VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Class of 1941

399 Graduates
161 Non-Graduates
60 In Mem Hall

The Class of 1941 was the first of the wartime-accelerated classes, graduating in February 1941.

SGT JOHN A. JACQUES, RCAF

John Jacques

Class of 1941
Sergeant | Royal Canadian Air Force
October 17, 1941 (24 years old)
KIA Europe No. 40 Squadron (RAF) WWII Fixed Wing Non-graduate
ENS CRAIG SPOWERS, USN

Craig Spowers

Class of 1941
Ensign | US Navy
October 31, 1941 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Reuben James (DD 245) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
ENS LEWIS B. PRIDE, JR., USN

Lewis Pride, Jr.

Class of 1941
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Oklahoma (BB 37) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 1st Company
ENS JAMES E. MCMANUS, USN

James McManus

Class of 1941
Ensign | US Navy
May 7, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Sims (DD 409) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
ENS CLYDE C. ELMES, JR., USN

Clyde Elmes, Jr.

Class of 1941
Ensign | US Navy
June 6, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of Midway Pacific USS Hammann (DD 412) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
ENS JOHN M. HOWARD, USNR

John Howard

Class of 1941
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
June 11, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Europe WWII Explosive Ordnance Disposal Ship Namesake Non-graduate USNA 4th Company
ENS BOND MURRAY, USNR

Bond Murray

Class of 1941
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
July 2, 1942 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3 WWII Silver Star POW Non-graduate
LTJG WILLIAM C. WILLIAMSON, JR., USN

William Williamson, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 24, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Battle of the Eastern Solomons Pacific USS Enterprise (CV 6) WWII Ship USNA 11th Company
LTJG ARTHUR W. MCCULLOCH, USN

Arthur McCulloch

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 15, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Wasp (CV 7) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
LTJG RAY O. PENROD, USN

Ray Penrod

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 15, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Meredith (DD 434) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
LTJG TORREY W. EATON, USN

Torrey Eaton

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 26, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Smith (DD 378) WWII Ship USNA 6th Company
LTJG RICHARD C. GLENN, USN

Richard Glenn

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
LTJG HUBERT W. WAGER, USN

Hubert Wager

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Monssen (DD 436) WWII Ship USNA 10th Company
LTJG WILLIAM R. FORD, USNR

William Ford

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942 (23 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Cushing (DD 376) WWII Ship Non-graduate
LTJG EDWIN O. JOHNSON, USN

Edwin Johnson

Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 30, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS New Orleans (CA 32) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
LT THOMAS F. MALONE, USN

Thomas Malone

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 8, 1942 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Boyd (DD 544) WWII Ship USNA 12th Company
LT ADAM W. DEMERS, USN

Adam DeMers

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 1, 1943 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS De Haven (DD 469) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
LT ELWOOD A. COBEY, JR., USN

Elwood Cobey, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 29, 1943 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LT JOHN T. NICHOLS, JR., USN

John Nichols, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 9, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Grayling (SS 209) WWII Submarine USNA 5th Company
LT JOHN J. KIRWIN, USN

John Kirwin

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 11, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Savannah (CL 42) WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 6th Company
LT CLAIRE C. POOLE, USN

Claire Poole

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 17, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Pompano (SS 181) WWII Submarine USNA 12th Company
LT JOHN F. O'MALLEY, USN

John O'Malley

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 27, 1943 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron Operational Training Unit (VF OTU) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
LT WALTER H. LOUNEY, USN

Walter Louney

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 28, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Cisco (SS 290) WWII Submarine USNA 8th Company
LT JACK L. BROWN, USN

Jack Brown

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 29, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
LT JOHN W. REEVES, III, USN

John Reeves, III

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 29, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
CAPT KENNETH L. BROWN, USMC

Kenneth Brown

Class of 1941
Captain | US Marine Corps
November 23, 1943 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Tarawa 1st Battalion, 10th Marines WWII Ground Navy Cross USNA 6th Company
LT CHARLES P. CONREY, USN

Charles Conrey

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 26, 1943 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Brownson (DD 518) WWII Ship Video USNA 3rd Company
LT DONALD R. MIDGLEY, USN

Donald Midgley

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 18, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Gudgeon (SS 211) WWII Submarine Navy and Marine Corps Medal Bronze Star USNA 2nd Company
LT ROBERT E. PLAUT, USN

Robert Plaut

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 24, 1944 (23 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LT JAY C. MOSS, USN

Jay Moss

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 24, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LT ROBERT L. SETTLE, USN

Robert Settle

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 20, 1944 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LT LELAND S. MCDANIEL, JR., USN

Leland McDaniel, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 25, 1944 (26 years old)
KIA Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle off Samar Pacific USS Hoel (DD 533) WWII Ship Silver Star USNA 4th Company
LT ALVIN D. BLACKMAN, USN

Alvin Blackman

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 26, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 10 Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
LT THEODORE T. WALKER, USN

Theodore Walker

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 7, 1944 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Albacore (SS 218) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 9th Company
MAJ WILLIAM CLAY, JR., USMC

William Clay, Jr.

Class of 1941
Major | US Marine Corps
November 21, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 121 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
LT ROBERT F. DWYER, USN

Robert Dwyer

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 8, 1944 (27 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Bombing Squadron Operational Training Unit (VPB OTU) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
2LT GEORGE R. DALL, USA

George Dall

Class of 1941
2nd Lieutenant | US Army
December 18, 1944 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific 871st Bomb Squadron WWII Fixed Wing Non-graduate KIA-combat flight
LT ROBERT K. WOLTER, JR., USN

Robert Wolter, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 9, 1945 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Colorado (BB 45) WWII Ship Fratricide USNA 11th Company
LT THOMAS H. GRAHAM, USN

Thomas Graham

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 27, 1945 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
LT RONALD B. HUTCHINSON, USN

Ronald Hutchinson

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 14, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Hopewell (DD 681) WWII Ship USNA 1st Company
LT BLEECKER P. SEAMAN, JR., USN

Bleecker Seaman, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 16, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Japan Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 12 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
MAJ EVERETT V. ALWARD, USMC

Everett Alward

Class of 1941
Major | US Marine Corps
February 26, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Japan Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 123 WWII Silver Star USNA 8th Company
LT MILTON C. JACOBS, USN

Milton Jacobs

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 9, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 9 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 6th Company
LCDR WILLIAM S. FARREL, USN

William Farrel

Class of 1941
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 9, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Snook (SS 279) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 5th Company
MAJ RICHARD F. HARRISON, USMC

Richard Harrison

Class of 1941
Major | US Marine Corps
May 26, 1945 (27 years old)
KIA Pacific Philippines Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 115 WWII Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LT JOHN H. LOHM, USN

John Lohm

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 29, 1945 (27 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 92 Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
LT RUSSELL WILLSON, JR., USN

Russell Willson, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 21, 1945 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 1st Company
LCDR JAMES H. MCPHERSON, USN

James McPherson

Class of 1941
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 13, 1945 (26 years old)
KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 16 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 11th Company
MAJ FLOYD CUMMINGS, USMC

Floyd Cummings

Class of 1941
Major | US Marine Corps
April 13, 1946 (29 years old)
Operational loss Aircraft Engineering Squadron (AES) 12 Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 3rd Company
LCDR DOUGLAS HEIN, USN

Douglas Hein

Class of 1941
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
June 5, 1946 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
LCDR BREWSTER PHILLIPS, II, USN

Brewster Phillips, II

Class of 1941
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 15, 1946 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 82 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 2nd Company
LCDR WALTER B. SHROUT, USN

Walter Shrout

Class of 1941
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 5, 1948 (30 years old)
Operational loss Transport Utility Squadron (VRU) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
LCDR CLAY A. MITCHELL, JR., USN

Clay Mitchell, Jr.

Class of 1941
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 4, 1950 (32 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
LCDR ROBERT J. DURETTE, USN

Robert Durette

Class of 1941
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
September 11, 1950 (33 years old)
Operational loss Air Development Squadron (VX) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
CDR FRANK WELCH, JR., USN

Frank Welch, Jr.

Class of 1941
Commander | US Navy
October 29, 1951 (32 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 111 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
COL RICHARD E. LEARY, USAF

Richard Leary

Class of 1941
Colonel | US Air Force
April 25, 1952 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star ex-POW USNA 12th Company
CDR BRUCE T. SIMONDS, USN

Bruce Simonds

Class of 1941
Commander | US Navy
October 16, 1952 (33 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 702 Korea Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross KIA-combat flight USNA 8th Company
COL PATRICK D. FLEMING, USAF

Patrick Fleming

Class of 1941
Colonel | US Air Force
February 16, 1956 (38 years old)
Operational loss 93d Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Fixed Wing Navy Cross Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
CDR CHARLES W. GUNNELS, JR., USN

Charles Gunnels, Jr.

Class of 1941
Commander | US Navy
April 27, 1957 (38 years old)
Operational loss USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 8th Company
CAPT WENDELL C. THOMPSON, USN

Wendell Thompson

Class of 1941
Captain | US Navy
January 18, 1960 (41 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 5th Company