ENS NEIL A. ARMSTRONG, III, USN

Class 1950

Born July 16, 1927

Died February 18, 1952

Age 24

Hometown Chalmette, Louisiana

Lucky Bag Yearbook

From the 1950 Lucky Bag:

NEIL AUGUST ARMSTRONG III

From the land of the bayou, this sandblower came to the Blue and Gold after serving time at Holy Cross and Tulane. Characteristically industrious, he found little difficulty with academics and turned to his much-loved dinghy sailing for the major part of his recreation. He learned to love the spectators’ sports after becoming a veteran in PT extra-instruction. That good humor and cherubic countenance appealed not only to his classmates, but to his ever-growing list of feminine admirers. His main ambition is to become a good line officer, which appears a foregone conclusion to those who knew him.

Loss

Neil was lost on February 18, 1952 when the aircraft he was aboard collided with another aircraft over Rockport, Texas. Five others were also killed.

Other Information

From researcher Kathy Franz:

At Tulane, he was studying engineering and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the yearbook “Jambalaya” and the Newman Club. In 1946, he was in Company Seven, First Platoon.

He was survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Ann Ayers, whom he married on October 6, 1951. In 1940, his father Neil was an attorney, mother Ursula, sister Ursula, and his grandparents Neil and Clara.

He is buried in Louisiana.

Photographs

From the Tulane yearbook

From ancestry.com

Silas Hart, Jr. ‘50, James Bowers ‘50, and John Harvey ‘50 were also a member of the 22nd Company.

Class of 1950

Neil is one of 36 members of the Class of 1950 on Virtual Memorial Hall.