VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Battle of Kula Gulf

CDR ELMER C. BUERKLE, USN

Elmer Buerkle

Class of 1925
Commander | US Navy
July 6, 1943 (41 years old)
KIA Battle of Kula Gulf Pacific USS Helena (CL 50) WWII Ship Silver Star
LCDR ARTHUR B. YEATES, JR., USN

Arthur Yeates, Jr.

Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 6, 1943 (28 years old)
KIA Battle of Kula Gulf Pacific USS Helena (CL 50) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
LT JOHN F. MOONEY, JR., USNR

John Mooney, Jr.

Class of 1935
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
July 6, 1943 (30 years old)
KIA Battle of Kula Gulf Pacific USS Helena (CL 50) WWII Ship USNA 7th Company
LTJG JOSEPH S. GRIFFIN, USN

Joseph Griffin

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 6, 1943 (23 years old)
KIA Battle of Kula Gulf Pacific USS Helena (CL 50) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company