VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Class of 1954

855 Graduates
254 Non-Graduates
37 In Mem Hall
2LT DAVID D. FORD, USAF

David Ford

Class of 1954
2nd Lieutenant | US Air Force
February 24, 1954 (22 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Non-graduate USNA 10th Company
2LT RALPH K. REDDEN, USAF

Ralph Redden

Class of 1954
2nd Lieutenant | US Air Force
April 21, 1955 (23 years old)
Operational loss 3303rd Flight Training Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 10th Company
ENS FREDERICK J. KIRBY, USN

Frederick Kirby

Class of 1954
Ensign | US Navy
October 27, 1955 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company
LTJG LOUIS C. NIEDERLANDER, JR., USN

Louis Niederlander, Jr.

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
February 21, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss Guided Missile Group 2 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG EDWARD H. TANDY, JR., USN

Edward Tandy, Jr.

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 29, 1956 (24 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 17th Company
1LT THEODORE M. STOIK, USAF

Theodore Stoik

Class of 1954
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
September 10, 1956 (27 years old)
Operational loss 85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Fixed Wing Non-graduate
1LT ANDREW W. ZULLI, JR., USA

Andrew Zulli, Jr.

Class of 1954
1st Lieutenant | US Army
September 20, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss 43rd Armored Infantry Battalion Ground Non-graduate
LTJG DONALD E. LORING, USN

Donald Loring

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 19, 1956 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 121 Fixed Wing USNA 24th Company
LTJG ROBERT D. WILSON, USN

Robert Wilson

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 28, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 45 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
1LT KENNETH J. BALL, USMC

Kenneth Ball

Class of 1954
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
January 22, 1957 (25 years old)
Operational loss Marine Corps Test Unit #1 Parachute USNA 15th Company
1LT JAMES B. WHITEHEAD, USAF

James Whitehead

Class of 1954
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
June 4, 1957 (27 years old)
Operational loss 3627th Combat Crew Training Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LTJG JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS, USN

Joseph Williams

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 29, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 43 Fixed Wing USNA 22nd Company
LTJG EUGENE H. PARKER, USN

Eugene Parker

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 6, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 105 Fixed Wing USNA 21st Company
LTJG STEPHEN P. MCNALLY, USN

Stephen McNally

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 8, 1958 (26 years old)
Operational loss Guided Missile Group 2 Fixed Wing USNA 12th Company
LTJG DERALD R. BEAL, USN

Derald Beal

Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
April 30, 1958 (25 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 126 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
1LT ROBERT E. BIRKENMEIER, USAF

Robert Birkenmeier

Class of 1954
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
September 2, 1958 (27 years old)
Operational loss 84th Air Transport Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 18th Company
LT THOMAS A. BANTA, USN

Thomas Banta

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 25, 1958 (27 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 72 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LT JAMES F. WILEY, USN

James Wiley

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 22, 1959 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 114 Fixed Wing Video USNA 24th Company
LT FLOYD G. NELSON, USN

Floyd Nelson

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 9, 1959 (29 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 50 Fixed Wing USNA 3rd Company
LT JAMES C. STEELE, USN

James Steele

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 28, 1959 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 62 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LT GUY A. MCELROY, USN

Guy McElroy

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 15, 1959 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 124 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LT NORMAN M. SASSI, USN

Norman Sassi

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 23, 1959 (27 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 12 Fixed Wing USNA 24th Company
LT WALTER B. SHAW, JR., USN

Walter Shaw, Jr.

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 24, 1959 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 11 Fixed Wing USNA 22nd Company
CAPT DAVID L. HESS, USMC

David Hess

Class of 1954
Captain | US Marine Corps
April 28, 1961 (31 years old)
Operational loss NAF China Lake Fixed Wing USNA 23rd Company
LT JAMES S. WILLIS, JR., USN

James Willis, Jr.

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 25, 1961 (29 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Test Center Fixed Wing Family USNA 23rd Company
LT ROBERT D. BIEDERMAN, USN

Robert Biederman

Class of 1954
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 10, 1963 (32 years old)
Operational loss USS Thresher (SSN 593) Submarine USNA 19th Company
LCDR KENNETH E. HUME, USN

Kenneth Hume

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 29, 1965 (33 years old)
KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 154 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross MIA USNA 8th Company
LCDR CHARLES D. SCHOONOVER, USN

Charles Schoonover

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 16, 1966 (34 years old)
Operational loss Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 9 Vietnam Fixed Wing MIA KIA-combat flight USNA 1st Company
LCDR RICHARD E. PARKS, USN

Richard Parks

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 5, 1967 (34 years old)
Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 123 Fixed Wing USNA 7th Company
LCDR WALKER W. LAMBERT, USN

Walker Lambert

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 10, 1967 (36 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LCDR MITCHEL S. SOLTYS, USN

Mitchel Soltys

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
July 12, 1967 (35 years old)
Operational loss USS Saratoga (CV 60) Fixed Wing USNA 2nd Company
LCDR FRED H. GATES, II, USN

Fred Gates, II

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 19, 1967 (35 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 25 Fixed Wing USNA 15th Company
CDR FRANCIS A. SLATTERY, USN

Francis Slattery

Class of 1954
Commander | US Navy
May 22, 1968 (36 years old)
Operational loss USS Scorpion (SSN 589) Submarine USNA 12th Company
CAPT ERNEST A. STAMM, USN

Ernest Stamm

Class of 1954
Captain | US Navy
January 16, 1969 (37 years old)
KIA Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross POW USNA 22nd Company
LTCOL GARY T. SMITH, USAF

Gary Smith

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
March 27, 1970 (38 years old)
Operational loss 3246th Test Wing Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 18th Company
COL CHARLES S. ROWLEY, USAF

Charles Rowley

Class of 1954
Colonel | US Air Force
April 22, 1970 (38 years old)
KIA 16th Special Operations Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing USNA 5th Company
LTCOL JOSEPH F. MUDD, USAF

Joseph Mudd

Class of 1954
Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
October 22, 1973 (41 years old)
Operational loss 41st Rescue and Recovery Wing Helicopter Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 17th Company