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Taps
Honoring Fallen Rough Riders and Faculty Members

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Cadets

Cadet Year
Graduated
or Last
Attended
Date of Death
(if known)
 

               Comments

East, Robert Arthur 1930 1985  
Mapes, Lowell  1931 1990  
Fasset, George W. 1932 1955  
Jessup, Arthur  1932 1964  
Mann, Paul E.  1932 4.16.64  
McCaw, Leo  W. 1932 1967  
Smith, Harold  1932 1965  
Curran, John D. 1933 9.14.44 Killed in Action WWII
Ketzle, Robert P. 1933 1.3.06  
Reedy, Patrick  1933    
Reichel, Bernard 1933 6.24.94  
Baker, Carroll F. 1934    
Benziger, William  1934 1941 Killed in Action WWII
Carr, Lawrence  1934 1992  
Crawford, Lyle  1934 5.26.99  
Guthrie, Earl  1934 3.29.69  
Painter, Francis Myron 1936 9.27.68  
Strum, Edward  1936 6.6.44 Killed in Action WWII
Baude, James  1937 1964  
Bort, John E.  1937 1964  
Greenwood, John  1937    
Doering, Richard H. 1938 6.20.94  
McClelland, Lyle F. 1938 10.22.42 Killed in Action in WWII
Schultz, William D. 1938 5.25.09  
Anderson, Kenneth  1939    
Newhouse, Ben E.  1939 1994  
Peterson, Allen R. 1939 8.13.43 Killed in Action WWII
Sopira, Theodore  1939 April, 1966  
Hathaway, Gilbert Nathan 1940 7.31.47 WWII Veteran
Montgomery, James  1940 1964  
Piper, Robert  1940 12.7.41 Killed in Action WWII
Cox, William H. 1941 Oct. 1944 Killed in Action WWII
Lathers, William  1941 12.6.97  
Meyers, Jack  1941 6.14.44 Killed in Action WWII
Shankle, William  1941 9.12.44 Killed in Action WWII
Bogoff, Monroe A. 1942 12.21.94 World War II Bomber Pilot
Drury, George F. 1942 11.11.92 COl. USAF - WWII, Korea, Vietnam 
Lawrence, Patrick  1942 1964  
Lewis, James F. 1942 1.14.06 WWII Veteran
Ongley, George  1942 1964  
Parker, Leonard  1942 1964  
Winters, Warren J. 1942    
Beisal, Harry  1943 Oct. 1944 Killed in Action WWII
Campbell, John E.  1943 Unknown While in US Navy
Koppel, Stewart 1943 12.8.08  
Krohn, Stuart  1943 1.12.00  
Martin, William E.  1943    
Nelson, Gerald G. 1943    
Rosenbaum, Robert D. 1943 Dec. 03  
Steele, Vernon G. 1943 5.3.89  
Tankel, Norman  1943    
Taylor, Willis 1943 9.24.06  
Thomas, William F.      1943 4.18.09  
Weil, William  1943 1964  
Carrington, Robert  1944 1964  
Crawford, Alan L. 1944 Nov. 2001  
Demming, James  1944 1964  
Jerome, Woody 1944    
Leven, Rals  1944 4.17.05  
McMillen, Donald V. 1944    
Nelson, Jr., Lester  1944    
Rike, Carter  1944 3.64  
Sadowski, Henry R. 1944 Unknown  
Trowbridge, Albert  1944    
Wing Jr., Alan E.  1944 1.24.64 While in US Air Force
Burson, Harry  1945 8.27.06  
Evans, Wallace M. 1945    
Freije, Richard J. 1945    
Freije, Jr., Edward R. 1945    
Hoffman, Richard V. 1945 10.01.05  
Jagiella, Frank E.  1945 12.15.01  
Jese, Charles  1945    
Lachman, Jules 1945 9.1.07  
Meeuwenberg, Wallace  1945 4.3.05  
Ravenhill, Ronald 1945 3.5.08  
Rosenberg, Marshall A. 1945    
Sonneveld, Robert W. 1945 May, 1953  
Wakeman, Raymond  1945    
Wegener, Roger A. 1945    
Arges (Argerakos), John R. 1946 7.23.04 Korean War Veteran
Bohks, Robert  1946 10.31.06  
Davis, Larry  1946 7.3.03  
Haines, William  1946 Feb. 2003  
Hillborg, James B. 1946 3.2.03  
Jakacki, Edward  1946    
Kelly, Thomas J. 1946    
Krust, Nicholas  1946    
Maddex, Robert  1946    
Regas, William  1946    
Simonson, Curtis B.  1946 4.6.02  
Skiparnias, George A. 1946 11.06.03 Korean War Veteran
Smith, Paul N. 1946 1996  
Stull, George  1946   Battalion Commander
Svec, William  1946 1964  
Tsangadas, Byron C. 1946    
Vaccher, Victor  1946 10.11.69  
Vorpagel, Richard J. 1946 10.29.05  
Walker, Royal  1946 1997  
Whitmer, James  1946 July, 2002  
Yentzer, David  1946 5.14.06  
Chivell, Roland  1947    
Hoffman, Edgar A. 1947    
Johnson, Donald  1947 1997  Battalion Commander
Knopp, William  1947 August, 2002  
Peskin, Al 1947 9.20.06  
Swanson, Thomas V. 1947 1.15.99  
Woidat, Richard  1947    
Zika, Richard  1947    
Arnosk, Clarence  1948    
Duckman, Donald L. 1948    
French, Robert C. 1948 9.22.99 US Marine - Korean War Vet
Hummel, John B. 1948 1964  
Kroning, Dean  1948 7.15.04  
Abrahamson, Alex H. 1949 1964 AKA - Abrahams
Adams, Alex A. 1949    
Click, Richard H. 1949    
Clift, Chester C. 1949 1964  
Cowles, Ronald  1949 Unknown  
Deal, Richard  1949 7.17.05  
Dorn, Garland  1949 6.1.02  
Johnson, Albert L. 1949 1964  
Kapson, Norman  1949 12.11.05  
McLeod, Ted  1949 2.19.09  
Smit, Howard J. 1949 August, 1959  
Vanni, Richard S.      1949 8.4.08  
Withers, Joseph L. 1949 10.25.99  
Cohen, Charles P. 1950    Cadet Battalion Commander
Hartmam, Ronald  1950    
Henebry, Robert A. 1950    
Johnson, John R,.         1950 4.22.08  
Pollock, Dwight  1950 1.6.02  
Stilling III, Daniel Fredrick 1950    
Gurevitz, Michael J. 1951 1.2.03  
Garvey, James  1952 2.10.02  
Grand, Irving  1952 7.5.06  
Schultz, Roger  1952    
Alexander, Dick  1953 12.31.02 Battalion Commander
Dallas, Thomas S. 1953    
Eustace, Jerold 1953 8.8.07  
Mason, Don E.  1953 3.25.05 Cadet Company Commander
Pickle, Bob  1953    
Reich, Willis C. 1953 12.1.53  
Smith, Harry R. 1953 2.6.99  
Townsend, David  1953 6.30.06  
Cantral, John  1954 4.12.04  
Lapsys Jr., Howard M. 1954 8.14.69  
Walsh, Robert T. 1954 8.10.66 Killed in Action Vietnam
Wilbur, Willis  1954 August, 1954  
Horning, John  1955 8.21.02  
Rastede, Gregory  1955 1964  
Southwick, Perry  1955 12.14.84  
Winchell, Lawrence  1955    
Hutchinson, Ronald M. 1956 1980  
Merry, Joel A. 1956 7.19.98  
Tollefson, Russell         1956 11.24.09  
Vega, Eloy  1956 10.20.90  
Baldwin, Robert E.  1957 2002  
Dinghofer, Frank  1957 June 1991  
Fisher, Mervan Jimmy 1957 12.3.57  
Lalime, William P. 1957 7.68  
Dahleen, Wendel C. 1958 10.30.03  
Kuhfuss, Richard  1958 7.16.64 Battalion Commander
Munfield,  Jack 1958 6.24.07
Small, Wayne  1958    
Williams, Alan Charles 1958 7.15.58  
Barden, Walter D. 1959 3.1.05  
Lopez, Bill 1959 2.24.09  
McHenry, Patrick T. 1959 8.19.04  
Shimp, Andrew H. 1959 6.9.67 Killed in Action Vietnam
Summers, Stephen H. 1959 9.13.61 Died While in US Air Force
Thein, James R. 1959 2.13.94  
Chinsky, Michael  1960 10.06.04  
Leitner, Frank  1960 11.1.60 Killed in car accident
Matthiesen, Peter  1960 1997  
Mosby, Robert T.            1960    
Preniczky, John 1960 11.22.08  
Rossi, Raymond C. 1960 10.13.05 Company Commander
Wald, Jonathan  1960 2.7.99  Battalion Commander
Burt, Jim                       1961    
Clark, Frank  1961 8.1.06  
Kephart, Wray  1961 5.28.05  
Lexander, Bruce  1961 12.4.93  Battalion Commander
Cala, Jerome F.             1962    
Keiran, Bernard H.          1962    
Peterson, Bruce    1962 4.28.10  
Wilt, Gary  1962 2.13.04  
Conley, Patrick  1963 Feb.1992  
Grunwald, Roderique R. 1963    
Page, James G. 1963 6.8.04  
Wickham, John Rick 1963    
Davidson, Peter S. 1964 6.29.04  
Frohne, James  1964 7.12.64 Killed in car accident
Hoeksima, Richard A. 1964 6.5.68  
Raab, Richard  1964 6.5.00  
Stranckmeyer, Ronald H. 1964 1.30.66  
Wenzel, Don 1964    
Boult, Paul  1965 3.3.96  
Hall, Bill                        1965 5.3.08  
Lutz, Craig T. 1965 1969 Died while in US Air Force
Venditti, Nicholas  1965 6.5.2000  
Webster, Robert L. 1966 3.6.70 Killed in Action Vietnam
Barrett, Andrew R. 1967 8.27.70 Killed in Action Vietnam
Turpin, Mike 1967    
Bean, Thomas E.  1968 12.10.96  
Martin, Paul E.  1968    
Hallstrom, Louis R. 1969 1.7.06  
Jeans, Daniel W. 1969 March 1971 Died while in USAF
Lawson, Meridee    1969 2.27.10  
Wendt, Lawrence R. 1969 10.01.02  
Bertiaux, Jack G. 1970 2.7.01  
Brookstra, Edward J. 1970 4.4.98  
Boyle, Charles P. 1970 3.23.91  
Conibear, Tom 1970 9.5.06  
Palmer, Brian J. 1970 1990  
Retzlaff, Jeffrey Richard 1971 7.7.84
Spanton, Dirk D. 1972 10.13.06 Colonel US Army - Iraq Veteran

 

Staff or Faculty Member Years at RMA
(if known)
Date of Death
(if known)
Comments
Alexander, Ruth  1947-52 10.1.67 School Nurse
Anderson, Frances   3.12.10 School Nurse
Brooks, Rolland  1956-66 11.13.67 Captain - Faculty
Carpenter, Charles A. 1934(C), 1949(F) 3.22.66 Commandant & WWII Veteran
Cavanah, Ella Mae  1948-73 9.30.00 Librarian
Cavanah,  Cecil "Allan" 1954-66 6.2.07 Barber 
Close, Fred  1948-52 Unknown Captain - Faculty
Coutant, Martin  1948-53 Unknown Captain - Faculty
Crandall, William A. 1943-70 Jan. 1972 Major - Faculty
Day, Faye(Mom)  1942-61 7.13.66 Seamstress
Eaton, Ross  1957-58 Unknown First Lieutenant - Faculty
Eshleman, Philip E. 1944-48(C),
1960-65(F)
9.17.89 Captain - Faculty
Fosdick, Grant  1948-53, 1970-73 Unknown Head Cook
Goatley, Bernie        1968-72 8.4.08 Lieutenant  Faculty
Johnson, Thomas  1929(C), 30-32(F) 1936 Faculty - Rank unknown
Lafouce, Henry  1961 Unknown First Lieutenant - Faculty
Lauchstaedt, Gustave 1955-64 2.18.70 Captain- Asst Comdt/PMS&T
Lochner, Richard  1960-65 Nov. 1985 Captain - Faculty
MacArthur Jr., Fred R. 1959 1959 Lieutenant - Faculty-Killed in car crash
MacArthur Sr., Fred R. 1959 1959 Captain - Faculty-Killed in car crash
MacNeal, Donald L. 1945-55 12.12.63 Captain - Faculty
Miller, Darrel W. 1966-71 5.26.08 Captain - Asst Cmdt
Millikan, Dorothy  1942-55 Unknown Nurse - Col. Millikan's first wife
Millikan, Glen G. 1928-73 12.8.88 Colonel - Superintendent
Shaughnessy, James  1955-73 2.26.03 Captain - Faculty & Athletic Director
St. Marie, Eugene  1949-65 5.10.00 Colonel/Commandant - Faculty
Staggs, Roy  1966-72 6.1.02 Major/Principal - Faculty
Van Ormer, Ralph  1957-61(F), 1964(F) 3.31.68 Major/Principal - Faculty
Welcher, Gordon S. 1957-58 Unknown First Lieutenant - Faculty