USNA 17th Company
The company is the most important unit in the Brigade of Midshipmen. Companies eat, sleep, study, drill, and compete together. Comprised of roughly 30-35 midshipmen from each of all four classes, they are led by 1/c Midshipmen. There are currently 30 companies in the Brigade, though this number has ranged from 8 in the late 1920s to 36 from the late 1940s to the late 1990s.
Some classes are in the same company for all four years; there is also "shotgunning" (all midshipmen in a class, usually following plebe year, are moved randomly to a different company) and "rifling" (again usually following plebe year, an entire group would move from one company to another). Even though many alumni were a part of more than one company during their four years at the Naval Academy, the list below is reflective of the company from which they graduated.
William Knapp | |
Class of 1943 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Walter Rupert, Jr.
Class of 1943
Lieutenant, US Navy
Canton, Ohio
May 28, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Drexler (DD 741), Ship, USNA 17th Company
Walter Rupert, Jr. | |
Class of 1943 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Drexler (DD 741), Ship, USNA 17th Company |
Alexander McEwen
Class of 1943
Lieutenant, US Navy
Duluth, Minnesota
April 2, 1945 (24 years old)
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Dickerson (APD 21), Ship, USNA 17th Company
Alexander McEwen | |
Class of 1943 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Dickerson (APD 21), Ship, USNA 17th Company |
Pfaeffle Simpson, Jr.
Class of 1944
Lieutenant, US Navy
San Diego, California
May 6, 1946 (24 years old)
Pfaeffle Simpson, Jr. | |
Class of 1944 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Myron Sutton
Class of 1944
Lieutenant, US Navy
Los Angeles, California
September 17, 1946 (25 years old)
Myron Sutton | |
Class of 1944 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Norman Wilky
Class of 1944
Lieutenant, US Navy
Hollywood, California
February 4, 1948 (26 years old)
Norman Wilky | |
Class of 1944 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Orville Everhart, Jr.
Class of 1945
Lieutenant, US Navy
Hico, Texas
January 28, 1953 (32 years old)
Operational loss, Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 6, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Orville Everhart, Jr. | |
Class of 1945 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 6, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Bennett Hooks
Class of 1946
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Kinston, North Carolina
October 10, 1956 (32 years old)
Operational loss, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Bennett Hooks | |
Class of 1946 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 5, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
William Armstrong, Jr.
Class of 1946
Lieutenant, US Navy
Enid, Oklahoma
May 23, 1956 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 191, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
William Armstrong, Jr. | |
Class of 1946 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 191, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
William Austin
Class of 1946
Lieutenant, US Navy
Trenton, Missouri
July 23, 1953 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 43, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
William Austin | |
Class of 1946 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 43, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
William Hearne
Class of 1947
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
July 14, 1950 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
William Hearne | |
Class of 1947 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Charles Glisson, Jr.
Class of 1947
Lieutenant, US Navy
Falls Church, Virginia
November 1, 1952 (27 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 721, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Charles Glisson, Jr. | |
Class of 1947 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Korea, Fighter Squadron (VF) 721, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Edward Supancic
Class of 1948
Lieutenant, US Navy
Export, Pennsylvania
August 4, 1955 (30 years old)
Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 402, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Edward Supancic | |
Class of 1948 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 402, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Robert Smith
Class of 1948
Colonel, US Marine Corps
Huntsville, Pennsylvania
August 19, 1969 (42 years old)
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Robert Smith | |
Class of 1948 | |
Colonel, US Marine Corps | |
KIA, MIA, Vietnam, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, US Marine Corps, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Stephen Dobbins
Class of 1949
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Cherokee, Iowa
August 8, 1952 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 892, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Stephen Dobbins | |
Class of 1949 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Patrol Squadron (VP) 892, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Melvin Shimer
Class of 1951
Lieutenant, US Navy
St. Joseph, Missouri
September 18, 1958 (31 years old)
Melvin Shimer | |
Class of 1951 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
George Morrow
Class of 1952
Lieutenant, US Navy
Kerrville, Texas
May 12, 1959 (29 years old)
Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 611, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
George Morrow | |
Class of 1952 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 611, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
James Joslin
Class of 1953
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Kemmerer, Wyoming
August 15, 1955 (24 years old)
James Joslin | |
Class of 1953 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Joseph Mudd
Class of 1954
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
Saginaw, Michigan
October 22, 1973 (41 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 41st Rescue and Recovery Wing, Helicopter, USNA 17th Company
Joseph Mudd | |
Class of 1954 | |
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 41st Rescue and Recovery Wing, Helicopter, USNA 17th Company |
Edward Tandy, Jr.
Class of 1954
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Hermosa Beach, California
May 29, 1956 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Edward Tandy, Jr. | |
Class of 1954 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 3, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Alan Lewis
Class of 1955
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force
Washington, D.C.
November 4, 1960 (27 years old)
Alan Lewis | |
Class of 1955 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Walter Stewart, III
Class of 1955
Captain, US Air Force
Alexandria, Virginia
September 22, 1963 (31 years old)
Operational loss, 1st Air Transport Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Walter Stewart, III | |
Class of 1955 | |
Captain, US Air Force | |
Operational loss, 1st Air Transport Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Percy Williams, Jr.
Class of 1955
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Plainfield, New Jersey
February 21, 1959 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 33, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Percy Williams, Jr. | |
Class of 1955 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 33, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
William Smith
Class of 1956
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Pensacola, Florida
December 6, 1957 (23 years old)
William Smith | |
Class of 1956 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Howard Andre, Jr.
Class of 1957
Major, US Air Force
Memphis, Tennessee
July 8, 1969 (34 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 609th Special Operations Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Howard Andre, Jr. | |
Class of 1957 | |
Major, US Air Force | |
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, 609th Special Operations Squadron, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Thomas Eades
Class of 1957
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Dallas, Texas
April 29, 1965 (30 years old)
Thomas Eades | |
Class of 1957 | |
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Thomas Ryan
Class of 1959
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Danville, California
May 16, 1961 (23 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 121, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Thomas Ryan | |
Class of 1959 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 121, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Robert Smith
Class of 1960
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Gastonia, North Carolina
July 10, 1962 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 174, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Robert Smith | |
Class of 1960 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 174, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Sterling Coates
Class of 1961
Captain, US Marine Corps
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
July 2, 1967 (29 years old)
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 17th Company
Sterling Coates | |
Class of 1961 | |
Captain, US Marine Corps | |
KIA, Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 17th Company |
Ronald Haugen
Class of 1962
Commander, US Navy
Bend, Oregon
May 29, 1980 (41 years old)
Operational loss, Pacific Missile Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Ronald Haugen | |
Class of 1962 | |
Commander, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Pacific Missile Test Center, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Paul Forman
Class of 1963
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Borger, Texas
August 24, 1965 (24 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 44, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Paul Forman | |
Class of 1963 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 44, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Gerald Siebe
Class of 1964
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Mascoutah, Illinois
October 26, 1966 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Vietnam, Helicopter Support Squadron (HC) 1, USS Oriskany (CVA 34), Ship, USNA 17th Company
Gerald Siebe | |
Class of 1964 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Vietnam, Helicopter Support Squadron (HC) 1, USS Oriskany (CVA 34), Ship, USNA 17th Company |
John Sweet
Class of 1964
Lieutenant, US Navy
La Canada, California
May 22, 1968 (25 years old)
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, USNA 17th Company
John Sweet | |
Class of 1964 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, USNA 17th Company |
James Roberts
Class of 1964
Lieutenant, US Navy
Cowles, Nebraska
April 27, 1968 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 142, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
James Roberts | |
Class of 1964 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Fighter Squadron (VF) 142, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Laughton Smith
Class of 1965
Lieutenant, US Navy
Humansville, Missouri
May 22, 1968 (26 years old)
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, USNA 17th Company
Laughton Smith | |
Class of 1965 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, USS Scorpion (SSN 589), Submarine, USNA 17th Company |
Walter Blekicki
Class of 1966
Lieutenant, US Navy
Reading, Pennsylvania
December 14, 1973 (32 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 153, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Walter Blekicki | |
Class of 1966 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 153, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
James Brown
Class of 1967
Lieutenant, US Navy
Piqua, Ohio
March 4, 1970 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
James Brown | |
Class of 1967 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 24, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Robert Strouse
Class of 1968
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Fort Riley, Kansas
September 11, 1971 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Training Squadron (VMT) 103, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Robert Strouse | |
Class of 1968 | |
1st Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Marine Training Squadron (VMT) 103, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
William Blanton, Jr.
Class of 1972
Lieutenant, US Navy
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
November 2, 1978 (28 years old)
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 37, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
William Blanton, Jr. | |
Class of 1972 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 37, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
John Smith, Jr.
Class of 1977
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Virginia
December 8, 1979 (25 years old)
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 30, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
John Smith, Jr. | |
Class of 1977 | |
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
Operational loss, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 30, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
David McCullough
Class of 1979
Lieutenant, US Navy
Cropsey, Illinois
September 30, 1983 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 34, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
David McCullough | |
Class of 1979 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 34, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
William McCool
Class of 1983
Captain, US Navy
Lubbock, Texas
February 1, 2003 (41 years old)
Operational loss, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, NASA, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, Space, USNA 17th Company
Mark Prusinski
Class of 1984
Lieutenant, US Navy
Litchfield, Minnesota
March 28, 1990 (28 years old)
Operational loss, NAF China Lake, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Mark Prusinski | |
Class of 1984 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, NAF China Lake, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Brett Bekken
Class of 1989
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps Reserve
Greendale, Wisconsin
April 21, 2004 (36 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Brett Bekken | |
Class of 1989 | |
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps Reserve | |
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Franklin Hooks II
Class of 1997
Captain, US Marine Corps
Dade City, Florida
June 27, 2004 (32 years old)
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Franklin Hooks II | |
Class of 1997 | |
Captain, US Marine Corps | |
Operational loss, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Raul Jimenez
Class of 1998
Lieutenant, US Navy
Freeport, Texas
January 27, 2006 (31 years old)
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 27, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company
Raul Jimenez | |
Class of 1998 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Training Squadron (VT) 27, Fixed Wing, USNA 17th Company |
Valerie Delaney
Class of 2009
Lieutenant, US Navy
Ellicott City, Maryland
March 11, 2013 (26 years old)
Operational loss, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 17th Company
Valerie Delaney | |
Class of 2009 | |
Lieutenant, US Navy | |
Operational loss, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, Fixed Wing, HOFH24, USNA 17th Company |
Pages in category "USNA 17th Company"
The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
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- MELVIN G. SHIMER, LT, USN
- GERALD W. SIEBE, LTJG, USN
- PFAEFFLE SIMPSON, JR., LT, USN
- JOHN W. SMITH, JR., LTJG, USN
- LAUGHTON D. SMITH, LT, USN
- ROBERT C. SMITH, LTJG, USN
- ROBERT N. SMITH, COL, USMC
- WILLIAM R. SMITH, LTJG, USN
- WALTER J. STEWART, III, CAPT, USAF
- ROBERT D. STROUSE, 1LT, USMC
- EDWARD P. SUPANCIC, LT, USN
- MYRON B. SUTTON, LT, USN
- JOHN C. SWEET, LT, USN