USNA 22nd 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.
Marcus Merner
Class of 1947
LTJG, USN
Palo Alto, California
January 28, 1951 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 192, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Marcus Merner |
Class of 1947 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 192, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Thomas Tiernan
Class of 1947
LT, USN
Newport, Rhode Island
November 20, 1952 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Thomas Tiernan |
Class of 1947 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Baldomero Lopez
Class of 1948
1LT, USMC
Tampa, Florida
September 15, 1950 (25 years old)
Medal of Honor, KIA, Korea, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ship Namesake, Ground, USNA 22nd Company
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Baldomero Lopez |
Class of 1948 | |
1LT, USMC | |
Medal of Honor, KIA, Korea, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ship Namesake, Ground, USNA 22nd Company |
Albert Thompson
Class of 1948
CDR, USN
Manchester, New Hampshire
July 15, 1964 (38 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 102, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Albert Thompson |
Class of 1948 | |
CDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 102, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
James Bowers
Class of 1950
2LT, USAF
Alton, Iowa
April 19, 1951 (23 years old)
Operational loss, 3575th Pilot Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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James Bowers |
Class of 1950 | |
2LT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 3575th Pilot Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Herman Driskell, Jr.
Class of 1950
2LT, USA
Louisiana
September 7, 1950 (23 years old)
KIA, POW, Korea, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, Ground, USNA 22nd Company, Non-graduate
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Herman Driskell, Jr. |
Class of 1950 | |
2LT, USA | |
KIA, POW, Korea, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, Ground, USNA 22nd Company, Non-graduate |
Silas Hart, Jr.
Class of 1950
LTJG, USN
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
January 2, 1953 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Silas Hart, Jr. |
Class of 1950 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
John Harvey
Class of 1950
LCDR, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 10, 1963 (35 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, USNA 22nd Company
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John Harvey |
Class of 1950 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, USNA 22nd Company |
James Laramore
Class of 1951
2LT, USMC
Texarkana, Texas
October 25, 1952 (26 years old)
KIA, Korea, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, USNA 22nd Company
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James Laramore |
Class of 1951 | |
2LT, USMC | |
KIA, Korea, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, USNA 22nd Company |
Norris Tollefson
Class of 1951
LCDR, USN
Huron, South Dakota
May 26, 1963 (36 years old)
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 21, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Norris Tollefson |
Class of 1951 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 21, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Robert Bell
Class of 1952
MAJ, USAF
Houston, Texas
May 16, 1965 (34 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 162, Ground, USNA 22nd Company
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Robert Bell |
Class of 1952 | |
MAJ, USAF | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Fighter Squadron (VF) 162, Ground, USNA 22nd Company |
Donald Beard
Class of 1953
LCDR, USN
Clarendon, Texas
December 9, 1964 (36 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Donald Beard |
Class of 1953 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Robert Cameron
Class of 1953
MAJ, USAF
Los Angeles, California
January 28, 1969 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Robert Cameron |
Class of 1953 | |
MAJ, USAF | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Ernest Stamm
Class of 1954
CAPT, USN
Medford, Oregon
January 16, 1969 (37 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Ernest Stamm |
Class of 1954 | |
CAPT, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Joseph Williams
Class of 1954
LTJG, USN
Zolfo Springs, Florida
October 29, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 43, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Joseph Williams |
Class of 1954 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 43, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Walter Shaw, Jr.
Class of 1954
LT, USN
Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania
August 24, 1959 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Walter Shaw, Jr. |
Class of 1954 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Lawrence Hansen, Jr.
Class of 1955
LT, USN
Long Beach, California
October 1, 1959 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 112, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Lawrence Hansen, Jr. |
Class of 1955 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 112, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Roy Bruner, Jr.
Class of 1956
LTJG, USN
Silver Spring, Maryland
December 9, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 48, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company, Non-graduate
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Roy Bruner, Jr. |
Class of 1956 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 48, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company, Non-graduate |
James Wood
Class of 1956
1LT, USAF
Fort Worth, Texas
January 14, 1958 (22 years old)
Operational loss, 3608th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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James Wood |
Class of 1956 | |
1LT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 3608th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
David Wright
Class of 1957
MAJ, USAF
Roanoke, Virginia
November 13, 1970 (35 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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David Wright |
Class of 1957 | |
MAJ, USAF | |
KIA, Vietnam, 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Leonard Reynolds
Class of 1958
CAPT, USAF
Missoula, Montana
July 8, 1964 (28 years old)
Operational loss, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Leonard Reynolds |
Class of 1958 | |
CAPT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Lawrence Gosen
Class of 1959
LCDR, USN
Mountain Lake, Minnesota
July 23, 1968 (30 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 23, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Lawrence Gosen |
Class of 1959 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 23, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Michael Hornsby
Class of 1960
LT, USN
Austin, Texas
January 8, 1965 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Michael Hornsby |
Class of 1960 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Malcolm Avore
Class of 1960
LT, USN
Hallowell, Maine
November 25, 1965 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 163, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Malcolm Avore |
Class of 1960 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 163, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
James Borsic
Class of 1962
LT, USN
Poland Center, Ohio
March 29, 1967 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 9, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company
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James Borsic |
Class of 1962 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 9, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company |
Erwin Templin, Jr.
Class of 1963
LCDR, USN
Houston, Texas
January 22, 1966 (25 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 35, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Erwin Templin, Jr. |
Class of 1963 | |
LCDR, USN | |
KIA, Vietnam, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 35, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
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, USNA 22nd Company
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Thomas Holden |
Class of 1964 | |
1LT, USMC | |
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Ground, USNA 22nd Company |
Barry Hooper
Class of 1964
LT, USN
Redondo Beach, California
March 5, 1968 (26 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, River Division 55, Riverine, USNA 22nd Company
Albert Jones
Class of 1965
LT, USN
Annapolis, Maryland
June 17, 1969 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 147, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Albert Jones |
Class of 1965 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 147, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Clarence Miles
Class of 1965
LT, USN
San Francisco, California
September 18, 1968 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 195, Fixed Wing, HOFH21, USNA 22nd Company
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Clarence Miles |
Class of 1965 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 195, Fixed Wing, HOFH21, USNA 22nd Company |
Beverly Richardson, Jr.
Class of 1966
LTJG, USN
Odenton, Maryland
January 14, 1968 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 22, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Beverly Richardson, Jr. |
Class of 1966 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 22, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Henry Wright
Class of 1967
2LT, USMC
Oakland, California
February 6, 1968 (21 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Ground, USNA 22nd Company
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Henry Wright |
Class of 1967 | |
2LT, USMC | |
Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Ground, USNA 22nd Company |
Richard Buzzell
Class of 1968
LTJG, USN
Arlington, Massachusetts
December 19, 1970 (28 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company
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Richard Buzzell |
Class of 1968 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, Vietnam, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company |
John Esposito
Class of 1968
LT, USN
Orange, Connecticut
June 25, 1974 (27 years old)
Operational loss, NWC China Lake, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
Nile Kraft
Class of 1969
LT, USN
Gilman, Illinois
February 22, 1977 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Blue Angels, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Nile Kraft |
Class of 1969 | |
LT, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Blue Angels, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Patrick O'Neil
Class of 1970
LT, USN
Alexandria, Virginia
June 13, 1978 (30 years old)
Operational loss, Naval Test Pilot School, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Patrick O'Neil |
Class of 1970 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Naval Test Pilot School, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Leo Rolek, Jr.
Class of 1970
LT, USN
Chicago, Illinois
June 28, 1975 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company
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Leo Rolek, Jr. |
Class of 1970 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company |
Sheldon Norris
Class of 1972
2LT, USMC
North Massapequa, New York
March 27, 1974 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Sheldon Norris |
Class of 1972 | |
2LT, USMC | |
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Alan Hammond
Class of 1978
LT, USN
Rochester, New York
June 9, 1986 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 35, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company
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Alan Hammond |
Class of 1978 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 35, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company |
Carey Arthur
Class of 1979
LTJG, USN
Wayne, New Jersey
November 17, 1981 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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Carey Arthur |
Class of 1979 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Michael Tanner
Class of 1988
LT, USN
Warrenton, Virginia
January 10, 1994 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company
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Michael Tanner |
Class of 1988 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company |
David Bergstrom
Class of 1992
LT, USN
Annandale, Virginia
June 18, 2000 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 101, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
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David Bergstrom |
Class of 1992 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 101, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Aaron Barbosa
Class of 1994
LT, USN
Tempe, Arizona
November 19, 1998 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 8, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company
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Aaron Barbosa |
Class of 1994 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 8, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company |
Brian Hoke
Class of 1996
Civilian
Aberdeen, South Dakota
October 21, 2016 (42 years old)
KIA, Afghanistan, CIA, Civilian, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Ground, USNA 22nd Company
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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Brian Hoke |
Class of 1996 | |
Civilian | |
KIA, Afghanistan, CIA, Civilian, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Ground, USNA 22nd Company He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
Christopher Snyder
Class of 2000
LT, USN
Plainsboro, New Jersey
December 13, 2005 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company
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Christopher Snyder |
Class of 2000 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48, Helicopter, USNA 22nd Company |
Pages in category "USNA 22nd Company"
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