VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

USNA 20th Company

46 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 ALAN M. MCANENY, USMC

Alan McAneny

Class of 1952
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
June 28, 1955 (27 years old)
Operational loss Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 451 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
1LT GEORGE A. FREDERICK, USAF

George Frederick

Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
August 7, 1956 (26 years old)
Operational loss 3415th Technical Training Wing Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
1LT GRANVILLE D. PULLEN, USMC

Granville Pullen

Class of 1971
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
January 8, 1975 (26 years old)
Operational loss Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 362 Helicopter USNA 20th Company
1LT JOHN R. ALLARD, USAF

John Allard

Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
February 25, 1955 (23 years old)
Operational loss 723rd Fighter-Bomber Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
1LT STANFORD NALL, USAF

Stanford Nall

Class of 1951
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
January 19, 1955 (28 years old)
Operational loss 431st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CAPT EDWARD F. ST. GEORGE, JR., USAF

Edward St. George, Jr.

Class of 1955
Captain | US Air Force
January 10, 1962 (28 years old)
Operational loss USAF Fighter Weapons School Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CAPT HARLEY A. JOHNSON, USAF

Harley Johnson

Class of 1953
Captain | US Air Force
April 6, 1964 (36 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CAPT JAMES C. WELSH, USAF

James Welsh

Class of 1953
Captain | US Air Force
December 23, 1963 (32 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CAPT PETER W. SHERMAN, USN

Peter Sherman

Class of 1951
Captain | US Navy
June 10, 1967 (37 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 56 Vietnam Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CAPT ROBERT E. DOLAN, USN

Robert Dolan

Class of 1981
Captain | US Navy
September 11, 2001 (43 years old)
KIA 9/11 Terrorism HOFH21 Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 20th Company
CAPT THOMAS C. MCEWEN, JR., USAF

Thomas McEwen, Jr.

Class of 1952
Captain | US Air Force
February 24, 1965 (35 years old)
Operational loss 1st Air Commando Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CDR CHARLES T. BUTLER, USN

Charles Butler

Class of 1953
Commander | US Navy
June 14, 1967 (38 years old)
Operational loss Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CDR JOHN J. METSCHL, USN

John Metschl

Class of 1946
Commander | US Navy
October 15, 1963 (39 years old)
Operational loss USS Staten Island (AGB 5) Helicopter USNA 20th Company
CDR PETER T. RODRICK, USN

Peter Rodrick

Class of 1964
Commander | US Navy
November 28, 1979 (36 years old)
Operational loss Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
CDR WILFRED J. MCNEIL, JR., USN

Wilfred McNeil, Jr.

Class of 1943
Commander | US Navy
May 27, 1959 (38 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 66 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 20th Company
COL DONALD E. WESTBROOK, USAF

Donald Westbrook

Class of 1951
Colonel | US Air Force
March 13, 1968 (41 years old)
KIA Battle of Lima Site 85 602nd Special Operations Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 20th Company
COL WINFIELD W. SISSON, USMC

Winfield Sisson

Class of 1959
Colonel | US Marine Corps
October 18, 1965 (28 years old)
KIA Headquarters Battalion, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Vietnam Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 20th Company
ENS ALAN B. WOOD, USN

Alan Wood

Class of 1948
Ensign | US Navy
May 26, 1950 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
ENS CLARENCE R. PLANK, USN

Clarence Plank

Class of 1948
Ensign | US Navy
June 1, 1950 (25 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 3 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
ENS DEAN D. SEDAR, USN

Dean Sedar

Class of 1965
Ensign | US Navy
March 26, 1966 (22 years old)
Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 7 Fixed Wing USNA 20th 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
LCDR EDWARD G. ABEL, JR., USN

Edward Abel, Jr.

Class of 1979
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
September 10, 1989 (32 years old)
Operational loss USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Helicopter USNA 20th Company
LCDR GORDON R. ENGEL, USN

Gordon Engel

Class of 1948
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 14, 1961 (36 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 12 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LCDR JAMES J. CONNELL, USN

James Connell

Class of 1961
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
January 14, 1971 (31 years old)
KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 55 Vietnam Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross POW USNA 20th Company
LCDR MONTE D'ARMAND, USN

Monte D'Armand

Class of 1958
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 9, 1969 (34 years old)
Operational loss Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 22 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LCDR ROBERT M. MULROONEY, USN

Robert Mulrooney

Class of 1959
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
December 21, 1968 (31 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 76 Fixed Wing USNA 20th 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
LT BRIAN D. HURST, USN

Brian Hurst

Class of 1971
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 15, 1977 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 102 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LT CHARLES D. WITT, USN

Charles Witt

Class of 1959
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 24, 1967 (31 years old)
KIA River Patrol Section 531 Vietnam Riverine Silver Star USNA 20th Company
LT CHRISTOPHER B. WILHELMY, USN

Christopher Wilhelmy

Class of 1958
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 17, 1966 (30 years old)
Operational loss Naval Test Pilot School Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 20th Company
LT DANIEL R. HERTZFELDT, USN

Daniel Hertzfeldt

Class of 1962
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 12, 1968 (29 years old)
Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 23 Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 20th Company
LT JAMES G. HICKS, USN

James Hicks

Class of 1967
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 30, 1971 (26 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 97 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LT JAMES R. WICKES, USN

James Wickes

Class of 1967
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 2, 1971 (26 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 122 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LT LEWIS W. ADKINS, JR., USN

Lewis Adkins, Jr.

Class of 1946
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 2, 1955 (33 years old)
Operational loss Guided Missile Unit (GMU) 52 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LT ROBERT J. CRAIG, USN

Robert Craig

Class of 1956
Lieutenant | US Navy
August 19, 1963 (31 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 143 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LT TRISTRAM E. FARMER, USN

Tristram Farmer

Class of 1988
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 31, 1992 (26 years old)
Operational loss Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126 Fixed Wing HOFH25 USNA 20th Company
LT WILLIAM J. KOZEL, USN

William Kozel

Class of 1951
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 4, 1961 (34 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 121 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LT WILLIAM L. HARRIS, JR., USN

William Harris, Jr.

Class of 1949
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 2, 1958 (30 years old)
Operational loss Naval Air Technical Training Center Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LTCOL JOHN F. DALTON, USMC

John Dalton

Class of 1968
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
November 17, 1983 (37 years old)
Operational loss Marine Air Base Squadron 11 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LTCOL ROBERT M. BROWN, USAF

Robert Brown

Class of 1957
Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
November 7, 1972 (39 years old)
KIA 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron Vietnam Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LTJG ARNOLD W. BARDEN, JR., USN

Arnold Barden, Jr.

Class of 1969
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 20, 1971 (25 years old)
KIA Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3 Vietnam Helicopter KIA-combat flight HOFH24 USNA 20th Company
LTJG CRAIG M. TAYLOR, USN

Craig Taylor

Class of 1965
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
June 27, 1968 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 111 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LTJG FRANKLIN SMITH, JR., USN

Franklin Smith, Jr.

Class of 1946
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 15, 1950 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 63 Korea Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 20th Company
LTJG GEORGE E. SCHMITT, USN

George Schmitt

Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
September 14, 1955 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LTJG REX F. MCALISTER, JR., USN

Rex McAlister, Jr.

Class of 1956
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
February 11, 1960 (26 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 50 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company
LTJG THOMAS M. GARDINER, III, USN

Thomas Gardiner, III

Class of 1950
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
July 27, 1954 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 93 Fixed Wing USNA 20th Company