USNA 26th 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.
John Emmett, Jr.
Class of 1966
CAPT, USMC
Birmingham, Michigan
July 12, 1974 (30 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company
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John Emmett, Jr. |
Class of 1966 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company |
Robert Huie, Jr.
Class of 1966
CAPT, USMC
Little Rock, Arkansas
April 19, 1969 (26 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 263, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company
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Robert Huie, Jr. |
Class of 1966 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
KIA, Vietnam, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 263, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company |
Barton Creed
Class of 1967
LCDR, USN
Peekskill, New York
March 13, 1971 (25 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 113, MIA, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, USNA 26th Company
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Barton Creed |
Class of 1967 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 113, MIA, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, USNA 26th Company |
Robert McCleery
Class of 1967
LTJG, USN
Garden City, New York
November 25, 1969 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 172, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company
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Robert McCleery |
Class of 1967 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 172, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company |
William Matthews
Class of 1968
LT, USN
Wantagh, New York
July 16, 1978 (32 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company
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William Matthews |
Class of 1968 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company |
Stuart Powrie
Class of 1970
LCDR, USN
Akron, Ohio
February 22, 1982 (34 years old)
Operational loss, Blue Angels, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company
Dan Davis
Class of 1972
LT, USN
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
March 10, 1980 (30 years old)
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 41, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company
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Dan Davis |
Class of 1972 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 41, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company |
Christopher Allemand
Class of 1975
CAPT, USMC
Burlingame, California
November 3, 1980 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company
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Christopher Allemand |
Class of 1975 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Fixed Wing, USNA 26th Company |
David Carlson
Class of 1976
LCDR, USN
Falmouth, Massachusetts
January 21, 1985 (30 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 33, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company
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David Carlson |
Class of 1976 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 33, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company |
David Trundy
Class of 1978
1LT, USMC
September 18, 1981 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company
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David Trundy |
Class of 1978 | |
1LT, USMC | |
Operational loss, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company |
Kylan Jones-Huffman
Class of 1994
LT, USNR
Aptos, California
August 21, 2003 (31 years old)
KIA, Global War on Terrorism, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Iraq, Ground, USNA 26th Company
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Kylan Jones-Huffman |
Class of 1994 | |
LT, USNR | |
KIA, Global War on Terrorism, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Iraq, Ground, USNA 26th Company |
James Blecksmith
Class of 2003
2LT, USMCR
San Marino, California
November 11, 2004 (24 years old)
KIA, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, USNA 26th Company
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James Blecksmith |
Class of 2003 | |
2LT, USMCR | |
KIA, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, USNA 26th Company |
Brian Kennedy
Class of 2007
CAPT, USMC
Malvern, Pennsylvania
January 14, 2016 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company
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Brian Kennedy |
Class of 2007 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463, Helicopter, USNA 26th Company |
Pages in category "USNA 26th Company"
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