★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT Dennis Redmond, USN '86 was lost on March 21, 1991 when the P-3 Orion aircraft he was aboard collided with another over the Pacific Ocean about 60 miles from San Diego. Twenty-six other men -- the full crews of both aircraft -- were also killed.
A native of Freehold, New Jersey, "Dennis' articulate verbosity and boisterous laugh would echo through Bancroft Hall. Dennis caught a wild hair early in his academy career, opting for an engineering major, but his love of the rack soon swayed him into the history major."
Shortly before beginning flight training, he was in an accident that severely injured his right foot. After months of surgery and a year of physical rehabilitation he was able to obtain a medical waiver to rejoin the flight program. He had been with Patrol Squadron (VP) 50, Naval Air Station Moffett Field, since October 1989.
"He had a beautiful smile, a tremendous laugh, a generous heart and a kind word for everyone."
Dennis was survived by his wife, Elizabeth; parents, Leo and Kathleen; sister Alison Bonner; brother Michael; paternal grandmother; and his maternal grandparents.
To Honor! ⚓
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