WALTER J. STEWART, III, CAPT, USAF

Walter Stewart, III '55

Date of birth: March 3, 1932

Date of death: September 22, 1963

Age: 31

Lucky Bag

From the 1955 Lucky Bag:

WALTER JONES STEWART III

Alexandria, Virginia

Ten stones of laughter, ping-pong terror, and virtual powerhouse with the ladies, Sleepy, an Oklahoman, kept everything in the family, so to speak, by dragging a girl named Ozzie. Our own Will Rogers, Sleepy, always had a retort to bring Bancroft Hall to its knees. It was the constant battle between Sleepy and the Navy that haunted our halls in search of fresh Mid blood, but as our hero freely admits . . . he never thought he'd make it. It's farewell to Severn's shores and hello to the service.

WALTER JONES STEWART III

Alexandria, Virginia

Ten stones of laughter, ping-pong terror, and virtual powerhouse with the ladies, Sleepy, an Oklahoman, kept everything in the family, so to speak, by dragging a girl named Ozzie. Our own Will Rogers, Sleepy, always had a retort to bring Bancroft Hall to its knees. It was the constant battle between Sleepy and the Navy that haunted our halls in search of fresh Mid blood, but as our hero freely admits . . . he never thought he'd make it. It's farewell to Severn's shores and hello to the service.

Loss

"Jay" was lost on September 22, 1963 when the C-133A he was aboard crashed shortly after taking off from Dover AFB, Delaware. He was the "2nd pilot" and was a member of the 1st Air Transport Squadron.

Other Information

Prior to the Naval Academy he had been an enlisted sailor; his appointment was from "Naval Reserve" and his "pay entry date" was earlier than that of his classmates. It's unclear when he left the Navy for the Air Force; he was listed as a naval aviator (LTjg) in the Navy Registers from 1957, 1958, and 1959. He is not listed in the 1960 edition.

From researcher Kathy Franz: "His father was Captain Walter Stewart, Jr. (’31), mother Audrey, wife Ann, and daughter Linda."

He has a memory marker in Arlington National Cemetery.

Photographs

From the Lucky Bag
From The Morning News on September 24, 1963

Memorial Hall Error

Walter Jones "Jay" Stewart, III, is listed in Memorial Hall as a LTjg, USN. He was a Captain in the Air Force.

Class of 1955

Walter is one of 34 members of the Class of 1955 on Virtual Memorial Hall.

The "category" links below lead to lists of related Honorees; use them to explore further the service and sacrifice of the alumni in Memorial Hall.