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USMMA GRADUATES, ALUMNI & MIDSHIPMEN
KILLED IN ENEMY ACTION WHILE IN WAR ZONE
SINCE JANUARY 1, 1947
MILITARY
NAME CLASS DATE CONFLICT DESCRIPTION
William N. Donnelly, IV 2008 GR 11/25/2010 Afghanistan Killed while leading his 1st Lt, USMC platoon on a dismounted infantry 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines operation in Helmand Province.
1st Division, I MEF, K Company
2nd Platoon
Francis L. Toner, IV 2006 GR 3/27/2009 Afghanistan Killed by an Afghan LTJG, USN-CEC soldier in Camp Shaheen, Garrison Engineer, Combined Mazed-E-Shariff while running with a group Security Transition Command, of fellow naval officers. Saved all but one 209th Corps/ARSIC North female by distracting shooter.
Aaron N. Seesan, 2003 GR 5/22/2005 Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) USA-1st Lt, Combat Engineer Mortally wounded on 5/21/2005 while 73rd Engineer Co., 1st (Stryker) leading his platoon on an IED sweep by a Brigade, 24th Regiment, 25th roadside bomb. He died in Landstuhl, Infantry Division Germany after medical evacuation
John “Larry” Lavish 1963 GR 8/1/1967 Vietnam While assigned as Air Liaison Capt, USAF Officer of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Air Liaison Officer Korean Marine Corps Brigade in South 3rd Battalion, Royal Korean Vietnam commanding 17 U.S. Marines Marine Corps Brigade coordinating U.S. air support, he was killed on a combat mission when his armored personnel carrier struck a land mine. He had previously flown 151 successful F-11 Phantom Jet missions over Vietnam. He had been selected for promotion to Major. Vietnam War Memorial Panel 24E, Line 061.
MERCHANT MARINE
John A. Bishop 1946 GR 8/23/1968 Vietnam While serving as the SS Baton First Assistant Engineer Rouge Victory’s First Assistant Engineer, he lost his life when a mine exploded under the vessel while steaming up the Saigon River in South Vietnam.
USMMA GRADUATES, ALUMNI AND MIDSHIPMEN
KILLED BY OTHER THAN ENEMY ACTION WHILE IN WAR ZONE
SINCE JANUARY 1, 1947
MILITARY
NAME CLASS DATE CONFLICT DESCRIPTION
John A. Beving 1986 GR 8/8/1992 Iraq (Desert Storm) While flying an Captain, USMC AH1W helicopter for HMLA “Scarface” Squadron HMLA “Scarface” Squadron 367 367 on night vision goggles over the dunes of Kuwait during a training mission in support of Operation Desert Stay. He and his co-pilot were killed when their aircraft crashed. His remains lie in the Rosencrans National Cemetery in San Diego, CA.
Mark D. Jackson 1985 GR 3/24/1991 Iraq (Desert Storm) Died of injuries
LT, USNR sustained in an automobile accident in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. First death of a Naval Reservist recalled to active duty in Operation Desert Storm. Reportedly collision of military vehicles.
MERCHANT MARINE
Raymond W. Reiche 1968 GR 12/26/1969 Vietnam While serving as Second Mate Second Mate aboard the States Marine C-2, SS Badger State, he lost his life while attempting to save the vessel from aerial bombs that were loose in the ship’s holds in extremely rough seas while en route to Vietnam. The vessel ultimately sank from exploding bombs. Only fourteen crew members survived.
USMMA GRADUATES AND ALUMNI
KILLED ON ACTIVE DUTY WHILE TRAINING
SINCE JANUARY 1, 1947
NAME CLASS DATE LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Allen R. Schuchman 1950 GR 12/17/1952 Elmendorf AFB Pilot, Schuchman, hit 2nd Lt, USAFR Anchorage, AK terrain while attempting a landing in an F-94B all-weather fighter interceptor during training at Elmendorf AFB.
Thomas E. Fitzpatrick 1951 GR 2/28/1955 Modesto, CA Fitzpatrick was a LTJG, USN Near NAS “checkout” pilot in an F9F-8 Cougar leading a flight of two aircraft and crashed into hills near Modesto, CA due to engine or electrical failure. Pilot was killed when ejection seat failed he was forced to bailout at high speed.
Thomas J. Campbell 1952 GR 3/14/1962 Western Pacific During recovery LT, US operations aboard the USS Hancock
VF-213 (CVA-19), pilot, Campbell, crashed his F3H Demon fighter jet on the carrier deck and went over the side.
James A. Reneau 1960 GR 2/12/1964 Pacific Ocean While in training for LTJG, USN off NAS Miramar a deployment to the VF-92 Western Pacific in a Navy F-4 Phantom II, the pilot, Reneau, was killed in a low altitude rollover combat maneuver during a failed ejection sequence. The RIO survived.
Dennis P. Hritz 1977 GR 2/28/1978 Bay Minnette, AL During a routine training LTJG, USN flight a TH-1L Bell Iroquois helicopter trainer from NAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL exploded killing all on board including Hritz. His commanding officer awarded his wings posthumously.
Thomas D. Waterbury 1985 GR 4/15/1992 Gulf of Mexico While practicing
LT, USN take-offs from the USS Forrestal (CV-59) the T-2C Buckeye Training Squadron 4 trainer, in which Waterbury was an instructor pilot in the rear seat, crashed immediately after takeoff. Waterbury ejected but was not found. The other instructor pilot was rescued.
Kenneth M. Graff 2001 GR 9/23/2002 E. Milton, FL Graff was killed when his 2nd Lt, USMC four-seat Piper Cherokee crashed between a tree and a house while soloing in a prospective aviator program of FAA certified instruction while waiting for formal instruction at the Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, FL.
Jerry R. Smith 2003 GR 8/28/2007 Atlantic Ocean Smith perished with two LTJG, USN Off Virginia Capes other crew members of a Carrier Airborne Early Warning E-2C Hawkeye Command Squadron 120 and Control Aircraft after launching off the
USS Harry S. Truman while Smith was completing carrier qualification exercises. Neither the plane nor the crew members were recovered. Smith had earned his wings in May of 2006 qualifying in the T-45A Goshawk jet.
USMMA GRADUATES, ALUMNI, MIDSHIPMEN
KILLED WHILE SERVING THEIR NATION
UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
SINCE JANUARY 1, 1947
NAME CLASS DATE LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Elliott M. See, Jr. 1949 GR 02/28/1966 St. Louis, MO See and Astronaut Charles Bassett were killed when when their T-38 jet trainer crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft Building 101, known as the McDonnell Space Center, adjacent to the Lambert Field Airport in St. Louis, where they were going to train in a Gemini spacecraft simulator. See was a member of the 1962 NASA Group 2 and acted as backup pilot for Gemini 5. He was in line to fly as Prime Crew Pilot for Gemini 8 but was promoted to be Command Pilot of Gemini 9. Investigative panel concluded that pilot error (flying too low to the ground) was caused by poor visibility due to bad weather.
Robert D. Colin 1974 GR 09/11/2001 WTC, NYC Colin was killed when terrorists flew a commercial jet liner into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. He worked for Aon Corporation (Insurance) on the 99th floor.
Gilbert F. Granados 1975 GR 09/11/2001 WTC, NYC Gilbert was killed when terrorists flew a commercial jet liner into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. He worked for Aon Corporation (Insurance) on the 98th floor. A LCDR in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, the U.S. Coast Guard Station located at USMMA, Kings Point, NY was named for him in 2003.
(Revised 01/24/2011)