13th Company Ball Run 2025
On December 12 and 13, 2025, the midshipmen of the 13th Company will run the game ball for the Army-Navy game. Each of them have been given a dog tag for one of the 13th Company alumni, below, who are remembered in Memorial Hall and who have been awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, or Distinguished Flying Cross.
Ruben Songco
Class of 1943
1st Lieutenant, US Army
Guagua, Philippines
December 3, 1944 (23 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Philippines, Ground, USNA 13th Company
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Ruben Songco |
| Class of 1943 | |
| 1st Lieutenant, US Army | |
| Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Philippines, Ground, USNA 13th Company |
William Turner
Class of 1944
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Golden, Colorado
October 24, 1944 (23 years old)
Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine, USNA 13th Company
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William Turner |
| Class of 1944 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
| Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine, USNA 13th Company |
James Hudson
Class of 1950
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Hollywood, California
December 22, 1952 (24 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company
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James Hudson |
| Class of 1950 | |
| Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Attack Squadron (VA) 923, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company |
Edmund Taylor, Jr.
Class of 1953
Captain, US Navy
Alexandria, Virginia
May 8, 1972 (40 years old)
Bronze Star, Operational loss, MIA, Vietnam, Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 11, Helicopter, USNA 13th Company
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Edmund Taylor, Jr. |
| Class of 1953 | |
| Captain, US Navy | |
| Bronze Star, Operational loss, MIA, Vietnam, Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 11, Helicopter, USNA 13th Company |
Jack Phillips
Class of 1959
Major, US Marine Corps
Mission, Kansas
October 14, 1967 (32 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company
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Jack Phillips |
| Class of 1959 | |
| Major, US Marine Corps | |
| Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company |
Daniel Moran, Jr.
Class of 1963
Lieutenant, US Navy
Chicago, Illinois
January 15, 1967 (25 years old)
Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company
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Daniel Moran, Jr. |
| Class of 1963 | |
| Lieutenant, US Navy | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 23, Fixed Wing, USNA 13th Company |
Theodore Vivilacqua
Class of 1968
2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Los Angeles, California
May 13, 1969 (22 years old)
Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company
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Theodore Vivilacqua |
| Class of 1968 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps | |
| Silver Star, KIA, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, US Marine Corps, Ground, USNA 13th Company |