USNA 32nd 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.
Homer Smith
Class of 1949
CAPT, USN
Alma, West Virginia
May 21, 1967 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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Homer Smith |
| Class of 1949 | |
| CAPT, USN | |
| Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Gilbert Kirk, Jr.
Class of 1949
LCDR, USN
Dalton, Massachusetts
October 12, 1961 (35 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 53, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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Gilbert Kirk, Jr. |
| Class of 1949 | |
| LCDR, USN | |
| Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 53, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Hamilton McDowell, Jr.
Class of 1950
2LT, USAF
Dallas, Texas
September 21, 1951 (23 years old)
Operational loss, 3595th Pilot Training Group, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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Hamilton McDowell, Jr. |
| Class of 1950 | |
| 2LT, USAF | |
| Operational loss, 3595th Pilot Training Group, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Richard Pierson
Class of 1965
LT, USN
Duluth, Minnesota
November 12, 1973 (30 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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Richard Pierson |
| Class of 1965 | |
| LT, USN | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Larry Chmiel
Class of 1966
2LT, USMC
Baltimore, Maryland
June 2, 1967 (25 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, USNA 32nd Company
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Larry Chmiel |
| Class of 1966 | |
| 2LT, USMC | |
| KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Ground, USNA 32nd Company |
William Miller, Jr.
Class of 1966
ENS, USN
San Diego, California
July 25, 1967 (22 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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William Miller, Jr. |
| Class of 1966 | |
| ENS, USN | |
| Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Marvin Wiles
Class of 1966
LCDR, USN
Denver, Colorado
May 6, 1972 (28 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 22, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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Marvin Wiles |
| Class of 1966 | |
| LCDR, USN | |
| KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 22, MIA, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
David Buell
Class of 1969
MAJ, USMC
Yorktown, Virginia
November 4, 1983 (35 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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David Buell |
| Class of 1969 | |
| MAJ, USMC | |
| Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
James Feeney
Class of 1969
LT, USN
South Dakota
July 11, 1974 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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James Feeney |
| Class of 1969 | |
| LT, USN | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Thomas Deluca
Class of 1983
ENS, USN
West Islip, New York
November 14, 1984 (23 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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Thomas Deluca |
| Class of 1983 | |
| ENS, USN | |
| Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
William Watkins, III
Class of 1989
LTCOL, USAF
South Boston, Virginia
April 7, 2003 (37 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, USNA 32nd Company
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William Watkins, III |
| Class of 1989 | |
| LTCOL, USAF | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Fixed Wing, HOFH19, HOFH21, HOFH22, USNA 32nd Company |
Thomas Budrejko
Class of 1996
LTCOL, USMC
Oakdale, Connecticut
February 22, 2012 (37 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Meritorious Service Medal, Helicopter, USNA 32nd Company
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Thomas Budrejko |
| Class of 1996 | |
| LTCOL, USMC | |
| Operational loss, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Meritorious Service Medal, Helicopter, USNA 32nd Company |
Pages in category "USNA 32nd Company"
The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
