ALAN G. CARMACK, MIDN, USN

★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★

Midshipman Alan Carmack, USN '82 was lost on July 31, 1981 when the aircraft he was aboard crashed the eastern end of the Bay Bridge of the Chesapeake Bay. He was participating in an aviation orientation program open to First Class Midshipmen. His civilian instructor was also killed.

A native of Moore, Oklahoma, Alan was manager of the varsity wrestling team at the Academy. He had been a member of the Drum and Bugle Corps, was an active participant in the Pep Band, and had qualified as a parachutist. "Well-liked by his fellow midshipmen, and his loss to the Twelfth Company will be seriously felt."

He is survived by his parents and a sister.

To Honor! ⚓

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JEFFREY C. OHL, 2LT, USMC

★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★

2LT Jeffrey Ohl, USMC '82 was lost on September 23, 1983 when the T-34C training aircraft he was piloting crashed at Tuscola, Illinois. The instructor was also killed. They were members of Training Squadron (VT) 3, based at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Florida; they were flying to an airshow near Chicago where the aircraft would serve as a static display.

Jeffrey was from Huntington, West Virginia. "Jeff was an outstanding student and a recognized leader among his peers. He graduated from Huntington East High School in 1978 where he was class Salutatorian, Senior Class President, and a three year member of the football team." At the Naval Academy he was company commander of 33rd Company and captain of the powerlifting team.

He was survived by his wife, Robin; his parents; an older brother and a younger sister.

To Honor! ⚓

https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/JEFFREY_C._OHL,_2LT,_USMC

ARTHUR J. PLATT, ENS, USN

★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★

ENS Arthur Platt, USN '82 was lost on March 8, 1984 when his T-44A crashed while practicing touch-and-go landings near Corpus Christi, Texas. The instructor and another student were also killed; they were members of Training Squadron (VT) 31.

A native of Beach Haven, New Jersey, "AJ" was teased in his Lucky Bag biography for being short. He was a member of the Drum and Bugle Corps and majored in Chemistry.

Arthur was survived by his parets and three sisters.

To Honor! ⚓

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MATTHEW J. COLOMBO, LT, USN

★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★

LT Matthew Colombo, USN '82 was lost on June 18, 1987 when his F-14A Tomcat crashed in North Carolina while practicing for an airshow. He was the Radar Intercept Officer; the pilot, LT William Davidson '81 was also lost. They were both members of Fighter Squadron (VF) 33.

Matthew was a native of Aurora, Ohio. He earned his wings in August 1983 and had logged over 900 hours of flight time and more than 200 carrier landings.

He was survived by his fiancée -- they were to be married on July 11th -- his parents, four brothers, and two sisters.

To Honor! ⚓

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WILLIAM T. BARTRAM, LT, USN

★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★

LT William Bartram, USN '82 was lost on January 20, 1989 when the US-3A Viking jet he was piloting crashed in the Philippines. He was flying for a detachment of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 50, which was operating from USS Midway (CV 41) at the time. Also lost in the crash was his commanding officer.

From the Lucky Bag:

Bill arrived in Annapolis from that great (?) northwestern city of "Brothel," Washington, via that unique institution NAPS. Through his many childhood experiences (he was a Navy brat), he slowly but surely compiled enough information to for "The Bartram Chronicles." Like fairy tales, these stories all end in the same way. Not with "they lived happily ever after," but with "it was great." In addition, these stories always contained the Bartram Factor. This universal law, not to be confused with Murphy's Law, states that any numerical quantity must be halved to attain the truth (B.F.: truth or reality = x/2).

Bill was survived by his wife, Jodie, and their two daughters, Kelly Jo and Katie.

To Honor! ⚓

https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/WILLIAM_T._BARTRAM,_LT,_USN

RICHARD E. DEMPSEY, JR., LT, USN

★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★

LT Richard Dempsey, Jr., USN was lost on January 27, 1989 when the F-14 Tomcat he was aboard crashed in the Arizona desert. Richard was the radar intercept officer; the pilot was also killed. They were flying from San Diego to New Orleans. Oxygen deprivation may have contributed to the crash.

Richard graduated into the surface line community and earned his surface warfare officer's pin before earning his wings as a naval flight officer in 1986.

A father to two young girls, his wife, Susan, said it was hard to of which he was prouder. "His flying and his girls were his life."

Richard was the son of a Navy Commander who at various times had called Monterey, San Diego, and Clearwater (FL) home.

He was survived by his wife, Susan; daughters Ashley, 3, and Katelynn, 15 months; his parents; a sister, Sheryl Lyn Flath of Watsonville; and a grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Barnes of Florida. He was also survived by his mother and father-in-law.

To Honor! ⚓

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