USS Atlanta (CL 51)

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall



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James Smith, Jr.
Class of 1925

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Laconia, New Hampshire

November 13, 1942 (37 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Fratricide, Ship


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Arthur Loeser
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Rochester, New York

November 13, 1942 (39 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship Namesake, Fratricide, Ship


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Philip Smith, Jr.
Class of 1930

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New Haven, Connecticut

November 13, 1942 (34 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 8th Company



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Oliver Ramsey
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

November 13, 1942 (27 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 3rd Company

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

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Oliver Ramsey
Class of 1937
Lieutenant, US Navy
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 3rd Company

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

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John Isham
Class of 1938

Lieutenant, US Navy

Redlands, California

November 13, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Fratricide, Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Walter Straub
Class of 1942

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Baltimore, Maryland

November 13, 1942 (22 years old)

KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship Namesake, Fratricide, Ship, USNA 4th Company