VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

USNA 16th Company

39 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 GEORGE G. FETTERER, USAF

George Fetterer

Class of 1955
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
February 1, 1960 (27 years old)
Operational loss 72nd Bomb Wing Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
1LT GERALD B. LEAVEY, JR., USAF

Gerald Leavey, Jr.

Class of 1956
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
January 14, 1959 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
2LT MORRIS F. REISINGER, USMC

Morris Reisinger

Class of 1951
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
February 21, 1952 (23 years old)
KIA 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Korea Ground Map USNA 16th Company
CAPT ANTHONY G. LUCCI, USAF

Anthony Lucci

Class of 1961
Captain | US Air Force
September 27, 1967 (29 years old)
Operational loss 39th Military Airlift Squadron Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 16th Company
CAPT CARL B. LARSEN, USAF

Carl Larsen

Class of 1958
Captain | US Air Force
January 23, 1964 (27 years old)
Operational loss 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
CAPT THEODORE C. FREEMAN, USAF

Theodore Freeman

Class of 1953
Captain | US Air Force
October 31, 1964 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing NASA USNA 16th Company
CDR ROBERT D. KEMPER, USN

Robert Kemper

Class of 1956
Commander | US Navy
March 3, 1971 (37 years old)
Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 7 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 16th Company
ENS ROBERT D. POLAND, USN

Robert Poland

Class of 1955
Ensign | US Navy
October 24, 1956 (23 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
ENS RODNEY R. JAMES, USN

Rodney James

Class of 1949
Ensign | US Navy
October 10, 1950 (24 years old)
Operational loss Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 4 Fixed Wing USNA 16th 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 JAMES K. PATTERSON, USN

James Patterson

Class of 1963
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 21, 1967 (26 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 25 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross MIA USNA 16th Company
LCDR JOHN B. SANGSTER, JR., USN

John Sangster, Jr.

Class of 1948
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 26, 1959 (34 years old)
Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 1 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LCDR ROBERT F. HANSEN, USN

Robert Hansen

Class of 1952
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 14, 1963 (35 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 12 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LCDR STEPHEN A. GARCIA, USN

Stephen Garcia

Class of 1977
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 8, 1989 (34 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 128 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LT BRUCE C. FRYAR, USN

Bruce Fryar

Class of 1966
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 2, 1970 (25 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 196 Vietnam Fixed Wing MIA USNA 16th Company
LT CHARLES H. JEFFRIES, II, USN

Charles Jeffries, II

Class of 1967
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 13, 1974 (28 years old)
KIA Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 Ground Terrorism USNA 16th Company
LT EDWARD J. SMITH, JR., USN

Edward Smith, Jr.

Class of 1967
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 9, 1971 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 213 Fixed Wing USNA 16th 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 JOHN A. FLETCHER, II, USN

John Fletcher, II

Class of 1948
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 29, 1953 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Family Olympic Athlete USNA 16th 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 ROBERT M. ROBINSON, USN

Robert Robinson

Class of 1955
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 24, 1964 (32 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 43 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 16th Company
LT ROY E. SEAMAN, USN

Roy Seaman

Class of 1957
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 28, 1964 (29 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Test Center Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LT TERRY E. EMERY, USN

Terry Emery

Class of 1957
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 18, 1963 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 91 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LT THEODORE C. WHITE, USN

Theodore White

Class of 1958
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 30, 1963 (27 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 Fixed Wing USNA 16th 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 WILLIAM T. BARTRAM, USN

William Bartram

Class of 1982
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 20, 1989 (29 years old)
Operational loss Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 50 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTCOL DOUGLAS L. SNEAD, USMC

Douglas Snead

Class of 1953
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
December 28, 1969 (41 years old)
Operational loss Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 13 Vietnam Fixed Wing Legion of Merit USNA 16th Company
LTJG ANDREW L. SEKAN, USN

Andrew Sekan

Class of 1966
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 31, 1968 (23 years old)
Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 26 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTJG JAMES C. HUGHES, JR., USN

James Hughes, Jr.

Class of 1949
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 9, 1951 (24 years old)
KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 821 Korea Fixed Wing USNA 16th 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 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 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 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 RONALD B. GIBSON, USN

Ronald Gibson

Class of 1957
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 26, 1961 (25 years old)
Operational loss Transport Squadron (VR) 22 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTJG THOMAS J. BOYLE, JR., USN

Thomas Boyle, Jr.

Class of 1966
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 8, 1968 (23 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 122 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTJG WILLIAM B. MCILVAINE, III, USN

William McIlvaine, III

Class of 2010
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 11, 2013 (24 years old)
Operational loss Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 16th Company
LTJG WILLIAM L. ALDRICH, USN

William Aldrich

Class of 1960
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 27, 1963 (25 years old)
Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 123 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
LTJG WILLIAM R. DOUGHERTY, USN

William Dougherty

Class of 1947
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 20, 1951 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 33 Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company
MAJ PHILIPPE B. FALES, USAF

Philippe Fales

Class of 1956
Major | US Air Force
November 16, 1969 (36 years old)
KIA 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing USNA 16th Company