SHERWOOD E. GIFFORD, JR., LTJG, USN

Sherwood Gifford, Jr. '57

Date of birth: September 29, 1932

Date of death: February 27, 1961

Age: 28

Lucky Bag

From the 1957 Lucky Bag:

SHERWOOD ELTON GIFFORD, JR.

Oil City, Pennsylvania

Sherwood came to USNA via the Naval Prep School, after a two year hitch in the Navy as a Fire Control Technician. Lots of study and determination pulled him through the long four years. While at Navy, he ran cross country to keep in shape for the boxing squad where he performed in a starring role. But above all, his favorite activity was crawling into the lower rack. Sherwood's skill and fighting determination, exemplified so well in the ring and everywhere else, stood him in good stead in the Class of '57.

SHERWOOD ELTON GIFFORD, JR.

Oil City, Pennsylvania

Sherwood came to USNA via the Naval Prep School, after a two year hitch in the Navy as a Fire Control Technician. Lots of study and determination pulled him through the long four years. While at Navy, he ran cross country to keep in shape for the boxing squad where he performed in a starring role. But above all, his favorite activity was crawling into the lower rack. Sherwood's skill and fighting determination, exemplified so well in the ring and everywhere else, stood him in good stead in the Class of '57.

Loss

From A-4 Skyhawk:

February 27, 1961: Lt(jg) Sherwood E. Gifford perished in A4D-1 BuNo 142153 on a low level training flight at NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

He is buried in Alabama.

Other

Sherwood survived an ejection less than two weeks before his crash, on February 15, 1961.

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Bobby Broome '57 and Burke Ward '57 were also in 10th Company.

Class of 1957

Sherwood is one of 38 members of the Class of 1957 on Virtual Memorial Hall.

• ← Ronald Gibson '57
• John Worrell, Jr. '57 →

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