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Deceased from USMA Class of 1955 (153)
Order: Descending date of death - Change to alphabetical - Change to Cullum number order
| Name | Class | Eulogies | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Dempsie Augustus | 1955 | 3 | October 11, 1929 | November 4, 2009 |
| LICHTENBERG, Herbert Selig | 1955 | 18 | March 15, 1933 | October 28, 2009 |
| HARVILL, Preston Standlee | 1955 | 6 | April 22, 1934 | August 25, 2009 |
| SOPER, Robert Louis | 1955 | 7 | September 26, 1933 | May 24, 2009 |
| MAYSON, Preston Brooks | 1955 | 9 | June 18, 1932 | March 30, 2009 |
| WELTER, William Lloyd | 1955 | 33 | September 19, 1932 | March 23, 2009 |
| SHELDON, Alfred Edwin | 1955 | 1 | January 11, 1932 | February 4, 2009 |
| MCKELVEY, Robert Dean | 1955 | 4 | July 29, 1931 | January 11, 2009 |
| BISHOP, Ted Eugene | 1955 | 6 | April 16, 1933 | October 12, 2008 |
| CHANCE, Billy Junior | 1955 | 7 | September 20, 1933 | September 16, 2008 |
| TEBODO, Louis T. | 1955 | 4 | September 1, 1930 | June 22, 2008 |
| CHIKALLA, Gerald George | 1955 | 14 | June 25, 1931 | June 7, 2008 |
| HORNBARGER, Peter Hampton | 1955 | 6 | October 11, 1933 | June 2, 2008 |
| KNIERIEM, Fred Gerard | 1955 | 5 | August 24, 1932 | April 28, 2008 |
| DOMECK, Charles R. | 1955 | 5 | February 18, 1932 | March 21, 2008 |
| CHAPMAN, Robert Bruce | 1955 | 4 | August 17, 1930 | March 11, 2008 |
| CLAYTON, John Bell | 1955 | 1 | October 4, 1931 | January 25, 2008 |
| DOERR, Robert Ingomar | 1955 | 2 | October 21, 1932 | December 22, 2007 |
| HODGES, Russell Barry | 1955 | 1 | October 27, 1930 | December 8, 2007 |
| VOLKSTADT, Wilfred George | 1955 | 1 | November 27, 1932 | July 4, 2007 |
| REID, Donald Emerson | 1955 | 11 | August 4, 1928 | February 8, 2007 |
| MILLER, John Walton | 1955 | 2 | August 29, 1933 | January 14, 2007 |
| FARRINGTON, John Sebree | 1955 | 5 | February 12, 1933 | December 14, 2006 |
| OLIVE, Lewis Cortez | 1955 | 2 | October 27, 1930 | November 20, 2006 |
| BUNDREN, Alva Barlett | 1955 | 8 | July 10, 1932 | October 9, 2006 |
| SECHRIST, John Robert | 1955 | 1 | April 12, 1931 | July 30, 2006 |
| CRANCER, John William | 1955 | 7 | December 18, 1933 | May 5, 2006 |
| POIRIER, John Thomas | 1955 | 2 | April 16, 1933 | April 21, 2006 |
| GRUBBS, Edward Fox | 1955 | 1 | July 11, 1932 | March 27, 2006 |
| MURRAY, Ronald Stewart | 1955 | 4 | December 23, 1932 | March 14, 2006 |
| MALOOLEY, Rudolph Sargus | 1955 | 9 | April 7, 1930 | October 14, 2005 |
| PHILLIPS, Fred Bradford | 1955 | 1 | December 4, 1930 | October 4, 2005 |
| SCHOW, Horace Jr. | 1955 | 4 | November 14, 1932 | March 29, 2005 |
| MCGREVEY, Thomas Patrick | 1955 | 4 | June 1, 1932 | March 8, 2005 |
| PARKS, William Trest | 1955 | 7 | September 25, 1929 | February 9, 2005 |
| HANSELL, Haywood Shepherd | 1955 | 7 | March 13, 1933 | November 26, 2004 |
| SCHICK, John Lawrence | 1955 | 6 | November 23, 1931 | November 9, 2004 |
| HARDY, John Scott | 1955 | 4 | May 6, 1933 | November 7, 2004 |
| WHITE, Richard C. | 1955 | 1 | September 1, 1930 | August 12, 2004 |
| CHAMBERS, William Hanion | 1955 | 1 | November 1, 1932 | March 19, 2004 |
| ROBERTSON, Frank Jay | 1955 | 3 | November 26, 1932 | February 1, 2004 |
| SIETMAN, William Frederick | 1955 | 1 | August 27, 1929 | January 29, 2004 |
| CRANDALL, Loomis L. | 1955 | 5 | August 19, 1931 | January 10, 2004 |
| MC DONALD, John Sheridan | 1955 | 6 | October 30, 1929 | January 8, 2004 |
| BROWN, Robert Bruce | 1955 | 7 | August 5, 1929 | December 4, 2003 |
| ZEMET, Edwin R. | 1955 | 2 | July 31, 1929 | December 2, 2003 |
| MACDONALD, Alexander Ronald | 1955 | 9 | August 9, 1933 | November 23, 2003 |
| WALTON, Frank George | 1955 | 2 | March 18, 1933 | September 12, 2003 |
| YORK, Harry Milton | 1955 | 2 | December 11, 1930 | July 13, 2003 |
| GARN, Harvey A. | 1955 | 3 | September 10, 1931 | June 27, 2003 |
| ORDWAY , Godwin 3rd | 1955 | 17 | April 27, 1931 | April 11, 2003 |
| JOHNSON, Robert Peter | 1955 | 30 | January 6, 1931 | January 26, 2003 |
| JELLISON, Cecil Donald | 1955 | 3 | July 22, 1930 | January 24, 2003 |
| ERMINGER, Lee Earl | 1955 | 6 | August 30, 1931 | January 8, 2003 |
| CALLEY, John Nicholas | 1955 | 8 | August 6, 1929 | October 30, 2002 |
| JEFFERIES, Paul James | 1955 | 4 | March 16, 1931 | June 15, 2002 |
| LEWIS, Gerald S. | 1955 | 5 | January 12, 1932 | June 6, 2002 |
| HAMILTON, John Thomas | 1955 | 4 | December 12, 1933 | May 29, 2002 |
| KINZER, James Hanlin | 1955 | 3 | December 21, 1932 | April 29, 2002 |
| OPPEL, Albert Franklin | 1955 | 11 | May 7, 1933 | April 29, 2002 |
| PETTET, Joseph David | 1955 | 3 | August 12, 1932 | April 7, 2002 |
| RUNDLE, Don Philip | 1955 | 11 | December 16, 1932 | February 10, 2002 |
| SMITH, Wayne Richard | 1955 | 12 | May 6, 1932 | December 14, 2001 |
| FAGAN, Kenneth J. | 1955 | 2 | July 31, 1933 | September 24, 2001 |
| WOOD, Graham Wayne | 1955 | 6 | June 16, 1930 | September 24, 2001 |
| BATCHMAN, Gilbert Rodney | 1955 | 12 | January 21, 1931 | August 29, 2001 |
| JOSEPH, Robert Emmett | 1955 | 14 | September 3, 1932 | August 1, 2001 |
| WATERSTRAT, Rodney Lee | 1955 | 8 | September 2, 1929 | February 20, 2001 |
| GREER, Frank Upton | 1955 | 1 | March 18, 1932 | January 4, 2001 |
| CATHEY, Carl Homer | 1955 | 15 | May 26, 1931 | November 12, 2000 |
| MASSON, Richard William | 1955 | 8 | November 30, 1931 | September 4, 2000 |
| FRANKLIN, Wallace Greene | 1955 | 2 | November 14, 1929 | July 27, 2000 |
| HUMPHREY, John Plympton Stuart | 1955 | 3 | July 24, 1932 | April 4, 2000 |
| LAFRENZ, Robert Lee | 1955 | 10 | May 20, 1932 | February 24, 2000 |
| HENRY, Ralph La Verne | 1955 | 2 | January 7, 1931 | December 22, 1999 |
| BOSSHARD, Royal Charles | 1955 | 1 | May 7, 1930 | November 6, 1999 |
| CARRINGTON, William Miles | 1955 | 2 | June 22, 1933 | October 31, 1999 |
| WIX, William M. | 1955 | 6 | May 5, 1933 | October 31, 1999 |
| BURROUGHS, Dave | 1955 | 12 | September 29, 1932 | March 21, 1999 |
| TERRIO, William Arthur | 1955 | 2 | May 30, 1930 | January 31, 1999 |
| CASSELLS JR, Cyrus Curtis | 1955 | 5 | September 12, 1933 | January 2, 1999 |
| FLEMING, Norwood Wall | 1955 | 2 | November 23, 1932 | October 28, 1998 |
| LOVELL, John Philip | 1955 | 1 | August 12, 1932 | September 15, 1998 |
| MASSEY, Clyde Jr | 1955 | 11 | November 1, 1930 | August 13, 1998 |
| MAUS, William Clifford | 1955 | 10 | October 27, 1929 | April 23, 1998 |
| PHEIFF, Robert Frank | 1955 | 3 | July 3, 1930 | April 23, 1998 |
| LAW, Donald Keith | 1955 | 1 | May 10, 1931 | January 19, 1998 |
| COYLE, Lionel Robert | 1955 | 1 | April 19, 1930 | September 21, 1997 |
| KLUNG, Henry Albaum | 1955 | 2 | August 4, 1932 | August 11, 1997 |
| BURKHART, George Anthony | 1955 | 1 | December 28, 1931 | June 27, 1997 |
| VULGAS, Edmund | 1955 | 1 | June 12, 1932 | December 20, 1996 |
| MULLAN, Thomas Lawrence | 1955 | 1 | September 30, 1931 | December 10, 1996 |
| KARNES, John Herbert | 1955 | 1 | March 1, 1932 | November 21, 1996 |
| WIEGAND, Robert Dudley | 1955 | 6 | February 29, 1932 | June 23, 1996 |
| BLANTON, Philip Taylor | 1955 | 1 | August 13, 1931 | January 3, 1996 |
| NAPIER, James Wyly | 1955 | 2 | September 1, 1931 | May 17, 1995 |
| VINEY, John Alvin | 1955 | 1 | December 7, 1932 | February 14, 1995 |
| FROST, Jack Wilson | 1955 | 2 | April 2, 1932 | December 31, 1994 |
| LENIO, Paul Thomas | 1955 | 4 | October 2, 1933 | November 17, 1994 |
| PEARCE, George Byron | 1955 | 1 | January 5, 1931 | November 4, 1994 |
| RIGGS, Leland Stanford | 1955 | 3 | December 21, 1933 | November 24, 1993 |
| MONAHAN JR, George L | 1955 | 5 | November 21, 1933 | February 4, 1993 |
| RHINEHART, George G. | 1955 | 1 | January 5, 1931 | November 15, 1992 |
| GRAY, Richard Herbert | 1955 | 3 | September 22, 1931 | November 1, 1992 |
| NICHOLS, Sterling Ramsdell | 1955 | 2 | July 20, 1930 | September 10, 1992 |
| EDWARDS, Alan Miller | 1955 | 1 | October 8, 1933 | February 11, 1992 |
| CINI, Alfred Anthony | 1955 | 1 | March 20, 1931 | September 29, 1991 |
| RALLS, Rawleigh Hazen | 1955 | 1 | December 14, 1932 | July 30, 1991 |
| ROCK, John Vincent | 1955 | 2 | April 8, 1932 | July 23, 1991 |
| FETKO, Paul | 1955 | 2 | April 12, 1931 | June 16, 1991 |
| FLYNN, Charles Logan | 1955 | 1 | September 11, 1930 | April 6, 1991 |
| POND, Chester Hilton | 1955 | 1 | April 4, 1930 | March 26, 1991 |
| ISBELL, Don | 1955 | 1 | February 24, 1930 | September 1, 1990 |
| SCHUH, Charles Allen | 1955 | 2 | January 30, 1932 | October 11, 1988 |
| GREENE, Francis Martin | 1955 | 1 | December 15, 1933 | June 12, 1988 |
| RYAN, Walter Joseph | 1955 | 1 | February 18, 1933 | December 25, 1987 |
| THOMPSON, Ted Eugene | 1955 | 0 | July 7, 1929 | September 18, 1987 |
| JONES, Warren Alexander | 1955 | 3 | May 9, 1933 | January 22, 1987 |
| O'BRIEN, Francis Edmund | 1955 | 2 | August 23, 1929 | July 3, 1986 |
| THOMER, Joseph Norman | 1955 | 1 | October 10, 1930 | January 27, 1986 |
| MATTESON, John Rhodes | 1955 | 1 | June 26, 1932 | December 16, 1985 |
| SHIMUNEK, Richard Dean | 1955 | 2 | September 29, 1931 | October 13, 1985 |
| FLOYD, Leland Dwight | 1955 | 1 | September 3, 1929 | September 26, 1985 |
| STRAUS, George Alfred | 1955 | 5 | April 3, 1932 | July 20, 1985 |
| BOORAS, Peter Demetrios | 1955 | 1 | June 14, 1930 | September 12, 1984 |
| YOUNG, Brewer Hamilton | 1955 | 2 | March 23, 1931 | June 19, 1984 |
| TEIFER, Joseph E. | 1955 | 1 | July 24, 1930 | January 1, 1984 |
| HOCK, William Joseph | 1955 | 4 | March 12, 1933 | November 20, 1983 |
| SYMONDS, Charles Horace | 1955 | 1 | February 8, 1932 | July 7, 1983 |
| BURNS, Henry | 1955 | 3 | February 1, 1931 | May 28, 1982 |
| GOODWIN, William James | 1955 | 2 | November 24, 1930 | March 18, 1981 |
| STRUSS, Richard Bradley | 1955 | 1 | April 16, 1931 | October 22, 1980 |
| WILCOX, William Howard | 1955 | 1 | December 11, 1930 | September 23, 1979 |
| BARRAS, Gregory Inman | 1955 | 8 | October 13, 1932 | April 17, 1979 |
| MARTIN, Charles Homer | 1955 | 1 | August 26, 1932 | July 13, 1976 |
| WILDERMUTH, William Carl | 1955 | 1 | August 29, 1931 | September 25, 1971 |
| TORRENCE, James Edward | 1955 | 3 | October 23, 1932 | May 18, 1971 |
| PEARSON, John Cruickshank | 1955 | 1 | May 11, 1931 | May 17, 1968 |
| STOECKEL, Charles Gary | 1955 | 2 | April 9, 1934 | January 31, 1967 |
| MILLER, Christopher Jesse | 1955 | 2 | July 4, 1932 | October 20, 1966 |
| MCCORMACK, J Gordon | 1955 | 3 | November 13, 1933 | April 7, 1966 |
| BECKER, Richard Douglas | 1955 | 2 | March 26, 1932 | August 22, 1965 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Damon | 1955 | 3 | May 9, 1932 | August 11, 1965 |
| RUPP, Alexander Kratz | 1955 | 3 | July 2, 1930 | June 11, 1965 |
| MCCARTHY, Thomas Weller | 1955 | 4 | April 30, 1933 | March 3, 1964 |
| ADAMS, Francis James | 1955 | 3 | September 9, 1930 | December 4, 1963 |
| GLIDDEN, Norb Ray | 1955 | 1 | November 16, 1933 | December 4, 1963 |
| MULLER, Arthur Edward | 1955 | 3 | December 1, 1931 | May 24, 1958 |
| HERDMAN, Lawrence Chandler | 1955 | 2 | September 15, 1932 | January 8, 1958 |
| STAUDAHER, James Walter | 1955 | 1 | May 26, 1931 | August 25, 1957 |
| JOHNSON, Frederick Graham | 1955 | 1 | February 9, 1933 | July 2, 1957 |
| DALY, John Colford | 1955 | 1 | May 1, 1932 | August 13, 1956 |
| LANAHAN, Francis H. | 1955 | 2 | October 12, 1932 | July 12, 1953 |
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