LT. HARRY L. ANDERSON, USN - JAN. 20, 1982

(LB) "He spent four years trying to evade the P.T. Department, obtained his exercise carrying old Lucky Bags around. The Editor of this Lucky Bag, he spent three years, involved always in a new financial scheme. There was never enough time; but things got done: our ring, the Christmas cards, publications."

CAPT. GEORGE K. ARMSTRONG, USN - SEP. 19, 1987

He served on USS Helena, USS George and USS Jason. He earned his MBA at Naval Post Graduate School in Monterrey, CA.  He managed inventory control and support for the Polaris submarine at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. From there he attended ICAF, and served as Director, Supply Systems Design Division at Naval Supply Sytems Command headquarters retiring in 1974.

LCDR. JULIAN M. ARNOLD, USN - MAR. 24, 1987

(LB) "Although Herb never did excel at sports, his competitive spirit and enthusiasm, especially in football, put a slight scare into the other members of the squad. .. He loved wine, women and song, but if worse came to worse he could always do without women and song."

JOHN E. BOOTH, USAF - DEC. 25, 1982

(LB) "John's athletic prowess was concentrated on fencing, but his other loves were the E. D. Squad and the Steerage Squad. His main likes are good food, horses, and Carmen, although he has been known to listen to Spike Jones' William Tell Overture."

CAPT. GEORGE A. BOTTOM, III, USNR - JUL. 31, 1982

He served on USS Worcester in Korea, then became a submariner, serving on SS Tigrone. Upon resignation in 1955 he joined the naval reserve, later serving as commanding officer of Naval Reserve Submarine Division 12-31 in Alameda, CA. He was employed at  Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and Thompson Aircraft Tire Assoc., and earned a  Master of Science degree, retiring as Captain, USNR.

CPT. SHERMAN L. COFFIN, USAF - OCT. 29, 1981

Sherm served as a USAF fighter pilot in Korea, flying with the 80th Fighter Squadron on 186 combat missions for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medals. He resigned in 1960 and became a chief pilot for several aerospace organizations in California until forced to resign because of illness.

COL. HENRY A. COLLIN, JR., USAF - FEB. 25, 1987

(LB) "Hank also boxed and proved himself capable in all sports - dragging included. He had the peculiar ability of always showing up at hops with the queen of them all. Hank will be remembered by us all for his perpetual smile and pleasant manner."

CAPT. WILLIAM M. COSSABOOM, USN - FEB. 7, 1984

He served on USS Boxer, entered the submarine service and served on USS Clagamore, USS Trumpetfish and USS George Washington during the first Polaris Deterrent Patrols. He later was exec. on USS Ethan Allen, commanding officer of  USS Nathaniel Greene and USS John C. Calhoun. He instructed at the Naval Submarine School and  became chief of staff of Flotilla Two, New London, CT.

COL. JOSHUA W. DORSEY, III, USMC - AUG. 20, 1984

He was awarded a Masters Degree in public administration at American University, and graduated from Army Command and general Staff School. He served two tours in Viet Nam and twice received the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star. On retirement in 1957 he was projrct manager and consultant with Rehab Group, Inc. in Falls Church, VA.

CDR. RICHARD W. DUGGAN, II, USN - JUL. 18, 1989

(LB) " Since mathematics was his top subject, he could often be found patiently explaining this subject to classmates fighting for that 2.5. Dick's favorite pastime, though, was dragging;  and he won honors in the field of night track, more commonly known as the Flying Squadron. Dug will be remembered for his pleasing smile and friendliness toward all.

CDR. DONALD J. DUNHAM, JR., USN - DEC. 30, 1989

He served on USS Midway, USS Eaton and USS Saratoga. He was assigned to MAAG, Viet Nam, followed by a three year tour at USNA as an instructor in Economics and American Government. He was Commanding Officer of the Navy Regional Finance Center, at Great Lakes, IL followed by a tour at AirLant Staff, Norfolk, VA

CAPT. WILLIAM B. ELY, JR., USN - NOV. 22, 1988

He attended the Supply Corps School, the Naval War College and received an MBA from Stanford University. He served on USS Beatty and USS Sandoval. He was Comptroller at USNA in 1965. His final tour was Chief of Staff for Supply for ComCRUDesLant. In retirement he was Comptroller for the American Red Cross.

LTJG. RAYMOND Z. FAHS, USN - JUL. 3, 1989

(LB) "Red is a cosmopolite. He played unchecked on the volleyball courts, lost ball and temper on the golf course, and once made seven spades, doubled and vulnerable. He has a yen for travel and has an uncanny ability of disappearing on anything resembling a bed."

CAPT. FREDERICK K. FEAGAN, USN - MAR. 2, 1984

(LB) "Being an Army brat, it took Fred a little while to catch on to the Navy way. He managed Varsity Track for three years. He will always be remembered by his classmates for his good nature, generosity and loyalty."

LTJG. WILLIAM C. FILLMORE, USN - OCT. 17, 1986

(LB) "Philosopher and lawyer combined, big Fil could usually be found adding more than his share to an argument on anything from Freud to Spike Jones. A contrasting personality, his serious aspect was amply supplemented by humor and good fun....."

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HUGH M. GORDY - JUL. 4, 1983

He was senior vice-president of the Denton National Bank, Denton, MD.

LCDR. LEONARD B. GREENE, USN - OCT. 10, 1989

(LB) " Almost any weekend he could be found scourng the halls for someone to split the cost of an hour's flying at one of the local flivver-ports. With an easy smile and the ability to tell a good dialect story, Leonard got along OK at Navy. But why did he never learn to carry his own cigarettes?"

LTJG. ERIK A. GUDE, USN - ???. ??, 1987

(LB) "Most afternoons he was pulling an oar at crew practice, sailing or playing squash. His natural assured, friendly manner makes his future success and happiness inevitable."

CAPT. DAVID D. HEERWAGEN, USN - SEP. 30, 1989

(LB) " Dave was a member of the Plebe track squad. In hindsight we'll always remember his slow drawl, which we sometimes suspected was merely a stall to think up his cryptic remarks."

LT. JOHN C. HENNING, III, USN - NOV. 27, 1983

As Naval Aviator he flew with VW-4, the Hurricane Hunters. Following PG school he was engineering and quality control officer with North American Aviation. Following Naval Intelligence school he had a tour with Countermeasures Squadron VQ-1. He resigned in 1960, earned an MBA and formed his own data processing firm.

CPT. ROBERT A. HORNER, USAF - ???, ??, 198?

(LB) "For those who don't know him too well, he is the man asleep in the front row in class and the last to leave the chow hall. Bob was interested in all sports, but devoted most of his time to wrestling, soccer, and dragging."

COL. ROBERT E. HUNTER, JR., USMC - MAR. 1, 1985

He served in Korea as forward and air observer, and later as Battalion Intelligence and Operations Officer with the 1st Marine Division. He commanded two batteries, later was Operations Officer, with the 2nd Marine Division. He served in Viet Nam, followed by a tour as Assistant Commandant of Midshipmen, USNA. He retired following duty as ACS, Naval Surface Forces, Pacific Fleet.

CAPT. DONALD L. JARRELL, USN - DEC. 3, 1989

Don earned his wings, then attended PGS and MIT, earning a graduate degree in physics. He served on the Atomic Energy Commission before attending the Naval War College. He was assigned weapons and operations officer, USS Coral Sea and assigned to OSD, DDR&E; then OIC, NOL White Oak, MD until retirement.

LCDR. THOMAS R. KING, USN - JAN. 4, 1987

(LB) "A hoosier Irishman, his three greatest loves were baseball, football, and telling sea stories about the good old YF 1039. T.R. received the knickname T-Regulation, indicative of the thirty years he will spend in the fleet."

CDR. JOHN D. KOST, JR., USN - JUL. 20, 1988

John retired from active duty in 1976 after seven years at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Ft. McNair. In retirement he wrked for Computer Data's communication station in Cheltenham.

LT. GEORGE C. MAHONEY, USN - ???. ??, 1985

(LB) "The only effort Moe really put out was in football. He was out there each year, showing some of the bigger lads some some fast, rugged playing. He loves the game and is fast and aggressive. Moe won't have any trouble after he leaves the Academy. His congeniality plus a great dislike of being on a losing team will carry him through."

LCDR. FRANK M. MCCRAW, JR., USN - FEB. 7, 1989

(LB) "Frank came to Annapolis from Alabama's Marion Institute with a taste for mint juleps, the firm conviction that Southern girls are the prettiest, and an accent you could cut with a knife. In the afternoon, when not listening to a disk jockey program, he was usually in the vicinity of Smoke Hall or Steerage."

COL. THOMAS S. MILLER, USAF - APR. 23, 1988

Tom served five years of active duty in the Air Force and 25 years in the reserve, retiring as a Colonel. He received his M.Ed. and Ed.D degrees in Physical Education and Educational Administration and was a member of the faculty of the University of Miami for 28 years. He was a Professor of education and chairman of the department of exercise and sports science at the university.

COL. GEORGE J. MURPHY, USAF - JAN. 11, 1987

(LB) "At the Academy he starred on the basketball court and the baseball diamond. Murph's Navy career began at Bainbridge NAPS. Then, after a year at Ole Mississippi in the V-12 program, Murphy joined us at Navy Tech. He possesses the attributes of sportsmanship and character to be found in a true athlete."

LTJG. JOHN A. MURPHY, USN - JUN. 5, 1989

He was an investigator for Mobile County Circuit Court (Fairhope, AL) when appointed to the state legislature. He was a key officer in redevelopment efforts in Mobile for many years, serving as urban renewal director and as community development programs officer. He worked for the housing authority for almost 25 years.

FRANCIS J. NARDI - MAY 12, 1980

Noodles didn't graduate with the class, but we all got to know him so well in the time that we were together that we all swear that he did. He was one of the more excellent story tellers of all time and an inventor of circumstances that will be told and retold as long as a group of "50 gather. He was an engineer with Sperry Rand for many years and submariners in the class will remember him particularly for his many contributions to the field of periscope development.

MAJ. JOHN F. O'MALLEY, USAF - DEC. 6, 1988

(LB) "He is reputed to have had the largest collection of Irish songs in the Naval Academy. One could always hear Danny Boy or Com Back to Erin playing from his room." He joined the Air Force in 1950 as a SAC member for 16 years. He was a master navigator in the Air Force, then in Spaces Systems as an Astronautical Engineer.

1LT. EDWARD N. OSTROFF, USAF - DEC. 16, 1984

(LB) "A capable fourth at bridge, and in his more eloquent moments a proponent of a world government, Ed also might be found tinkering in the field of electronics where he was in his glory and really proved his worth." He was a SAC crew member, then a navigator with the Military Airlift Transport Service. He resigned and joined Martin Marietta Corp. as an enginer in airborne electronics and control systems. He retired from Westinghouse's aerospace division in 1979.

LT. RIDDELL T. PERRY, USN - FEB. 14, 1982

(LB) "Tom did well in academics without ever getting too absorbed. It was rumored, whether truthful or not, that he was somewhat of a snake at Hops. If so, his genial manner and gift of gab were undoubtedly effective." Mr. Perry served in the Navy from 1950 until 1954 and joined the staff of the News and Courrier in Charlestown, SC in 1955. He was a longtime editor of that paper.

LT. SAMUEL D. PRESTON, JR., USN -  JUL. ??, 1987

(LB) "Dragging and bridge sparred for Yock's spare time, but often gave way to participation in Company and Batt. sports. That easy going personality will keep him supplied with friends - old and new - wherever he goes."

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RUDOLPH RAKOWSKY - AUG. 26, 1988

He resigned in 1949 and returned to Lima, OH, on the death of his father, to take over Buckeye Rubber Products Company. He was president of that company. He was active in the Lima Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Lima Club, Shawnee Country Club, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 54, and the Lima YMCA.

LTJG. BERNARD J. REGENAUER, USN - AUG. 27, 1988

Upon his resignation from the Navy he entered MIT and in 1956 attained a master's degree in electrical engneering. He was then employed by MITRE Corp., followed by work with Dynamics Research Corporation in research and development. He always deeply valued his long lasting Navy friendships and attended his 35th reunion in 1985.

1LT. WILLIAM S. SCHWIND, USAF - NOV. 24, 1981

(LB) "So proficient in his studies, he had much free time which he devoted to playing golf or lacrosse. Beebo is an avid jazz, and on the weekends he wasn't dragging, he could always be found out in Albright's, adding to his collection of classics." Since leaving the USAF in the early sixties, Bill had been in the orange grove business.

CAPT. RONALD D. SHERO, USAF - MAY 11, 1981

(LB) "Everything he tackled, he went at with a will, whether it was academics, L'amour, bumming cigarettes or athletics. On the last count, a bum shoulder prevented his developing his full potential as a boxer and gymnast, but he did gain real success in the ring and on the P-bars." He was an Air Force Captain, retiring in 1961, and lived in the mid-west.

LTC. ROBERT EUGENE SMITH, USAF - JUN. 21, 1986

(LB) "Bob's love for literature is closely paralleled by his love for music. He sang in the choir and Glee Club  and avidly collected classical records. His prowess in Battalion Football and Saturday afternoon handball was resected by everyone in the company, and what biceps!" 

LT. ROY S. SOMOGYE, USN - JUL.23, 1983

(LB) "In athletics he preferred the Track Team, where he excelled at throwing the discus, and the Plebe Football Team, where he held the same tackle position he held at Colgate University. Lucky will be the ship or station to which Smog is sent, for with him comes a fine sense of humor and a great wealth of potential knowledge."

CDR. RICHARD P. STIMLER, USN - FEB. 28, 1983

Dick served on USS Helena. He later became a submariner and served X.O. tours in Key West boats. He served almost entirely in submarines, including three submarine commands and two commands ashore. Dick retired in Oregon and worked as a property appraiser; and raised cows, horses and game birds, along with fishing on the coast.

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W.C. TATOM, JR. - ???. ??, 1980

ENS. NICHOLAS J. VYTLACIL, USN - OCT. 2, 1982

His naval career as a promising naval aviator (F8F) was cut short when he was retired following an automobile accident. He earned an MS in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at MIT, and became a research specialist with Lockheed Missiles in Sunnyvale, CA. He later became Chief of Systems Engineering for the  Navy's submergence vehicle program, and later as manager of technology in the ocean systems division of Lockheed.

CDR. WILLIAM B. WHITTLE, USNR - AUG. 1, 1981

(LB) "Whit's easy-going deep-south way of living, and his previous military training were also to stand him in good stead... a good man to see for a bull session, to bum a cigarette from, or to tell your troubles to, Bill always seemed to have the right slant on things." He served on USS F.M. Robinson, went through flight training and joined VS-22, then left to enter business in Macon, GA.

CAPT. WILLIAM W. WILSON, USN - APR. 11, 1987

(LB) "Bill's science background gained at Columbia University aided him in instructing less fortunate classmates in Physics, Chemistry and Math. While at the Academy he developed a love of jazz, amusing himself during long Dark Age afternoons by listening to his favorites perform. A ready sense of humor and a willingness to join any liberty endeavors made Bill popular with his classmates."

LTJG. EDWARD R.P. WUNCH, USN - SEP. 3, 1981

(LB) "He is interested in anything of a scientific nature, radio being his forte. In the spring he filled a busy position of managing baseball. Phil has definite convictions and is not afraid to stand by them. He will be remembered by his classmates as straightforward and earnest in all his undertakings, ready to pitch in and do his part."