945 (24 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, USS Blueback (SS 326), Submarine, USNA 14th Company
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John Beahan |
Class of 1945 | |
ENS, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, USS Blueback (SS 326), Submarine, USNA 14th Company |
Nels Gunderson, III
Class of 1946
LT, USN
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 2, 1956 (33 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Nels Gunderson, III |
Class of 1946 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
James Snyder
Class of 1947
LTJG, USN
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
November 14, 1949 (23 years old)
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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James Snyder |
Class of 1947 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
Donald Apple
Class of 1948
LTJG, USN
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 11, 1951 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Donald Apple |
Class of 1948 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Richard Ryder
Class of 1948
LTJG, USN
South Orange, New Jersey
December 18, 1950 (25 years old)
Operational loss, USS Sealion (ASSP 315), Submarine, USNA 14th Company
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Richard Ryder |
Class of 1948 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, USS Sealion (ASSP 315), Submarine, USNA 14th Company |
George Moffett, Jr.
Class of 1949
LTJG, USN
Collingswood, New Jersey
October 24, 1952 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 31, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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George Moffett, Jr. |
Class of 1949 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 31, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Richard Seth
Class of 1949
LTJG, USN
Baltimore, Maryland
February 25, 1954 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 141, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Richard Seth |
Class of 1949 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 141, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Houston Hayward
Class of 1950
LTJG, USN
Evanston, Illinois
January 31, 1953 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 61, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Houston Hayward |
Class of 1950 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 61, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Thomas Sheets
Class of 1951
1LT, USAF
Woodbine, Iowa
March 31, 1953 (26 years old)
Operational loss, 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Thomas Sheets |
Class of 1951 | |
1LT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Donald Levisee
Class of 1951
LTJG, USN
Alhambra, California
December 16, 1953 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 52, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Donald Levisee |
Class of 1951 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 52, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Henry Goelzer
Class of 1951
LTJG, USN
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 20, 1953 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 101, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Henry Goelzer |
Class of 1951 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 101, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Thomas Bakke
Class of 1952
MAJ, USAF
Denver, Colorado
December 10, 1964 (38 years old)
Operational loss, 6550th Air Base Group, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Thomas Bakke |
Class of 1952 | |
MAJ, USAF | |
Operational loss, 6550th Air Base Group, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Donald Cauble
Class of 1953
LT, USNR
Sparks, Nevada
January 3, 1963 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 882, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Donald Cauble |
Class of 1953 | |
LT, USNR | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 882, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Richard Newnham
Class of 1953
LTJG, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 12, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Richard Newnham |
Class of 1953 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Wendell Switzer, Jr.
Class of 1953
LTJG, USN
Pensacola, Florida
September 1, 1955 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 42, Fixed Wing, Family, USNA 14th Company
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Wendell Switzer, Jr. |
Class of 1953 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 42, Fixed Wing, Family, USNA 14th Company |
Donald Brown
Class of 1957
LCDR, USN
Waco, Texas
March 10, 1967 (34 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Fixed Wing Passenger, Task Force 115, USNA 14th Company
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Donald Brown |
Class of 1957 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Fixed Wing Passenger, Task Force 115, USNA 14th Company |
Theodore Higgins
Class of 1957
LT, USN
Griffin, Georgia
February 11, 1964 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 192, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Theodore Higgins |
Class of 1957 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 192, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
William Garrity
Class of 1959
LTJG, USN
Waterbury, Connecticut
January 8, 1962 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 13, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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William Garrity |
Class of 1959 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 13, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Patrick Wilkes
Class of 1963
LTJG, USN
Barstow, California
November 10, 1965 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 142, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Patrick Wilkes |
Class of 1963 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 142, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Michael Burns
Class of 1964
LTJG, USN
New York
March 29, 1967 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 9, Helicopter, USNA 14th Company
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Michael Burns |
Class of 1964 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 9, Helicopter, USNA 14th Company |
Stephen Schwarting
Class of 1967
LT, USN
Storrs, Connecticut
April 12, 1973 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Stephen Schwarting |
Class of 1967 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
James Jones
Class of 1968
1LT, USMC
Pontiac, Michigan
November 30, 1970 (24 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, USNA 14th Company
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James Jones |
Class of 1968 | |
1LT, USMC | |
KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, USNA 14th Company |
Michael Zurfluh
Class of 1971
LT, USN
Tacoma, Washington
June 2, 1975 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 1, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, USNA 14th Company
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Michael Zurfluh |
Class of 1971 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 1, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, USNA 14th Company |
Matthew Mason, III
Class of 1972
1LT, USMC
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 1975 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Matthew Mason, III |
Class of 1972 | |
1LT, USMC | |
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Steven Herning
Class of 1979
ENS, USN
Las Vegas, Nevada
November 21, 1979 (22 years old)
Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
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Steven Herning |
Class of 1979 | |
ENS, USN | |
Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Robert Vogel
Class of 1989
LT, USN
Newtown, Connecticut
October 3, 1995 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6, Helicopter, USNA 14th Company
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Robert Vogel |
Class of 1989 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6, Helicopter, USNA 14th Company |
Pages in category "USNA 14th Company"
The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.