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From the '39 Class column of the July-August 2019 issue of Shipmate: On 22 October, 1999, the following "Remembrances" was delivered by '39 Classmate, George "Rhythm" Moore at the Memorial Service in St. Andrews Chapel, on the occasion of the 60th Reunion:
In 1838 a rising Midwestern politician coined the phrase, 'the artillery of time' in an address to the Illinois legislature. Lincoln was referring to the passing of the generation that included Washington, Franklin, Jefferson and others that we know. He noted that all leadership was destined for ultimate extinction, and that new problems required new leaders and new approaches. He didn't say, but seemingly inferred, that such new leaders would emerge to meet whatever challenging arose.
That was 160 years ago. And so it has been!
We have played our part in the evolving history of these United States, and it is now time to review and place in and perspective events and deeds that mark our passage. Other classes have gone before, and, surely, many others will follow. The artillery of time thunders on! How have we played a role in this never ending drama called the United States of America?
We are gathered to celebrate the lives and preserve the memory of those classmates who can't be with us today. We honor all in '39— the valorous who fell in direct conflict with the enemy, those who departed in peacetime carrying out the duties that keep our Navy and Marine Corps great, and we survivors who are privileged to represent them here today. Together, we are the answer to the immortal question put to us by Commander Walter Delaney 64 years ago: "What about '39?" As our sponsor, our friend, and our sterling example, I can't but believe that Vice Admiral Delaney isn't with us today—with a slight smile on his face.
"What about '39?" he asked, "How will it stand up? Will it meet the test?"
The challenges he implied, individual and collective, weren't long in coming. Our plebe year trials, academic and physical, truly took their toll, but in doing so, forged a residual unity, through shared experience that is '39 to this day. The raw and individualized rabble that was us in summer 1935 learned to hang together into march together, even as we took on certain skills of self-preservation and survival under stress. We learned promptness and an appreciation for the utilization of time; respect for, if not always a delight in, authority; and some of us learned how to study, and even how to keep our rooms clean. And by the time June '36 finally arrived, we were quite organized and ready for our first, and maybe our biggest promotion: to Youngster Year, and going to Europe on a battleship.
The following year saw a continuing and strengthening of our identity. Life wasn't a snap, but travails weren't quite so severe, and rewards came a little more frequently. Individuals made their ways to recognition in academics, in athletics, and other extracurricular activities. Our studies became more service oriented: nav and ordnance replaced calculus and mechanics. Our foreign cruises not only introduced us to shipboard life, but gave us cultural perspectives and experiences not shared by our contemporaries in other schools. It was good to be a Midshipman, and we were proud of it.
We were the biggest class by far at the Naval Academy during our undergraduate days, and when we threw our 581 hats in the air on June 1, 1939, we were the largest graduating class in the Academy's 99 years. (In that competition, we led the Class of '27 by a very even 2 graduates.) We were soon joined by dependents. While the two-year rule was very much a part of our Ensign experience, we were busy, time pass quickly; and the marriage gear of 1941 arrived right on schedule. Wives came first, but children weren't far behind. '39 was growing! (And faster than our paychecks—or so it seemed.)
But big things we're happening in the military world. Even as we underwent the great indignity of departing the exalted rank of 1/c midshipman at the Academy to become quite something else in the Fleet, a man named Hitler unleash the German war machine on Poland, after stopping briefly at the place we'd never heard of called Sudetenland. And, in our third year following graduation, we were at sea in the greatest war mankind had yet devised.
It is neither necessary nor possible to review here in detail the events of history and technology of the past 65 years as they influenced and were influenced by our Navy. World War II itself, radar, the atom bomb, Korea, jet and nuclear propulsion, spaceflight, Vietnam and on and on to Lebanon, stand off missilery, Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq, and now Kosovo and maybe, even to East Timor. Who knows what's next! The end is not in sight, nor even definable. But we have lived these events. It has been some 65 years!
Navy and Marine officers, wives, children and parents—the '39 family—have stood together, shoulder to shoulder, through it all. As a group we came to major responsibility quickly—our leadership was tested and proven. We had early, great losses. Enemy action took one of every nine '39 graduates in WWII.
'39s Record in both war and peace is exemplary: the statistics are there. (See the display case in Memorial Hall, right under 'Don't Give Up The Ship'). But rather than count Navy Crosses, Silver and Bronze Stars, Distinguished Service Medals and Purple Hearts, I am simply going to cite the third stanza of America the Beautiful which seems to say at all:
Oh beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self—
their country loved
And mercy, more than life
America, America
May God thy gold refine?
Till all success be nobleness
and every gain divine.And noble they are, those we knew so well who did not return, and noble is the quality of grace demonstrated by the wives, parents, children in unstinting support of their loved ones and in the country they fought for.
I particularly want to salute the courageous example of those widows we number among our classmates—theirs has been a difficult, heart-rending experience. Their spirit and determination has inspired all of us. We are proud of you!
We are in our 80's—and the wheel won't go around too many times. Of the 859 members accredited to '39 in September 1935 a close approximation of 350 are alive today. To those I say: Congratulations survivors. Live the good life day by day. You are the custodians of a proud heritage. And to the 500 who are no longer with us: God bless you. You are a major part of that heritage. '39 needs the accomplishments just as it needs the memories of every member as we add the final touches to our '39 Adventure. The Good Lord has sent us this far with seeming acceptance of our performance.
I don't think we'll let Him or Admiral Delaney down in our remaining days. Let the 'artillery of time' thunder on. We have kept the faith! George Moore '39
The last three custodians of this proud heritage passed away in the first months of 2019.
Francis Weiler
Class of 1939
LTJG, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 26, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA, POW, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship
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Francis Weiler |
Class of 1939 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, POW, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship |
Kenneth Kollmyer
Class of 1939
LTJG, USN
Keokuk, Iowa
March 1, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship
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Kenneth Kollmyer |
Class of 1939 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship |
Edward Price
Class of 1939
LTJG, USN
Charleston, West Virginia
May 8, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, Ship
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Edward Price |
Class of 1939 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, Ship |
Robert Whitman, Jr.
Class of 1939
LTJG, USN
Binghamton, New York
June 4, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Patrol Squadron (VP) 44, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
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Robert Whitman, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
LTJG, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Patrol Squadron (VP) 44, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing |
Donald Brewington
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Muncie, Indiana
August 22, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Buck (DD 420), Ship
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Donald Brewington |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Atlantic, USS Buck (DD 420), Ship |
Edward Micka
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Billings, Montana
November 9, 1942 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 9, North Africa, Fixed Wing
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Edward Micka |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 9, North Africa, Fixed Wing |
John Salvage
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Billings, Montana
November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship
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John Salvage |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship |
Andrew Frosch
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Monssen (DD 436), Ship
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Andrew Frosch |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Monssen (DD 436), Ship |
Norman Doudiet
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Brooklyn, New York
November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship
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Norman Doudiet |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship |
Lenard Reichel
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Paw Paw, Michigan
January 5, 1943 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Cruiser Scouting Squadron Detachment (Tulagi), Pacific, Fixed Wing
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Lenard Reichel |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Cruiser Scouting Squadron Detachment (Tulagi), Pacific, Fixed Wing |
Robert Guiler, III
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Summerfield, Ohio
March 5, 1943 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Submarine
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Robert Guiler, III |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Submarine |
Richard Helm
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
April 3, 1943 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pickerel (SS 177), Submarine
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Richard Helm |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pickerel (SS 177), Submarine |
Ralph Mann, Jr.
Class of 1939
1LT, USMC
Judsonia, Arkansas
September 5, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA, POW, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Pacific
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Ralph Mann, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
1LT, USMC | |
KIA, POW, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Pacific |
William Pace
Class of 1939
MAJ, USMC
Goodwater, Alabama
August 7, 1943 (27 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214, Pacific, Fixed Wing
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William Pace |
Class of 1939 | |
MAJ, USMC | |
Operational loss, WWII, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214, Pacific, Fixed Wing |
Frank Miller
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Wichita, Kansas
October 25, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, Fixed Wing
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Frank Miller |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, Fixed Wing |
Nelson Allen
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Duluth, Minnesota
November 19, 1943 (27 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Sculpin (SS 191), Submarine
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Nelson Allen |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Sculpin (SS 191), Submarine |
David Pope
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Washington, D.C.
July 18, 1943 (25 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 26, Pacific, Fixed Wing
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David Pope |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 26, Pacific, Fixed Wing |
Richard Swensson
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Junction City, Kansas
April 29, 1944 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 24, Fixed Wing
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Richard Swensson |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 24, Fixed Wing |
Canterbury Pierce
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Lexington, Massachusetts
January 5, 1944 (26 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine
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Canterbury Pierce |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USN | |
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine |
Alexander Wadsworth, III
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
At Large
June 14, 1944 (26 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Golet (SS 361), Submarine
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Alexander Wadsworth, III |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Golet (SS 361), Submarine |
Robert Evins
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Hartsville, South Carolina
June 17, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA, WWII, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Pacific, Saipan, Fixed Wing
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Robert Evins |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Pacific, Saipan, Fixed Wing |
Guy Baldwin, Jr.
Class of 1939
2LT, USA
Nelson County, Kentucky
July 15, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA, WWII, 117th Infantry Regiment, Europe, Normandy, Ground
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Guy Baldwin, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
2LT, USA | |
KIA, WWII, 117th Infantry Regiment, Europe, Normandy, Ground |
Earle Craig
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Trenton, New Jersey
October 12, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA, WWII, Formosa, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 44, Fixed Wing
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Earle Craig |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Formosa, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 44, Fixed Wing |
Franklin Cook, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Pensacola, Florida
October 12, 1944 (26 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 19, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
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Franklin Cook, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 19, Formosa, Pacific, Fixed Wing |
Frank Blaha
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Dillonvale, Ohio
October 17, 1944 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Escolar (SS 294), Submarine
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Frank Blaha |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Escolar (SS 294), Submarine |
John Harper, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Trinidad, Colorado
October 24, 1944 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine
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John Harper, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine |
Willard Holdredge
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
East Aurora, New York
December 15, 1944 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
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Willard Holdredge |
Class of 1939 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship |
Tom Sutherland
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Kansas City, Missouri
November 16, 1944 (29 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine
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Tom Sutherland |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine |
Walter Douglas, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Somerville, Massachusetts
November 19, 1944 (28 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 81, Pacific, Fixed Wing
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Walter Douglas, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 81, Pacific, Fixed Wing |
William Hogaboom
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
Vicksburg, Mississippi
December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
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William Hogaboom |
Class of 1939 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship |
Carter Simpson
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
Spartanburg, South Carolina
December 31, 1944 (29 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
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Carter Simpson |
Class of 1939 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship |
John Pye
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
At Large
January 12, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Family, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine
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John Pye |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Family, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine |
Daniel Baughman, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Madison, South Dakota
January 12, 1945 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine
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Daniel Baughman, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Swordfish (SS 193), Submarine |
Claude Goodman, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Newport News, Virginia
February 4, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine
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Claude Goodman, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Barbel (SS 316), Submarine |
John Fantone
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
Norfolk, Virginia
February 10, 1945 (28 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
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John Fantone |
Class of 1939 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship |
Daniel Wallace, Jr.
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Hoboken, New Jersey
March 5, 1945 (28 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 31, Fixed Wing
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Daniel Wallace, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighting Squadron (VF) 31, Fixed Wing |
Edward Ackerman
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 20, 1945 (29 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Kete (SS 369), Submarine
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Edward Ackerman |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Kete (SS 369), Submarine |
Edward Grace
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
March 26, 1945 (27 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Halligan (DD 584), Ship
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Edward Grace |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Halligan (DD 584), Ship |
Byron Cooke
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Marshall, Texas
March 26, 1945 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 9, Fixed Wing
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Byron Cooke |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 9, Fixed Wing |
John Shepherd, III
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 28, 1945 (28 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine
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John Shepherd, III |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pacific, USS Trigger (SS 237), Submarine |
Hugh Tistadt, Jr.
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
Caruthersville, Missouri
February 1, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA, POW, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
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Hugh Tistadt, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
CAPT, USMC | |
KIA, POW, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship |
Richard Robinson
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Anderson, South Carolina
April 8, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 25, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
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Richard Robinson |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 25, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing |
Rexford Ostrom
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Lapeer, Michigan
April 10, 1945 (29 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 24, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
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Rexford Ostrom |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 24, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing |
Norman White
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Quincy, Massachusetts
May 4, 1945 (27 years old)
Operational loss, WWII, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 84, Fixed Wing
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Norman White |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Operational loss, WWII, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 84, Fixed Wing |
Andrew Hamm
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Bowdon, Georgia
July 28, 1945 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 1, Japan, Pacific
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Andrew Hamm |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 1, Japan, Pacific |
Alfred Wallace
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Gulfport, Mississippi
July 30, 1945 (29 years old)
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Cassin Young (DD 793), Ship
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Alfred Wallace |
Class of 1939 | |
LCDR, USN | |
Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Cassin Young (DD 793), Ship |
George Smith
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Indianapolis, Indiana
October 3, 1945 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 62, Fixed Wing
Lester Wall, Jr.
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
North Attleborough, Massachusetts
April 5, 1950 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing
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Lester Wall, Jr. |
Class of 1939 | |
CDR, USN | |
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing |
Lemuel Cooke
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
Hernando, Mississippi
May 17, 1950 (33 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 3, Fixed Wing
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Lemuel Cooke |
Class of 1939 | |
CDR, USN | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Air Development Squadron (VX) 3, Fixed Wing |
William Harris
Class of 1939
LTCOL, USMC
Lexington, Kentucky
December 6, 1950 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Ex-POW, Family, Ground
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William Harris |
Class of 1939 | |
LTCOL, USMC | |
Navy Cross, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Ex-POW, Family, Ground |
Charles Stapler
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
June 9, 1951 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Air Group (CAG) 19, Fixed Wing
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Charles Stapler |
Class of 1939 | |
CDR, USN | |
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Air Group (CAG) 19, Fixed Wing |
Alfred Gordon
Class of 1939
LTCOL, USMC
De Soto, Kansas
November 18, 1951 (36 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121, Fixed Wing
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Alfred Gordon |
Class of 1939 | |
LTCOL, USMC | |
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121, Fixed Wing |
Dudley Adams
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
Burlington, Vermont
May 13, 1953 (36 years old)
Operational loss, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Fixed Wing
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Dudley Adams |
Class of 1939 | |
CDR, USN | |
Operational loss, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Fixed Wing |
Charles Kovaleski
Class of 1939
LT, USNR
Detroit, Michigan
July 7, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Photographic Squadron (VD) 3, Fixed Wing
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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Charles Kovaleski |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USNR | |
Operational loss, Photographic Squadron (VD) 3, Fixed Wing He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
James Leclare
Class of 1939
LT, USNR
Rochester, New York
May 29, 1944 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Drydock
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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James Leclare |
Class of 1939 | |
LT, USNR | |
Operational loss, Drydock He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
Walter Peirce
Class of 1939
CAPT, USA
Washington, D.C.
June 25, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA, WWII, 393rd Fighter Squadron, Europe, US Military Academy, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
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Walter Peirce |
Class of 1939 | |
CAPT, USA | |
KIA, WWII, 393rd Fighter Squadron, Europe, US Military Academy, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. |
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