11/18/2023 0 Comments Usc notable alumni![]() ![]() World War I Army Division commander Commandant of the Marine Corps (1920–29) superintendent of Virginia Military Institute (1929–37) Rear Admiral theorist of naval warfare as Sea Power Mahan Hall at the Academy named in his honorĪdmiral World War I commander served twice as President of the Naval War CollegeĪdmiral Superintendent of the Academy (1915–1919) Chief of Naval Operations (1923–1927) Naval Academy's midshipmen as a guard for their failing Government's archives and treasury Naval Academy Instructor and Professor of Mathematics, Navigation and Astronomy (1853–1857) served with the Virginia State Navy during the American Civil War, then the Confederacy and Confederate States Naval Academy by serving as its Superintendent from October 1863 on the school ship CSS Patrick Henry, located outside of Richmond, Virginia on the James River, Virginia In April 1865, as the Confederate capital at Richmond was evacuated, he led the C.S. For example, the Class of 1943 actually graduated in 1942. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early. Main article: List of Medal of Honor recipients educated at the United States Naval Academy Academics "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States, 2 Nobel Prize recipients, and 73 Medal of Honor recipients. Over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates, including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars. ![]() astronauts have graduated from the Naval Academy, more than from any other undergraduate institution. The list is drawn from graduates, non-graduate former Midshipmen, current Midshipmen, and faculty of the Naval Academy. The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering. Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system. Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force. Navy and Marine Corps officers, with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps. During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. ![]() The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis, while sports media refer to the Academy as "Navy" and the students as "Midshipmen" this usage is officially endorsed. The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846. The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Distinguished Academy Alumni Traditional hat toss at the graduation ceremony at the United States Naval Academy Logo of the Naval Academy ![]()
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