VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

Fighter Ace

CAPT VIRGIL W. LUSK, USA

Virgil Lusk

Class of 1940
Captain | US Army
March 9, 1943 (26 years old)
Operational loss 330th Fighter Squadron Fixed Wing Fighter Ace Non-graduate
CAPT WILLIAM R. KANE, USN

William Kane

Class of 1933
Captain | US Navy
February 5, 1957 (45 years old)
Operational loss USS Saipan (CVL 48) Fixed Wing Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
CDR CHARLES H. OSTROM, USN

Charles Ostrom

Class of 1930
Commander | US Navy
November 24, 1943 (35 years old)
KIA Pacific USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56) WWII Ship Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 6th Company
CDR CHARLES W. BREWER, USN

Charles Brewer

Class of 1934
Commander | US Navy
June 19, 1944 (33 years old)
KIA Pacific Guam Fighting Squadron (VF) 15 WWII Fixed Wing Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
CDR GORDON E. SCHECTER, USN

Gordon Schecter

Class of 1935
Commander | US Navy
March 18, 1945 (32 years old)
KIA Pacific Okinawa Air Group (CAG) 45 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star Fighter Ace USNA 7th Company
CDR JAMES J. SOUTHERLAND, II, USN

James Southerland, II

Class of 1936
Commander | US Navy
October 12, 1949 (37 years old)
Operational loss Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace Video USNA 1st Company
COL PATRICK D. FLEMING, USAF

Patrick Fleming

Class of 1941
Colonel | US Air Force
February 16, 1956 (38 years old)
Operational loss 93d Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Fixed Wing Navy Cross Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Fighter Ace USNA 1st Company
LTCOL HAROLD W. BAUER, USMC

Harold Bauer

Class of 1930
Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
November 14, 1942 (33 years old)
KIA Pacific Guadalcanal Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 212 WWII Fixed Wing Medal of Honor Fighter Ace Ship Namesake USNA 4th Company