Walter Shaw, Jr. '54, from Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania, spent "a year at Penn State before a desire to enter the Naval Academy won out over an earlier urge to be a civil engineer. Walt's lack of size is more than offset by his energy and vigor. His love for sports and his athletic ability manifested itself in his record on the baseball diamond and soccer field. For those moments of relaxation he turns to the piano or uke as he is very much at home playing either. Though by no means an old salt yet, Walt can come up with some real sea stories of his own. Ask him about his pleasure cruise that ended in a timely rescue by the Coast Guard. With his natural friendliness, his abilities, and determination, Walt is sure to find his service career a successful one."
He was going to be the first pilot of an F8U Crusader launched from the then-new USS Independence (CV 62), but the catapult failed and he crashed immediately into the sea. He was lost on August 24, 1959; he was 27 years old and a Lieutenant with Fighting Squadron (VF) 11.
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