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Taps
Honoring Fallen Rough Riders
and Faculty Members |
| We try our
best to ensure the accuracy of the information provided on this
page, but it is based upon reports provided to us by cadets, faculty
and friends of RMA. If you have information to add to this
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bugle call we know as "Taps"? |
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indicates cadets and faculty added within the last 30
days
Cadets
|
Cadet |
Year
Graduated
or Last
Attended |
Date of Death
(if known)
|
Comments |
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East, Robert Arthur |
1930 |
1985 |
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Mapes,
Lowell |
1931 |
1990 |
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Fasset,
George W. |
1932 |
1955 |
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Jessup,
Arthur |
1932 |
1964 |
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Mann,
Paul E. |
1932 |
4.16.64 |
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McCaw,
Leo W. |
1932 |
1967 |
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Smith,
Harold |
1932 |
1965 |
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Curran,
John D. |
1933 |
9.14.44 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Ketzle, Robert P. |
1933 |
1.3.06 |
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Reedy,
Patrick |
1933 |
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Reichel, Bernard |
1933 |
6.24.94 |
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Baker,
Carroll F. |
1934 |
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Benziger, William |
1934 |
1941 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Carr,
Lawrence |
1934 |
1992 |
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Crawford, Lyle |
1934 |
5.26.99 |
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Guthrie, Earl |
1934 |
3.29.69 |
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Painter, Francis Myron |
1936 |
9.27.68 |
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Strum,
Edward |
1936 |
6.6.44 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Baude,
James |
1937 |
1964 |
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Bort,
John E. |
1937 |
1964 |
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Greenwood, John |
1937 |
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Doering, Richard H. |
1938 |
6.20.94 |
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McClelland, Lyle F. |
1938 |
10.22.42 |
Killed
in Action in WWII |
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Schultz, William D.
|
1938 |
5.25.09 |
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Anderson, Kenneth |
1939 |
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Newhouse, Ben E. |
1939 |
1994 |
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Peterson, Allen R. |
1939 |
8.13.43 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Sopira,
Theodore |
1939 |
April,
1966 |
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Hathaway, Gilbert Nathan |
1940 |
7.31.47 |
WWII
Veteran |
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Montgomery, James |
1940 |
1964 |
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Piper,
Robert |
1940 |
12.7.41 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Cox,
William H. |
1941 |
Oct.
1944 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Lathers, William |
1941 |
12.6.97 |
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Meyers,
Jack |
1941 |
6.14.44 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Shankle, William |
1941 |
9.12.44 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Bogoff,
Monroe A. |
1942 |
12.21.94 |
World
War II Bomber Pilot |
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Drury,
George F. |
1942 |
11.11.92 |
COl.
USAF - WWII, Korea, Vietnam |
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Lawrence, Patrick |
1942 |
1964 |
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Lewis,
James F. |
1942 |
1.14.06 |
WWII
Veteran |
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Ongley,
George |
1942 |
1964 |
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Parker,
Leonard |
1942 |
1964 |
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Winters, Warren J. |
1942 |
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Beisal,
Harry |
1943 |
Oct.
1944 |
Killed
in Action WWII |
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Campbell, John E. |
1943 |
Unknown |
While
in US Navy |
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Koppel,
Stewart |
1943 |
12.8.08 |
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Krohn,
Stuart |
1943 |
1.12.00 |
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Martin,
William E. |
1943 |
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Nelson,
Gerald G. |
1943 |
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Rosenbaum, Robert D. |
1943 |
Dec. 03 |
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Steele,
Vernon G. |
1943 |
5.3.89 |
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Tankel,
Norman |
1943 |
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Taylor,
Willis |
1943 |
9.24.06 |
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Thomas,
William F.
|
1943 |
4.18.09 |
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Weil,
William |
1943 |
1964 |
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Carrington, Robert |
1944 |
1964 |
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Crawford, Alan L. |
1944 |
Nov.
2001 |
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Demming, James |
1944 |
1964 |
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Jerome,
Woody |
1944 |
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Leven,
Rals |
1944 |
4.17.05 |
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McMillen, Donald V. |
1944 |
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Nelson,
Jr., Lester |
1944 |
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Rike,
Carter |
1944 |
3.64 |
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Sadowski, Henry R. |
1944 |
Unknown |
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Trowbridge, Albert |
1944 |
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Wing
Jr., Alan E. |
1944 |
1.24.64 |
While
in US Air Force |
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Burson,
Harry |
1945 |
8.27.06 |
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Evans,
Wallace M. |
1945 |
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Freije,
Richard J. |
1945 |
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Freije,
Jr., Edward R. |
1945 |
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Hoffman, Richard V. |
1945 |
10.01.05 |
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Jagiella, Frank E. |
1945 |
12.15.01 |
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Jese,
Charles |
1945 |
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Lachman, Jules |
1945 |
9.1.07 |
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Meeuwenberg, Wallace |
1945 |
4.3.05 |
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Ravenhill, Ronald |
1945 |
3.5.08 |
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Rosenberg, Marshall A. |
1945 |
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Sonneveld, Robert W. |
1945 |
May,
1953 |
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Wakeman, Raymond |
1945 |
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Wegener, Roger A. |
1945 |
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Arges
(Argerakos), John R. |
1946 |
7.23.04 |
Korean
War Veteran |
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Bohks,
Robert |
1946 |
10.31.06 |
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Davis,
Larry |
1946 |
7.3.03 |
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Haines,
William |
1946 |
Feb.
2003 |
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Hillborg, James B. |
1946 |
3.2.03 |
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Jakacki, Edward |
1946 |
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Kelly,
Thomas J. |
1946 |
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Krust,
Nicholas |
1946 |
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Maddex,
Robert |
1946 |
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Regas,
William |
1946 |
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Simonson, Curtis B.
|
1946 |
4.6.02 |
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Skiparnias, George A. |
1946 |
11.06.03 |
Korean
War Veteran |
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Smith,
Paul N. |
1946 |
1996 |
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Stull,
George |
1946 |
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Battalion Commander |
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Svec,
William |
1946 |
1964 |
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Tsangadas, Byron C. |
1946 |
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Vaccher, Victor |
1946 |
10.11.69 |
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Vorpagel, Richard J. |
1946 |
10.29.05 |
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Walker,
Royal |
1946 |
1997 |
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Whitmer, James |
1946 |
July,
2002 |
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Yentzer, David |
1946 |
5.14.06 |
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Chivell, Roland |
1947 |
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Hoffman, Edgar A. |
1947 |
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Johnson, Donald |
1947 |
1997 |
Battalion Commander |
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Knopp,
William |
1947 |
August,
2002 |
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Peskin,
Al |
1947 |
9.20.06 |
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Swanson, Thomas V. |
1947 |
1.15.99 |
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Woidat,
Richard |
1947 |
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Zika,
Richard |
1947 |
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Arnosk,
Clarence |
1948 |
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Duckman,
Donald L. |
1948 |
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French,
Robert C. |
1948 |
9.22.99 |
US
Marine - Korean War Vet |
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Hummel,
John B. |
1948 |
1964 |
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Kroning,
Dean |
1948 |
7.15.04 |
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Abrahamson, Alex H. |
1949 |
1964 |
AKA -
Abrahams |
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Adams,
Alex A. |
1949 |
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Click,
Richard H. |
1949 |
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Clift,
Chester C. |
1949 |
1964 |
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Cowles,
Ronald |
1949 |
Unknown |
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Deal,
Richard |
1949 |
7.17.05 |
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Dorn,
Garland |
1949 |
6.1.02 |
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Johnson, Albert L. |
1949 |
1964 |
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Kapson,
Norman |
1949 |
12.11.05 |
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McLeod, Ted
|
1949 |
2.19.09 |
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Smit,
Howard J. |
1949 |
August,
1959 |
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Vanni, Richard S. |
1949 |
8.4.08 |
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Withers, Joseph L. |
1949 |
10.25.99 |
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Cohen,
Charles P. |
1950 |
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Cadet
Battalion Commander |
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Hartmam,
Ronald |
1950 |
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Henebry,
Robert A. |
1950 |
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Johnson, John R,.
|
1950 |
4.22.08 |
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Pollock, Dwight |
1950 |
1.6.02 |
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Stilling III, Daniel Fredrick |
1950 |
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Gurevitz, Michael J. |
1951 |
1.2.03 |
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Garvey, James |
1952 |
2.10.02 |
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Grand,
Irving |
1952 |
7.5.06 |
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Schultz, Roger |
1952 |
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Alexander, Dick |
1953 |
12.31.02 |
Battalion Commander |
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Dallas,
Thomas S. |
1953 |
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Eustace, Jerold |
1953 |
8.8.07 |
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Mason,
Don E. |
1953 |
3.25.05 |
Cadet
Company Commander |
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Pickle,
Bob |
1953 |
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Reich,
Willis C. |
1953 |
12.1.53 |
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Smith,
Harry R. |
1953 |
2.6.99 |
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Townsend, David |
1953 |
6.30.06 |
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Cantral, John |
1954 |
4.12.04 |
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Lapsys
Jr., Howard M. |
1954 |
8.14.69 |
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Walsh,
Robert T. |
1954 |
8.10.66 |
Killed
in Action Vietnam |
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Wilbur,
Willis |
1954 |
August,
1954 |
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Horning, John |
1955 |
8.21.02 |
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Rastede, Gregory |
1955 |
1964 |
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Southwick, Perry |
1955 |
12.14.84 |
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Winchell, Lawrence |
1955 |
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Hutchinson, Ronald M. |
1956 |
1980 |
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Merry,
Joel A. |
1956 |
7.19.98 |
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Tollefson, Russell
|
1956 |
11.24.09 |
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Vega,
Eloy |
1956 |
10.20.90 |
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Baldwin, Robert E. |
1957 |
2002 |
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Dinghofer, Frank |
1957 |
June 1991 |
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Fisher,
Mervan Jimmy |
1957 |
12.3.57 |
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Lalime,
William P. |
1957 |
7.68 |
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Dahleen,
Wendel C. |
1958 |
10.30.03 |
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Kuhfuss,
Richard |
1958 |
7.16.64 |
Battalion Commander |
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Munfield, Jack |
1958 |
6.24.07 |
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Small,
Wayne |
1958 |
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Williams, Alan Charles |
1958 |
7.15.58 |
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Barden,
Walter D. |
1959 |
3.1.05 |
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Lopez, Bill |
1959 |
2.24.09 |
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McHenry, Patrick T. |
1959 |
8.19.04 |
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Shimp, Andrew H. |
1959 |
6.9.67 |
Killed
in Action Vietnam |
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Summers, Stephen H. |
1959 |
9.13.61 |
Died
While in US Air Force |
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Thein,
James R. |
1959 |
2.13.94 |
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Chinsky, Michael |
1960 |
10.06.04 |
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Leitner, Frank |
1960 |
11.1.60 |
Killed
in car accident |
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Matthiesen, Peter |
1960 |
1997 |
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Mosby,
Robert T.
|
1960 |
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Preniczky, John
|
1960 |
11.22.08 |
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Rossi,
Raymond C. |
1960 |
10.13.05 |
Company
Commander |
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Wald,
Jonathan |
1960 |
2.7.99 |
Battalion Commander |
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Burt, Jim
|
1961 |
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Clark,
Frank |
1961 |
8.1.06 |
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Kephart, Wray |
1961 |
5.28.05 |
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Lexander, Bruce |
1961 |
12.4.93 |
Battalion Commander |
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Cala,
Jerome F.
|
1962 |
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Keiran,
Bernard H.
|
1962 |
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Peterson, Bruce
|
1962 |
4.28.10 |
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Wilt,
Gary |
1962 |
2.13.04 |
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Conley,
Patrick |
1963 |
Feb.1992 |
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Grunwald, Roderique R. |
1963 |
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Page,
James G. |
1963 |
6.8.04 |
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Wickham, John Rick |
1963 |
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Davidson, Peter S. |
1964 |
6.29.04 |
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Frohne,
James |
1964 |
7.12.64 |
Killed
in car accident |
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Hoeksima, Richard A. |
1964 |
6.5.68 |
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Raab,
Richard |
1964 |
6.5.00 |
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Stranckmeyer, Ronald H. |
1964 |
1.30.66 |
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Wenzel,
Don |
1964 |
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Boult,
Paul |
1965 |
3.3.96 |
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Hall, Bill
|
1965 |
5.3.08 |
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Lutz,
Craig T. |
1965 |
1969 |
Died
while in US Air Force |
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Venditti, Nicholas |
1965 |
6.5.2000 |
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Webster, Robert L. |
1966 |
3.6.70 |
Killed
in Action Vietnam |
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Barrett, Andrew R. |
1967 |
8.27.70 |
Killed
in Action Vietnam |
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Turpin,
Mike |
1967 |
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Bean,
Thomas E. |
1968 |
12.10.96 |
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Martin,
Paul E. |
1968 |
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Hallstrom, Louis R. |
1969 |
1.7.06 |
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Jeans,
Daniel W. |
1969 |
March 1971 |
Died while in USAF |
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Lawson,
Meridee
|
1969 |
2.27.10 |
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Wendt,
Lawrence R. |
1969 |
10.01.02 |
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Bertiaux, Jack G. |
1970 |
2.7.01 |
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Brookstra, Edward J. |
1970 |
4.4.98 |
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Boyle,
Charles P. |
1970 |
3.23.91 |
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Conibear, Tom |
1970 |
9.5.06 |
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Palmer,
Brian J. |
1970 |
1990 |
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Retzlaff, Jeffrey Richard |
1971 |
7.7.84 |
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Spanton, Dirk D. |
1972 |
10.13.06 |
Colonel
US Army - Iraq Veteran |
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Staff or Faculty Member |
Years
at RMA
(if known) |
Date of Death
(if known) |
Comments |
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Alexander, Ruth |
1947-52 |
10.1.67 |
School
Nurse |
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Anderson, Frances
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3.12.10 |
School
Nurse |
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Brooks,
Rolland |
1956-66 |
11.13.67 |
Captain
- Faculty |
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Carpenter, Charles A. |
1934(C),
1949(F) |
3.22.66 |
Commandant & WWII Veteran |
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Cavanah,
Ella Mae |
1948-73 |
9.30.00 |
Librarian |
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Cavanah,
Cecil "Allan" |
1954-66 |
6.2.07 |
Barber
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Close,
Fred |
1948-52 |
Unknown |
Captain
- Faculty |
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Coutant,
Martin |
1948-53 |
Unknown |
Captain
- Faculty |
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Crandall, William A. |
1943-70 |
Jan.
1972 |
Major -
Faculty |
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Day,
Faye(Mom) |
1942-61 |
7.13.66 |
Seamstress |
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Eaton,
Ross |
1957-58 |
Unknown |
First
Lieutenant - Faculty |
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Eshleman, Philip E. |
1944-48(C),
1960-65(F) |
9.17.89 |
Captain
- Faculty |
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Fosdick, Grant |
1948-53, 1970-73 |
Unknown |
Head
Cook |
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Goatley, Bernie
|
1968-72 |
8.4.08 |
Lieutenant Faculty |
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Johnson, Thomas |
1929(C),
30-32(F) |
1936 |
Faculty
- Rank unknown |
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Lafouce,
Henry |
1961 |
Unknown |
First
Lieutenant - Faculty |
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Lauchstaedt, Gustave |
1955-64 |
2.18.70 |
Captain- Asst Comdt/PMS&T |
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Lochner,
Richard |
1960-65 |
Nov.
1985 |
Captain
- Faculty |
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MacArthur Jr., Fred R. |
1959 |
1959 |
Lieutenant - Faculty-Killed in car crash |
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MacArthur Sr., Fred R. |
1959 |
1959 |
Captain
- Faculty-Killed in car crash |
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MacNeal,
Donald L. |
1945-55 |
12.12.63 |
Captain
- Faculty |
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Miller, Darrel W. |
1966-71 |
5.26.08 |
Captain
- Asst Cmdt |
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Millikan, Dorothy |
1942-55 |
Unknown |
Nurse -
Col. Millikan's first wife |
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Millikan, Glen G. |
1928-73 |
12.8.88 |
Colonel
- Superintendent |
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Shaughnessy, James |
1955-73 |
2.26.03 |
Captain
- Faculty & Athletic Director |
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St. Marie, Eugene |
1949-65 |
5.10.00 |
Colonel/Commandant - Faculty |
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Staggs,
Roy |
1966-72 |
6.1.02 |
Major/Principal - Faculty |
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Van
Ormer, Ralph |
1957-61(F), 1964(F) |
3.31.68 |
Major/Principal - Faculty |
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Welcher,
Gordon S. |
1957-58 |
Unknown |
First
Lieutenant - Faculty |
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