VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Class of 1943

615 Graduates
125 Non-Graduates
84 In Mem Hall

The Class of 1943 was graduated in June 1942 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.

ENS WALTER P. NOCK, JR., USN

Walter Nock, Jr.

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
August 9, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Astoria (CA 34) WWII Ship USNA 19th Company
ENS ARTHUR DIIRCK, JR., USN

Arthur Diirck, Jr.

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
August 9, 1942 (21 years old)
KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Vincennes (CA 44) WWII Ship USNA 2nd Company
ENS JAMES H. EVERSOLE, USN

James Eversole

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
August 24, 1942 (23 years old)
KIA Battle of the Eastern Solomons Pacific USS Enterprise (CV 6) WWII Ship USNA 11th Company
1LT NORMAN K. MILLER, USA

Norman Miller

Class of 1943
1st Lieutenant | US Army
August 25, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific 13th Bomber Squadron Fixed Wing Non-graduate
ENS BAILIS M. BELL, USN

Bailis Bell

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
September 5, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific Guadalcanal USS Little (APD 4) WWII Ship USNA 6th Company
ENS HENRY L. BECKER, USNR

Henry Becker

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
September 5, 1942 (22 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate
ENS ARTHUR S. LANE, JR., USN

Arthur Lane, Jr.

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
October 12, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Battle of Cape Esperance Pacific USS Duncan (DD 485) WWII Ship USNA 7th Company
ENS JACKSON W. PARKER, USN

Jackson Parker

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
October 26, 1942 (21 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Smith (DD 378) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 3rd Company
ENS VIRGIL H. TRAXLER, JR., USN

Virgil Traxler, Jr.

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 15th Company
ENS EUGENE J. HUNTEMER, USN

Eugene Huntemer

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (23 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Cushing (DD 376) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
FC3 OWEN S. MURPHY, USN

Owen Murphy

Class of 1943
Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (23 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship Non-graduate
ENS CHARLES C. SLATER, USN

Charles Slater

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (21 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Barton (DD 599) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
ENS LEWIS E. PENNELL, USN

Lewis Pennell

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (21 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Monssen (DD 436) WWII Ship USNA 3rd Company
ENS FRANCIS C. MULVANITY, USN

Francis Mulvanity

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
November 15, 1942 (20 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Walke (DD 416) WWII Ship USNA 18th Company
ENS JOHN L. DONEFF, USN

John Doneff

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
November 30, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS Pensacola (CA 24) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 8th Company
ENS WILLIAM W. WILLIAMS, USN

William Williams

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
February 7, 1943 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Growler (SS 215) WWII Submarine USNA 18th Company
ENS JAMES E. LEWELLYN, USN

James Lewellyn

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
February 16, 1943 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Amberjack (SS 219) WWII Submarine USNA 4th Company
ENS DANIEL R. SEIDELL, USN

Daniel Seidell

Class of 1943
Ensign | US Navy
February 16, 1943 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Amberjack (SS 219) WWII Submarine USNA 12th Company
LTJG JAMES D. UNGER, USN

James Unger

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
June 12, 1943 (23 years old)
Operational loss USS R-12 (SS 89) Submarine USNA 12th Company
LTJG ALBERT E. OBERG, USN

Albert Oberg

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 5, 1943 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Strong (DD 467) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
LTJG JOSEPH S. GRIFFIN, USN

Joseph Griffin

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 6, 1943 (23 years old)
KIA Battle of Kula Gulf Pacific USS Helena (CL 50) WWII Ship USNA 5th Company
LTJG EUGENE J. CANTY, USN

Eugene Canty

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 10, 1943 (24 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Sicily USS Maddox (DD 622) WWII Ship USNA 18th Company
LTJG HUGH D. HAMILTON, USN

Hugh Hamilton

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 11, 1943 (24 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Savannah (CL 42) WWII Ship USNA 15th Company
LTJG WILEY T. MACKIE, USN

Wiley Mackie

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 11, 1943 (23 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Rowan (DD 405) WWII Ship USNA 12th Company
ACAD EDMUND E. BEVAN, USA

Edmund Bevan

Class of 1943
Aviation Cadet | US Army
September 17, 1943 (22 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG WILLIS E. MAXSON, III, USN

Willis Maxson, III

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 8, 1943 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Skate (SS 305) WWII Submarine Navy Cross Brigade Commander USNA 18th Company
CAPT BYRON A. KIRK, USMC

Byron Kirk

Class of 1943
Captain | US Marine Corps
November 1, 1943 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific Bougainville 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines WWII Ground USNA 4th Company
LTJG ARNT B. HANSEN, USN

Arnt Hansen

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 24, 1943 (23 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Leary (DD 158) WWII Ship USNA 14th Company
LTJG MELVIN C. PHILLIPS, USN

Melvin Phillips

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
February 26, 1944 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Grayback (SS 208) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 16th Company
LTJG RICHARD H. PETERSEN, USN

Richard Petersen

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 26, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA USS Tullibee (SS 284) WWII Submarine USNA 15th Company
LTJG MALCOLM LAWTY, USNR

Malcolm Lawty

Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
June 4, 1944 (24 years old)
Operational loss Pacific Composite Squadron (VC) 5 WWII Fixed Wing
CAPT WILLIAM D. GLYNN, USMC

William Glynn

Class of 1943
Captain | US Marine Corps
July 26, 1944 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Guam 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines WWII Ground USNA 10th Company
LT PAUL DOANE, USN

Paul Doane

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 3, 1944 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Seawolf (SS 197) WWII Submarine Fratricide USNA 19th Company
LT ROBERT G. BRADLEY, USN

Robert Bradley

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 24, 1944 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Leyte Gulf USS Princeton (CVL 23) WWII Navy Cross Ship Namesake USNA 5th Company
LT FRANCIS P. THOMAS, USN

Francis Thomas

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 8, 1944 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Growler (SS 215) WWII Submarine USNA 10th Company
LT NORMAN W. NAYLOR, USN

Norman Naylor

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 8, 1944 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Growler (SS 215) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 3rd Company
LT THOMAS H. WILKINSON, USN

Thomas Wilkinson

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 16, 1944 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Scamp (SS 277) WWII Submarine USNA 3rd Company
2LT PHILIP M. CLOW, USA

Philip Clow

Class of 1943
2nd Lieutenant | US Army
November 19, 1944 (24 years old)
KIA China 16th Fighter Squadron WWII Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LT JOHN T. WHEELER, USN

John Wheeler

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 25, 1944 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Cabot (CVL 28) WWII Ship Silver Star USNA 2nd Company
1LT RUBEN P. SONGCO, USA

Ruben Songco

Class of 1943
1st Lieutenant | US Army
December 3, 1944 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Philippines WWII Ground Bronze Star USNA 13th Company
LT ROY N. DUNKLIN, USN

Roy Dunklin

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 6, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Lingayen Gulf USS California (BB 44) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 13th Company
LT ROBERT F. DALY, USN

Robert Daly

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 12, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Swordfish (SS 193) WWII Submarine USNA 4th Company
1LT MURRAY M. RICH, USA

Murray Rich

Class of 1943
1st Lieutenant | US Army
March 26, 1945 (25 years old)
Operational loss 138th Combat Crew Training Squadron Fixed Wing Non-graduate
LT ELBERT S. HEIM, JR., USNR

Elbert Heim, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
March 27, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa Fighting Squadron (VF) 82 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Order of the Red Star Non-graduate
LT JOHN W. SINCAVICH, USN

John Sincavich

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 28, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Trigger (SS 237) WWII Submarine Bronze Star USNA 7th Company
LT ALEXANDER G. MCEWEN, USN

Alexander McEwen

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 2, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Dickerson (APD 21) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 17th Company
LT HENRY R. HAMNER, USN

Henry Hamner

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 6, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Howorth (DD 592) WWII Ship Kamikaze Silver Star Ship Namesake USNA 15th Company
LT ROBERT T. RUBLE, USN

Robert Ruble

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 4, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Lagarto (SS 371) WWII Submarine USNA 15th Company
LT WALTER D. RUPERT, JR., USN

Walter Rupert, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 28, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Drexler (DD 741) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 17th Company
2LT WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, JR., USA

William Crawford, Jr.

Class of 1943
2nd Lieutenant | US Army
June 13, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific Philippines 139th Field Artillery Battalion Ground Silver Star Non-graduate
LT JAMES D. SPENCER, USN

James Spencer

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 30, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Indianapolis (CA 35) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT EARL D. HACKMAN, JR., USN

Earl Hackman, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 6, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Bullhead (SS 332) WWII Submarine HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 1st Company
LT FRANK H. DEAN, JR., USN

Frank Dean, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 7, 1945 (23 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 5 Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 11th Company
LT WILLIAM J. AYERS, USN

William Ayers

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 26, 1945 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
CAPT GEORGE W. STIVERS, JR., USMC

George Stivers, Jr.

Class of 1943
Captain | US Marine Corps
December 5, 1945 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LT GEORGE E. SLONE, USN

George Slone

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 11, 1946 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LT MILTON L. HARVEY, USN

Milton Harvey

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 3, 1946 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 3rd Company
LT THOMAS J. BUCHANAN, JR., USN

Thomas Buchanan, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 2, 1946 (25 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 75 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LT CLAUDE W. ADAMS, JR., USN

Claude Adams, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 28, 1946 (26 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 28 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LT JAMES A. COCHRAN, USN

James Cochran

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 5, 1947 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 82 Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
LT WILLIAM M. KNAPP, USN

William Knapp

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 18, 1947 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 17th Company
LT REGINALD C. LAMB, JR., USN

Reginald Lamb, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 30, 1947 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 3 Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 16th Company
LT WILLIAM R. CECIL, USN

William Cecil

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 5, 1949 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 191 Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
LT FREDERICK R. PUTNAM, USN

Frederick Putnam

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 29, 1950 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 4th Company
LT ROBERT L. JUNGKLAS, USN

Robert Jungklas

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 18, 1950 (31 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 74 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LT GOODWIN W. SANDVIG, USN

Goodwin Sandvig

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 8, 1951 (31 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Test Center Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LCDR IRAD B. OXLEY, USN

Irad Oxley

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 16, 1951 (30 years old)
KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 172 Korea Fixed Wing Bronze Star USNA 8th Company
LCDR BENJAMIN T. PUGH, USN

Benjamin Pugh

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 17, 1951 (31 years old)
KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 194 Korea Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 4th Company
LCDR HERBERT L. BASLEE, JR., USN

Herbert Baslee, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 17, 1952 (31 years old)
KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 52 Korea Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 16th Company
LCDR JOSEPH M. CAMPBELL, USN

Joseph Campbell

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 29, 1952 (32 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LCDR HOWARD E. CLARK, USN

Howard Clark

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 14, 1953 (33 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 35 Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 4th Company
LCDR JOHN D. PRICE, USN

John Price

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 7, 1953 (32 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger Bronze Star USNA 6th Company
LCDR ALBERT C. KOPLEWSKI, USN

Albert Koplewski

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 21, 1953 (32 years old)
Operational loss British Empire Test Pilot School Fixed Wing Navy and Marine Corps Medal USNA 14th Company
LCDR ROBERT J. FOSSUM, USN

Robert Fossum

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
September 1, 1954 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 11 Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
CDR WILLIAM J. MANBY, JR., USN

William Manby, Jr.

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
August 1, 1955 (34 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 66 Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
CDR GROVER B. WINDHAM, JR., USN

Grover Windham, Jr.

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
September 26, 1955 (34 years old)
Operational loss Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VW) 4 Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
CDR CHESTER W. GATES, JR., USN

Chester Gates, Jr.

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
July 10, 1956 (34 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 86 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
CDR JOHN M. SWEENEY, USN

John Sweeney

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
November 9, 1956 (36 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 49 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 1st Company
CDR THOMAS A. BOULTON, USN

Thomas Boulton

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
May 14, 1957 (35 years old)
Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
CDR WILLIAM B. ALLEN, USN

William Allen

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
August 19, 1958 (38 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 11 Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company
CDR WILLIAM K. COKER, USN

William Coker

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
October 2, 1958 (38 years old)
Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 1 Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
CDR ROBERT J. MURPHY, USN

Robert Murphy

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
January 27, 1959 (38 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 56 Fixed Wing USNA 1st Company
CDR WILFRED J. MCNEIL, JR., USN

Wilfred McNeil, Jr.

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
May 27, 1959 (38 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 66 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 20th Company
LTCOL GEORGE E. CHAMBERLIN, JR., USMC

George Chamberlin, Jr.

Class of 1943
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
May 5, 1964 (43 years old)
KIA Vietnam Fixed Wing Passenger Non-graduate