1863: LT BENJAMIN H. PORTER, USN

Extensive personal history. Commanding officer of Admiral Porter’s flagship and led assault on Fort Fisher.

1875: 2LT WILLIAM V. W. REILY, USA

Non-graduate, KIA at Little Big Horn (aka Custer’s last stand). Son of William Reily 1847 and namesake of William Van Wyck 1847, both of whom perished at sea in the same vessel.

1903: CDR JOHN RODGERS, USN

an engaging and amazing story about first plane to attempt to fly nonstop to Hawaii from the mainland.

1911: COL HARRY A. FLINT, USA

Non-graduate of USNA who graduated West Point in 1912. CO 39th Infantry Regiment, friend of Gen. Patton, killed on patrol – he was 56 years old! Distinguished Service Cross, 3x Silver Star.

1919: COMO DIXIE KIEFER, USN

First naval aviator to take off from ship at night. XO of Yorktown at Battle of Midway, where he lost his leg. CO of Ticonderoga when she took kamikaze hit, where he was wounded but survived. Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star. Extensive biography.

1920: LT FRANK H. CONANT, II, USN

Early aviation pioneer & air racer with Jimmy Doolittle.

1921: CAPT FRANCIS J. BRIDGET, USN

Patrol Pilot, turned Naval Battalion commander on Bataan and Corregidor, turned Senior Officer at a Japanese Prisoner of War camp.

1930: LTCOL FRANCIS H. WILLIAMS, USMC

Very detailed documentation of his heroic actions on Corregidor

1930: LTCOL HAROLD W. BAUER, USMC

Best biography, by far, on the site.

1932: LT N. MINTER DIAL, USN

Navy Cross recipient; grandson wrote a book and created a documentary titled “Last Ring Home.”

1934: LTCOL JOHN A. BUTLER, USMC

Killed in action Iwo Jima; his page has a long multi-part article on John’s battalion.

1935: CDR LAWRENCE L. EDGE, USN

3x Navy Cross. Subject of a very nice writeup in 2015.

1937: LCDR EDWARD H. O'HARE, USN

Medal of Honor recipient, fighter ace, and namesake of Chicago’s airport.

1938: LCDR FRANK B. QUADY, USN

Pilot, killed in action in kamikaze attack on Bunker Hill off Okinawa. Many photographs and nearly day-by-day wartime record.

1939: CAPT CARTER B. SIMPSON, USMC

Captured at the fall of Bataan, and kept a diary while imprisoned that is simply incredible.

1939: LTCOL WILLIAM F. HARRIS, USMC

Captured at Corregidor, escaped, captured again, witnessed Japanese surrender. Battalion CO KIA in Korea; Navy Cross.

1941: COL PATRICK D. FLEMING, USAF

Extensive Wikipedia entry detailing his (relatively) long career. Ace pilot, Navy Cross.

1942: LCDR GEORGE T. WEEMS, USN

Regimental commander, silver star, 2x Distinguished Flying Cross, LIFE magazine profile, book published after death.

1948: COL ROBERT N. SMITH, USMC

Pilot, subject of 1978 documentary and 1995 CBS News profile.

1948: CAPT ROGER M. NETHERLAND, USN

Pilot, extensive remembrances by family and friends, pictures.

1950: CAPT JOHN R. DUNHAM, USAF

35 years to return ring, 40 years to return remains. Extensive write-ups.

1952: MAJ ROBERT G. BELL, USAF

Lost in Vietnam accident, was final candidate for Mercury space mission, Thunderbird pilot who interviewed with (and then flew with) Johnny Carson, Experimental Flight Test Pilot School graduate, Navy exchange pilot, Naval War College graduate.

1957: LCDR JOHN E. BARTOCCI, USN

Extensive remembrance by daughter

1964: CAPT WILLIAM A. GRIFFIS, III, USMC

Daughter created the “Gold Star Children” documentary series; extensive remembrances by others.

1964: LT MICHAEL R. COLLINS, USN

SEAL, and subject of a wonderful remembrance by a teammate.

1964: CDR PETER T. RODRICK, USN

His son wrote a book about him; exceptionally good excerpt on his page.

1966: LT DONALD G. DROZ, USN

Surface warfare officer killed in action on a boat in Vietnam. Subject of extensive remembrances and of a film.

1967: LCDR BARTON S. CREED, USN

Pilot, extensive remembrances by family and friends.

1968: LT MELVIN S. DRY, USN

SEAL, operational loss finally acknowledged as KIA in 2008.

1981: ENS CARY P. JONES, USN

She was the first female Naval Academy alumni lost in military operations, as well as the first female naval aviator to be killed in a flight accident.

1983: ROBERT T. BIANCHI, LT, USN

One of two brothers in Memorial Hall; exceptionally heartfelt and long remembrances by his fiancée.

1995: MAJ MEGAN M. MCCLUNG, USMCR

She was the first female Naval Academy alumni killed in action, and the first female officer of Marines to be killed in Iraq.

1995: MAJ DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC, USMC

The “Lion of Fallujah.” Extensive remembrances of an amazing warrior.