USNA 35th 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.
Joseph Kanevsky
Class of 1949
LT, USN
Racine, Wisconsin
June 6, 1957 (30 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, All Weather Fighter Squadron (VFAW) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company
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Joseph Kanevsky |
Class of 1949 | |
LT, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, All Weather Fighter Squadron (VFAW) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company |
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Morgan Groover, Jr. |
Class of 1950 | |
ENS, USN | |
KIA, Korea, Boat, USS Saint Paul (CA 73), USNA 35th Company |
William Morris, III
Class of 1966
LTJG, USN
Mobile, Alabama
June 6, 1968 (24 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Inshore Undersea Warfare Group 1, Riverine, USNA 35th Company
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William Morris, III |
Class of 1966 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, Vietnam, Inshore Undersea Warfare Group 1, Riverine, USNA 35th Company |
Hal Castle, Jr.
Class of 1967
LTJG, USN
Norfolk, Virginia
April 28, 1969 (23 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3, Helicopter, USNA 35th Company
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Hal Castle, Jr. |
Class of 1967 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, Vietnam, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3, Helicopter, USNA 35th Company |
John Martin
Class of 1967
LTJG, USN
Youngstown, Ohio
November 25, 1969 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 172, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company
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John Martin |
Class of 1967 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 172, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company |
Michael Smith
Class of 1967
CAPT, USN
Beaufort, North Carolina
January 28, 1986 (40 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA, Space, USNA 35th Company
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Michael Smith |
Class of 1967 | |
CAPT, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA, Space, USNA 35th Company |
Robert Ledbetter, III
Class of 1969
LT, USNR
Norfolk, Virginia
October 15, 1985 (38 years old)
Operational loss, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Helicopter, USNA 35th Company
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Robert Ledbetter, III |
Class of 1969 | |
LT, USNR | |
Operational loss, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Helicopter, USNA 35th Company |
Jack Fisher
Class of 1970
LCDR, USN
Stockton, California
October 29, 1981 (34 years old)
Operational loss, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138, Fixed Wing, HOFH22, USNA 35th Company
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Jack Fisher |
Class of 1970 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138, Fixed Wing, HOFH22, USNA 35th Company |
Thomas Evans
Class of 1974
CAPT, USMC
Ramsey, New Jersey
April 6, 1977 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT) 203, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company
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Thomas Evans |
Class of 1974 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Operational loss, Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT) 203, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company |
Francis McKeone
Class of 1975
LTJG, USN
Newark, Delaware
December 11, 1977 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company
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Francis McKeone |
Class of 1975 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company |
David Sperling
Class of 1981
LTJG, USN
Pensacola, Florida
July 16, 1984 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 115, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company
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David Sperling |
Class of 1981 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 115, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company |
Scott Zellem
Class of 1991
LCDR, USN
Indiana, Pennsylvania
August 10, 2004 (35 years old)
Operational loss, Sea Control Squadron (VS) 35, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company
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Scott Zellem |
Class of 1991 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Sea Control Squadron (VS) 35, Fixed Wing, USNA 35th Company |
Pages in category "USNA 35th Company"
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.