Class of 1953
Graduates: 925
Non-graduates: 216
On Virtual Memorial Hall: 62
Dale Cummings
Class of 1953
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Saginaw, Minnesota
April 22, 1954 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 312, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company
Dale Cummings | |
Class of 1953 | |
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 312, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
Richard Nein
Class of 1953
2nd Lieutenant, US Air Force
Reading, Pennsylvania
November 8, 1954 (23 years old)
Operational loss, 3595th Combat Crew Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company
Richard Nein | |
Class of 1953 | |
2nd Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 3595th Combat Crew Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
Robert Fontenot
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Eunice, Louisiana
January 17, 1955 (24 years old)
Robert Fontenot | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 18th Company |
John Allard
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
February 25, 1955 (23 years old)
Operational loss, 723rd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company
John Allard | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 723rd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company |
William Kirk
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
April 21, 1955 (24 years old)
William Kirk | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company |
James Joslin
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Kemmerer, Wyoming
August 15, 1955 (24 years old)
James Joslin | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Robert Gonano, Jr.
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Bluefield, West Virginia
August 17, 1955 (24 years old)
Robert Gonano, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 23rd Company |
Martin Connolly
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 1, 1955 (26 years old)
Martin Connolly | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 3rd Company |
Wendell Switzer, Jr.
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Pensacola, Florida
September 1, 1955 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 42, Fixed Wing, Family, USNA 14th Company
Wendell Switzer, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 42, Fixed Wing, Family, USNA 14th Company |
George Schmitt
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Dayton, Kentucky
September 14, 1955 (25 years old)
George Schmitt | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company |
Thomas Greaney
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 26, 1955 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VW) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 15th Company
Thomas Greaney | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VW) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 15th Company |
Glenn Crawford
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Fallbrook, California
November 10, 1955 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 91, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company
Glenn Crawford | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 91, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company |
Randolph Hanback
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Alexandria, Virginia
February 2, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 33, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company
Randolph Hanback | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 33, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company |
Richard Newnham
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 12, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
Richard Newnham | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Glenn Wilson
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
June 5, 1956 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 39, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company
Glenn Wilson | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 39, Fixed Wing, USNA 5th Company |
Jerold Weaver
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Fort Smith, Arkansas
June 27, 1956 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 116, Fixed Wing, USNA 24th Company
Jerold Weaver | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 116, Fixed Wing, USNA 24th Company |
Bernard Joyce
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Long Island, New York
July 3, 1956 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 195, Fixed Wing, USNA 24th Company
Bernard Joyce | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 195, Fixed Wing, USNA 24th Company |
Fraser Spiller
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Marion, Illinois
July 16, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 152, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company
Fraser Spiller | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 152, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company |
George Frederick
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Berkley, Michigan
August 7, 1956 (26 years old)
Operational loss, 3415th Technical Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company
George Frederick | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 3415th Technical Training Wing, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company |
William Herring
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve
Virginia
December 20, 1956 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 26, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
William Herring | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Naval Reserve | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 26, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate |
John Foley
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 27, 1956 (28 years old)
John Foley | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company |
Milton Lucas
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Munhall, Pennsylvania
January 5, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
Milton Lucas | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Robert Ford, Jr.
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Vicksburg, Mississippi
March 11, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss, 311th Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company
Robert Ford, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 311th Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 10th Company |
Reese McCauley, Jr.
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Tyler, Texas
April 22, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss, 39th Air Rescue Squadron, Helicopter, USNA 6th Company
Reese McCauley, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 39th Air Rescue Squadron, Helicopter, USNA 6th Company |
Herbert Kloepping
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Long Island City, New York
July 21, 1957 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 934, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company
Herbert Kloepping | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 934, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company |
Francis Flood, Jr.
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
August 23, 1956 (24 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Cold War, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company
Francis Flood, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Cold War, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 11th Company |
Frankie Naylor
Class of 1953
Lieutenant, US Navy
Finger, Tennessee
October 2, 1957 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, USNA 23rd Company
Frankie Naylor | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 93, Fixed Wing, USNA 23rd Company |
James Flaherty
Class of 1953
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Milton, Massachusetts
April 7, 1958 (28 years old)
Operational loss, 3545th Pilot Training Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company
James Flaherty | |
Class of 1953 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 3545th Pilot Training Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company |
Donald Voelker
Class of 1953
Lieutenant, US Navy
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
April 15, 1958 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 55, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
Donald Voelker | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 55, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
William Thompson
Class of 1953
Lieutenant, US Navy
Sharon, Pennsylvania
April 22, 1958 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Overboard, USS Cutlass (SS 478), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company
William Thompson | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Overboard, USS Cutlass (SS 478), Submarine, USNA 3rd Company |
Kenneth Bocock
Class of 1953
Lieutenant, US Navy
Newton, Kansas
August 26, 1959 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company
Kenneth Bocock | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Naval Air Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 1st Company |
Theodore Tallmadge
Class of 1953
Captain, US Air Force
Columbus, Ohio
October 8, 1959 (27 years old)
Operational loss, 371st Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company
Theodore Tallmadge | |
Class of 1953 | |
Captain, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 371st Bomb Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 9th Company |
Douglas Converse
Class of 1953
Lieutenant, US Navy
Hanford, California
March 18, 1960 (29 years old)
William Tarpley
Class of 1953
Lieutenant, US Navy
Bowdon, Georgia
June 27, 1962 (32 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 124, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company
William Tarpley | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 124, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Fixed Wing, USNA 2nd Company |
Donald Cauble
Class of 1953
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve
Sparks, Nevada
January 3, 1963 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 882, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company
Donald Cauble | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 882, Fixed Wing, USNA 14th Company |
Charles Kruse, Jr.
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
West New York, New Jersey
February 20, 1963 (35 years old)
Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company
Charles Kruse, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 7, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company |
Michael DiNola
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
New York City, New York
April 10, 1963 (33 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, USNA 4th Company
Michael DiNola | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, USNA 4th Company |
John McClean
Class of 1953
Captain, US Air Force
Brooklyn, New York
August 16, 1963 (34 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Air Commando Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company
John McClean | |
Class of 1953 | |
Captain, US Air Force | |
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Air Commando Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company |
James Welsh
Class of 1953
Captain, US Air Force
Boulder City, Nevada
December 23, 1963 (32 years old)
Edward Morse
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Central Falls, Rhode Island
January 7, 1964 (33 years old)
Operational loss, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company
Edward Morse | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 11, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company |
Theodore Freeman
Class of 1953
Captain, US Air Force
Lewes, Delaware
October 31, 1964 (34 years old)
Theodore Freeman | |
Class of 1953 | |
Captain, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, NASA, Fixed Wing, USNA 16th Company |
Manuel Dioquino
Class of 1953
Commander, Philippine Navy
Manila, Philippines
November 18, 1964 (33 years old)
Manuel Dioquino | |
Class of 1953 | |
Commander, Philippine Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company |
Donald Beard
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Clarendon, Texas
December 9, 1964 (36 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
Donald Beard | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
Frank Liethen, Jr.
Class of 1953
Major, US Air Force
Appleton, Wisconsin
October 12, 1966 (36 years old)
Operational loss, Thunderbirds, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company
Frank Liethen, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Major, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, Thunderbirds, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company |
Philip Armstrong, Jr.
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Detroit, Michigan
June 8, 1967 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, USS Liberty (AGTR 5), Ship, USNA 11th Company
Philip Armstrong, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Navy Cross, KIA, USS Liberty (AGTR 5), Ship, USNA 11th Company |
Charles Butler
Class of 1953
Commander, US Navy
Paintsville, Kentucky
June 14, 1967 (38 years old)
Operational loss, Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company
Charles Butler | |
Class of 1953 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 20th Company |
Peter Krusi
Class of 1953
Commander, US Navy
Smithfield, Utah
November 3, 1967 (37 years old)
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 8, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company
Peter Krusi | |
Class of 1953 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 8, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company |
Oscar Dardeau, Jr.
Class of 1953
Colonel, US Air Force
Ville Platte, Louisiana
November 18, 1967 (35 years old)
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company
Oscar Dardeau, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Colonel, US Air Force | |
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 12th Company |
George Tyler
Class of 1953
Colonel, US Air Force
Royal Oak, Michigan
October 24, 1968 (38 years old)
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company
George Tyler | |
Class of 1953 | |
Colonel, US Air Force | |
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 8th Company |
Robert Cameron
Class of 1953
Major, US Air Force
Los Angeles, California
January 28, 1969 (38 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company
Robert Cameron | |
Class of 1953 | |
Major, US Air Force | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Vietnam, 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 22nd Company |
John Florance, Jr.
Class of 1953
Commander, US Navy
Charleston, South Carolina
January 31, 1969 (38 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 102, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company
John Florance, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 102, Fixed Wing, USNA 6th Company |
Harry Barnes, Jr.
Class of 1953
Commander, US Navy
Grinnell, Iowa
March 28, 1969 (39 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company
Harry Barnes, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 4, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company |
Douglas Snead
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps
Newport News, Virginia
December 28, 1969 (41 years old)
Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Vietnam, Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 13, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 16th Company
Douglas Snead | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps | |
Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Vietnam, Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 13, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 16th Company |
Harvey Aiau
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Baltimore, Maryland
March 16, 1970 (39 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company
Harvey Aiau | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
KIA, Vietnam, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company |
William Leftwich, Jr.
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps
Memphis, Tennessee
November 18, 1970 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Ship Namesake, Ground, USNA 5th Company
William Leftwich, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps | |
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, Vietnam, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Ship Namesake, Ground, USNA 5th Company |
Edmund Taylor, Jr.
Class of 1953
Captain, US Navy
Alexandria, Virginia
May 8, 1972 (40 years old)
Bronze Star, Operational loss, MIA, Vietnam, Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 11, Helicopter, USNA 13th Company
Edmund Taylor, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Captain, US Navy | |
Bronze Star, Operational loss, MIA, Vietnam, Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 11, Helicopter, USNA 13th Company |
James McCravy, Jr.
Class of 1953
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
Warrenton, Virginia
June 27, 1972 (41 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company
James McCravy, Jr. | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 19th Company |
Thomas Mitchell
Class of 1953
Captain, US Navy
Houston, Texas
April 13, 1974 (44 years old)
KIA, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, Ground, Terrorism, USNA 11th Company
Thomas Mitchell | |
Class of 1953 | |
Captain, US Navy | |
KIA, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, Ground, Terrorism, USNA 11th Company |
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