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John Drayton BakerAfter flight instruction at Miami and Jacksonville, Florida, he was appointed naval aviator on 26 August 1941 and received a reserve ensign's commission on 18 September.
Leif J. SverdrupThe US Army then sent him to the Field Artillery's Officer Training Center at Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louisville, Kentucky, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 18 January 1919.
Tamon Yamaguchi Born in Koishikawa Tokyo, Yamaguchi graduated from the 40th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1912, ranked second out of 144 cadets.
Robert James MillerHe graduated from Infantry Basic Training and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, on January 6, 2004.
Arthur L. AndrewsHe enlisted in the Air Force in January 1953 and completed basic training at Sampson Air Force Base, N. Y. His first assignment was to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
Joseph SteffanHe was expelled from the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1987 shortly before graduation after disclosing his homosexuality.
Daniel Isom SultanHe graduated from West Point in 1907 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.
Robert S. GrangerHe graduated from the United States Military Academy, placing 28th in the class of 1838.
Beirne Lay, Jr.In June 1933 he earned his pilot's wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve at Kelly Field, Texas.
Emmanouil Zymvrakakis (Army general)He graduated the Greek Army Academy and was named 2nd Lieutenant in 1881, and went on to continue his studies at Orléans in France.
Wendell Cushing Neville Neville was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1886 chiefly because no one else in his district desired an appointment to Annapolis that year.
William McEntyre DyeHe graduated in 1853 as a 2nd lieutenant in the 4th U. S. Infantry.
Seth Walker Norman Norman entered the United States Air Force on January 5, 1953, and attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas before assignment to Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi for electronics school.
William BeallAfter graduating 30th in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1848, Beall was commissioned in the United States Army as a brevet second lieutenant with the U. S. 4th Infantry Regiment.
Orlando B. WillcoxHe entered the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1843.
?ngel Rivero M?ndezHe was given an officer's commission upon graduation from the Academy on August 2, 1882.
Clarence Page Townsleythen was appointed from Iowa to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in July 1877, graduating 14th out of 53 in his USMA cadet class.
Kesago Nakajima A native of Oita prefecture, Nakajima attended military preparatory schools as a youth, and graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903.
John Henry TowersHe was later assigned to the battleship before reporting to the Curtiss Flying School in Hammondsport, New York, on June 27, 1911 for aviation training.
Wesley PosvarHe attended West Point, graduated first in his class in 1946, and after graduation he joined the U. S. Army Air Corps, which later became the U. S. Air Force.
Horace A. Bass Jr.In May 1941 he was designated Aviation Cadet, and after aviation training was appointed ensign on 5 December 1941.
John Spencer HardyIn February 1935, Hardy entered aviation cadet training at Randolph Field in San Antonio.
Roger C. SchultzHe received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1967.
William P. DriscollAfter initial flight training at NAS Pensacola, Florida, he completed advanced flight training at NAS Glynco, Georgia and received his Naval Flight Officer wings in 1970.
Jimmy DoolittleDoolittle received his Reserve Military Aviator rating and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Signal Officers Reserve Corps on March 11, 1918.
Ch?ichi HaraHe graduated from the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1911, ranking 85th out of his class of 149 cadets.
Albert T. HarrisAfter receiving training at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School at Northwestern University, he was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve on September 12, 1941.
Robert E. Galer In June 1936, he began his Aviation Cadet flight training at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps, July 1, 1936.
Junrokur? Matsuura A native of Fukuoka Prefecture, Matsuura graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903.
Kumaichi Teramoto Kumaichi Teramoto joined the Imperial Japanese Army in 1910, being commissioned into the infantry.
James Joseph PattersonPatterson graduated from West Point in 1944 and went on to achieve the rank of captain in the United States Army.
Alvaro Leonardi He attended aviation training at Mirafiori, and was awarded his wings for the Caudron G. 3 on 29 April 1916.
Michael A. Baker After graduation, Baker completed flight training and earned his Wings of Gold as a Naval Aviator at Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville, Texas, in 1977.
Joseph SteffanHe was inducted into the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis in July 1983.
Ralph A. Ofstie Ofstie graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and was commissioned an Ensign in June 1918.
Jesse L. BrownBrown enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve on 8 July 1946 and was admitted to the aviation program, becoming a Seaman Apprentice in the U. S. Navy and a member of the school's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program.
Jacob L. DeversHe graduated from West Point in June, 1909, ranking 39th in his class of 103, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in his specialty branch : Field Artillery.
John B. EnglandHe was then commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and received his pilot's wings on 10 March 1943.
Richard SchrederAfter receiving a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1938, Schreder joined the United States Navy as a Naval Aviation Cadet.
Robert TillsHe was appointed an aviation cadet on 3 August 1938, and reported for flight training at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida.
Sadamichi Kajioka A native of Ehime prefecture, Kajioka graduated from the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1911.
Kiichi HasegawaHe graduated from the 42nd class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1914, ranked 27th out of 117 cadets.
Hidemitsu NakanoHe graduated from the 24th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in May 1912 and initially served with the IJA 23rd Infantry Regiment.
Randolph Bresnik In May 1989, Bresnik received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at The Citadel.
Lisa Nowak Nowak received her commission in the United States Navy in 1985.
Thomas E. WhiteIn 1967, White graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned in the United States Army.
John W. WeeksHe received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1881, and served two years in the United States Navy.
Jefferson J. DeBlanc DeBlanc enlisted in the Naval Reserve (USNR) as a seaman second class on 29 July 1941, and received flight training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base in New Orleans, for two weeks, before going to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas, to continue his training.
Paul F. ZukunftVice Admiral Zukunft graduated from the U. S. United States Coast Guard Academy in 1977 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Government.
John Parker HawkinsHe graduated from West Point in 1852 as 40th out of 43 cadets, and joined the 2nd US Infantry.
Chuck YeagerHe received his wings and a promotion to Flight Officer at Luke Field, Arizona, where he graduated from class 43C on March 10, 1943.
Philip SheridanIn 1848, he obtained an appointment to the United States Military Academy from one of his customers, Congressman Thomas Ritchey ; Ritchey's first candidate for the appointment was disqualified by failing an examination of mathematics skill and a'' poor attitude.''
Francis D. VavalaHe was commissioned in June 1970 after completing the Delaware Military Academy Officer Candidate School.
Paul X. Rinn Rinn received his commission in 1968 through the Navy's Reserve Officer Candidate program at Navy Officer Candidate School.
Guy W. S. CastleHe was appointed a naval cadet at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on 20 May 1897.
Ambrose BurnsideHe graduated in 1847, ranking 18th in a class of 38, and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd U. S. Artillery.
Arthur C. DavisHe was commissioned an ensign upon graduation in 1915.
Seth WilliamsHe graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, 23rd in a class of 56.
Kenneth Cordier Col. Cordier graduated from the University of Akron in 1960 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
John ClemAfter he attempted unsuccessfully to enter the United States Military Academy, after failing the entrance exam, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him second lieutenant in the Twenty Fourth United States Infantry in December 1871.
Bud AndersonIn January 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army as an aviation cadet and received his wings and commission as a second lieutenant in September 1942.
Leslie M. PalmPalm entered the Marine Corps through the Platoon Leaders Course Program and was commissioned a second lieutenant on November 1, 1966.
Francisco Mercado, Jr.He graduated from the Bombardier School at Kirtland Field (now Kirtland Air Force Base), Albuquerque, New Mexico in class WFTC 43-13 on September 11, 1943 and proudly received his Bombardier Wings and a commission as a Second Lieutenant.
K?s? Abe A native of what is now the town of Mikawa, Yamagata prefecture in northern Japan, Abe was a graduate of the 40th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1912.
Paul L. Freeman, Jr.He graduated from the United States Military Academy on June 13, 1929, with a class ranking of 213 and commissioned in the infantry.
Jim Nicholson (Secretary of Veterans Affairs) He is a 1961 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and served eight years in active duty.
Salvador E. Felices In 1943, Felices was granted a congressional appointment to West Point, the U. S. Military Academy in New York.
Bryan D. O'Connor O'Connor began active duty with the United States Marine Corps in June 1968 following graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Joseph K. SpiersUpon graduation from college in 1959, he received his commission as a second lieutenant through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
Samuel Tankersley WilliamsIn August, 1917 Williams completed the officers training course at Camp Bullis, Leon Springs, Texas and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Officer Reserve Corps.
Robert D. KnappInstead, he was accepted as an aviation cadet, receiving his wings and being commissioned as a second lieutenant on March 9, 1918.
John M. B. ClitzHe then studied at the Philadelphia Naval School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1843 and, having completed his training as a midshipman, was promoted to passed midshipman on 29 June 1843.
Lawson P. RamageHe graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1931, having injured his right eye while wrestling, and was subsequently commissioned as an ensign in the U. S. Navy.
Samuel C. FlormanOn May 5, 1945 he was commissioned as an ensign and assigned to a program of military training.
Ronald J. HaysHays graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1950 and served on a destroyer for one year prior to commencing flight training.
Hajime Sugiyama Born to a former samurai family from Kokura (now part of Kitakyushu City), Fukuoka Prefecture, Sugiyama was commissioned as a lieutenant in the infantry in 1901 after graduation from the 12th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and served in the Russo-Japanese War.
Dawee Chullasapya He became a cadet at the Army Academy upon finishing secondary school, and graduated with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1935.
John J. PershingHe was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1886, at age 26, graduating 30th in a class of 77.
James B. RickettsHe graduated 16th in a class of 31 at the United States Military Academy in 1839 and was assigned to the 1st U. S. Artillery.
Frank F. EverestEntering Primary Flying School at Brooks Field, Texas, Lieutenant Everest graduated from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, in September 1929, with initial assignment to the 8th Attack Squadron at Fort Crockett, Texas.
William J. HardeeHe graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1838 (26th in a class of 45) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 2nd U. S. Dragoons.
Demas T. CrawCraw graduated on June 12, 1924, ranked 371 in general order of merit in his class of 405 members, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps.
Cesare MagistriniHe received his basic pilot's license in March 1916.
John K. WatersHe relocated to Illinois in order to obtain an appointment to the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1931 with a commission in the cavalry.
William Stevens Lawton In 1923 Lawton graduated from both the Army's Primary Flying School and its Advanced Flying School Special Observation Course.
Henry H. ArnoldHe wanted assignment to the Cavalry but an inconsistent demerit record and a cumulative general merit class standing of 66th out of 111 cadets resulted in his being commissioned on June 14, 1907, as a second lieutenant, Infantry.
C. Turner JoyCommissioned as an Ensign in the Navy upon graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1916, he served in the battleship'' Pennsylvania'' (BB-38) for more than four years, including the period of the United States' participation in World War I.
Iwane MatsuiMatsui graduated from the 9th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1897.
Walter T. GalliganHe graduated from the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., in 1945 with a bachelor of science degree, his pilot wings, and commission as second lieutenant.
Douglas H. Wheelock Wheelock spent four years as a cadet at West Point, graduating in the class of 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science and Engineering.
Freddie L. PostonHe received his pilot wings and commission as a second lieutenant in March 1945.
Harrison Lobdell, Jr.He graduated from the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, in 1946 with a bachelor of science degree in military science and commission as a second lieutenant.
Thomas R. MorganMorgan was commissioned a Marine Corps second lieutenant on June 6, 1952 and entered The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia.
James Van FleetAfter graduating from Summerlin in 1911, Van Fleet received an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Terrence R. DakeHe was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in October 1966.
Paul Baker, Jr.Dr. Baker received another Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1945 and was a member of the 1st Battalion, Company B. Also in 1945, he was commissioned as 2nd Lt., Army Air Corps.
Robert E. GalerHe attended the University of Washington and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in commercial engineering in 1935, at which time he began elimination flight training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Seattle.
Junius DanielHe graduated 33rd out of 42 in the Class of 1851.
George Hilton Jones III Jones was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1941, He attended the military academy for a year.
John Batiste John Batiste was commissioned as an infantry officer from West Point (Class of 1974) and served in five US Army heavy divisions over the next 31 years.