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Aviation Officer Candidates

On this page are Network members who became Naval and Marine Aviators through the Aviation Officer Candidate Program. Names are arranged according to AOC Graduation Class.

We express sincerest gratitude to these AOC members for sharing their life experiences with us on this website.

NOTE: The Aviation Officer Candidate program began in late summer and fall 1955. At that time, many Navcads with four-year college degrees were in the training pipeline. They were among the first to receive their AOC commissions under the new program and finished their flight training as officers. These individuals had no AOC training class, and are listed on this site with their Navcad class numbers.

Click on the Name to Obtain Each Member's Submitted Biographical Information.

AOC-Member Rosters by Class

* Deceased
† Enhanced Biography

AOC Class
Danielsen, Steven M LT USNR 1970-1976
Donlan, Patrick T LT USNR 1961
Ford, Thomas R CAPT USN 1973-2001
Hayes, John F CDR USN 1968-1988
Mathews, Emmett A LT USNR 1959-1966
May, Martin N CAPT USN 1983-2009
Ross, Robert A CDR USNR 1967-1977

AOC Class 24-52
Wenning, Robert A CAPT USNR 1952-1978

AOC Class 16-55
Haase, William E LT USNR 1955-1959

AOC Class 19-55
Miller, Stephen B LT USNR 1955-1958

AOC Class 23-55
Hughes, Lynn D LT USNR 1955-1962

AOC Class 28-55
Creech, Billy S CAPT USNR 1955-1979

AOC Class 38-55
Woolam, John E CAPT USN 1955-2198

AOC Class 00-56
Bailes, Ralph T CDR USN 1956-1973

AOC Class 05-56
Stephenson, Paul CAPT USN 1956-1986

AOC Class 08-56
Williams, Richard E CAPT USN 1956-1979

AOC Class 13-56
Bucciarelli, Daryl E LCDR USNR 1956-1961

AOC Class 18-56
Murphy, James W LCDR USNR 1956-1959

AOC Class 21-56
Smith, Phillip D RADM USN 1956-1993

AOC Class 24-56
Fleming, Duncan A LT USN 1956-1965

AOC Class 25-56
Hill, Walter L LCDR USNR 1956-1968

AOC Class 39-56
#Campbell, Norman D RDML USN 1956-1989

AOC Class 41-56
Sholl, Theodore G CDR USNR 1956-1968

AOC Class 37-57
Pitman, John R LCDR USN 1957-1978

AOC Class 47-57
Caldwell, William A LT USN 1958-1964

AOC Class 07-58
Dabbs, Sidney C CDR USNR 1958-1963

AOC Class 25-58
Gracy, Ronald A 1958-1981

AOC Class 42-58
Moore, Andrew J CAPT USNR 1958-1963

AOC Class 04-59
Doherty, Donald G MAJ USMC 1959-1969
Suereth, Elwood J CAPT USN 1959-1975

AOC Class 13-59
Hague, Richard D LT USNR 1959-1964

AOC Class 21-59
Livengood, Phillip A LT USN 1959-1967

AOC Class 23-59
Lehman, Richard J LCDR USN 1959-1969
Rogers, Rodney O LCDR USNR 1959-1965

AOC Class 29-59
Eads, William T LCDR USN 1959-1968

AOC Class 41-59
Maskell, David K CDR USNR 1959-1964

AOC Class 02-60
Connor, John LCDR USN 1960-1969

AOC Class 10-60
Knott, Ron J LCDR USN 1960-1967

AOC Class 13-60
Rime, Randolph G LT USN 1960-1967

AOC Class 23-60
Brady, James G LT USNR 1960-1966
Landers, Edward CDR USNR 1960-1968

AOC Class 44-60
Domville, Thomas W LT USN 1960-1965

AOC Class 00-61
Hupp, Arnold J LCDR USN 1961-1981

AOC Class 01-61
McDade, William J LT USNR 1960-1969

AOC Class 14-61
Elstad, Leif A CDR USNR 1961-1966

AOC Class 22-61
Johnson, James F CDR USN 1961-1969

AOC Class 25-61
Woodward, William J CDR USN 1953-1979

AOC Class 27-61
Hanson, Claude L CDR USN 1961-1982

AOC Class 41-61
Hakim, Paul R LT USNR 1961-1966

AOC Class 43-61
Kazee, William W LCDR USNR 1961-1966

AOC Class 44-61
Churney, Andrew LT USN 1961-1966

AOC Class 46-61
Ward, Donald H LT USNR 1961-1965

AOC Class 00-62
Smith, Joseph F LCDR USN 1962-1979

AOC Class 05-62
Lackey, John E LCDR USNR 1962-1972

AOC Class 34-62
Ebbler, Robert W LT USNR 1963-1967

AOC Class 36-62
Davinroy, Ronald L LT USNR 1962-1967
Garrett, George P LT USNR 1962-1967

AOC Class 37-62
Shevlin, Joe CAPT USNR 1962-1967

AOC Class 40-62
Stack, Daniel T LT USNR 1962-1967

AOC Class 41-62
Metzler, Dennis LT USNR 1962-1966

AOC Class 43-62
Baumgardner, Walter L CDR USNR 1962-1968

AOC Class 00-63
Wilcox, Robert S LT USN 1962-1967

AOC Class 03-63
Brough, Robert F CAPT USN 1963-1991
Kiem, Robert L CAPT USN 1963-1993

AOC Class 08-63
Butler, Ralph E LCDR USNR 1963-1971

AOC Class 21-63
Mannion, Timothy J CDR USNR 1963-1968
Roberts, James E CDR USNR 1963-1984

AOC Class 22-63
Lee, Dan LT USNR 1963-1969

AOC Class 27-63
Schineller, Paul CDR USNR

AOC Class 33-63
Landon, John L CDR USN 1963-1986

AOC Class 34-63
Stinson, Alfred W CDR USNR 1962-1967

AOC Class 35-63
Daniels, Mark T LT USNR 1963-1968

AOC Class 36-63
Bailey, Carlyle K CAPT USN 1963-1977

AOC Class 37-63
Lewin, Byron C LT USNR 1963-1969
Michael, Peter W LT USNR 1963-1968

AOC Class 38-63
McLoughlin, Brendan A LT USN 1963-1968

AOC Class 45-63
Ewell, Cecil D LCDR USNR 1963-1968
Grotbo, Roger CDR USN 1963-1972

AOC Class 10-64
Benson, Garfield R LCDR USN 1963-1969

AOC Class 16-64
Chenery, Robert L LCDR USN 1964-1985

AOC Class 26-64
Kinder, Thomas D LT USNR 1964-1969

AOC Class 31-64
Hickman, Don CAPT USN 1964-1991

AOC Class 33-64
Pearson, Gerard D CAPT USNR 1965-1969

AOC Class 34-64
Woodworth, L W LCDR USNR 1964-1969

AOC Class 38-64
Hartzler, Richard T LCDR USNR 1964-1969

AOC Class 39-64
Coalson, Ronald R LCDR USN 1964-1977

AOC Class 40-64
Kruger, Fred E CAPT USNR 1964-1970

AOC Class 00-65
White, James L LT USNR 6

AOC Class 03-65
Pistole, Jerry V LT USNR 1965-1969

AOC Class 12-65
Mezger, Thomas CAPT USN 1965-1986

AOC Class 16-65
Chadwick, Edward R LT USNR 1965-1970

AOC Class 37-65
Finta, Thomas W CAPT USN 1965-1995
Wilson, Christopher T CAPT USN 1965-1993

AOC Class 40-65
Bidlack, Donald LT USNR 1965-1969

AOC Class 07-66
Minor, Don A CAPT USN 1966-1992
Rozelle, Eugene E LT USNR 1966-1971

AOC Class 08-66
Sherman, Craig A LT USNR 1966-1971

AOC Class 10-66
Fearing, Alan B LT USNR 1966-1969
Grove, John A CAPT USN 1966-1994

AOC Class 44-66
Paradis, Michael CDR USN 1966-1986

AOC Class 00-67
Carson, Cary D CDR USNR 1967-1987
Hankins, James LT USNR 1967-1975
Jones, John P CAPT USN 1967-1992

AOC Class 02-67
Torgerson, Richard D CAPT USN 1967-1978

AOC Class 07-67
ONeill, Kenneth LCDR USNR 1967-1973

AOC Class 10-67
Laurito, Lewis C LT USNR 1967-1972

AOC Class 19-67
Bennett, Dennis M CDR USNR 1967-1978

AOC Class 39-67
Drake, John O CDR USN 1967-1988

AOC Class 44-67
Sanders, Thompson E CDR USN 1967-1988

AOC Class 00-68
Krekeler, Randall D CAPT USMCR 1968-1980

AOC Class 05-68
Lewis, Donald C LCDR USN 1968-1988

AOC Class 10-68
Livingston, Henry H CAPT USNR 1968-1975
McNair, James E CDR USN 1968-1979

AOC Class 12-68
Harmon, Paul F CDR USNR 1968-1975

AOC Class 17-68
Sanford, Leslie M LCDR USN 1968-1989

AOC Class 23-68
MacDonell, Rory A LCDR USN 1968-1994

AOC Class 29-68
Gorrell, David G LCDR USN 1968-1976

AOC Class 30-68
Redditt, Richard W CAPT USN 1968-1978

AOC Class 36-68
Beltz, Jay M CDR USNR 1968-1973
Long, Arthur K LCDR USNR 1968-1973

AOC Class 33-69
Rundell, Howard F CAPT USN 1969-1976

AOC Class 35-69
Paine, Richard C CDR USN 1969-1990

AOC Class 21-70
Thompson, Charles E CDR USN 1970-1989

AOC Class 36-70
Umbdenstock, Peter A LT USNR 1970-1977

AOC Class 07-71
Dubois, William L USNR 1971-2001

AOC Class 25-71
Cannan, Stephen M CDR USN 1971-1978

AOC Class 26-71
Jones, Mark MR USNR 1971-1977

AOC Class 29-71
Durkin, Gregory P Mr 1971-1977

AOC Class 39-71
Ellefson, David A CAPT USN 1971-1980

AOC Class 00-73
Cardwell, Cecil D LCDR USN 1972-1992

AOC Class 33-73
Edwards, Ken LCDR USN 1973-1993

AOC Class 36-73
Martin, Jay S LCDR USN 1973-1993

AOC Class 02-75
Odgers, Bruce K LT USNR 1975-1980

AOC Class 04-76
Ives, Christopher L CAPT USN 1976-1984

AOC Class 06-76
Gray, James W LT USNR 1976-1982

AOC Class 03-77
Kaiser, John R CDR USNR 1977-1990

AOC Class 23-77
Jones, Brad W CAPT USN 1977-1985

AOC Class 15-78
Hettermann, Kurt LCDR USN 1978-1985

AOC Class 14-81
Nichols, Richard C LCDR USN 1974-1996

AOC Class 13-82
Hollowell, John B LT USNR 1982-1988

AOC Class 26-83
Baxter, Steven CAPT USN 1979-2007

AOC Class 20-85
Segars, Scott W LCDR USNR 1985-1993

AOC Class 40-86
Markwith, James W LT USN 1986-1994

AOC Class 02-88
Wood, David K LT USNR 1987-2001

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