WILLIAM L. ALDRICH, LTJG, USN
William Aldrich '60
Lucky Bag
From the 1960 Lucky Bag:
WILLIAM LESTER ALDRICH
Montebello, California
In the course of a misspent youth, crowded with swimming at Huntington Beach, lifeguarding at the Montebello Natatorium, and skiing in the Sierras, Bill managed to acquire the credits necessary for graduation from California's institutions of secondary learning. Here at USNA, Bill was able to keep his grades above average, and to stand near the top of his class in physical training. His afternoons were filled by company 150-pound football in the winter, and yawl sailing in the spring and fall. After graduation, Bill plans to return to his beach boy role, on the white sands bordering Navy's cradle of aviation.
WILLIAM LESTER ALDRICH
Montebello, California
In the course of a misspent youth, crowded with swimming at Huntington Beach, lifeguarding at the Montebello Natatorium, and skiing in the Sierras, Bill managed to acquire the credits necessary for graduation from California's institutions of secondary learning. Here at USNA, Bill was able to keep his grades above average, and to stand near the top of his class in physical training. His afternoons were filled by company 150-pound football in the winter, and yawl sailing in the spring and fall. After graduation, Bill plans to return to his beach boy role, on the white sands bordering Navy's cradle of aviation.
Shipmate
From USNA '60 Memorial Site:
It is with a deep sense of grief that we announce the death of Bill Aldrich, who was killed in an aircraft accident on 27 November 1963. Bill was attached to Heavy Attack Squadron 123 at Seattle, and is survived by his widow, Ruth, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester C. Aldrich of Pismo Beach, Calif. We could not have lost a finer, more friendly classmate than Bill, whose loss will leave a vacant spot in the hearts of those who knew him well. We join his family in mourning our friend, and may our last tribute to him be what St. John once said: "Greater love than this no one has that one lay down his life for his friends." Shipmate, January 1964
Bill is buried in Washington.
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