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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

LCDR BYRON B. NEWELL, USN

Byron Newell

Class of 1930
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 26, 1942 (32 years old)
KIA Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific USS Hornet (CV 8) WWII Ship Ship Namesake Video USNA 5th Company
LCDR JOHN A. COLLETT, USN

John Collett

Class of 1929
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 26, 1942 (34 years old)
KIA Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific Torpedo Squadron (VT) 10 WWII Fixed Wing Ship Namesake USNA 1st Company
LCDR LEE S. PANCAKE, USN

Lee Pancake

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 26, 1942 (35 years old)
KIA Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 USS Morris (DD 417) WWII Ship Navy Cross USNA 3rd Company
LT FRANK D. MILLER, USN

Frank Miller

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 25, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 10 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 5th Company
LTJG DOUGLAS W. GILLETTE, USNR

Douglas Gillette

Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
October 26, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Pacific USS Hornet (CV 8) WWII Ship Ship Namesake Non-graduate