VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Class of 1931

441 Graduates
127 Non-Graduates
50 In Mem Hall
ENS CLEON H. FELTON, USN

Cleon Felton

Class of 1931
Ensign | US Navy
October 31, 1933 (26 years old)
Operational loss Scouting Squadron (VS) 2B Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
ENS JAMES H. KELSEY, JR., USN

James Kelsey, Jr.

Class of 1931
Ensign | US Navy
August 14, 1934 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
LTJG CHARLES K. PALMER, SR., USN

Charles Palmer, Sr.

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 16, 1935 (26 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
LTJG WILLIAM R. MCCUDDY, USN

William McCuddy

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 1, 1936 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 7th Company
LTJG LORENZ Q. FORBES, USN

Lorenz Forbes

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
February 13, 1937 (27 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
LTJG FORD L. WALLACE, USN

Ford Wallace

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 23, 1937 (29 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 6B Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
LTJG WILLIAM M. FRESHOUR, USN

William Freshour

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 23, 1937 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 2B Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
LTJG VERNON R. HAIN, USN

Vernon Hain

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 23, 1937 (30 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LT LEO O. CRANE, USN

Leo Crane

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 30, 1938 (30 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 Fixed Wing Family USNA 4th Company
LTJG JAMES A. MURPHY, USN

James Murphy

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 21, 1938 (31 years old)
Operational loss Observation Squadron (VO) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LTJG PHILIP H. ASHWORTH, USN

Philip Ashworth

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 17, 1938 (30 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LT ALDEN H. IRONS, USN

Alden Irons

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 7, 1939 (29 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 12 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LT HOWARD J. ABBOTT, USN

Howard Abbott

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 20, 1941 (31 years old)
Operational loss USS O-9 (SS 70) Submarine USNA 5th Company
LT WILLIAM J. SISKO, USN

William Sisko

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 19, 1941 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
LT THOMAS ASHWORTH, JR., USN

Thomas Ashworth, Jr.

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 21, 1941 (33 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 6 Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LT BENJAMIN GHETZLER, USN

Benjamin Ghetzler

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 31, 1941 (34 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Reuben James (DD 245) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
LT CLIFFORD T. JANZ, USN

Clifford Janz

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (31 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
LTJG CHARLES E. ANDERSON, USNR

Charles Anderson

Class of 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
January 28, 1942 (33 years old)
Operational loss USS Tuscaloosa (CA 37) Ship Boat USNA 6th Company
LT EDWARD M. BLESSMAN, USN

Edward Blessman

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 4, 1942 (34 years old)
KIA Battle of Makassar Strait Pacific USS Marblehead (CL 12) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 4th Company
LT WALTER C. BAILEY, USN

Walter Bailey

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 28, 1942 (33 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Langley (AV 3) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
LT LION T. MILES, USN

Lion Miles

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 3, 1942 (31 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Asheville (PG 21) WWII Ship Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 6th Company
MAJ PAUL D. WOOD, USA

Paul Wood

Class of 1931
Major | US Army
April 7, 1942 (34 years old)
KIA Pacific Bataan 57th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts WWII Ground Distinguished Service Cross Bronze Star US Military Academy Non-graduate
LT EDWARD H. ALLEN, USN

Edward Allen

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 7, 1942 (34 years old)
KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific Scouting Squadron (VS) 2 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 1st Company
LT ANDREW P. STEWART, USN

Andrew Stewart

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 7, 1942 (32 years old)
KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Sims (DD 409) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
LT RALPH W. ELDEN, USN

Ralph Elden

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 6, 1942 (34 years old)
KIA Battle of Midway Pacific USS Hammann (DD 412) WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 7th Company
LCDR ALFRED B. TUCKER, III, USN

Alfred Tucker, III

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 19, 1942 (32 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 8 Fixed Wing Navy Cross USNA 7th Company
MAJ ROBERT S. BROWN, USMC

Robert Brown

Class of 1931
Major | US Marine Corps
September 14, 1942 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific Guadalcanal 1st Marine Raider Battalion WWII Ground Navy Cross Map USNA 4th 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 GEORGE O. KUNKLE, USNR

George Kunkle

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
November 12, 1942 (32 years old)
KIA Caribbean Sea USS Erie (PG 50) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
LCDR DAMON M. CUMMINGS, USN

Damon Cummings

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (32 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS San Francisco (CA 38) Task Force 67 WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 7th Company
LTCOL HAROLD I. LARSON, USMC

Harold Larson

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
December 2, 1942 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
LCDR GEORGE R. STONE, USN

George Stone

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 21, 1943 (33 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Pan Am Flight 1142 USNA 1st Company
LCDR WARD BRONSON, USN

Ward Bronson

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 29, 1943 (32 years old)
KIA Battle of Rennell Island Pacific USS Chicago (CA 29) WWII Ship Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 5th Company
LCDR JOHN D. HUNTLEY, USN

John Huntley

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 1, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific USS De Haven (DD 469) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
LCDR HENRY E. BROSSY, USN

Henry Brossy

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 16, 1943 (34 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Amberjack (SS 219) WWII Submarine USNA 3rd Company
LCDR EUGENE S. LYTLE, JR., USN

Eugene Lytle, Jr.

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 26, 1943 (33 years old)
Operational loss Scouting Squadron (VS) 10 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LCDR GEORGE K. MACKENZIE, JR., USN

George MacKenzie, Jr.

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 15, 1943 (32 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Triton (SS 201) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Ship Namesake HOFH25 USNA 6th Company
LCDR WINSOR C. GALE, USN

Winsor Gale

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 26, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Battle of the Komandorski Islands Pacific Aleutians USS Salt Lake City (CA 25) WWII Ship Bronze Star USNA 5th Company
LCDR AUGUSTUS H. ALSTON, JR., USN

Augustus Alston, Jr.

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 3, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Pickerel (SS 177) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 4th Company
CDR WILLIS M. THOMAS, USN

Willis Thomas

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
September 17, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Pompano (SS 181) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Silver Star USNA 5th Company
LCDR MILLARD J. KLEIN, USN

Millard Klein

Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 9, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Buck (DD 420) WWII Ship Navy Cross USNA 5th Company
CDR ELLIOTT E. MARSHALL, USN

Elliott Marshall

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
December 2, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Capelin (SS 289) WWII Submarine Navy Cross USNA 3rd 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 SEYMOUR D. OWENS, USN

Seymour Owens

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
July 24, 1944 (34 years old)
KIA Pacific Tinian USS Norman Scott (DD 690) WWII Ship Navy Cross Bronze Star USNA 6th Company
CDR ERNEST E. EVANS, USN

Ernest Evans

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
October 25, 1944 (36 years old)
KIA Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle off Samar Pacific USS Johnston (DD 557) WWII Ship Medal of Honor Bronze Star Ship Namesake Video USNA 6th Company
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
LT ALBERT D. GRAY, USN

Albert Gray

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 15, 1944 (34 years old)
KIA Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 102 WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru USNA 4th Company
LT GEORGE D. COTTRELL, USNR

George Cottrell

Class of 1931
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
January 6, 1945 (37 years old)
KIA Pacific Lingayen Gulf USS California (BB 44) WWII Ship Kamikaze
CDR CHARLES L. CROMMELIN, USN

Charles Crommelin

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
March 28, 1945 (36 years old)
KIA Pacific Japan Air Group (CAG) 12 Carrier Division (CARDIV) 5 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Ship Namesake Family USNA 8th Company
CDR HARRINGTON M. DRAKE, USN

Harrington Drake

Class of 1931
Commander | US Navy
May 1, 1945 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 17 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company