VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

USNA 9th Company

62 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 GARY E. HOLTZCLAW, USMC

Gary Holtzclaw

Class of 1967
1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
May 2, 1969 (24 years old)
Operational loss 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines Vietnam Helicopter Silver Star USNA 9th 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
1LT LOUIS W. SESSIONS, USAF

Louis Sessions

Class of 1951
1st Lieutenant | US Air Force
May 24, 1953 (24 years old)
Operational loss 3565th Pilot Training Wing Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
2LT HUGH D. ADAIR, JR., USMC

Hugh Adair, Jr.

Class of 1948
2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
October 2, 1950 (26 years old)
KIA 1st Battalion, 7th Marines Korea Ground Silver Star USNA 9th Company
CAPT JAMES D. PERKY, USAF

James Perky

Class of 1951
Captain | US Air Force
October 11, 1957 (30 years old)
Operational loss 524th Bomb Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
CAPT JAMES J. OWENS, USMC

James Owens

Class of 1938
Captain | US Marine Corps
September 18, 1942 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
CAPT THEODORE TALLMADGE, USAF

Theodore Tallmadge

Class of 1953
Captain | US Air Force
October 8, 1959 (27 years old)
Operational loss 371st Bomb Squadron Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
ENS EUGENE S. CAPTAIN, USN

Eugene Captain

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
October 20, 1944 (22 years old)
KIA Leyte Gulf USS Honolulu (CL 48) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
ENS FOSTER N. SIMONSEN, USN

Foster Simonsen

Class of 1945
Ensign | US Navy
May 29, 1945 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa USS Shubrick (DD 639) WWII Ship Kamikaze USNA 9th Company
ENS GEORGE F. CUMMINGS, USN

George Cummings

Class of 1942
Ensign | US Navy
August 9, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Jarvis (DD 393) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
ENS HOWARD D. MERRILL, USN

Howard Merrill

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (23 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Arizona (BB 39) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 9th Company
ENS JOSEPH P. HITTORFF, JR., USN

Joseph Hittorff, Jr.

Class of 1940
Ensign | US Navy
December 7, 1941 (25 years old)
KIA Pearl Harbor Pacific USS Oklahoma (BB 37) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
ENS ROBERT D. STANNUS, USN

Robert Stannus

Class of 1958
Ensign | US Navy
August 9, 1959 (23 years old)
Operational loss USS Bexar (APA 237) Ship Navy and Marine Corps Medal USNA 9th Company
LCDR BURTON F. HAKER, USN

Burton Haker

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
August 19, 1948 (31 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 72 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LCDR CHARLES M. MOORE, USN

Charles Moore

Class of 1947
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
October 16, 1958 (35 years old)
Operational loss Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LCDR DANIEL P. STEPHENS, USN

Daniel Stephens

Class of 1959
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
May 22, 1968 (33 years old)
Operational loss USS Scorpion (SSN 589) Submarine HOFH23 USNA 9th Company
LCDR EDWARD ACKERMAN, USN

Edward Ackerman

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
March 20, 1945 (29 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Kete (SS 369) WWII Submarine Silver Star USNA 9th Company
LCDR PAUL L. BENTHIN, USN

Paul Benthin

Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 23, 1944 (28 years old)
Operational loss Composite Squadron (VC) 78 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LCDR ROGER H. MULLINS, USN

Roger Mullins

Class of 1945
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
February 17, 1960 (39 years old)
Operational loss Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) Vietnam Fixed Wing Passenger USNA 9th Company
LCDR WALTER L. SHAFFER, USN

Walter Shaffer

Class of 1940
Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
November 16, 1944 (28 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Scamp (SS 277) WWII Submarine Legion of Merit USNA 9th Company
LT ALAN H. SCHIRMER, USN

Alan Schirmer

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
June 19, 1943 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT ALFRED L. MCGLOTHLIN, USN

Alfred McGlothlin

Class of 1967
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 20, 1970 (27 years old)
Operational loss Helicopter USNA 9th Company
LT BENJAMIN D. VAUGHAN, USN

Benjamin Vaughan

Class of 1944
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 21, 1947 (25 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT CARLTON F. REES, USN

Carlton Rees

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 3, 1944 (27 years old)
Operational loss USS Turner (DD 648) Ship USNA 9th Company
LT CHARLES D. POTTER, USN

Charles Potter

Class of 1970
Lieutenant | US Navy
December 23, 1976 (28 years old)
Operational loss Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 63 Fixed Wing Map USNA 9th Company
LT DANIEL B. DECKELMAN, USN

Daniel Deckelman

Class of 1937
Lieutenant | US Navy
March 26, 1942 (28 years old)
KIA Battle of the Atlantic USS Atik (AK 101) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT DONALD C. VOELKER, USN

Donald Voelker

Class of 1953
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 15, 1958 (26 years old)
Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 55 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT DONALD D. PATTERSON, USN

Donald Patterson

Class of 1937
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 14, 1942 (28 years old)
Operational loss Battle of the Atlantic Scouting Squadron (VS) 71 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 9th Company
LT DOUGLAS J. MCCARTY, USN

Douglas McCarty

Class of 1965
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 24, 1970 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 101 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT ELTON B. STIRLING, USN

Elton Stirling

Class of 1942
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 25, 1944 (25 years old)
KIA Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle off Samar Pacific USS Johnston (DD 557) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT FRANK H. HENDERSON, JR., USN

Frank Henderson, Jr.

Class of 1937
Lieutenant | US Navy
May 18, 1942 (27 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 24 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT JACK B. BROWN, USN

Jack Brown

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 21, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss Bombing Squadron (VB) 2 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT JACK W. GRIFFITH, USN

Jack Griffith

Class of 1944
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 4, 1952 (32 years old)
KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 24 Korea Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 9th Company
LT JACKSON R. ROBINSON, USN

Jackson Robinson

Class of 1946
Lieutenant | US Navy
October 18, 1956 (33 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 21 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT JAMES D. SPENCER, USN

James Spencer

Class of 1943
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 30, 1945 (25 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Indianapolis (CA 35) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT JAMES T. BALDWIN, USN

James Baldwin

Class of 1955
Lieutenant | US Navy
February 3, 1960 (28 years old)
Operational loss Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 23 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT JOHN J. KEOUGH, USN

John Keough

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
April 19, 1944 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 28 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT JOHN T. BLODGETT, USN

John Blodgett

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (24 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT LAWRENCE R. MENZIES, USNR

Lawrence Menzies

Class of 1959
Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
March 6, 1966 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT ROY E. GREEN, JR., USN

Roy Green, Jr.

Class of 1938
Lieutenant | US Navy
July 21, 1942 (26 years old)
Operational loss Aleutians Patrol Squadron (VP) 43 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross KIA-combat flight USNA 9th Company
LT STEPHEN M. ARCANA, USN

Stephen Arcana

Class of 1968
Lieutenant | US Navy
September 9, 1971 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 213 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LT THEODORE T. WALKER, USN

Theodore Walker

Class of 1941
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 7, 1944 (23 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Albacore (SS 218) WWII Submarine Silver Star Bronze Star USNA 9th Company
LT THOMAS M. RODDY, USN

Thomas Roddy

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LT WILLIAM L. COVINGTON, USN

William Covington

Class of 1965
Lieutenant | US Navy
January 7, 1969 (25 years old)
KIA 30th Naval Construction Regiment Vietnam Helicopter USNA 9th Company
LT WILLIAM L. GUICE, JR., USN

William Guice, Jr.

Class of 1940
Lieutenant | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Barton (DD 599) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTCOL ALFRED N. GORDON, USMC

Alfred Gordon

Class of 1939
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
November 18, 1951 (36 years old)
KIA Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 121 Korea Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross KIA-combat flight USNA 9th Company
LTJG ALAN E. GERNHARDT, USN

Alan Gernhardt

Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 26, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Smith (DD 378) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG CYNTHIA S. GRUBBS, USN

Cynthia Grubbs

Class of 1980
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 23, 1983 (28 years old)
Operational loss Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 24 Fixed Wing Woman USNA 9th Company
LTJG EDMUNDO GANDIA, USN

Edmundo Gandia

Class of 1938
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 2, 1942 (27 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Pillsbury (DD 227) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG EDWARD M. PRICE, USN

Edward Price

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 8, 1942 (25 years old)
KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Lexington (CV 2) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 9th Company
LTJG EDWARD W. DAY, USN

Edward Day

Class of 1944
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
February 15, 1945 (23 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LTJG JOHN A. KLOTER, USN

John Kloter

Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
November 13, 1942 (22 years old)
KIA Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Pacific USS Juneau (CL 52) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG KENNETH D. NORTON, USN

Kenneth Norton

Class of 1967
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
October 7, 1969 (25 years old)
KIA Coastal Division (COSDIV) 12 Vietnam Riverine USNA 9th Company
LTJG MILTON A. LUCAS, USN

Milton Lucas

Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
January 5, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 211 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LTJG MILTON J. TURNER, USN

Milton Turner

Class of 1945
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 31, 1950 (27 years old)
Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 194 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LTJG RAY A. SNODGRASS, USN

Ray Snodgrass

Class of 1937
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (27 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Edsall (DD 219) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG RAYMOND W. STRASSLE, USN

Raymond Strassle

Class of 1944
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 6, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Bullhead (SS 332) WWII Submarine USNA 9th Company
LTJG RICHARD B. HUGHES, USN

Richard Hughes

Class of 1937
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
December 8, 1941 (28 years old)
Operational loss Battle of the Atlantic Patrol Squadron (VP) 71 WWII Fixed Wing KIA-combat flight USNA 9th Company
LTJG ROBERT T. ALLSOPP, USN

Robert Allsopp

Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
May 8, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Battle of the Coral Sea Pacific USS Neosho (AO 23) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG RUSSELL C. DELL, USN

Russell Dell

Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
March 1, 1942 (26 years old)
KIA Indian Ocean USS Edsall (DD 219) WWII Ship USNA 9th Company
LTJG WILLIAM B. HEDRICK, USN

William Hedrick

Class of 1951
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
June 9, 1954 (27 years old)
Operational loss Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company
LTJG WILLIAM C. LAWTON, USN

William Lawton

Class of 1964
Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
August 15, 1966 (23 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing USNA 9th Company