2012 Hall of Heroes Inductees AnnouncedThe Coast Guard Academy is pleased to announce the selection of the 2012 inductees onto the Hall of Heroes.
The Corps of Cadets reviewed all nominations and forwarded their recommendations to the Commandant of Cadets. The inductees will be informally recognized at the Alumni Awards Banquet during Homecoming 2011 and a Spring 2012 Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony will be conducted on April 20, 2012 to formally honor and enshrine those selected to the Hall of Heroes. The funding for the plaques, which display the name, cadet photograph, and events that led to each graduates enshrinement, will be provided by a joint endowment between Class of ’59 and the Class of ’09, which supports the Commandant of Cadets division.
The 2012 inductees onto the Wall of Gallantry are:
VADM Harry G. Hamlet, Class of 1896, Gold Lifesaving Medal.
LCDR Robert P. Cromwell, Class of 1941, Bronze Star Medal.
CAPT George F. Thometz, Jr., Class of 1945, Distinguished Flying Cross.
CAPT Leroy Reinburg, Jr., Class of 1948, Bronze Star Medal.
VADM Charles E. Larkin, Jr., Class of 1949, Silver Lifesaving Medal.
CAPT Robert A. Moss, Class of 1951, Bronze Star Medal.
CAPT Kwang-Ping Hsu, Class of 1962, Air Medal.
CAPT Ernst M. Cummings, Class of 1963, Bronze Star Medal.
CDR Thomas R. Pennington, Class of 1965, Bronze Star Medal.
Mr. Gerald A. McGill, Class of 1965, Bronze Star Medal.
LCDR William B. Turek, Class of 1972, Coast Guard Medal.
CDR William F. Moeller, Class of 1990, Coast Guard Medal
A schedule of events for the Spring 2012 Induction Ceremony will be published in the February 2012 edition of the Bulletin.
Please contact the Delta Company Officer at (860) 444-8443 with any questions. You can also visit the Hall of Heroes website on the Coast Guard Academy homepage: www.cga.edu. Follow these links: USCGA Home - Campus - Campus Landmarks - Hall of Heroes.
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