VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Legion of Merit

CAPT CHARLES C. MCDONALD, USN

Charles McDonald

Class of 1924
Captain | US Navy
October 2, 1945 (43 years old)
Operational loss USS Suwannee (CVE 27) Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit
CAPT EUGENE S. KARPE, USN

Eugene Karpe

Class of 1926
Captain | US Navy
February 23, 1950 (45 years old)
KIA Cold War Legion of Merit Assassination
CAPT EVERETT W. ABDILL, USN

Everett Abdill

Class of 1924
Captain | US Navy
December 13, 1944 (42 years old)
KIA Pacific Mindoro USS Nashville (CL 43) WWII Ship Kamikaze Legion of Merit
CAPT FESTUS F. FOSTER, USN

Festus Foster

Class of 1919
Captain | US Navy
March 3, 1945 (46 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit
CAPT FRANCIS J. BRIDGET, USN

Francis Bridget

Class of 1921
Captain | US Navy
January 23, 1945 (47 years old)
KIA Pacific Corregidor Bataan Enoura Maru Brazil Maru Patrol Wing 10 WWII Ship Navy Cross Legion of Merit Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW Ship Namesake
CAPT HOMER L. SMITH, USN

Homer Smith

Class of 1949
Captain | US Navy
May 21, 1967 (41 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 212 Vietnam Fixed Wing Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star POW Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 32nd Company
CAPT HORATIO G. SICKEL, IV, USN

Horatio Sickel, IV

Class of 1920
Captain | US Navy
July 31, 1944 (47 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit Family Naval Academy Cemetery
CAPT JAMES G. MARSHALL, USN

James Marshall

Class of 1932
Captain | US Navy
June 10, 1951 (41 years old)
Operational loss Silver Star Legion of Merit Croix de Guerre USNA 5th Company
CAPT JOHN P. CROMWELL, USN

John Cromwell

Class of 1924
Captain | US Navy
November 19, 1943 (42 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Sculpin (SS 191) Submarine Division (SUBDIV) 44 WWII Submarine Medal of Honor Legion of Merit Ship Namesake
CAPT JOSEPH A. MURPHY, USN

Joseph Murphy

Class of 1909
Captain | US Navy
February 28, 1942 (55 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean WWII Fixed Wing Passenger Navy Cross Legion of Merit Retired
CAPT NORMAN S. IVES, USN

Norman Ives

Class of 1920
Captain | US Navy
August 2, 1944 (47 years old)
KIA Europe France WWII Ground Navy Cross Legion of Merit
CAPT ROBERT H. SMITH, USN

Robert Smith

Class of 1920
Captain | US Navy
January 21, 1943 (44 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit Pan Am Flight 1142 Ship Namesake
CAPT ROBLEY W. CLARK, USN

Robley Clark

Class of 1924
Captain | US Navy
May 1, 1945 (43 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Terror (CM 5) Minesweepers Pacific WWII Ship Kamikaze Bronze Star Legion of Merit
CAPT WILLIAM J. WIDHELM, USN

William Widhelm

Class of 1932
Captain | US Navy
July 19, 1954 (46 years old)
Operational loss Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 204 Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Legion of Merit USNA 6th Company
CDR CHARLES W. BREWER, USN

Charles Brewer

Class of 1934
Commander | US Navy
June 19, 1944 (33 years old)
KIA Pacific Guam Fighting Squadron (VF) 15 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
CDR FRANK D. LATTA, USN

Frank Latta

Class of 1932
Commander | US Navy
May 4, 1945 (36 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Lagarto (SS 371) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit USNA 6th Company
CDR GEORGE F. DAVIS, USN

George Davis

Class of 1934
Commander | US Navy
January 6, 1945 (33 years old)
KIA Pacific Lingayen Gulf USS Walke (DD 723) WWII Ship Kamikaze Medal of Honor Silver Star Legion of Merit Ship Namesake USNA 8th Company
CDR GEORGE O. KLINSMANN, USN

George Klinsmann

Class of 1933
Commander | US Navy
January 15, 1945 (34 years old)
KIA Pacific Air Group (CAG) 4 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Legion of Merit Bronze Star USNA 7th Company
CDR HARRY A. BOLLES, USN

Harry Bolles

Class of 1923
Commander | US Navy
July 18, 1943 (44 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Legion of Merit Olympic Athlete
CDR HUBERT B. HARDEN, USN

Hubert Harden

Class of 1935
Commander | US Navy
January 31, 1947 (36 years old)
Operational loss USS Saipan (CVL 48) Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Legion of Merit USNA 5th Company
CDR JAMES K. AVERILL, USN

James Averill

Class of 1927
Commander | US Navy
March 26, 1944 (39 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Division (CARDIV) 11 Fixed Wing Legion of Merit
CDR JAMES S. WILLIS, USN

James Willis

Class of 1927
Commander | US Navy
April 6, 1945 (38 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Bush (DD 529) Destroyer Division (DESDIV) 48 WWII Ship Kamikaze Navy Cross Legion of Merit Family
CDR JOHN C. HOLLINGSWORTH, USN

John Hollingsworth

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
November 16, 1944 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Scamp (SS 277) WWII Submarine Silver Star Legion of Merit USNA 8th Company
CDR JOHN G. TENNENT, III, USN

John Tennent, III

Class of 1932
Commander | US Navy
January 30, 1944 (34 years old)
KIA Pacific Kwajalein USS Anderson (DD 411) WWII Ship Navy Cross Legion of Merit USNA 5th Company
CDR JOHN J. SHAFFER, III, USN

John Shaffer, III

Class of 1930
Commander | US Navy
April 8, 1944 (34 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Champlin (DD 601) WWII Ship Legion of Merit USNA 8th Company
CDR LOUIS A. DREXLER, JR., USN

Louis Drexler, Jr.

Class of 1923
Commander | US Navy
May 12, 1945 (45 years old)
KIA Okinawa LST Group 47 WWII Ground Legion of Merit Family
CDR PAUL S. SLAWSON, USN

Paul Slawson

Class of 1920
Commander | US Navy
July 18, 1943 (46 years old)
KIA Pacific Solomon Islands USS LST-342 LST Group 14 WWII Ship Legion of Merit
CDR ROBERT M. BALLINGER, USN

Robert Ballinger

Class of 1955
Commander | US Navy
November 25, 1974 (41 years old)
KIA Cold War Ground Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star USNA 5th Company
CDR ROBERT W. MACKERT, USN

Robert Mackert

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
June 23, 1944 (36 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Legion of Merit USNA 7th Company
CDR THOMAS B. OAKLEY, JR., USN

Thomas Oakley, Jr.

Class of 1934
Commander | US Navy
November 8, 1944 (32 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Growler (SS 215) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Legion of Merit USNA 1st Company
CDR VOLCKERT P. DOUW, USN

Volckert Douw

Class of 1930
Commander | US Navy
April 29, 1945 (38 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Hazelwood (DD 531) WWII Ship Kamikaze Legion of Merit USNA 2nd Company
COL HARRY A. FLINT, USA

Harry Flint

Class of 1911
Colonel | US Army
July 24, 1944 (56 years old)
KIA Europe France 39th Infantry Regiment WWII Ground Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit Book US Military Academy Non-graduate
COL RALPH E. FORSYTH, USMC

Ralph Forsyth

Class of 1922
Colonel | US Marine Corps
June 24, 1944 (43 years old)
KIA Pacific Saipan 10th Marines WWII Ground Legion of Merit
LCDR ALBERT H. CLARK, USN

Albert Clark

Class of 1933
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 29, 1944 (33 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Trout (SS 202) WWII Submarine Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star USNA 8th Company
LCDR BERTRAM J. PRUEHER, USN

Bertram Prueher

Class of 1933
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 12, 1943 (31 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic Bombing Squadron (VB) 107 WWII Fixed Wing Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star USNA 1st Company
LCDR EUGENE S. SARSFIELD, USN

Eugene Sarsfield

Class of 1926
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 10, 1943 (41 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Sicily USS Maddox (DD 622) WWII Ship Navy Cross Legion of Merit Ship Namesake
LCDR GEORGE S. LAMBERT, USN

George Lambert

Class of 1935
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 9, 1943 (31 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Buck (DD 420) WWII Ship Legion of Merit USNA 1st Company
LCDR HOWARD R. GARNER, USN

Howard Garner

Class of 1929
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 9, 1943 (37 years old)
Operational loss Ship Legion of Merit USNA 5th Company
LCDR JAMES J. CONNELL, USN

James Connell

Class of 1961
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 14, 1971 (31 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 55 Vietnam Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross POW USNA 20th Company
LCDR JOHN E. DUNN, USN

John Dunn

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 13, 1946 (31 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Legion of Merit ex-POW USNA 4th Company
LCDR JOHN L. ERICKSON, USN

John Erickson

Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
Operational loss Pacific Philippines Bombing Squadron (VB) 7 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Map KIA-combat flight USNA 6th Company
LCDR JOHN O. R. COLL, USN

John Coll

Class of 1927
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 21, 1943 (40 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit
LCDR JOHN O. SPEER, USN

John Speer

Class of 1932
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
September 11, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Savannah (CL 42) WWII Ship Legion of Merit USNA 1st Company
LCDR JOSHUA J. NIX, USN

Joshua Nix

Class of 1930
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (33 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Edsall (DD 219) WWII Ship Legion of Merit USNA 6th Company
LCDR RICHARD G. CROMMELIN, USN

Richard Crommelin

Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 14, 1945 (28 years old)
Operational loss Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 88 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Ship Namesake Family KIA-combat flight USNA 10th Company
LCDR WALTER L. SHAFFER, USN

Walter Shaffer

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 16, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Scamp (SS 277) WWII Submarine Legion of Merit USNA 9th Company
LT FREDERICK E. TRANI, USN

Frederick Trani

Class of 1963
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 26, 1968 (28 years old)
KIA Vietnam Ground Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star SEAL HOFH19 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH25 USNA 19th Company
LT SAMUEL M. LOGAN, USN

Samuel Logan

Class of 1942
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 24, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Harder (SS 257) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit USNA 2nd Company
LTCOL CHANDLER W. JOHNSON, USMC

Chandler Johnson

Class of 1929
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
March 2, 1945 (39 years old)
KIA Pacific Iwo Jima 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines WWII Ground Navy Cross Legion of Merit USNA 2nd Company
LTCOL DOUGLAS L. SNEAD, USMC

Douglas Snead

Class of 1953
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
December 28, 1969 (41 years old)
Operational loss Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 13 Vietnam Fixed Wing Legion of Merit USNA 16th Company
LTCOL HAMILTON F. SEARIGHT, USA

Hamilton Searight

Class of 1914
Lieutenant Colonel | US Army
April 14, 1942 (51 years old)
KIA Bataan Death March Pacific Bataan 51st Field Artillery Regiment WWII Legion of Merit Silver Star POW Non-graduate
LTCOL HARRY PALLER, USA

Harry Paller

Class of 1938
Lieutenant Colonel | US Army
February 23, 1945 (30 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit USNA 7th Company
LTCOL PAUL MORET, USMC

Paul Moret

Class of 1930
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
June 8, 1943 (36 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit USNA 4th Company
LTCOL RADFORD C. WEST, USMC

Radford West

Class of 1937
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
February 8, 1951 (37 years old)
Operational loss Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 33 Korea Fixed Wing Passenger Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Legion of Merit Bronze Star USNA 1st Company
LTCOL WILLIAM G. LEFTWICH, JR., USMC

William Leftwich, Jr.

Class of 1953
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
November 18, 1970 (39 years old)
KIA 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Vietnam Ground Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit Ship Namesake USNA 5th Company
RADM CHARLES W. CUMMINGS, USN

Charles Cummings

Class of 1947
Rear Admiral | US Navy
September 11, 1974 (51 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit Bronze Star USNA 12th Company
RADM HENRY M. MULLINNIX, USN

Henry Mullinnix

Class of 1916
Rear Admiral | US Navy
November 24, 1943 (51 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56) Carrier Division (CARDIV) 24 WWII Ship Legion of Merit Ship Namesake
RADM LEONARD B. SOUTHERLAND, USN

Leonard Southerland

Class of 1927
Rear Admiral | US Navy
November 15, 1958 (53 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Division (CARDIV) 7 Helicopter Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star
RADM THEODORE E. CHANDLER, USN

Theodore Chandler

Class of 1915
Rear Admiral | US Navy
January 7, 1945 (50 years old)
KIA Pacific Lingayen Gulf USS Louisville (CA 28) Cruiser Division (CRUDIV) 4 WWII Ship Kamikaze Navy Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Silver Star Ship Namesake Family
RADM WILLIAM D. SAMPLE, USN

William Sample

Class of 1919
Rear Admiral | US Navy
October 2, 1945 (47 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Division (CARDIV) 22 Fixed Wing Passenger Legion of Merit Ship Namesake