JOHN J. ELDRIDGE, JR., LCDR, USN

John Eldridge, Jr. '27

Date of birth: October 10, 1903

Date of death: November 2, 1942

Age: 39

Lucky Bag

From the 1927 Lucky Bag:

John Eldridge, Jr.

Buckingham, Virginia

"Jack" "Jawn"

EARLY in his high school days John had aspirations to join the ranks of the Regiment, and to become a follower of the sea and a man of arms. In the spring of 1923, while a student in Electrical Engineering at the college of William and Mary, he received the thrill of a lifetime when he won the appointment from the tenth Congressional district. He, as he had done in high and college, has upheld the reputation of an earnest, hardworking student, and is pictured already by us, due to his conscientious work as a midshipman and his ever present will to win, a successful and efficient officer in the Fleet.

Jawn was just as steadfast in athletics as in all his other endeavors. He was rewarded, Second class year, by receiving a place on the wrestling squad.

Jack is quiet, retiring, and unassuming. Never with much to say, whenever he does speak, his words carry with them the impression of something well considered and well expressed. On the cruises he has shown himself to be a good shipmate, with a smile for everyone and a willingness to do his share of the work.

John, when we part and go to our new stations, we leave you, with our minds filled with memories, pleasant and joyful, of four years well spent together, and we entertain hopes of often meeting you ashore and afloat.

Wrestling: A Squad (2, 1) Navy Numerals (2).

John Eldridge, Jr.

Buckingham, Virginia

"Jack" "Jawn"

EARLY in his high school days John had aspirations to join the ranks of the Regiment, and to become a follower of the sea and a man of arms. In the spring of 1923, while a student in Electrical Engineering at the college of William and Mary, he received the thrill of a lifetime when he won the appointment from the tenth Congressional district. He, as he had done in high and college, has upheld the reputation of an earnest, hardworking student, and is pictured already by us, due to his conscientious work as a midshipman and his ever present will to win, a successful and efficient officer in the Fleet.

Jawn was just as steadfast in athletics as in all his other endeavors. He was rewarded, Second class year, by receiving a place on the wrestling squad.

Jack is quiet, retiring, and unassuming. Never with much to say, whenever he does speak, his words carry with them the impression of something well considered and well expressed. On the cruises he has shown himself to be a good shipmate, with a smile for everyone and a willingness to do his share of the work.

John, when we part and go to our new stations, we leave you, with our minds filled with memories, pleasant and joyful, of four years well spent together, and we entertain hopes of often meeting you ashore and afloat.

Wrestling: A Squad (2, 1) Navy Numerals (2).

Loss

John was lost on November 2, 1942 when his aircraft was shot down during an attack on a Japanese convoy in "the slot" at Guadalcanal.

Other Information

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 30, 1942:

Two Virginians were listed by a United Press dispatch last night as having had a hand early this month in battering two Japanese light cruisers and a destroyer in the Solomons area.
Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr., of Buckingham, scored a probable hit with an aerial torpedo on a cruiser.
Major John L. Smith, of Norfolk, commanded a group of fighter planes covering the American forces in the attack. For some 36 hours, beginning Thursday, October 8, the group of U. S. planes including Eldridge and Smith, bombed and torpedoed the Jap squadron of surface vessels about 125 miles from Guadalcanal. The fighter planes knocked down seven Jap seaplanes.
One cruiser was hit directly by a torpedo, and probably hit by Eldridge. The other cruiser was blasted by a direct bomb hit, and by probable hits from other bombs. The destroyer was left smoking heavily by at least two hits.

The original report was datelined October 10.

From researcher Kathy Franz:

From the Daily News, New York, October 30, 1942. Regarding the bombing on October 7 and 8, John said, “The clouds made it difficult to observe results. I don’t know how the AA fire was – I felt several bumps but I don’t know how close it came.”
At William and Mary, John was a member of the Philomathean Literary Society.
His wife was the former Dorothy Greenwood of Victoria, British Columbia. They married on August 31, 1929, in Pensacola. They had three daughters, Elizabeth, Barbara and Joan.
His father John was a farmer, mother Lillian, brothers Thomas and William, stepbrother Roy Spencer. In 1910, his grandfather John lived with them and was a gardener.

He was shot down once earlier; unclear on exactly when.

His wife was listed as next of kin; they had three daughters. After his death they and his wife moved in with her mother, "Mrs. A. E. Greenwood of Craigdarroch, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada."

Photographs

John with his wife Dorothy.

Navy Cross

From Hall of Valor:

The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr. (NSN: 0-61105), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Scouting Plane and Commanding Officer of Scouting Squadron SEVENTY-ONE (VS-71), attached to the U.S.S. WASP (CV-7), during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands on 7 to 8 August 1942. Leading the first dive-bombing attack against hostile positions on the islands of Gavutu and Tanambogo, Lieutenant Commander Eldridge, with cool courage and utter disregard for his own safety, personally destroyed Japanese gun emplacements in front of the Marine Landing Area on Gavutu Island, thereby making possible a successful landing in that area. His proficient skill and timely effectiveness in directing the bombing of enemy gun positions, stores and dugouts, contributed materially to the seizure of the islands and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Commander In Chief Pacific Fleet: Serial 25 (January 16, 1943)
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander

From Hall of Valor:

The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr. (NSN: 0-61105), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane and Commanding Officer of Fighting Squadron SEVENTY-ONE (VF-71), attached to the U.S.S. WASP (CV-7), during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area during the period 5 through 14 October 1942. Landing in an early morning flight against a Japanese seaplane base at Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel Island on 5 October, Lieutenant Commander Eldridge launched a vigorous attack, inflicting considerable damage on enemy float planes and anti-aircraft emplacements in spite of extremely adverse weather conditions. Returning to Guadalcanal after being rescued from a forced landing, he led several daring scout-bombing attacks against enemy ships, causing fires and, in one known instance, sinking a Japanese destroyer. His expert airmanship and outstanding devotion to duty contributed materially to the defense of our positions in this area.
General Orders: Commander Southern Pacific Forces: Serial 648 (February 26, 1943)
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander

Distinguished Flying Cross

From Hall of Valor:

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr. (NSN: 0-61105), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II. Despite continual enemy shelling of mud-covered Henderson Field, Lieutenant Commander Eldridge effected an extremely difficult take-off on 25 October 1942, to participate in vital bombing of approaching Japanese surface forces. In the ensuing engagement he assisted his four-plane group in destroying a Japanese cruiser and in damaging another warship.
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 325 (April 1944)
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander

Namesake

USS Eldridge (DE 173) was named for John; the ship was sponsored by his widow.

Navy Directories & Officer Registers

The "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" was published annually from 1815 through at least the 1970s; it provided rank, command or station, and occasionally billet until the beginning of World War II when command/station was no longer included. Scanned copies were reviewed and data entered from the mid-1840s through 1922, when more-frequent Navy Directories were available.

The Navy Directory was a publication that provided information on the command, billet, and rank of every active and retired naval officer. Single editions have been found online from January 1915 and March 1918, and then from three to six editions per year from 1923 through 1940; the final edition is from April 1941.

The entries in both series of documents are sometimes cryptic and confusing. They are often inconsistent, even within an edition, with the name of commands; this is especially true for aviation squadrons in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Alumni listed at the same command may or may not have had significant interactions; they could have shared a stateroom or workspace, stood many hours of watch together… or, especially at the larger commands, they might not have known each other at all. The information provides the opportunity to draw connections that are otherwise invisible, though, and gives a fuller view of the professional experiences of these alumni in Memorial Hall.

January 1928

Ensign, USS Pennsylvania

Others at this command:

LT Francis Bridget '21
ENS Carlton Hutchins '26

ENS Oddle Anderson '27
ENS Loren Morris '27

ENS Julian Greer '27

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT Paul Thompson '19 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 1B)

April 1928

Ensign, USS Pennsylvania

Others at this command:

LT Francis Bridget '21
ENS Oddle Anderson '27

ENS Loren Morris '27

ENS Julian Greer '27

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT Paul Thompson '19 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 1B)

July 1928

Ensign, USS Pennsylvania

Others at this command:

LT Robert Fleming '17

ENS Oddle Anderson '27

ENS Julian Greer '27

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT Paul Thompson '19 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 1B)

October 1928

Ensign, USS Pennsylvania

Others at this command:

LT Robert Fleming '17

ENS Oddle Anderson '27

ENS Julian Greer '27

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT Paul Thompson '19 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 1B)

January 1929

Ensign, USS Pennsylvania

Others at this command:

ENS Oddle Anderson '27

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT Paul Thompson '19 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 1B)

January 1930

Ensign, for assignment, Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet, USS Saratoga

Others at this command:

LTjg Hubert Waters '25
ENS Loren Morris '27

ENS Robert Winters '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27

ENS Julian Greer '27

Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LT Thomas Fisher '18 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Charles McDonald '24 (USS Saratoga)

LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS Henry Twohy '29 (USS Saratoga)

April 1930

Ensign, Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B, USS Saratoga

Others at this command:

LTjg Claude Haman '26

Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LT Thomas Fisher '18 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Charles McDonald '24 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)

LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Julian Greer '27 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
ENS Henry Twohy '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)

October 1930

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B, USS Saratoga

Others at this command:

LT William Sample '19

LTjg Claude Haman '26

Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

CDR Melville Brown '10 (USS Saratoga)
LT Thomas Fisher '18 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Dixie Kiefer '19 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

LTjg Warren Graf '27 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Julian Greer '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Charles Hart '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Dudley Morton '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS John Craig '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)

January 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B, USS Saratoga

Others at this command:

LT William Sample '19

LTjg Claude Haman '26

Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

CDR Melville Brown '10 (USS Saratoga)
LT Thomas Fisher '18 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Dixie Kiefer '19 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

LTjg Warren Graf '27 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Julian Greer '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Charles Hart '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Dudley Morton '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS John Craig '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)

April 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B, USS Saratoga

Others at this command:

LT William Sample '19

LTjg Claude Haman '26

Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

CDR Melville Brown '10 (USS Saratoga)
LT Thomas Fisher '18 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Dixie Kiefer '19 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)

LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Warren Graf '27 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Julian Greer '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)

July 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B, USS Saratoga

Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

CDR Melville Brown '10 (USS Saratoga)
LT Thomas Fisher '18 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Eugene Davis '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

LTjg Julian Greer '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
ENS William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)

October 1932

Lieutenant (j.g.), Treatment, Norfolk Naval Hospital

January 1933

Lieutenant (j.g.), Treatment, Norfolk Naval Hospital

April 1933

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station, Naval Operating Base Hampton Roads, Virginia

July 1933

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station, Naval Operating Base Hampton Roads, Virginia

Others at this command:

LT Samuel Arthur '20
LT William Davis '22

LT William Ault '22
LTjg Seymour Johnson '27

LTjg James McRoberts '27

October 1933

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station, Naval Operating Base Hampton Roads, Virginia

Others at this command:

LT Samuel Arthur '20
LT William Davis '22

LT William Ault '22
LTjg Seymour Johnson '27

LTjg James McRoberts '27

April 1934

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS James Marshall '32
ENS Albert Major, Jr. '32

ENS Frederick Purdy '33

ENS George Klinsmann '33

July 1934

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS James Marshall '32
ENS Albert Major, Jr. '32

ENS Frederick Purdy '33
ENS George Klinsmann '33

ENS Walker Ethridge '34
ENS Philip Torrey, Jr. '34

October 1934

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS Albert Major, Jr. '32
ENS Frederick Purdy '33

ENS George Klinsmann '33
ENS Walker Ethridge '34

ENS Philip Torrey, Jr. '34

January 1935

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS Albert Major, Jr. '32
ENS Frederick Purdy '33

ENS George Klinsmann '33
ENS Walker Ethridge '34

ENS Philip Torrey, Jr. '34

April 1935

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS Albert Major, Jr. '32
ENS Frederick Purdy '33

ENS George Klinsmann '33
ENS Walker Ethridge '34

ENS Philip Torrey, Jr. '34

October 1935

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS Frederick Purdy '33
ENS Walker Ethridge '34

ENS Philip Torrey, Jr. '34
ENS Edward Robertson '35

ENS Manning Kimmel '35
ENS George Philip, Jr. '35

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT William Ault '22 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)

ENS George Klinsmann '33 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)

January 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS Walker Ethridge '34
ENS Philip Torrey, Jr. '34

ENS Edward Robertson '35
ENS Manning Kimmel '35

ENS George Philip, Jr. '35

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT William Ault '22 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)

ENS George Klinsmann '33 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)

April 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Mississippi

Others at this command:

ENS Philip Torrey, Jr. '34
ENS Edward Robertson '35

ENS Manning Kimmel '35

ENS George Philip, Jr. '35

Others at or embarked at this command:

LT William Ault '22 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)

ENS Walker Ethridge '34 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)

July 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), Utility Squadron (VJ) 2F

Others at this command:

LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20

January 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), Utility Squadron (VJ) 2F

Others at this command:

LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20

April 1937

Lieutenant, Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 3F, Coco Solo, Canal Zone

September 1937

Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 3, Coco Solo, Canal Zone

January 1938

Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 3, Coco Solo, Canal Zone

July 1938

Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 3, Coco Solo, Canal Zone

Others at this command:

LT Ralph Smith '26

January 1939

Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 3, Coco Solo, Canal Zone

Others at this command:

LT Ralph Smith '26

October 1939

Lieutenant, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, USS Wasp

Others at this command:

LT Charles Ostrom '30

Others at or embarked at USS Wasp:

LCDR Rogers Elliott '22 (USS Wasp)
LTjg James Fitzpatrick, Jr. '35 (Bombing Squadron (VB) 7)

LTjg Joseph Evans '36 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 72)

June 1940

Lieutenant, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, USS Wasp

Others at this command:

LTjg Dewitt Harrell '35

Others at or embarked at USS Wasp:

LCDR Rogers Elliott '22 (USS Wasp)
LT John Burke '28 (USS Wasp)
LTjg James Fitzpatrick, Jr. '35 (Bombing Squadron (VB) 7)
LTjg Mark Eslick, Jr. '35 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 72)
LTjg Joseph Evans '36 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 72)

LTjg Webster Johnson '36 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 7)
ENS John Smith '38 (USS Wasp)
ENS William Cook '38 (USS Wasp)
ENS Lester Wall, Jr. '39 (USS Wasp)

November 1940

Lieutenant, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, USS Wasp

Others at this command:

LTjg Dewitt Harrell '35

LTjg Donald Patterson '37

Others at or embarked at USS Wasp:

LCDR Rogers Elliott '22 (USS Wasp)
LT John Burke '28 (USS Wasp)
LTjg James Fitzpatrick, Jr. '35 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 71)
LTjg Mark Eslick, Jr. '35 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 72)

LTjg Webster Johnson '36 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 72)
ENS John Smith '38 (USS Wasp)
ENS William Cook '38 (USS Wasp)
ENS Lester Wall, Jr. '39 (USS Wasp)

April 1941

Lieutenant, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, USS Wasp

Others at this command:

LT Baylies Clark '30
LTjg Dewitt Harrell '35

LTjg Porter Maxwell '36
LTjg Donald Patterson '37

ENS Frank Case, Jr. '38

Others at or embarked at USS Wasp:

LCDR Rogers Elliott '22 (USS Wasp)
LT John Burke '28 (USS Wasp)
LTjg James Fitzpatrick, Jr. '35 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 72)
LTjg Mark Eslick, Jr. '35 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 72)
LTjg Webster Johnson '36 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 72)

ENS John Smith '38 (USS Wasp)
ENS William Cook '38 (USS Wasp)
ENS Alphonse Minvielle '38 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 72)
ENS Lester Wall, Jr. '39 (USS Wasp)
ENS John Nichols, Jr. '41 (USS Wasp)

Class of 1927

John is one of 43 members of the Class of 1927 on Virtual Memorial Hall.

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JOHN J. ELDRIDGE, JR., LCDR, USN

John Eldridge, Jr. '27

Lucky Bag

John Eldridge, Jr.

John Eldridge, Jr.

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