VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Class of 1945

914 Graduates
122 Non-Graduates
58 In Mem Hall

The Class of 1945 was graduated in June 1944 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.

2LT PHILIP P. COTTRELL, USMCR

Philip Cottrell

Class of 1945
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps Reserve
August 4, 1943 (23 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate
FC3 WILLIAM H. KISKADDON, USN

William Kiskaddon

Class of 1945
Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class | US Navy
October 9, 1943 (22 years old)
KIA Mediterranean Salerno USS Buck (DD 420) WWII Ship Non-graduate
2LT GEORGE M. SKINNER, USMCR

George Skinner

Class of 1945
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps Reserve
July 21, 1944 (21 years old)
KIA Pacific Guam 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines WWII Ground Non-graduate
ENS EUGENE S. CAPTAIN, USN

Eugene Captain

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
October 20, 1944 (22 years old)
KIA Leyte Gulf USS Honolulu (CL 48) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
ENS ROBERT W. BRIGHTMAN, USN

Robert Brightman

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
December 18, 1944 (23 years old)
Operational loss Pacific USS Spence (DD 512) WWII Ship Typhoon Cobra USNA 6th Company
ENS JOHN P. BOCK, USN

John Bock

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
January 9, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Colorado (BB 45) WWII Ship Fratricide USNA 13th Company
ENS LOUIS P. HAGAN, USNR

Louis Hagan

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
February 17, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Iwo Jima USS LCI(G) 471 WWII Ship Non-graduate
ENS BURTON J. BROWN, USN

Burton Brown

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
February 26, 1945 (22 years old)
KIA USS Porterfield (DD 682) WWII Ship Navy Cross USNA 4th Company
2LT CONRAD S. GROVE, JR., USMC

Conrad Grove, Jr.

Class of 1945
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
March 17, 1945 (21 years old)
Operational loss Ground USNA 8th Company
ENS HORACE L. BAYLESS, USN

Horace Bayless

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
April 6, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Howorth (DD 592) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 20th Company
ENS ROBERT C. THOMSEN, USN

Robert Thomsen

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
April 16, 1945 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Laffey (DD 724) WWII Kamikaze Ship Navy Cross Video USNA 7th Company
ENS DONALD W. HALL, USN

Donald Hall

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
May 4, 1945 (21 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Morrison (DD 560) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 14th Company
ENS ROBERT D. WILLIAMS, USN

Robert Williams

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
May 18, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Longshaw (DD 559) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
ENS FOSTER N. SIMONSEN, USN

Foster Simonsen

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
May 29, 1945 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Shubrick (DD 639) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 9th Company
2LT JOHN W. CUMMINS, USMC

John Cummins

Class of 1945
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
June 4, 1945 (22 years old)
KIA Okinawa 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines WWII Ground USNA 10th Company
2LT CHARLES E. MCBRIDE, USMC

Charles McBride

Class of 1945
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
June 6, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Okinawa 1st Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ground USNA 14th Company
2LT LLOYD K. WYATT, JR., USMC

Lloyd Wyatt, Jr.

Class of 1945
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
June 14, 1945 (22 years old)
KIA Okinawa 1st Battalion, 29th Marines WWII Ground USNA 8th Company
2LT ARTHUR C. DAY, USMC

Arthur Day

Class of 1945
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
June 14, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa 1st Battalion, 1st Marines WWII Ground USNA 8th Company
ENS JOHN T. BEAHAN, USN

John Beahan

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
July 10, 1945 (24 years old)
Operational loss USS Blueback (SS 326) WWII Submarine USNA 14th Company
ENS ROBERT B. BILLINGS, USN

Robert Billings

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
July 30, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Indianapolis (CA 35) WWII Ship USNA 8th Company
ENS HAROLD C. MOYNELO, JR., USN

Harold Moynelo, Jr.

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
July 30, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Indianapolis (CA 35) WWII Ship Navy and Marine Corps Medal USNA 10th Company
ENS HENRY N. OATES, USN

Henry Oates

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
November 24, 1945 (22 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
ENS DANIEL F. EMSLIE, USNR

Daniel Emslie

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
January 7, 1946 (22 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate
LTJG JOHN C. SHAW, USN

John Shaw

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 19, 1946 (23 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 13th Company
ENS JOHN D. MURCHISON, JR., USNR

John Murchison, Jr.

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Naval Reserve
December 31, 1946 (25 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 82 Fixed Wing Non-graduate
LTJG PAUL K. HUNT, USN

Paul Hunt

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 4, 1947 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTJG HAROLD W. HALL, USN

Harold Hall

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 25, 1947 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company
LTJG JAMES H. DAWLEY, JR., USN

James Dawley, Jr.

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 16, 1947 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 8th Company
LTJG THOMAS P. GRIEST, USN

Thomas Griest

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 9, 1948 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 15th Company
LTJG JOSEPH F. SHEEHAN, USN

Joseph Sheehan

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 18, 1948 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTJG CALVIN R. GOSSETT, USN

Calvin Gossett

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
February 16, 1948 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 11th Company
LTJG JACK S. FLANAGAN, USN

Jack Flanagan

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 26, 1948 (26 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 1A Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LTJG EVERETT W. HERMAN, USN

Everett Herman

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
June 21, 1948 (25 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 6B Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
LTJG ALFRED A. SAWYER, USN

Alfred Sawyer

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
June 23, 1948 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LTJG JOHN J. GLYNN, USN

John Glynn

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 25, 1949 (26 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 45 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTJG RICHARD S. HODSDON, USN

Richard Hodsdon

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 25, 1949 (26 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 25 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LTJG WILSON M. SHAFER, JR., USN

Wilson Shafer, Jr.

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 26, 1949 (26 years old)
Operational loss USS Tusk (SS 426) Boat USNA 2nd Company
LTJG ROBERT J. P. MURPHY, USN

Robert Murphy

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 13, 1949 (28 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 195 Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
LTJG ROBERT D. REYNOLDS, USN

Robert Reynolds

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
April 8, 1950 (28 years old)
KIA Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 Cold War Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 19th Company
LTJG JOSEPH M. CAMP, SR., USN

Joseph Camp, Sr.

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
April 21, 1950 (29 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 13th Company
LTJG JOHN A. LUSBY, USN

John Lusby

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 29, 1950 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG MILTON J. TURNER, USN

Milton Turner

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 31, 1950 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 194 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT MICHAEL J. KANE, USN

Michael Kane

Class of 1945
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 22, 1952 (33 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 73 Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company
LT EUGENE H. SPANGLER, USN

Eugene Spangler

Class of 1945
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 19, 1952 (31 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
LT ORVILLE C. EVERHART, JR., USN

Orville Everhart, Jr.

Class of 1945
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 28, 1953 (32 years old)
Operational loss Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 6 Fixed Wing USNA 17th Company
LT EDWARD H. MORGAN, USN

Edward Morgan

Class of 1945
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 11, 1954 (32 years old)
Operational loss Air Development Squadron (VX) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LCDR JOHN O. HORN, USN

John Horn

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 4, 1955 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 13 Fixed Wing USNA 8th Company
LCDR JO A. HUMES, USN

Jo Humes

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 12, 1956 (33 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 21 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LCDR ROBERT B. MACK, USN

Robert Mack

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
September 24, 1957 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 101 Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LCDR GEORGE H. WEBSTER, USN

George Webster

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 19, 1957 (36 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
LCDR BEVERLEY RANDOLPH, USN

Beverley Randolph

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 4, 1958 (35 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Test Center Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LCDR BENTON W. DECKER, JR., USN

Benton Decker, Jr.

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 28, 1959 (36 years old)
Operational loss Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
LCDR ROGER H. MULLINS, USN

Roger Mullins

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 17, 1960 (39 years old)
Operational loss Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) Vietnam Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 9th Company
LCDR LOUIS B. SCHMELTZER, USN

Louis Schmeltzer

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 19, 1960 (37 years old)
Operational loss Helicopter Ship Namesake USNA 3rd Company
CDR PHILLIP S. HARWARD, USN

Phillip Harward

Class of 1945
Commander | US Navy
January 27, 1961 (38 years old)
Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 13 Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
CDR JAMES A. REID, USN

James Reid

Class of 1945
Commander | US Navy
September 2, 1961 (39 years old)
Operational loss Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 27 Fixed Wing USNA 6th Company
LCDR WILLIAM D. COUNTS, USN

William Counts

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 9, 1961 (38 years old)
Operational loss Air Development Squadron (VX) 6 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CDR JOSEPH F. BOLGER, JR., USN

Joseph Bolger, Jr.

Class of 1945
Commander | US Navy
July 12, 1963 (40 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 161 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company