★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LCDR Derek Holmquist '73, USN was lost on April 1, 1985 when the A-6 Intruder he was piloting crashed in Panama during a training mission. The bombardier/navigator, LT Glenn Ziegler '81, USN, was also killed.
Derek graduated from high school in McLean, Virginia, where he was active in several clubs and societies, and a member of the football, wrestling, and track teams. At the Naval Academy he was on the rugby team.
He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, and parents (Carl '43 and Lavinia).
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/DEREK_E._HOLMQUIST,_LCDR,_USN