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.
Gilbert Kirk, Jr.
Class of 1949
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
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 | |
| Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 53, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Homer Smith
Class of 1949
Captain, US Navy
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
Hamilton McDowell, Jr.
Class of 1950
2nd Lieutenant, US Air Force
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 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
| Operational loss, 3595th Pilot Training Group, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Richard Pierson
Class of 1965
Lieutenant, US Navy
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 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
William Miller, Jr.
Class of 1966
Ensign, US Navy
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 | |
| Ensign, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Marvin Wiles
Class of 1966
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Denver, Colorado
May 6, 1972 (28 years old)
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 22, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company
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Marvin Wiles |
| Class of 1966 | |
| Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
| KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 22, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
Larry Chmiel
Class of 1966
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Baltimore, Maryland
June 2, 1967 (25 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 32nd Company
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Larry Chmiel |
| Class of 1966 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
| KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 32nd Company |
Chris Katsetos
Class of 1968
Lieutenant, US Navy
Providence, Rhode Island
August 28, 1973 (30 years old)
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Chris Katsetos |
| Class of 1968 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 32nd Company |
David Buell
Class of 1969
Major, US Marine Corps
Yorktown, Virginia
November 4, 1983 (35 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 32nd Company
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David Buell |
| Class of 1969 | |
| Major, US Marine Corps | |
| Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 32nd Company |
James Feeney
Class of 1969
Lieutenant, US Navy
South Dakota
July 11, 1974 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 32nd Company
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James Feeney |
| Class of 1969 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 32nd Company |
Thomas Deluca
Class of 1983
Ensign, US Navy
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 | |
| Ensign, US Navy | |
| Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 26, Fixed Wing, USNA 32nd Company |
William Watkins, III
Class of 1989
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
South Boston, Virginia
April 7, 2003 (37 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 32nd Company
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William Watkins, III |
| Class of 1989 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 32nd Company |
Thomas Budrejko
Class of 1996
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps
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 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps | |
| Operational loss, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Meritorious Service Medal, Helicopter, USNA 32nd Company |
Pages in category "USNA 32nd Company"
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