ALAN M. MCANENY, 1LT, USMC

★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★

1LT Alan "Duke" McAneny, USMC '52 was lost this date (June 28) in 1955 when his FJ-2 Fury fighter crashed in Japan, while participating in a search and rescue operation for two other Marines who had been drifting at sea for several days.

A prior enlisted Marine, he had also attended Hamilton College for a year prior to the Naval Academy. In the Lucky Bag: "Battles with a smoking slide rule, a broken parallel ruler, and memorizing the terms in the "Treaty of Smoltz" were the Duke's specialties. Large stacks of perfumed letters best described the Duke's success with the fairer sex." While a Midshipman, he ran track and played battalion football.

Alan was survived by his wife and mother.

To Honor! ⚓

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DONALD D. ALDERN, CAPT, USN

Donald Aldern '52 was lost 50 years ago today, on June 29, 1970, when the A-7 Corsair II he was piloting crashed during a bombing run over North Vietnam. A Commander at the time, he was later promoted to Captain while in a missing status. At the time of his loss he was commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 19 aboard USS Oriskany (CVA 34). He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star, in addition to many other unit and campaign awards.

From the Lucky Bag: "Living in South Dakota where the largest body of water to be found was the cattle's drinking trough, Deane's hereditary love for King Neptune's Domain overcame his environmental love for the land, and he went down to the sea via USNA. Deane's diversions while at the Naval Academy consisted of writing small bundles of greetings to his OAO, sleeping, and playing basketball, in that order. Deane has decided to join the flying arm of the Navy, and time will surely prove him to be a capable and conscientious officer."

Donald was survived by his wife, four sons, parents, and two brothers.

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LUCIEN P. BORDEN, LTJG, USN

Lucien Borden, in the 1952 Lucky Bag: "L. P. entered Bancroft's halls with an eager look, a brightly polished Eagle Scout ring, and two volumes of high school photographs gripped under his right arm. It is said that Pete's three day routine was spent papering his locker door with pictures of the fair and innocent of fabulous Colorado Springs. The OAO, however, always stood number one in Don Borden's little black book. Since he lived from one leave to the next, our hero paid little heed to the multitude of academics which filled the void in between but he managed to terrorize the Math Department by scoring several near misses on their unattainable 4.0 exam grade. He will have many friends in the Navy."

L.P. was lost when the F2H Banshee jet he was piloting crashed while taking off from Fallon Air Force Base, Nevada, on June 30, 1955. He was survived by his wife, Jeanne; though she remarried, they are buried together in Arlington National Cemetery.

To Honor! ⚓