PAUL A. AMBROGI, LT, USN
Paul Ambrogi '88
Lucky Bag
From the 1988 Lucky Bag:
Paul Alfred Ambrogi
Richmond, Virginia
He came from Richmond wishing to be a flyboy. Mech E. gave him the gray; USNA the chance to soar. He gave me his friendship and he has mine. Good luck in life, but I know that you'll kick some. . .
- JER -
Paul Alfred Ambrogi
Richmond, Virginia
He came from Richmond wishing to be a flyboy. Mech E. gave him the gray; USNA the chance to soar. He gave me his friendship and he has mine. Good luck in life, but I know that you'll kick some. . .
- JER -
Loss
Paul was lost on July 23, 1993 when the A-6 Intruder he was piloting crashed northwest of Roanoke, Virginia. The bombardier/navigator aboard was also killed. They were members of Attack Squadron (VA) 75, flying from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.
Other Information
From the AP News Archive on July 24, 1993:
PAINT BANK, VA. PAINT BANK, Va. (AP) — The pilot and co-pilot of a Navy A-6 Intruder were killed when their jet slammed into a mountain, igniting a 10-acre forest fire.
The jet was with an attack squadron flying a routine training mission from the Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Lt. Kevin Wensing said. Navy officials identified the pilot as Lt. Paul A. Ambrogi, 26, of Richmond, Va. The bombadier-navigator was Lt. Joseph Kendall Rough, 28, of Wilmington, N.C.
Twenty-eight firefighters worked to contain the fire, authorities said. The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. in the wilderness about 30 miles northwest of Roanoke, near the Virginia-West Virginia line. Rescue teams hiked for more than three hours over rugged terrain to reach the site, Virginia State Police said.
From findagrave.com:
Lt. Paul A. Ambrogi, USN, of Virginia Beach, died Friday, July 23, 1993.
He is survived by his parents, Franco and Ruth Ambrogi; two brothers, Mark L. and Anthony F. Ambrogi; his sister and brother-in-law, Maria and Kevin Reardon; two nephews, Jonathan and Matthew Reardon; and his grandparents, Alfred and Ruby Miller, all of Richmond.
From researcher Kathy Franz: "Paul graduated in 1984 from Benedictine High School. As a junior, he won the Religion Award, was a member of the National Honor Society, and was named Superior Cadet. He was Secretary/Treasurer of the Sophomore Class."
From the October 1993 issue of Shipmate:
Lieutenant Paul Alfred Ambrogi passed away on 23 July 1993 when his Navy A-6E "Intruder" aircraft crashed during a routine training mission over the state of Virginia. Memorial services were held on 28 July 1993 at the NAS Oceana Base Chapel and on 29 July 1993 at St. Benedict Church in Richmond, Virginia.
Paul was born in Richmond, Virginia, on 26 July 1966. He began his naval aviation career in Pensacola, Florida, and was subsequently selected for jet training at NAS Meridian, Mississippi. After completing intermediate and advanced carrier jet qualifications at Training Squadrons Nineteen and Seven, he earned his "Wings of Gold" on 1 June 1990. Paul then traveled to NAS Oceana, Virginia, and reported aboard Attack Squadron Forty-Two for A-6E "Intruder" pilot training. In December of 1991 he was assigned to the "Sunday Punchers" of Attack Squadron Seventy-Five, where he was designated an A-6 section leader. During Paul's tour in VA-75, he accumulated over 900 total flight hours, 180 carrier landings and completed a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas aboard USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67) flying missions in support of operation "Provide Promise."
Paul received the ComNavAirLant Battle "E" ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Sea Service ribbon and numerous personal and unit awards and decorations.
Paul is survived by his father and mother. Franco and Ruth Ambrogi, his two brothers, Mark Lawrence Ambrogi and Anthony Francis Ambrogi, and his sister, Maria Theresa Reardon.
Remembrances in Paul's name may be made to the Lt. Paul Alfred Ambrogi Memorial Scholarship Fund, Benedictine High School, 304 North Sheppard St., Richmond, Va. 23221.
Roy B. Strachan
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From The News Journal on December 6, 1987:
Army gets the win, but not Navy's goat
PHILADELPHIA – Midshipman Paul Ambrogi, decked out in an 1863 captain's cutaway coat with formal shirt and black bow tie, was guarding Navy's shiny gold cannon."This is a 12-caliber Civil War boat howitzer," Ambrogi said Saturday. "It was salvaged out of a river in Alabama. The only other one in existence is in the Smithsonian."
The Navy senior spoke with expertise about his cannon, but offered no advance information about possible secret pranks at Veterans Stadium. His lips were sealed.
"I could tell you," Ambrogi said, "but I'd have to kill you afterward."
The Army-Navy game once again failed to qualify as a football classic, but the extracurricular business was as stunning as ever. Consider the following surprises: Navy showed up with 11 goats, making the real Billy XXV almost kidnap-proof....
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