Legion of Merit

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


1909 Murphy LB.jpg
Joseph Murphy
Class of 1909

Captain, US Navy

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 1942 (55 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Fixed Wing Passenger, Indian Ocean, Retired






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Festus Foster
Class of 1919

Captain, US Navy

Topeka, Kansas

March 3, 1945 (46 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger



1920 Smith LB.jpg
Robert Smith
Class of 1920

Captain, US Navy

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

January 21, 1943 (44 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Pan Am Flight 1142, Ship Namesake


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Paul Slawson
Class of 1920

Commander, US Navy

Big Rapids, Michigan

July 18, 1943 (46 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, LST Group 14, Pacific, Solomon Islands, USS LST-342, Ship


1920 Sickel LB.jpg
Horatio Sickel, IV
Class of 1920

Captain, US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 31, 1944 (47 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Family


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Norman Ives
Class of 1920

Captain, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

August 2, 1944 (47 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Europe, France, Ground



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Ralph Forsyth
Class of 1922

Colonel, US Marine Corps

Sayre, Pennsylvania

June 24, 1944 (43 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, 10th Marines, Pacific, Saipan, Ground


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Harry Bolles
Class of 1923

Commander, US Navy

Seattle, Washington

July 18, 1943 (44 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Olympic Athlete, Fixed Wing


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Louis Drexler, Jr.
Class of 1923

Commander, US Navy

Bethany Beach, Delaware

May 12, 1945 (45 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, LST Group 47, Okinawa, Ground, Family



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Everett Abdill
Class of 1924

Captain, US Navy

Palmyra, New Jersey

December 13, 1944 (42 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Mindoro, Pacific, USS Nashville (CL 43), Ship




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Eugene Sarsfield
Class of 1926

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Brooklyn, New York

July 10, 1943 (41 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Sicily, USS Maddox (DD 622), Ship Namesake, Ship


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Eugene Karpe
Class of 1926

Captain, US Navy

Delhi, Louisiana

February 23, 1950 (45 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, Assassination, Cold War


1927 Coll LB.jpg
John Coll
Class of 1927

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Jeffersonville, Indiana

January 21, 1943 (40 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger


1927 Averill LB.jpg
James Averill
Class of 1927

Commander, US Navy

Champlain, New York

March 26, 1944 (39 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 11, Fixed Wing



1927 Southerland LB.jpg
Leonard Southerland
Class of 1927

Rear Admiral, US Navy

Fort Payne, Alabama

November 15, 1958 (53 years old)

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 7, Helicopter

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

1927 Southerland LB.jpg
Leonard Southerland
Class of 1927
Rear Admiral, US Navy
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 7, Helicopter

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

1929 Johnson LB.jpg
Chandler Johnson
Class of 1929

Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps

Highland Park, Illinois

March 2, 1945 (39 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, Iwo Jima, Pacific, Ground, USNA 2nd Company


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Howard Garner
Class of 1929

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

April 9, 1943 (37 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Ship, USNA 5th Company

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.

1929 Garner LB.jpg
Howard Garner
Class of 1929
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Ship, USNA 5th Company

★ He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.



1930 Douw LB.jpg
Volckert Douw
Class of 1930

Commander, US Navy

Annapolis, Maryland

April 29, 1945 (38 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Hazelwood (DD 531), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


1930 Nix LB.jpg
Joshua Nix
Class of 1930

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Memphis, Tennessee

March 1, 1942 (33 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Edsall (DD 219), Ship, USNA 6th Company


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Robert Mackert
Class of 1931

Commander, US Navy

Peoria, Illinois

June 23, 1944 (36 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 7th Company



1932 Speer LB.jpg
John Speer
Class of 1932

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Crafton, Pennsylvania

September 11, 1943 (35 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Savannah (CL 42), Ship, USNA 1st Company


1932 Tennent LB.jpg
John Tennent, III
Class of 1932

Commander, US Navy

Fredericksburg, Virginia

January 30, 1944 (34 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kwajalein, Pacific, USS Anderson (DD 411), Ship, USNA 5th Company



1932 Marshall LB.jpg
James Marshall
Class of 1932

Captain, US Navy

Nashville, Tennessee

June 10, 1951 (41 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Croix de Guerre, USNA 5th Company




1933 Clark LB.jpg
Albert Clark
Class of 1933

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Norway, Maine

February 29, 1944 (33 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Trout (SS 202), Submarine, USNA 8th Company




1934 Oakley LB.jpg
Thomas Oakley, Jr.
Class of 1934

Commander, US Navy

Staten Island, New York

November 8, 1944 (32 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Submarine, USNA 1st Company



1935 Lambert LB.jpg
George Lambert
Class of 1935

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Robeline, Louisiana

October 9, 1943 (31 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Buck (DD 420), Ship, USNA 1st Company





1938 Paller LB.jpg
Harry Paller
Class of 1938

Lieutenant Colonel, US Army

Nemacolin, Pennsylvania

February 23, 1945 (30 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 7th Company



1939 Dunn LB.jpg
John Dunn
Class of 1939

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

New Haven, Connecticut

December 13, 1946 (31 years old)

Legion of Merit, Operational loss, Ex-POW, Fixed Wing, USNA 4th Company


1940 Shaffer LB.jpg
Walter Shaffer
Class of 1940

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Reading, Pennsylvania

November 16, 1944 (28 years old)

Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scamp (SS 277), Submarine, USNA 9th Company


1942 Logan LB.jpg
Samuel Logan
Class of 1942

Lieutenant, US Navy

Owensboro, Kentucky

August 24, 1944 (25 years old)

Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Harder (SS 257), Submarine, USNA 2nd Company


1947 Cummings LB.jpg
Charles Cummings
Class of 1947

Rear Admiral, US Navy

Porterville, California

September 11, 1974 (51 years old)

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, USNA 12th Company





1955 Ballinger LB.jpg
Robert Ballinger
Class of 1955

Commander, US Navy

Alexandria, Virginia

November 25, 1974 (41 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, Cold War, Ground, USNA 5th Company


1961 Connell LB.jpg
James Connell
Class of 1961

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Wilmington, Delaware

January 14, 1971 (31 years old)

Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 55, USNA 20th Company


1963 Trani LB.jpg
Frederick Trani
Class of 1963

Lieutenant, US Navy

Hyde Park, New York

September 26, 1968 (28 years old)

Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, KIA, Vietnam, SEAL, Ground, USNA 19th Company



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