USNA 27th 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.
William Taylor
Class of 1950
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
August 10, 1953 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company
★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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William Taylor |
| Class of 1950 | |
| 1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company ★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
John Chambers
Class of 1950
Commander, US Navy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 25, 1969 (41 years old)
Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Readiness Attack Carrier Air Wing (RCVW) 12, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company
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John Chambers |
| Class of 1950 | |
| Commander, US Navy | |
| Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Readiness Attack Carrier Air Wing (RCVW) 12, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company |
Ronald Meyer
Class of 1965
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Dubuque, Iowa
June 16, 1966 (23 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH23, HOFH24, USNA 27th Company
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Ronald Meyer |
| Class of 1965 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
| Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH23, HOFH24, USNA 27th Company |
Donald Droz
Class of 1966
Lieutenant, US Navy
Rich Hill, Missouri
April 12, 1969 (25 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Coastal Division (COSDIV) 11, Riverine, USNA 27th Company
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Donald Droz |
| Class of 1966 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Coastal Division (COSDIV) 11, Riverine, USNA 27th Company |
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John Rowney |
| Class of 1967 | |
| Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company |
Henry McGreevey
Class of 1968
Lieutenant, US Navy
Newark, Ohio
August 3, 1970 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 17, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company
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Henry McGreevey |
| Class of 1968 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 17, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company |
Gabriel Hernandez
Class of 1970
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve
Panama City, Panama
February 15, 1973 (24 years old)
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Gabriel Hernandez |
| Class of 1970 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve | |
| Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company |
Michael Bradley
Class of 1979
Major, US Marine Corps
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
September 8, 1993 (37 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMA) 773, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 27th Company
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Michael Bradley |
| Class of 1979 | |
| Major, US Marine Corps | |
| Operational loss, Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMA) 773, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 27th Company |
Dan Dewispelaere
Class of 1981
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Alexandria, Virginia
October 10, 1991 (32 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 155, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company
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Dan Dewispelaere |
| Class of 1981 | |
| Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 155, Fixed Wing, USNA 27th Company |
Pages in category "USNA 27th Company"
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
