Aviation Pioneer

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall



1903 Rodgers LB.jpg
John Rodgers
Class of 1903

Commander, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

August 27, 1926 (45 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing



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Robert Cabaniss
Class of 1906

Commander, US Navy

Birmingham, Alabama

March 31, 1927 (43 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, USS Aroostook (CM 3), Fixed Wing


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James Murray
Class of 1907

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Thomas, Pennsylvania

February 16, 1914 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing


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Grattan Dichman
Class of 1907

Commander, US Navy

Bernita, Georgia

October 16, 1924 (38 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing


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Richard Saufley
Class of 1908

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Stanford, Kentucky

June 9, 1916 (30 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing, Plaque in Memorial Hall


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Zachary Lansdowne
Class of 1909

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Greenville, Ohio

September 3, 1925 (36 years old)

Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, Aviation Pioneer, USS Shenandoah (ZR 1), Ship Namesake


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William Billingsley
Class of 1909

Ensign, US Navy

Winona, Mississippi

June 20, 1913 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing, Plaque in Memorial Hall

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

1909 Billingsley LB.jpg William Billingsley
Class of 1909
Ensign, US Navy
Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing, Plaque in Memorial Hall

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

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Godfrey Chevalier
Class of 1910

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Medford, Massachusetts

November 14, 1922 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Croix de Guerre, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing


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Melvin Stolz
Class of 1910

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

New York City, New York

May 8, 1915 (26 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing


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Clarence Bronson
Class of 1910

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

New York City, New York

November 8, 1916 (28 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing



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Henry Cecil
Class of 1910

Commander, US Navy

Huntsville, Tennessee

April 4, 1933 (45 years old)

Operational loss, Airship, Aviation Pioneer, USS Akron (ZRS 4)


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Emory Coil
Class of 1912

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Marietta, Ohio

August 24, 1921 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Airship, Aviation Pioneer, ZR-2


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Nathan Chase
Class of 1912

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Washington, D.C.

June 23, 1925 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fighting Plane Squadron 2, Fixed Wing


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Noel Davis
Class of 1914

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Salt Lake City, Utah

April 26, 1927 (35 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Fixed Wing

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

1914 Davis LB.jpg Noel Davis
Class of 1914
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Fixed Wing

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

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James Kyle, Jr.
Class of 1915

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lynchburg, Virginia

May 22, 1925 (33 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Parachute


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Stanton Wooster
Class of 1917

Lieutenant, US Navy

New Haven, Connecticut

April 26, 1927 (32 years old)

Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing