List of Punahou School Alumni - Military Leaders and Heroes - Navy

Navy

  • '25* Frederick M. Reeder (Annapolis) — Rear Admiral, directed Naval Flight School (attended 1916-23)
  • '29* Gordon Chung-Hoon (Annapolis) — Rear Admiral, USS Arizona (BB-39) survivor, Commanded World War II destroyer USS Sigsbee, Silver Star and Navy Cross, destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, Sports Illustrated featured football star (attended 1923-28)
  • '58 Robert T. Guard (USC) — commanded swiftboat and USS Esteem aggressive minesweeper, Bronze Star
  • '65 Christopher H. Johnson (Stanford) — commanded USS Vandegrift escort frigate
  • '69 Thomas G. Kyle (Stanford) — commanded USS Puffer attack submarine, investigated Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision
  • '76 Dennis A. Schulz (Marquette) — commanded Tactical Air Group One
  • '77 Thomas H. Copeman III (Creighton) — Rear Admiral, commanded USS Benfold, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Training, and Readiness, appointed to reform the internment camp at Guantanamo Bay
  • '77 Alma Lau Grocki (Annapolis) — Admiral, member of the 2nd class at the Naval Academy to admit women
  • '79 Paul Siegrist (Annapolis) — Commander of ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia and program manager for Navy unmanned surface vehicles

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