STEVEN M. MOREAU, LT, USN

Steven Moreau '80

Date of birth: March 25, 1957

Date of death: August 7, 1987

Age: 30

Lucky Bag

From the 1980 Lucky Bag:

STEVEN M. MOREAU

Coronado, California

Steve came to Navy after a year at NAPS, and being from a Navy family seemed to fit right in, although he'd never admit it. He was never really happy about classes, and went through four majors before he found the right one. He spent more time working out and running than anything else, and was recruited for the crew team youngster year. A natural leader and super athlete, he was the ideal choice for team captain first class year. Steve will be remembered for his absence from most of our class pictures, and for being the 'Iron Mid' at Quantico second class summer. Quiet and reserved, yet always sure of himself, Steve is one of the most respected and well-liked guys in the class.

STEVEN M. MOREAU

Coronado, California

Steve came to Navy after a year at NAPS, and being from a Navy family seemed to fit right in, although he'd never admit it. He was never really happy about classes, and went through four majors before he found the right one. He spent more time working out and running than anything else, and was recruited for the crew team youngster year. A natural leader and super athlete, he was the ideal choice for team captain first class year. Steve will be remembered for his absence from most of our class pictures, and for being the 'Iron Mid' at Quantico second class summer. Quiet and reserved, yet always sure of himself, Steve is one of the most respected and well-liked guys in the class.

Loss

Steven was lost on August 7, 1987 when the A-4 Skyhawk he was piloting crashed near Lemoore Naval Air Station, California during a routine training mission.

Other Information

From The Hanford Sentinel on August 8, 1987:

The Lemoore resident based at Lemoore Naval Air Station was reported missing about 11:15 a.m. Friday, according to LNAS spokesman Dennis McGrath. He was flying an A-4 Skyhawk, a highly maneuverable light attack bomber, which took off from the naval base about 9 a.m.
Last radar contact with the plane was made at 10:10 a.m., and search and rescue units began looking for the aircraft when Moreau failed to return to the base.
The plane’s wreckage was located at 6:15 p.m. Friday, about 60 miles northwest of Naval Weapons Center China Lake, in Saline Valley.
.... Moreau, an eight-year veteran, has been attached to the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-127) at LNAS for one month.

From Find A Grave:

Steve attended flight training at NAS Chase Field, Beeville, Texas and was "winged" by his father, RADM Art Moreau on 12 Mar 1982. Steve was killed in an A-4 aircraft crash. He was a 1980 graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, and a graduate of "TOPGUN", the Naval Fighter Weapons School.

From The Hanford Sentinel on August 10, 1987:

Moreau was born on March 25, 1957 in Coronado. A member of a Navy family, his childhood homes varied from California, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and the Philippines....
His service awards include the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Expert Pistol Medal and a citation from the commander of the Pacific fleet for superb performance as loading officer of VA 192.

From Coronado Eagle and Journal on August 20, 1987:

Lt. Steven Matthew Moreau, 30, died Aug. 7 at Saline Valley, Calif., in a Navy airplane crash. Lt. Moreau, who was born in Coronado March 25, 1957 and attended Coronado High School in the early 1970s, was a seven year Navy veteran. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1980 and received his pilot wings in Pensacola, Fla., in March 1982. Lt. Moreau completed Topgun training at NAS Miramar in June 1987. At the time of his death he was with VFA-127. Lt. Moreau is survived by his wife, Melissa; his son, Matthew Ryan; his mother, Mrs. Arthur (Katie) S. Moreau of Mt. Vernon, Va.; two brothers, Christopher and Lt. Arthur S., III; two sisters, Johanna and Mrs. Kathleen Alexander of Jacksonville, Fla.; and a nephew and two nieces.

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.