USNA Notable Grads

Which graduate was the 10th Chief of Naval Operations?

Chester W. Nimitz

Which graduate was born in Fredericksburg, Texas?

Chester W. Nimitz

What year did Fleet Admiral Nimitz graduate from the academy?

1905

When was Chester W. Nimitz promoted to Fleet Admiral?

1944

What ship did Chester W. Nimitz command?

USS Augusta

Chester W. Nimitz was assigned chief of what organization?

Bureau of Navigation

Where is Alan B. Shepard from?

East Derry, New Hampshire

What was Alan B. Shepard's rank?

Rear Admiral

When did Alan B. Shepard graduate from Naval Test Pilot School?

1951

What was Alan B. Shepard's most prestigious award?

Congressional Medal of Honor(Space)

What graduating class was Alan B. Shepard a part of?

1945

What is Alan B. Shepard's most notable achievement?

1st American in space

Which notable graduate also attended Dartmouth College?

Alan B. Shepard

What organization did the president appoint Alan B. Shepard to in 1971?

26th United Nations General Assembly

What graduating class was Jimmy Carter a part of?

1947

Which notable graduate became the 39th President of the United States?(1977-1981)

Jimmy Carter

When Jimmy Carter became president, how many consecutive presidents had prior Navy service?

5

Where was Jimmy Carter from?

Plains, Georgia

What year did Jimmy Carter become a Georgia senator?

1962

What year did Jimmy Carter become Georgia's 76th Governor?

1971

Jimmy carter served as President from January 20,_______ to January 20,_______

1977, 1981

What book did Jimmy Carter write?

White House Diary

What year did Jimmy Carter actually graduate?

1946

What was James B. Stockdale's rank?

Vice Admiral

What graduating class was Admiral Stockdale a part of?

1947

What year did Admiral Stockdale actually graduate?

1946

Where was Admiral Stockdale held a prisoner of war(POW)?

Hanoi Hilton

How long did James B. Stockdale spend as a POW?

Seven Years

When was Admiral Stockdale released from prison?

1973

Which president awarded James B. Stockdale his Congressional Medal of Honor

Gerald Ford

When did Vice Admiral Stockdale retire?

1978

Where is Vice Admiral Stockdale Buried?

Naval Academy

Who did Admiral Stockdale run for office with as Vice President?

H. Ross Perot

James B. Stockdale was the president of what school?

Naval War College

Where is H. Ross Perot from?

Texarkana, Texas

What year did H. Ross Perot run for President?

1992

What place did H. Ross Perot come in during his run for office?

Third?

What graduating class was H. Ross Perot a part of?

1953

What company did H. Ross Perot found?

Electronic Data Systems(EDS)

Where was John Sidney McCain III born?

Panama Canal Zone

What graduating class was John Sidney McCain a part of?

1958

What year did John McCain die?

2018

John McCain was a ________ in the United States Navy from 1958 until 1981.

Pilot

What state was John McCain a part of the congress for?

Arizona

When was John McCain elected to the United States Senate

1986

Where is John McCain buried?

Naval Academy

What graduating class is Roger Staubach a part of?

1965

Which notable graduate was color blind?

Roger Staubach

When was Roger Staubach inducted into the Hall of Fame?

1985

What was Roger Staubach awarded by President Trump?

Medal of Freedom

What team did Roger Staubach play for?

Dallas Cowboys

How many Super Bowl victories did Roger Staubach have?

2

What graduating class was Major General Charles Bolden a part of?

1968

What job did Charles Bolden Service Select?

Naval Aviator

What kind of Aircraft did Charles Bolden use

A-6A Intruder

When did Charles Bolden become an Astronaut?

1981

What is Major General Charles Bolden's most famous space mission?

Deploying the Hubble Space Telescope

Roughly, how many hours has Charles Bolden logged in space?

Over 680

What job did Charles Bolden take at the Naval Academy?

Deputy Commandant

What did Charles Bolden do after retiring from the Marine Corps?

He became the administrator of NASA

Where is Captain Wendy Lawrence from?

Jacksonville, Florida

What graduating class was Wendy Lawrence a part of?

1981

Which notable graduate attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)?

Captain Wendy Lawrence

Roughly, how many flight hours does Wendy Lawrence have?

over 1500

What job did Wendy Lawrence have at the Naval Academy?

A physics instructor

Roughly, how many hours did Captain Wendy Lawrence log?

Over 1225

what graduating class was Admiral Michelle Howard a part of?

1982

What ships was Michelle Howard on?

USS Lexington and USS Rushmore

Which notable graduate was the first African American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy?

Admiral Michelle Howard

Which notable graduate was the first female four star admiral?

Admiral Michelle Howard

which notable graduate was the first women to serve as Vice Chief of Naval Operations?

Admiral Michelle Howard

When did Admiral Michelle Howard retire?

2017

What graduating class was David Robinson a part of?

1987

David Robinson went from being a _____ freshman who averaged just 7.6 points per game to a dominating _____ College Player of the Year as a senior.

6'4", 7'1"

Which notable graduate was recruited for basketball?

David Robinson

What team was David Robinson drafted in the NBA?

Spurs

David Robinson was the first male basketball player to play on how many U.S. basketball teams in the Olympic Games?

3

What award did the NBA name after David Robinson?

Community Assist Award

What graduating class was Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen a part of?

1995

What was Erik Kristensen's community before becoming a SEAL?

Surface Warfare

What ship was Erik Kristensen on?

USS Chandler

What SEAL team was Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen a part of?

EIGHT

What group was Erik Kristensen fighting when he died?

Taliban

How many SEALs died with Erik Kristensen in the helicopter?

7

How many SEALs died the day Kristensen died?

11

The day Kristensen died was the biggest single loss of life for Naval Special Warfare since __________.

World War II

Where is Lieutenant Commander Kristensen buried?

Naval Academy