class of 2007 “always remember, never surrender ”

Class of 2007

“Always Remember, Never Surrender ”

USMA

Duty, Honor, Country

Class of 1835

“Danger Brings Forth Friendship”

Class of 1837

Class Ring Memorial Program31 West Point rings are donated and melted.

All but a portion is added to the amalgam for the USMA Class of 2002.

31 graduates are immortalized.19 rings & legacy gold are added to Class of 2003 rings.

The legacy grows to 50.

12 rings and the legacy gold are melted.All but a portion is added to your rings – USMA

Class of 2007.The legacy grows to 105.

18 rings & legacy gold are added to Class of 2004 rings.The legacy grows to 69.



Colonel Norman LankenauClass of 1932

• Infantry

• During WWII, served with 71st INF DIV

• Commanded 14th Infantry Regiment

• Bronze Star, French Croix de Guerre

• Retired in 1952 after 20 yrs of service

Born 9 Feb 1910 in Ohio. Died 1 Sept 1979 at age 69

• Infantry and Corps of Engineers

• During WWII, served on Engineer Board,

and at HQ, Air Force Pacific Ocean Area.

• Legion of Merit, Bronze Star


Colonel Clayton MullinsClass of 1933

Born 24 July 1909 in Louisiana. Died 25 June 2002 in Athens,

Georgia, at age 92.

• Infantry

• During WWII, company commander in 2nd

Bn, 334th INF, with the British Army

• Severely wounded in Geilenkirchen, GE

• Retired in 1944 with 7 years of service, a

Purple Heart, British DSO, and Silver Star

Colonel James “Trapper” DrumClass of 1937

Born 4 June 1915 in Chicago. Died 15 Dec 2002 in Essex,

Connecticut, at age 87.

• Coastal Artillery Corps

• During WWII, commanded a battalion in

98th Anti-aircraft Arty Group in Hawaii, and

then Army Forces in Gilbert Islands

• Retired from active duty in 1947, and

remained in Reserves until 1953

Colonel Alan SeffClass of 1938

Born 15 Oct 1915 in NY. Died 10 Feb 2003 in New

York City at age 87.

• Infantry

• During WWII, served with 87th Infantry

Regt, 10th Mountain DIV

• During Vietnam, served with HQ, Military

Assistance Command

• Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, Purple Heart,

3 Legions of Merit, & the CIB.


Colonel Oscar Duttweiler, Jr.Class of 1944

Born 11 Dec 1920 in New Jersey. Died 10 Jan 2005 in Tampa, FL,

at age 84.

• 2LT Edward McCarron died in a car

accident in Japan, 1946. In his memory,

Alfred wore his classmate’s ring.

• Both were Infantrymen

• Left active duty in 1953

• World Peace Foundation for 29 years

2LT Edward McCarron & Dr. Alfred HeroClass of 1945

Born in Louisiana on 7 Feb 1924. Died 20 Jan 2006 in Ann Arbor,

MI, at age 81.

• Infantry

• First assignment – Korea

• Earned Masters of Science at Princeton

and taught Electrical Engineering at USMA

• Served in Vietnam with Military Advisory

Group, 1961-62

• Retired in 1966 after 21 years of serviceBorn 9 March 1923 in

Arkansas.COL Price is a Living Donor.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin PriceClass of 1945

• Commissioned in the Air Force

• First assignment – Support Squadron,

20th Air Force, Okinawa, during Korean War

• Earned Bronze Star

• Left service in 1953

William GustafsonClass of 1949

Born 21 Jan 1927 in Michigan. Died 26 Dec 2004 in

Pasadena, CA, at age 77.

• Infantry for 2 yrs, then Ordnance Corps

• Commanded 76th Ordnance Detachment in

Turkey; 101st Ordnance Bn; 59th Ordnance

Group; and Sierra Army Depot

• Served in HQ, U.S. Army, Republic of

Vietnam, 1971-72

• 5 Legions of Merit, Joint Services

Commendation Medal


Colonel John DiGrazia, Jr.Class Of 1950

Born 4 Feb 1928 in Nevada. COL DiGrazia is a Living Donor.

His nephew, CDT Daniel Fisher, is a member of Class of 2007.


• Left service and pursued a law degree at

Duke University

• Practiced law for 28 yrs with former

Academy roommate and law partner, Egerton

Van den Berg

Francis Vernon GayClass of 1953

Born 9 Aug 1930 in Arizona. Died 14 Sept 2004 in Prescott,

AZ, at age 74.


• Aircraft Commander in both 772nd Troop

Carrier Squadron and 463rd Troop Carrier Wing

• Served in Vietnam, 1965-1966, earning Air

Medal and Commendation Medal

• Air Force Liaison Officer at USMA

• After final assignments in Texas, retired in

1976 with 20 yrs of service

Lieutenant Colonel Edmund “Buzz” Burhans IIClass of 1956

Born 2 July 1934 in Kingston, New York.Died 3 Jan 2004 in

Woodstock, NY, at age 70.

• Artillery

• Commanded batteries in 44th Anti-Aircraft

Missile Bn and 2nd Observation Bn, 25th FA

• Earned Masters from Univ. of Mainz and

taught German during 2 tours at USMA

• Earned Bronze Star while serving in HQ, 1st

Field Forces, Vietnam, 1968-69

• Commanded 3rd Bn, 6th ADA

• Retired in 1979 with 24 yrs of service

Colonel Paul Francis ParksClass of 1955

Born 21 May 1934 in Massachusetts.

COL Parks is a Living Donor.

Ring Memorial Program

The beginning of the Legacy…

class of 2007 “always remember, never surrender ”

Documents

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rings usma class

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infantry regiment bronze

yrs of serviceborn

bronze stars

purple heart

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