USNA 9th 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.
Ray Snodgrass
Class of 1937
LTJG, USN
New Martinsville, West Virginia
March 1, 1942 (27 years old)
KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Edsall (DD 219), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Ray Snodgrass |
Class of 1937 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Edsall (DD 219), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Donald Patterson
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Waterloo, Iowa
January 14, 1942 (28 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Donald Patterson |
Class of 1937 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Richard Hughes
Class of 1937
LTJG, USN
Parkersburg, West Virginia
December 8, 1941 (28 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, Patrol Squadron (VP) 71, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Richard Hughes |
Class of 1937 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, Patrol Squadron (VP) 71, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Frank Henderson, Jr.
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Lexington, Kentucky
May 18, 1942 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Frank Henderson, Jr. |
Class of 1937 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Daniel Deckelman
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 26, 1942 (28 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Atik (AK 101), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Daniel Deckelman |
Class of 1937 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Atik (AK 101), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Paul Benthin
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Watertown, South Dakota
February 23, 1944 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 78, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Paul Benthin |
Class of 1938 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 78, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Roy Green, Jr.
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Whiting, Indiana
July 21, 1942 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Aleutians, Patrol Squadron (VP) 43, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Roy Green, Jr. |
Class of 1938 | |
LT, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Aleutians, Patrol Squadron (VP) 43, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Edmundo Gandia
Class of 1938
LTJG, USN
San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 2, 1942 (27 years old)
KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pillsbury (DD 227), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Edmundo Gandia |
Class of 1938 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pillsbury (DD 227), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Alfred Gordon
Class of 1939
LTCOL, USMC
De Soto, Kansas
November 18, 1951 (36 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Alfred Gordon |
Class of 1939 | |
LTCOL, USMC | |
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Edward Ackerman
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 20, 1945 (29 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Kete (SS 369), Submarine, USNA 9th Company
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Edward Ackerman |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Kete (SS 369), Submarine, USNA 9th Company |
Edward Price
Class of 1939
LTJG, USN
Charleston, West Virginia
May 8, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Edward Price |
Class of 1939 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Russell Dell
Class of 1939
LTJG, USN
Chicago, Illinois
March 1, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Edsall (DD 219), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Russell Dell |
Class of 1939 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Edsall (DD 219), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Howard Merrill
Class of 1940
ENS, USN
Ogden, Utah
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Howard Merrill |
Class of 1940 | |
ENS, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (BB 39), Ship Namesake, Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Burton Haker
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Cleveland, Ohio
August 19, 1948 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 72, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Burton Haker |
Class of 1940 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 72, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Walter Shaffer
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Reading, Pennsylvania
November 16, 1944 (28 years old)
Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine, USNA 9th Company
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Walter Shaffer |
Class of 1940 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine, USNA 9th Company |
John Keough
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Austin, Texas
April 19, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 28, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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John Keough |
Class of 1940 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 28, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Carlton Rees
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Muncie, Indiana
January 3, 1944 (27 years old)
Operational loss, USS Turner (DD 648), Ship, USNA 9th Company
Jack Brown
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Eupora, Mississippi
September 21, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Jack Brown |
Class of 1940 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
William Guice, Jr.
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Biloxi, Mississippi
November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Barton (DD 599), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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William Guice, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Barton (DD 599), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
John Blodgett
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Tulsa, Oklahoma
November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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John Blodgett |
Class of 1940 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Thomas Roddy
Class of 1940
LT, USN
Roxbury, Massachusetts
November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Thomas Roddy |
Class of 1940 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Robert Allsopp
Class of 1940
LTJG, USN
East Orange, New Jersey
May 8, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Neosho (AO 23), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Robert Allsopp |
Class of 1940 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Neosho (AO 23), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Joseph Hittorff, Jr.
Class of 1940
ENS, USN
Collingswood, New Jersey
December 7, 1941 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Joseph Hittorff, Jr. |
Class of 1940 | |
ENS, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Theodore Walker
Class of 1941
LT, USN
Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky
November 7, 1944 (23 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine, USNA 9th Company
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Theodore Walker |
Class of 1941 | |
LT, USN | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Albacore (SS 218), Submarine, USNA 9th Company |
Elton Stirling
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Pasadena, California
October 25, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Johnston (DD 557), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Elton Stirling |
Class of 1942 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, Pacific, USS Johnston (DD 557), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Alan Gernhardt
Class of 1942
LTJG, USN
Des Plaines, Illinois
October 26, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Smith (DD 378), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Alan Gernhardt |
Class of 1942 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Smith (DD 378), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
George Cummings
Class of 1942
ENS, USN
Van Nuys, California
August 9, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Jarvis (DD 393), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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George Cummings |
Class of 1942 | |
ENS, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Jarvis (DD 393), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
John Kloter
Class of 1942
LTJG, USN
Howard Beach, New York
November 13, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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John Kloter |
Class of 1942 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
James Spencer
Class of 1943
LT, USN
Camden, South Carolina
July 30, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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James Spencer |
Class of 1943 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Indianapolis (CA 35), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Raymond Strassle
Class of 1944
LTJG, USN
Bloomingdale, New Jersey
August 6, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bullhead (SS 332), Submarine, USNA 9th Company
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Raymond Strassle |
Class of 1944 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bullhead (SS 332), Submarine, USNA 9th Company |
Jack Griffith
Class of 1944
LT, USN
Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 4, 1952 (32 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Jack Griffith |
Class of 1944 | |
LT, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Roger Mullins
Class of 1945
LCDR, USN
Decatur, Illinois
February 17, 1960 (39 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Fixed Wing Passenger, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), USNA 9th Company
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Roger Mullins |
Class of 1945 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Fixed Wing Passenger, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), USNA 9th Company |
Foster Simonsen
Class of 1945
ENS, USN
Davenport, Iowa
May 29, 1945 (22 years old)
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Shubrick (DD 639), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Foster Simonsen |
Class of 1945 | |
ENS, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Shubrick (DD 639), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Eugene Captain
Class of 1945
ENS, USN
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 20, 1944 (22 years old)
KIA, WWII, Leyte Gulf, USS Honolulu (CL 48), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Eugene Captain |
Class of 1945 | |
ENS, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Leyte Gulf, USS Honolulu (CL 48), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Milton Turner
Class of 1945
LTJG, USN
Seattle, Washington
May 31, 1950 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 194, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Milton Turner |
Class of 1945 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 194, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Jackson Robinson
Class of 1946
LT, USN
Fort Worth, Texas
October 18, 1956 (33 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 21, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Jackson Robinson |
Class of 1946 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 21, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Charles Moore
Class of 1947
LCDR, USN
Phoenix, Arizona
October 16, 1958 (35 years old)
Operational loss, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Charles Moore |
Class of 1947 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Hugh Adair, Jr.
Class of 1948
2LT, USMC
Long Beach, California
October 2, 1950 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Korea, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Ground, USNA 9th Company
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Hugh Adair, Jr. |
Class of 1948 | |
2LT, USMC | |
Silver Star, KIA, Korea, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Ground, USNA 9th Company |
William Hedrick
Class of 1951
LTJG, USN
Huntly, Virginia
June 9, 1954 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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William Hedrick |
Class of 1951 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
James Perky
Class of 1951
CAPT, USAF
Stillwater, Oklahoma
October 11, 1957 (30 years old)
Operational loss, 524th Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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James Perky |
Class of 1951 | |
CAPT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 524th Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Louis Sessions
Class of 1951
1LT, USAF
Lake Village, Arkansas
May 24, 1953 (24 years old)
Operational loss, 3565th Pilot Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Louis Sessions |
Class of 1951 | |
1LT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 3565th Pilot Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Theodore Tallmadge
Class of 1953
CAPT, USAF
Columbus, Ohio
October 8, 1959 (27 years old)
Operational loss, 371st Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Theodore Tallmadge |
Class of 1953 | |
CAPT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 371st Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Donald Voelker
Class of 1953
LT, USN
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
April 15, 1958 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 55, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Donald Voelker |
Class of 1953 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 55, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Milton Lucas
Class of 1953
LTJG, USN
Munhall, Pennsylvania
January 5, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Milton Lucas |
Class of 1953 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
James Whitehead
Class of 1954
1LT, USAF
Coleman, Texas
June 4, 1957 (27 years old)
Operational loss, 3627th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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James Whitehead |
Class of 1954 | |
1LT, USAF | |
Operational loss, 3627th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
James Baldwin
Class of 1955
LT, USN
Hot Springs, Arkansas
February 3, 1960 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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James Baldwin |
Class of 1955 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Robert Stannus
Class of 1958
ENS, USN
San Antonio, Texas
August 9, 1959 (23 years old)
Operational loss, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, USS Bexar (APA 237), Ship, USNA 9th Company
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Robert Stannus |
Class of 1958 | |
ENS, USN | |
Operational loss, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, USS Bexar (APA 237), Ship, USNA 9th Company |
Daniel Stephens
Class of 1959
LCDR, USN
Bethesda, Maryland
May 22, 1968 (33 years old)
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, USNA 9th Company
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Daniel Stephens |
Class of 1959 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, USNA 9th Company |
William Covington
Class of 1965
LT, USN
Rome, Georgia
January 7, 1969 (25 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, Helicopter, USNA 9th Company
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William Covington |
Class of 1965 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, Vietnam, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, Helicopter, USNA 9th Company |
Douglas McCarty
Class of 1965
LT, USN
San Francisco, California
April 24, 1970 (27 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 101, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Douglas McCarty |
Class of 1965 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 101, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Gary Holtzclaw
Class of 1967
1LT, USMC
Corbin, Kentucky
May 2, 1969 (24 years old)
Silver Star, Operational loss, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Helicopter, USNA 9th Company
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Gary Holtzclaw |
Class of 1967 | |
1LT, USMC | |
Silver Star, Operational loss, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Helicopter, USNA 9th Company |
Kenneth Norton
Class of 1967
LTJG, USN
Lady Lake, Florida
October 7, 1969 (25 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Coastal Division (COSDIV) 12, Riverine, USNA 9th Company
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Kenneth Norton |
Class of 1967 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, Vietnam, Coastal Division (COSDIV) 12, Riverine, USNA 9th Company |
Stephen Arcana
Class of 1968
LT, USN
Gibsonburg, Ohio
September 9, 1971 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 213, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Stephen Arcana |
Class of 1968 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 213, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Charles Potter
Class of 1970
LT, USN
Los Angeles, California
December 23, 1976 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 63, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Charles Potter |
Class of 1970 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 63, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Cynthia Grubbs
Class of 1980
LTJG, USN
Austin, Texas
November 23, 1983 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Fleet Tactical Support Squadron (VR) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
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Cynthia Grubbs |
Class of 1980 | |
LTJG, USN | |
Operational loss, Fleet Tactical Support Squadron (VR) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Jennifer Harris
Class of 2000
CAPT, USMC
Swampscott, Massachusetts
February 7, 2007 (28 years old)
KIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Helicopter, HOFH22, USNA 9th Company
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Jennifer Harris |
Class of 2000 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
KIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Helicopter, HOFH22, USNA 9th Company |
Pages in category "USNA 9th Company"
The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.