USNA 28th 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 Kent, III
Class of 1949
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Birmingham, Alabama
September 11, 1951 (24 years old)
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William Kent, III |
| Class of 1949 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
Stephen Skomsky
Class of 1949
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Binghamton, New York
November 10, 1952 (27 years old)
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Stephen Skomsky |
| Class of 1949 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
James Beeler
Class of 1949
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve
Jewell, Kansas
November 2, 1950 (22 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company
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James Beeler |
| Class of 1949 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve | |
| Silver Star, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company |
Albert McFall
Class of 1950
Commander, US Navy
Jacksonville, Florida
December 6, 1966 (39 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 76, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company
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Albert McFall |
| Class of 1950 | |
| Commander, US Navy | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 76, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
Paul Nelson
Class of 1965
Commander, US Navy
Green Bay, Wisconsin
September 13, 1981 (41 years old)
Operational loss, Helicopter Squadron (HS) 3, Helicopter, USNA 28th Company
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Paul Nelson |
| Class of 1965 | |
| Commander, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Helicopter Squadron (HS) 3, Helicopter, USNA 28th Company |
Thomas Weiss
Class of 1967
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Havertown, Pennsylvania
May 18, 1968 (23 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, HOFH23, USNA 28th Company
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Thomas Weiss |
| Class of 1967 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
| Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, HOFH23, USNA 28th Company |
Alan Kettner
Class of 1967
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Springfield, Minnesota
April 3, 1968 (23 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 28th Company
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Alan Kettner |
| Class of 1967 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
| KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 28th Company |
Scott Ketchie
Class of 1969
Captain, US Marine Corps
Ensley, Alabama
April 9, 1972 (22 years old)
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company
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Scott Ketchie |
| Class of 1969 | |
| Captain, US Marine Corps | |
| KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
Mark Gontkovic
Class of 1976
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
December 6, 1979 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 28th Company
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Mark Gontkovic |
| Class of 1976 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, HOFH23, USNA 28th Company |
Richard Eisloeffel
Class of 1976
Major, US Marine Corps
El Cajon, California
October 31, 1988 (34 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, US Marine Corps, Helicopter, USNA 28th Company
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Richard Eisloeffel |
| Class of 1976 | |
| Major, US Marine Corps | |
| Operational loss, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, US Marine Corps, Helicopter, USNA 28th Company |
Mark Pohlmeyer
Class of 1979
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 6, 1986 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 122, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company
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Mark Pohlmeyer |
| Class of 1979 | |
| Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 122, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
James Merrill
Class of 1980
Lieutenant, US Navy
Kettering, Ohio
February 15, 1984 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 10, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company
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James Merrill |
| Class of 1980 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 10, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
John Wilt
Class of 2000
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
O’Fallon, Illinois
May 8, 2002 (23 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 86, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company
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John Wilt |
| Class of 2000 | |
| 1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
| Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 86, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
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