IRVING G. MCCANN, JR., LT, USN

Irving McCann, Jr. '35

Date of birth: September 3, 1913

Date of death: August 9, 1942

Age: 28

Lucky Bag

From the 1935 Lucky Bag:

IRVING GOFF McCANN, JR.

Casper, Wyoming

"Cowboy" "Bronco" "Kick" "Iggy"

A WESTERN mustang in the harness of Eastern society! Out of the West came his ideals. The East polished and refined the raw material. Still, the product is as open-minded as the plains are broad, and has a will and determination as steady as Independence Rock. He is earnest and enthusiastic about everything that interests him. People fascinate and entertain him; as a mixer and introducer, his hat is in the ring. He always drags; and who? From an egocentric sphere, discipline and routine lifted his mind to a world panorama. In him, the sensual and the common place yield to the imaginative and intellectual. He shows cosmopolitan adaptation, at home or anywhere, and is a man among men, but a gentleman!

Boxing 4, 3, 2, NA. Class Boxing 1. Outdoor Rifle 4, 2, 1. Quarterdeck Society 2, 1. Reception Committee 3. M.P.O.

IRVING GOFF McCANN, JR.

Casper, Wyoming

"Cowboy" "Bronco" "Kick" "Iggy"

A WESTERN mustang in the harness of Eastern society! Out of the West came his ideals. The East polished and refined the raw material. Still, the product is as open-minded as the plains are broad, and has a will and determination as steady as Independence Rock. He is earnest and enthusiastic about everything that interests him. People fascinate and entertain him; as a mixer and introducer, his hat is in the ring. He always drags; and who? From an egocentric sphere, discipline and routine lifted his mind to a world panorama. In him, the sensual and the common place yield to the imaginative and intellectual. He shows cosmopolitan adaptation, at home or anywhere, and is a man among men, but a gentleman!

Boxing 4, 3, 2, NA. Class Boxing 1. Outdoor Rifle 4, 2, 1. Quarterdeck Society 2, 1. Reception Committee 3. M.P.O.

Loss

Irving was lost when USS Vincennes (CA 44) was sunk early in the morning of August 9, 1942 by Japanese surface forces at the Battle of Savo Island.

His mother was listed as next of kin.

Biography

From A Log of the Vincennes:

Lieutenant McCann was born on September 3, 1913, at Gasper, Wyoming. He was appointed Midshipman on June 11, 1931, and was graduated from the Naval Academy, June 6, 1935. During the period between June, 1935, and May, 1938, he served on board the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa and the U.S.S. Cuyama. On August 9, 1938, he was commissioned Lieutenant (jg) to rank from June 6 of that year. He served on board the U.S.S. Haraden from December 18, 1938, to September 24, 1940. He was then assigned to the Vincennes, to which he reported for duty on October 8, 1940. Like other officers of his ship, he was promoted after the Battle of Midway, being commissioned Lieutenant (sg) to rank from June 15, 1942. He was reported missing in action against the enemy in the Battle of Savo Island. He was unmarried. His mother, Mrs. Roy Sands McCann, writes from Aptos, California.

Class of 1935

Irving is one of 56 members of the Class of 1935 on Virtual Memorial Hall.