VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

USNA 19th Company

45 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 DONALD E. WOOLLETT, USMC

Donald Woollett

Class of 1980
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
October 23, 1983 (25 years old)
KIA Beirut Bombing 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Lebanon Terrorism USNA 19th Company
1LT JAMES C. NORTON, USMC

James Norton

Class of 1957
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
October 4, 1960 (26 years old)
Operational loss Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron (VMF(AW)) 114 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
2LT JOHN N. GUILD, USMC

John Guild

Class of 1947
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
September 21, 1950 (25 years old)
KIA 1st Battalion, 1st Marines Korea Ground Navy Cross USNA 19th Company
CAPT DONALD D. ALDERN, USN

Donald Aldern

Class of 1952
Captain | US Navy
June 29, 1970 (40 years old)
KIA Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 19 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star MIA USNA 19th Company
CAPT HENRY KOLAKOWSKI, JR., USMC

Henry Kolakowski, Jr.

Class of 1961
Captain | US Marine Corps
June 15, 1968 (29 years old)
KIA 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Vietnam Ground Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 19th Company
CAPT RICHARD H. BRIGGS, USMC

Richard Briggs

Class of 1969
Captain | US Marine Corps
June 5, 1974 (28 years old)
Operational loss Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
CDR JOHN D. PEACE, III, USN

John Peace, III

Class of 1957
Commander | US Navy
December 31, 1967 (32 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 75 Vietnam Fixed Wing MIA USNA 19th Company
CDR PETER H. KRUSI, USN

Peter Krusi

Class of 1953
Commander | US Navy
November 3, 1967 (37 years old)
KIA Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 8 Vietnam Fixed Wing MIA KIA-combat flight USNA 19th Company
ENS BRIAN T. GAHN, USN

Brian Gahn

Class of 1983
Ensign | US Navy
January 11, 1985 (26 years old)
Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 26 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
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 WILLIAM A. ROGERS, JR., USN

William Rogers, Jr.

Class of 1948
Ensign | US Navy
January 10, 1949 (22 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LCDR ALAN A. PATTERSON, USN

Alan Patterson

Class of 2000
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 11, 2013 (34 years old)
Operational loss Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 19th Company
LCDR ALEXANDER J. PALENSCAR, III, USN

Alexander Palenscar, III

Class of 1963
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 27, 1967 (25 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 112 Vietnam Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery HOFH24 USNA 19th Company
LCDR CORAL V. SCHUFELDT, USN

Coral Schufeldt

Class of 1963
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 8, 1977 (37 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 82 Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 19th Company
LCDR EDWARD A. MORSE, USN

Edward Morse

Class of 1953
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 7, 1964 (33 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 11 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LCDR ERNEST J. EHLERS, USN

Ernest Ehlers

Class of 1959
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 3, 1969 (33 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 35 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LCDR HOWARD L. WEIGLE, USN

Howard Weigle

Class of 1946
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
April 22, 1959 (37 years old)
Operational loss Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 7 Fixed Wing USNA 19th 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 JOHN L. SWITZER, USN

John Switzer

Class of 1947
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 22, 1959 (34 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Test Center Fixed Wing Family USNA 19th 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
LT FREDERICK E. TRANI, USN

Frederick Trani

Class of 1963
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 26, 1968 (28 years old)
KIA Vietnam Ground Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star SEAL HOFH19 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH25 USNA 19th Company
LT GEORGE P. FARRIN, USN

George Farrin

Class of 1963
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 22, 1968 (27 years old)
Operational loss USS Scorpion (SSN 589) Submarine USNA 19th Company
LT GEORGE W. LINEBURG, JR., USN

George Lineburg, Jr.

Class of 1966
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 21, 1969 (24 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LT HAROLD J. SMITH, USN

Harold Smith

Class of 1944
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 13, 1946 (24 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 19th 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 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 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
LT ROBERT N. MATHENY, USN

Robert Matheny

Class of 1981
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 20, 1988 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 43 Fixed Wing HOFH22 USNA 19th Company
LTCOL HERBERT DOBY, USAF

Herbert Doby

Class of 1957
Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
February 4, 1967 (35 years old)
KIA 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTCOL JAMES B. MCCRAVY, JR., USAF

James McCravy, Jr.

Class of 1953
Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
June 27, 1972 (41 years old)
Operational loss 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 19th Company
LTCOL MARIO D. CARAZO, USMC

Mario Carazo

Class of 1991
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
July 22, 2010 (41 years old)
KIA Afghanistan Headquarters Squadron Marine Aircraft Group 39 Global War on Terrorism Helicopter Bronze Star HOFH22 HOFH23 USNA 19th Company
LTJG BADGER C. SMITH, III, USN

Badger Smith, III

Class of 1959
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 12, 1962 (25 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG CHARLES W. LITZENBERG, USN

Charles Litzenberg

Class of 1955
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 31, 1957 (24 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 115 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG DONALD W. FANTOZZI, USN

Donald Fantozzi

Class of 1947
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 12, 1950 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG FREDERICK C. SACHSE, JR., USN

Frederick Sachse, Jr.

Class of 1947
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
April 25, 1952 (29 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 11 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG GLENN CRAWFORD, USN

Glenn Crawford

Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 10, 1955 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 91 Fixed Wing USNA 19th 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 PATRICK J. CONROY, USN

Patrick Conroy

Class of 1977
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
April 17, 1980 (26 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 50 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG PHILIP D. BRODEUR, USN

Philip Brodeur

Class of 1962
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 20, 1964 (25 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 33 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG RICHARD G. TANGER, USN

Richard Tanger

Class of 1962
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
June 26, 1964 (23 years old)
Operational loss Utility Squadron (VU) 10 Fixed Wing USNA 19th 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 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
LTJG ROBERT G. BENGSTON, USN

Robert Bengston

Class of 1960
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 14, 1963 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 91 Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
LTJG WILLIAM J. GOODING, JR., USN

William Gooding, Jr.

Class of 1952
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 28, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss Jet Transition Training Unit Fixed Wing USNA 19th Company
MAJ DONNIE L. DARROW, USMC

Donnie Darrow

Class of 1960
Major | US Marine Corps
November 30, 1967 (30 years old)
KIA Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 362 Vietnam Helicopter USNA 19th Company