Honor Our Fallen Heroes

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


The alumni below were specifically remembered by family, shipmates, and friends at the Honor Our Fallen Heroes event at the Naval Academy on November 16, 2024.


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Raymond Hansen
Class of 1922

Commander, US Navy

Madison, Wisconsin

August 9, 1942 (43 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Savo Island, Pacific, USS Vincennes (CA 44), Ship, HOFH24


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Earl Hackman, Jr.
Class of 1943

Lieutenant, US Navy

Landsdale, Pennsylvania

August 6, 1945 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bullhead (SS 332), Submarine, HOFH24, USNA 1st Company


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David Lloyd
Class of 1956

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Joliet, Illinois

May 22, 1968 (33 years old)

Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, HOFH24, USNA 18th Company



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John Wiley
Class of 1961

Lieutenant, US Navy

Altoona, Pennsylvania

April 10, 1963 (23 years old)

Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine, HOFH24, USNA 11th Company



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Alexander Palenscar, III
Class of 1963

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New York City, New York

March 27, 1967 (25 years old)

KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 112, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 19th Company





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Douglas Vaughan
Class of 1966

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Prospect Heights, Illinois

May 20, 1969 (25 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, Ground, HOFH24, USNA 34th Company


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Michael Wunsch
Class of 1966

Captain, US Marine Corps

Feasterville, Pennsylvania

July 28, 1969 (25 years old)

Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 3rd Tank Battalion, Ground, HOFH24, USNA 11th Company


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Victor Buckley
Class of 1966

Lieutenant, US Navy

McLean, Virginia

December 16, 1969 (25 years old)

KIA, Vietnam, Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 63, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 11th Company


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Benjamin Tappan, III
Class of 1966

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Gibson Island, Maryland

June 2, 1980 (36 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 147, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 8th Company


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Barton Creed
Class of 1967

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Peekskill, New York

March 13, 1971 (25 years old)

Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 113, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 26th Company



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Garwood Bacon
Class of 1968

Lieutenant, US Navy

Palmyra, New Jersey

August 23, 1975 (29 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 5th Company


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Arnold Barden, Jr.
Class of 1969

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Huntington Beach, California

September 20, 1971 (25 years old)

KIA, Vietnam, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 20th Company




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David Lumsden
Class of 1969

Lieutenant, US Navy

San Francisco, California

November 20, 1974 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 95, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 3rd Company







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Stephen LaBarre
Class of 1974

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Coatesville, Pennsylvania

March 22, 1978 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 29th Company


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John Franklin
Class of 1974

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

November 20, 1979 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 33, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 6th Company


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Patrick Kilcline
Class of 1975

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

McLean, Virginia

July 16, 1978 (25 years old)

Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 33rd Company


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Mark Gontkovic
Class of 1976

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

December 6, 1979 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 35, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 28th Company



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Gerald DeConto
Class of 1979

Captain, US Navy

Sandwich, Massachusetts

September 11, 2001 (44 years old)

KIA, 9/11, Terrorism, HOFH24, USNA 7th Company


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Michael Wilson
Class of 1981

Lieutenant, US Navy

Medford Lakes, New Jersey

May 22, 1986 (27 years old)

Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 65, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 8th Company







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Frank Wittwer
Class of 1994

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Deridder, Louisiana

January 18, 2006 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 33rd Company


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Erik Kristensen
Class of 1995

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Coronado, California

June 28, 2005 (33 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 2nd Company



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Darin Pontell
Class of 1998

Lieutenant, US Navy

Columbia, Maryland

September 11, 2001 (26 years old)

KIA, 9/11, Terrorism, Family, HOFH24, USNA 6th Company





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Ronald Winchester
Class of 2001

1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve

Rockville Center, New York

September 3, 2004 (25 years old)

KIA, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, HOFH24, USNA 25th Company


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Travis Manion
Class of 2004

1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

April 29, 2007 (26 years old)

Silver Star, Bronze Star, KIA, Global War on Terrorism, Iraq, Ground, HOFH24, USNA 18th Company


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J. Brendan Looney
Class of 2004

Lieutenant, US Navy

Owings Mills, Maryland

September 21, 2010 (29 years old)

Bronze Star, KIA, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, SEAL, Helicopter, HOFH24, USNA 18th Company







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Joshua Watson
Class of 2019

Ensign, US Navy

Enterprise, Alabama

December 6, 2019 (23 years old)

KIA, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Terrorism, HOFH24, USNA 10th Company


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