VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

USNA 14th Company

42 Alumni

The company is the most important unit in the Brigade of Midshipmen. Companies eat, sleep, study, drill, and compete together. Comprised of roughly 30-35 midshipmen from each of all four classes, they are led by 1/c Midshipmen. There are currently 36 companies in the Brigade, though there were only eight in the late 1920s before expanding to 36 from the late 1940s to the late 1990s, and then back to 30 until the 2025-2026 academic year.

Some classes are in the same company for all four years, but this too has varied. Some classes are "shotgunned" (all midshipmen in a class, usually following plebe year, are moved randomly to a different company), while others are "shuffled" (again usually following plebe year, an entire group would move from one company to another). Even though many alumni were a part of more than one company during their four years at the Naval Academy, the list below is reflective of the company from which they graduated.

1LT JAMES D. JONES, USMC

James Jones

Class of 1968
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
November 30, 1970 (24 years old)
KIA 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Vietnam Ground USNA 14th Company
1LT MATTHEW T. MASON, III, USMC

Matthew Mason, III

Class of 1972
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
February 7, 1975 (24 years old)
Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 23 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
1LT THOMAS L. SHEETS, USAF

Thomas Sheets

Class of 1951
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
March 31, 1953 (26 years old)
Operational loss 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 14th 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
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
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 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
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 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 STEVEN D. HERNING, USN

Steven Herning

Class of 1979
Ensign | US Navy
November 21, 1979 (22 years old)
Operational loss Air Development Squadron (VX) 5 Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 14th Company
ENS WILLIAM H. KEEN, USN

William Keen

Class of 1948
Ensign | US Navy
March 17, 1950 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
ENS WILMER J. ILSLEY, JR., USN

Wilmer Ilsley, Jr.

Class of 1944
Ensign | US Navy
July 16, 1943 (21 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 14th 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 DONALD G. BROWN, USN

Donald Brown

Class of 1957
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 10, 1967 (34 years old)
Operational loss Task Force 115 Vietnam Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 14th 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 DONALD K. CAUBLE, USNR

Donald Cauble

Class of 1953
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
January 3, 1963 (31 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 882 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LT LOUIS H. SUGG, USN

Louis Sugg

Class of 1944
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 3, 1953 (32 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Rhodes Scholar USNA 14th Company
LT MICHAEL T. ZURFLUH, USN

Michael Zurfluh

Class of 1971
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 2, 1975 (26 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 1 Fixed Wing HOFH19 USNA 14th Company
LT NELS A. GUNDERSON, III, USN

Nels Gunderson, III

Class of 1946
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 2, 1956 (33 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 23 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LT ROBERT W. VOGEL, USN

Robert Vogel

Class of 1989
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 3, 1995 (29 years old)
Operational loss Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6 Helicopter USNA 14th Company
LT STEPHEN A. SCHWARTING, USN

Stephen Schwarting

Class of 1967
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 12, 1973 (28 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LT THEODORE K. HIGGINS, USN

Theodore Higgins

Class of 1957
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 11, 1964 (28 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 192 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LT THOMAS P. HIGGINS, USN

Thomas Higgins

Class of 1944
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 24, 1949 (29 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Test Center Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTCOL JACK W. ROBBINS, USMCR

Jack Robbins

Class of 1948
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps Reserve
January 16, 1969 (43 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 14th 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 CLAYTON J. ROBERTS, USN

Clayton Roberts

Class of 1944
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 28, 1945 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Trigger (SS 237) WWII Submarine Navy and Marine Corps Medal USNA 14th Company
LTJG DONALD B. LEVISEE, USN

Donald Levisee

Class of 1951
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 16, 1953 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 52 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG DONALD S. APPLE, USN

Donald Apple

Class of 1948
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
April 11, 1951 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 23 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG GEORGE L. MOFFETT, JR., USN

George Moffett, Jr.

Class of 1949
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 24, 1952 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 31 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG HENRY C. GOELZER, USN

Henry Goelzer

Class of 1951
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 20, 1953 (25 years old)
Operational loss Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 101 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG HOUSTON C. HAYWARD, USN

Houston Hayward

Class of 1950
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 31, 1953 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 61 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG JAMES G. SNYDER, USN

James Snyder

Class of 1947
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 14, 1949 (23 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 14th 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 MICHAEL F. BURNS, USN

Michael Burns

Class of 1964
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 29, 1967 (25 years old)
Operational loss Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 9 Helicopter USNA 14th Company
LTJG PATRICK W. WILKES, USN

Patrick Wilkes

Class of 1963
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 10, 1965 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 142 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG RICHARD H. SETH, USN

Richard Seth

Class of 1949
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
February 25, 1954 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 141 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG RICHARD L. NEWNHAM, USN

Richard Newnham

Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
April 12, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 61 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG RICHARD M. RYDER, USN

Richard Ryder

Class of 1948
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 18, 1950 (25 years old)
Operational loss USS Sealion (ASSP 315) Submarine USNA 14th Company
LTJG STANWIX M. WILLIAMS, USN

Stanwix Williams

Class of 1948
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 18, 1955 (29 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
LTJG WENDELL G. SWITZER, JR., USN

Wendell Switzer, Jr.

Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 1, 1955 (25 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 42 Fixed Wing Family USNA 14th Company
LTJG WILLIAM F. GARRITY, USN

William Garrity

Class of 1959
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 8, 1962 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 13 Fixed Wing USNA 14th Company
MAJ THOMAS N. BAKKE, USAF

Thomas Bakke

Class of 1952
Major | US Air Force
December 10, 1964 (38 years old)
Operational loss 6550th Air Base Group Fixed Wing HOFH23 HOFH25 USNA 14th Company