VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Class of 1940

456 Graduates
256 Non-Graduates
90 In Mem Hall
ENS CARL A. WEEDEN, USN

Carl Weeden

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (25 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 2nd Company
ENS IRVIN A. R. THOMPSON, USN

Irvin Thompson

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (24 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Oklahoma (BB 37) WWII Ship USNA 6th Company
ENS EDWARD B. CLOUES, USN

Edward Cloues

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 3rd Company
ENS HOWARD D. MERRILL, USN

Howard Merrill

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 9th Company
ENS MARSHALL E. DARBY, JR., USN

Marshall Darby, Jr.

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Oklahoma (BB 37) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 8th Company
ENS ULMONT I. WHITEHEAD, JR., USN

Ulmont Whitehead, Jr.

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (26 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship USNA 12th Company
ENS JOSEPH P. HITTORFF, JR., USN

Joseph Hittorff, Jr.

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (25 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Oklahoma (BB 37) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
ENS ERIC R. YOUNG, USN

Eric Young

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (25 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
ENS FRANK S. LOMAX, USN

Frank Lomax

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (24 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship USNA 11th Company
ENS ORVILLE S. SMITH, USN

Orville Smith

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (25 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
ENS BURTON R. HANSON, USN

Burton Hanson

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
February 28, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Jacob Jones (DD 130) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
ENS ALVA F. NETHKEN, USN

Alva Nethken

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
ENS FRED F. MALLORY, USN

Fred Mallory

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (23 years old)
KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
ENS COLEMAN SELLERS, IV, USN

Coleman Sellers, IV

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of Sunda Strait Pacific USS Houston (CA 30) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
LTJG ROBERT T. ALLSOPP, USN

Robert Allsopp

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 8, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Neosho (AO 23) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG WILLIAM F. GREENE, USN

William Greene

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 9, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Jarvis (DD 393) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
LTJG RAYMOND J. MURRAY, USN

Raymond Murray

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 9, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Vincennes (CA 44) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
LTJG JOHN P. SPEARS, USN

John Spears

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 9, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Vincennes (CA 44) WWII Ship USNA 6th Company
LTJG JAY A. NOBLE, JR., USN

Jay Noble, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 16, 1942 (25 years old)
Operational loss Transport Squadron (VR) 2 Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 4th Company
LTJG CHARLES E. DETERDING, JR., USN

Charles Deterding, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 16, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss Transport Squadron (VR) 2 Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 3rd Company
1LT BILLY D. BRUNDIDGE, USA

Billy Brundidge

Class of 1940
1st Lieutenant | US Army
August 25, 1942 (23 years old)
Operational loss 97th Coast Artillery Ground Non-graduate
ENS FRED B. CANNON, JR., USNR

Fred Cannon, Jr.

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
September 15, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Wasp (CV 7) WWII Ship Non-graduate
LTJG JOHN D. HARRIS, USNR

John Harris

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
November 5, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic SS William Clark WWII Ship Non-graduate
FO WILLIAM H. MATHEWS, JR., RCAF

William Mathews, Jr.

Class of 1940
Flying Officer | Royal Canadian Air Force
November 9, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Mediterranean WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Non-graduate Map
LT JOHN C. HANNA, USN

John Hanna

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS San Francisco (CA 38) WWII Ship USNA 7th Company
LT THOMAS M. RODDY, USN

Thomas Roddy

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT JOHN T. BLODGETT, USN

John Blodgett

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT WILLIAM L. GUICE, JR., USN

William Guice, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Barton (DD 599) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
1LT ROB R. MCNAGNY, JR., USA

Rob McNagny, Jr.

Class of 1940
1st Lieutenant | US Army
February 17, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss 303rd Fighter Squadron Fixed Wing US Military Academy Non-graduate
LT DONALD R. BRIED, USN

Donald Bried

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 24, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
CAPT VIRGIL W. LUSK, USA

Virgil Lusk

Class of 1940
Captain | US Army
March 9, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss 330th Fighter Squadron Fixed Wing Fighter Ace Non-graduate
LT MILTON L. JARRETT, JR., USN

Milton Jarrett, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 7, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LT ALAN H. SCHIRMER, USN

Alan Schirmer

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 19, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
MAJ PHILIP V. WEEMS, JR., USMCR

Philip Weems, Jr.

Class of 1940
Major | US Marine Corps Reserve
June 29, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss 3rd Special Weapons Battalion Ground Non-graduate Family Naval Academy Cemetery
LT RALPH O. ANDERSON, JR., USN

Ralph Anderson, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 4, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
ENS DAVID G. RODGER, USN

David Rodger

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
August 19, 1943 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate
LT DANIEL E. ARNOLD, USN

Daniel Arnold

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 9, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Grayling (SS 209) WWII Submarine USNA 11th Company
LCDR THOMAS P. MCGRATH, USN

Thomas McGrath

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
September 17, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Pompano (SS 181) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star Brigade Commander USNA 8th Company
LT JACK B. BROWN, USN

Jack Brown

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 21, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT RICHARD B. CAMPBELL, USN

Richard Campbell

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 21, 1943 (28 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LT RICHIE N. HENDERSON, USN

Richie Henderson

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 11, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Wahoo (SS 238) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 7th Company
LT WILLIAM W. BURGAN, USN

William Burgan

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 11, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Wahoo (SS 238) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 12th Company
LT DOLIVE DURANT, JR., USNR

Dolive Durant, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
October 13, 1943 (26 years old)
KIA Bombing Squadron (VB) 111 WWII Fixed Wing Non-graduate KIA-combat flight
LTJG GEORGE V. WILLIAMS, USNR

George Williams

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
November 24, 1943 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56) WWII Ship Non-graduate
LT WARREN P. STRONG, JR., USN

Warren Strong, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 18, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
LT CARLTON F. REES, USN

Carlton Rees

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 3, 1944 (27 years old)
Operational loss USS Turner (DD 648) Ship USNA 9th Company
LT ARTHUR F. ALEXANDER, USN

Arthur Alexander

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 3, 1944 (25 years old)
Operational loss USS Turner (DD 648) Ship USNA 3rd Company
LCDR DONALD S. SCHEU, USN

Donald Scheu

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 5, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Scorpion (SS 278) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 4th Company
LCDR CARTHEL H. SMITH, JR., USN

Carthel Smith, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 26, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Grayback (SS 208) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 10th Company
LCDR DAVID S. WILSON, USN

David Wilson

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 26, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Tullibee (SS 284) WWII Submarine USNA 8th Company
LT RALPH K. JOHN, JR., USN

Ralph John, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 11, 1944 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LT ROBERT C. STIMSON, USN

Robert Stimson

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 17, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LT JOHN J. KEOUGH, USN

John Keough

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 19, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 28 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT CLARENCE F. BLAIR, USN

Clarence Blair

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 1, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 13 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
LT THOMAS B. EARLE, USN

Thomas Earle

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 15, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
LCDR REGINALD J. PROSEUS, USN

Reginald Proseus

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 26, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Robalo (SS 273) WWII Submarine USNA 6th Company
CAPT LEON E. CHABOT, USMC

Leon Chabot

Class of 1940
Captain | US Marine Corps
September 7, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Silver Star POW Shin'yō Maru USNA 5th Company
LT CHARLES P. MASON, JR., USN

Charles Mason, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 11, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
LCDR EDWARD F. O'BRIEN, JR., USN

Edward O'Brien, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 3, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Seawolf (SS 197) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star Fratricide USNA 2nd Company
LT DONALD K. TRIPP, USNR

Donald Tripp

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
October 12, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 19 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Non-graduate
CDR BENJAMIN C. HALL, USN

Benjamin Hall

Class of 1940
Commander | US Navy
November 5, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LCDR DONALD F. BANKER, USN

Donald Banker

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 6, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Bombing Squadron (VB) 2 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 10th Company
LT RICHARD K. MASON, JR., USN

Richard Mason, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 8, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Growler (SS 215) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 5th 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
LCDR WILLIAM P. HODNETT, JR., USN

William Hodnett, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 3, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Battle of Ormoc Bay Pacific USS Cooper (DD 695) WWII Ship Bronze Star USNA 7th Company
LT THOMAS P. MCCANN, USNR

Thomas McCann

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
December 14, 1944 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 45 WWII Fixed Wing Non-graduate
ENS ARTHUR B. CROSS, JR., USNR

Arthur Cross, Jr.

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
January 30, 1945 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Otus (AS 20) WWII POW Non-graduate
LCDR WILLIAM M. BUTLER, USN

William Butler

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 4, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Barbel (SS 316) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 5th Company
LCDR WILLIAM H. BECK, JR., USN

William Beck, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 19, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 6 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LCDR CHARLES M. WOOD, JR., USN

Charles Wood, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 22, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) 149 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LCDR ROBERT L. DODANE, USN

Robert Dodane

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 28, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Trigger (SS 237) WWII Submarine USNA 7th Company
LCDR HENRY F. GRAHAM, SR., USN

Henry Graham, Sr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 11, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 83 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company
LCDR JAMES T. PRESTON, USN

James Preston

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 16, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Bryant (DD 665) WWII Kamikaze Ship Silver Star USNA 11th Company
LCDR MERLIN PADDOCK, USN

Merlin Paddock

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 16, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Japan Fighting Squadron (VF) 23 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross USNA 6th Company
LCDR EDWARD E. DEGARMO, USN

Edward Degarmo

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 7, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa Torpedo Squadron (VT) 82 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 11th Company
LCDR FRASER S. KNIGHT, USN

Fraser Knight

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 18, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Bonefish (SS 223) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 5th Company
LCDR PAUL V. THOMPSON, USN

Paul Thompson

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 29, 1945 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 26 Air Group (CAG) 26 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company
LCDR CHARLES H. SAWERS, USN

Charles Sawers

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 24, 1945 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific Bomber Fighting Squadron (VBF) 16 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 4th Company
LT ROBERT H. HURST, USNR

Robert Hurst

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
July 30, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Indianapolis (CA 35) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
LCDR CYRUS S. RADFORD, JR., USN

Cyrus Radford, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 4, 1946 (28 years old)
Operational loss Ground Fratricide USNA 7th Company
LCDR ROGER V. PARLETT, JR., USN

Roger Parlett, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 5, 1948 (30 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
LCDR BURTON F. HAKER, USN

Burton Haker

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 19, 1948 (31 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 72 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LCDR WILLARD A. SAMPSON, USN

Willard Sampson

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 22, 1950 (33 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company
LCDR DAVID PURDON, JR., USN

David Purdon, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 27, 1950 (34 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 5 Fixed Wing Video USNA 10th Company
LCDR HUGH WOOD, JR., USN

Hugh Wood, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 19, 1950 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Navy Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 1st Company
CDR DENNY P. PHILLIPS, USN

Denny Phillips

Class of 1940
Commander | US Navy
January 23, 1953 (34 years old)
KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 11 Korea Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star USNA 5th Company
CDR JOHN C. MICHEEL, USN

John Micheel

Class of 1940
Commander | US Navy
January 31, 1953 (36 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 923 Korea Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 3rd Company
CDR JAMES B. CANNON, USN

James Cannon

Class of 1940
Commander | US Navy
October 28, 1955 (38 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
CDR JOHN H. ROCKWELL, JR., USN

John Rockwell, Jr.

Class of 1940
Commander | US Navy
February 13, 1956 (36 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 10th Company
CAPT HAROLD T. GORANSON, USN

Harold Goranson

Class of 1940
Captain | US Navy
January 18, 1960 (43 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Bronze Star Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 2nd Company