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.
James Beeler
Class of 1949
2LT, USMCR
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 | |
| 2LT, USMCR | |
| Silver Star, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company |
Albert McFall
Class of 1950
CDR, USN
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 | |
| CDR, USN | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 76, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
Paul Nelson
Class of 1965
CDR, USN
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 | |
| CDR, USN | |
| Operational loss, Helicopter Squadron (HS) 3, Helicopter, USNA 28th Company |
Alan Kettner
Class of 1967
2LT, USMC
Springfield, Minnesota
April 3, 1968 (23 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company
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Alan Kettner |
| Class of 1967 | |
| 2LT, USMC | |
| KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company |
Thomas Weiss
Class of 1967
2LT, USMC
Havertown, Pennsylvania
May 18, 1968 (23 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company
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Thomas Weiss |
| Class of 1967 | |
| 2LT, USMC | |
| Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, Ground, USNA 28th Company |
Scott Ketchie
Class of 1969
CAPT, USMC
Ensley, Alabama
April 9, 1972 (22 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, MIA, Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company
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Scott Ketchie |
| Class of 1969 | |
| CAPT, USMC | |
| KIA, Vietnam, MIA, Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
Richard Eisloeffel
Class of 1976
MAJ, USMC
El Cajon, California
October 31, 1988 (34 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, Helicopter, USNA 28th Company
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Richard Eisloeffel |
| Class of 1976 | |
| MAJ, USMC | |
| Operational loss, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, Helicopter, USNA 28th Company |
Mark Gontkovic
Class of 1976
LTJG, USN
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
December 6, 1979 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, USNA 28th Company
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Mark Gontkovic |
| Class of 1976 | |
| LTJG, USN | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, USNA 28th Company |
Mark Pohlmeyer
Class of 1979
LCDR, USN
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 | |
| LCDR, USN | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 122, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
James Merrill
Class of 1980
LT, USN
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 | |
| LT, USN | |
| Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 10, Fixed Wing, USNA 28th Company |
Pages in category "USNA 28th Company"
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
