USNA 29th 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.

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Franklin Goulburn, Jr.

Class of 1949

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Collingswood, New Jersey

June 21, 1951 (23 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

	Franklin Goulburn, Jr.
	Class of 1949
	Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
	Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

Dean Ousterhout

Class of 1949

East Lansing, Michigan

May 2, 1963 (36 years old)

USNA 29th Company

	Dean Ousterhout
	Class of 1949

	USNA 29th Company

Frank Raab, Jr.

Class of 1950

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Kansas City, Missouri

September 27, 1952 (24 years old)

Operational loss, Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

	Frank Raab, Jr.
	Class of 1950
	Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
	Operational loss, Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company ★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

William Sigler

Class of 1969

Lieutenant, US Navy

Chesapeake, Virginia

November 10, 1973 (27 years old)

Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Helicopter Training Squadron (HT) 8, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company

	William Sigler
	Class of 1969
	Lieutenant, US Navy
	Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Helicopter Training Squadron (HT) 8, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company

Lowell Van Wagenen

Class of 1970

1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Sepulveda, California

August 2, 1973 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 161, Helicopter, USNA 29th Company

	Lowell Van Wagenen
	Class of 1970
	1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
	Operational loss, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 161, Helicopter, USNA 29th Company

James Smee

Class of 1970

Major, US Marine Corps

Fort Lupton, Colorado

May 16, 1984 (36 years old)

Operational loss, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company

	James Smee
	Class of 1970
	Major, US Marine Corps
	Operational loss, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company

William Marle

Class of 1971

Lieutenant, US Navy

Denver, Colorado

August 14, 1980 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USS Ranger (CV 61), USNA 29th Company

	William Marle
	Class of 1971
	Lieutenant, US Navy
	Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USS Ranger (CV 61), USNA 29th Company

Frederick Caesar, III

Class of 1973

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Clark, New Jersey

January 20, 1977 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Coast Guard, Helicopter, USNA 29th Company

	Frederick Caesar, III
	Class of 1973
	Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
	Operational loss, Coast Guard, Helicopter, USNA 29th Company

Stephen LaBarre

Class of 1974

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Coatesville, Pennsylvania

March 22, 1978 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company

	Stephen LaBarre
	Class of 1974
	Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
	Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company

Doyle Beam

Class of 1974

Captain, US Marine Corps

Vale, North Carolina

September 18, 1981 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMA) 269, Helicopter, USNA 29th Company

	Doyle Beam
	Class of 1974
	Captain, US Marine Corps
	Operational loss, Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMA) 269, Helicopter, USNA 29th Company

William Readman

Class of 1977

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

International Falls, Minnesota

February 26, 1980 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

	William Readman
	Class of 1977
	Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
	Operational loss, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

James Watkins

Class of 1977

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Chula Vista, California

September 11, 1980 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 195, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

	James Watkins
	Class of 1977
	Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
	Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 195, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

John Kennedy, III

Class of 1979

Ensign, US Navy

Norwalk, California

January 16, 1981 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

	John Kennedy, III
	Class of 1979
	Ensign, US Navy
	Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

Michael Gallagher

Class of 1979

Lieutenant, US Navy

Pensacola, Florida

June 16, 1983 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

	Michael Gallagher
	Class of 1979
	Lieutenant, US Navy
	Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

Timothy Curry

Class of 1986

Major, US Marine Corps

Pine Hill, New Jersey

March 10, 1999 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 212, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company

	Timothy Curry
	Class of 1986
	Major, US Marine Corps
	Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 212, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 29th Company