VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Class of 1939

581 Graduates
220 Non-Graduates
79 In Mem Hall
2LT HENRY C. THOMPSON, JR., USA

Henry Thompson, Jr.

Class of 1939
2nd Lieutenant | US Army
August 19, 1940 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate
LTJG KENNETH L. KOLLMYER, USN

Kenneth Kollmyer

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
LTJG MORRIS D. GILMORE, JR., USN

Morris Gilmore, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Edsall (DD 219) WWII Ship USNA 7th Company
LTJG RUSSELL C. DELL, USN

Russell Dell

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Edsall (DD 219) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG FRANCIS B. WEILER, USN

Francis Weiler

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 26, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship POW USNA 12th Company
LTJG EDWARD M. PRICE, USN

Edward Price

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 8, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Lexington (CV 2) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 9th Company
LTJG ROBERT S. WHITMAN, JR., USN

Robert Whitman, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
June 4, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Battle of Midway Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 44 WWII Fixed Wing Ship Namesake USNA 2nd Company
LT WILLIAM G. KORNAHRENS, USN

William Kornahrens

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 30, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Grunion (SS 216) WWII Submarine USNA 4th Company
LT DONALD C. BREWINGTON, USN

Donald Brewington

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 22, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss Battle of the Atlantic USS Buck (DD 420) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
1LT RALPH C. MANN, JR., USMC

Ralph Mann, Jr.

Class of 1939
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
September 5, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific Corregidor 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII POW USNA 6th Company
LT KARL F. BORDER, USN

Karl Border

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 11, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
LT ANDREW J. GARDNER, USN

Andrew Gardner

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 12, 1942 (27 years old)
Operational loss Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LCDR ALLAN G. WUSSOW, USN

Allan Wussow

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 14, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 91 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 5th 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
LT EDWARD MICKA, USN

Edward Micka

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 9, 1942 (27 years old)
KIA North Africa Fighting Squadron (VF) 9 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 12th Company
LT JOHN W. SALVAGE, USN

John Salvage

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
LT ANDREW J. FROSCH, USN

Andrew Frosch

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Monssen (DD 436) WWII Ship USNA 6th Company
LT NORMAN W. DOUDIET, USN

Norman Doudiet

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship Video USNA 6th Company
LT JACK E. BRENNER, USN

Jack Brenner

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 27, 1942 (25 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 13 Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
LT LENARD O. REICHEL, USN

Lenard Reichel

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 5, 1943 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Cruiser Scouting Squadron Detachment (Tulagi) WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 3rd Company
LT ROBERT P. GUILER, III, USN

Robert Guiler, III

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 5, 1943 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Grampus (SS 207) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 5th Company
LCDR RICHARD L. HELM, USN

Richard Helm

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 3, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Pickerel (SS 177) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 8th Company
LT JACK A. MAHONY, JR., USN

Jack Mahony, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 1, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 27 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
LT FRANK H. KOLB, JR., USN

Frank Kolb, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 5, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LT CHARLES J. KOVALESKI, USNR

Charles Kovaleski

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
July 7, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Photographic Squadron (VD) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
LT DAVID H. POPE, USN

David Pope

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 18, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 26 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 8th Company
LT JOSEPH F. HARMON, USN

Joseph Harmon

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 22, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Bronze Star USNA 4th Company
MAJ WILLIAM H. PACE, USMC

William Pace

Class of 1939
Major | US Marine Corps
August 7, 1943 (27 years old)
Operational loss Pacific Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
LT WILLIAM J. WALKER, USN

William Walker

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 24, 1943 (27 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 212 Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
LT JOSEPH W. CASTELLO, USN

Joseph Castello

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 15, 1943 (29 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 39 Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
LCDR NELSON J. ALLEN, USN

Nelson Allen

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 19, 1943 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Sculpin (SS 191) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 11th Company
LT CANTERBURY B. PIERCE, USN

Canterbury Pierce

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 5, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Scorpion (SS 278) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 7th Company
LT WILLIAM G. HAWTHORNE, JR., USN

William Hawthorne, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 10, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LCDR RICHARD M. SWENSSON, USN

Richard Swensson

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 29, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Torpedo Squadron (VT) 24 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 1st Company
LT JAMES J. LECLARE, USNR

James Leclare

Class of 1939
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
May 29, 1944 (28 years old)
Operational loss Drydock USNA 11th Company
LCDR WILBUR J. MASON, USN

Wilbur Mason

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 1, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Herring (SS 233) WWII Submarine USNA 7th Company
LCDR ALEXANDER S. WADSWORTH, III, USN

Alexander Wadsworth, III

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 14, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Golet (SS 361) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 12th Company
LCDR ROBERT C. EVINS, USN

Robert Evins

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 17, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Saipan Composite Squadron (VC) 4 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 2nd Company
CAPT WALTER H. PEIRCE, USA

Walter Peirce

Class of 1939
Captain | US Army
June 25, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Europe 393rd Fighter Squadron WWII Fixed Wing US Military Academy Non-graduate KIA-combat flight
2LT GUY BALDWIN, JR., USA

Guy Baldwin, Jr.

Class of 1939
2nd Lieutenant | US Army
July 15, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Europe Normandy 117th Infantry Regiment WWII Ground
LCDR HUBERT E. CARTER, USN

Hubert Carter

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 26, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Robalo (SS 273) WWII Submarine USNA 3rd Company
LCDR EARL F. CRAIG, USN

Earl Craig

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 12, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Formosa Torpedo Squadron (VT) 44 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LCDR FRANKLIN E. COOK, JR., USN

Franklin Cook, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 12, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific Formosa Fighting Squadron (VF) 19 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 8th Company
LCDR FRANK BLAHA, USN

Frank Blaha

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 17, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Escolar (SS 294) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 7th Company
LCDR JOHN D. HARPER, JR., USN

John Harper, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 24, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Shark (SS 314) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 3rd Company
LCDR TOM S. SUTHERLAND, USN

Tom Sutherland

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 16, 1944 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Scamp (SS 277) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 10th Company
LCDR WALTER L. DOUGLAS, JR., USN

Walter Douglas, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 19, 1944 (28 years old)
Operational loss Pacific Bombing Squadron (VB) 81 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 4th Company
CAPT WILLARD B. HOLDREDGE, USMC

Willard Holdredge

Class of 1939
Captain | US Marine Corps
December 15, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 6th Company
CAPT WILLIAM F. HOGABOOM, USMC

William Hogaboom

Class of 1939
Captain | US Marine Corps
December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company
CAPT CARTER B. SIMPSON, USMC

Carter Simpson

Class of 1939
Captain | US Marine Corps
December 31, 1944 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 4th Company
LCDR JOHN B. PYE, USN

John Pye

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 12, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Swordfish (SS 193) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star Family USNA 7th Company
LCDR DANIEL S. BAUGHMAN, JR., USN

Daniel Baughman, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 12, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Swordfish (SS 193) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 6th Company
CAPT HUGH A. TISTADT, JR., USMC

Hugh Tistadt, Jr.

Class of 1939
Captain | US Marine Corps
February 1, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Corregidor 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 3rd Company
LCDR CLAUDE L. GOODMAN, JR., USN

Claude Goodman, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 4, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Barbel (SS 316) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 3rd Company
1LT PAUL L. BORDEN, JR., USA

Paul Borden, Jr.

Class of 1939
1st Lieutenant | US Army
February 5, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Europe 309th Infantry Regiment WWII Non-graduate
CAPT JOHN S. FANTONE, USMC

John Fantone

Class of 1939
Captain | US Marine Corps
February 10, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Corregidor 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Brazil Maru WWII Ship Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company
LCDR DANIEL J. WALLACE, JR., USN

Daniel Wallace, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 5, 1945 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 31 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 7th Company
LCDR EDWARD ACKERMAN, USN

Edward Ackerman

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 20, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Kete (SS 369) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 9th Company
LCDR EDWARD T. GRACE, USN

Edward Grace

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 26, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Halligan (DD 584) WWII Ship Silver Star USNA 5th Company
LCDR BYRON E. COOKE, USN

Byron Cooke

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 26, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific Torpedo Squadron (VT) 9 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 2nd Company
LCDR JOHN E. SHEPHERD, III, USN

John Shepherd, III

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 28, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Trigger (SS 237) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star Navy and Marine Corps Medal USNA 11th Company
LCDR RICHARD W. ROBINSON, USN

Richard Robinson

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 8, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 25 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
LCDR REXFORD J. OSTROM, USN

Rexford Ostrom

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 10, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 24 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 2nd Company
LCDR MONTROSE G. MCCORMICK, USN

Montrose McCormick

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 19, 1945 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Silver Star Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 4th Company
LCDR NORMAN W. WHITE, USN

Norman White

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 4, 1945 (27 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 84 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
LCDR CLARENCE W. BECKER, USN

Clarence Becker

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 18, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Longshaw (DD 559) WWII Ship USNA 10th Company
LCDR JOHN W. MAGEE, USN

John Magee

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 17, 1945 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
LCDR ANDREW B. HAMM, USN

Andrew Hamm

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 28, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Japan Bombing Squadron (VB) 1 WWII Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 8th Company
LCDR ALFRED B. WALLACE, USN

Alfred Wallace

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 30, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Cassin Young (DD 793) WWII Ship Kamikaze Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 8th Company
LCDR EDWARD R. HOLT, JR., USN

Edward Holt, Jr.

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 6, 1945 (30 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Bullhead (SS 332) WWII Submarine USNA 12th Company
LCDR GEORGE R. SMITH, USN

George Smith

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 3, 1945 (28 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 62 Fixed Wing USNA 4th 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
CDR LESTER S. WALL, JR., USN

Lester Wall, Jr.

Class of 1939
Commander | US Navy
April 5, 1950 (33 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 61 Fixed Wing Navy Cross USNA 2nd Company
CDR LEMUEL D. COOKE, USN

Lemuel Cooke

Class of 1939
Commander | US Navy
May 17, 1950 (33 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company
LTCOL WILLIAM F. HARRIS, USMC

William Harris

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
December 6, 1950 (32 years old)
KIA 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines Korea Ground Navy Cross ex-POW Family USNA 12th Company
CDR CHARLES R. STAPLER, USN

Charles Stapler

Class of 1939
Commander | US Navy
June 9, 1951 (35 years old)
KIA Air Group (CAG) 19 Korea Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 11th Company
LTCOL ALFRED N. GORDON, USMC

Alfred Gordon

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
November 18, 1951 (36 years old)
KIA Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121 Korea Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross KIA-combat flight USNA 9th Company
CDR DUDLEY H. ADAMS, USN

Dudley Adams

Class of 1939
Commander | US Navy
May 13, 1953 (36 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Technical Training Center Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
CAPT EDWARD H. SEILER, JR., USN

Edward Seiler, Jr.

Class of 1939
Captain | US Navy
December 4, 1958 (40 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company