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Association of Aviation Ordnancemen Hall of Fame

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Hall of Fame nominations by mail must be
received by 15 July 2023 at the following address:
AAO HOF
c/o Jeff Sassone
20812 Flour Mill Court
Great Mills, MD 20634


Hand carried Hall of Fame nominations will be accepted up to Thursday 27 Jul 2023 at the
convention but you must have an original & three copies.
 

 ***Nominated individual(s) must be serving or have served in the Aviation Ordnance Rating/ Field and Department of Defense, but need not be a member of the

Association of Aviation Ordnancemen.
***Nominated individual(s) must have made a specific contribution through a special achievement or superior performance which has enhanced the reputation, readiness, or future well-being of the Aviation Ordnance Rating/ Field and/or the ASSOCIATION of AVIATION ORDNANCEMEN.”

AVIATION ORDNANCE HALL OF FAME

 

 

HONOR, COURAGE, COMMITMENT

 

IN 1985 CDR. DELBERT OAKES AND LCDR.  CHARLES ONKEN STARTED THE PAPERWORK

 

FOR THE HALL OF FAME AWARD, WITH APPROVAL FROM THE ASSOCIATION BOARD

 

DIRECTORS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THOSE INDUCTED TO DATE.

 

1986-NO INDUCTEES

1987- NO INDUCTEES

1988-

CDR. ROY ASHER, USN, RET. (DECD)                             LCDR EDWARD ASHLOCK, USN, RET. (DECD)  

LT. DONALD G. BAUMER, USN, RET. (DECD)                LCDR R. WAYNE BEASLEY, USN, RET. (DECD)    

CWO-4 VIRGIL G. BURKE, USN, RET.                       AOCM ROBERT W. BRANUM, USN, RET. (DECD)

LT. JOSEPH H. BURNS, USN, RET.                 AOCM DONALD R. CLARK, JR, USN, RET. (DECD)

CWO-4 JAMES A. CORRELL, USN, RET.                                      CDR. ROBERT L. CROW, USN, RET.  (DECD)

AOCM GERALD F. GANNON, USN, RET. (DECD)                    LCDR JACK E. HAGERUP, USN, RET.

CDR. KIRBY P. HUNT, USN, RET. (DECD)                                   LT.WELDON E. MAKI, USN, RET. (DECD)

LCDR MARION KIRK NELSON, USN, RET. (DECD)                   LCDR LESLIE HENRY OVRE, USN, RET.   (DECD)

 AOCM FRANK H. PARKER, USN, RET.(DECD)                         LCDR. THOMAS D. ROBINS, USN, RET.     

AOCS RICHARD A. SMITH, USN, RET. (DECD                           LCDR JAMES E. THOMPSON, USN, RET.

LCDR RICHARD A. WALES, USN, RET.           

 

1989-

LT. JOHN W. FINN, USN, RET. (DECD)                                       LT. ALVIN R. KALL, USN, RET. (DECD)

 

1990- NO INDUCTEES    

1991- NO INDUCTEES    

 

1992-

AOC EDWIN R. FARADAY, USN, RET. (DECD)                          LT. Donald G. Baumer, USN, RET.

 

1993-

CDR. DELBERT OAKES, USN, RET.                          AOC ROBERT S. BIDDLE, USN, RET. (DECD)

 

1994-

LCDR CHARLES R. ONKEN, USN, RET.          

 

1995-

CDR. JUDSON J. HENDRICKS, USN, RET.  (DECD)             

 

1996- NO INDUCTEES    

1997-

CWO-4 BILLY B. EARL, USN, RET.   

     

1998- NO INDUCTEES    

 

1999-

LTCOL JOHN M. SWEENEY, USMC, RET.                                   AOC LAWRENCE A. SINGLEY, USN, RET.

GS-12  DOROTHY "DOTTIE" ECKARD (DECD)

 

2000-

CWO-4 ROBERT JACKSON, USN, RET.         

 

2001-

AOCM SAMUEL ROBERSON, USN, RET. (DECD)             

 

2002 –

CAPT. RALPH SPANGLER, USN, RET.                                          CDR. GARY LAUN, USN, RET.

LCDR RICHARD J. GRASS, USN, RET.               AO3 MICHAEL SCHAFFERNOCKER, USN (DECD)

 

2003 –

LCDR RICHARD GRAVES, USN, RET.                                           CWO-4 LESTER B. TUCKER, USN, RET. (DECD)

 

2004 –

MAJOR JAMES THOMAS, USMC, RET.                                      MGYSGT GAINES GILBERT, USMC, (DECD)

                

2005 –

Lt Oscar J. Robinson USN, RET.                                                    Priscilla L. Plautz (DECD)

 

2006 –

LCDR RALPH "DIGGER" V. O'DELL, USN, RET                          CAPT. DAVID H. LEPARD, USN, RET.       

ACOM (as listed in WWII) ROYCE HALL, U.S.N. (FORMER AO WW II)

 

2007 –

LCDR Larry "Joe" Manley,USN, RET.                                          AOCM Robert "Bob" Holdman, USN, RET.

 

2008 –

AOC Robert Underwood, USN, RET.                                         AOCM John "J.J." Lamaitre, USN, RET.

AOCM Dennis Costa, USN, RET.

 

2009 –

LCDR CHARLES A. COLE, USN, RET.                                            CWO4 EDWARD C. SCOTT, USN, RET.

 

2010 –

CDR Perry Driver, USN, RET.                                                         CDR Jeffrey Sassone, USN, RET.

AOCM Tim Carroll, USN, RET.                                                      AOCM Kirk Brado, USN, RET.

LCDR H. Steven Cashat, USN, RET.                                             LCDR Donald E. Howard, USN, RET.

 

2011 -

CDR Floyd E. English , USN, RET. (DECD)                                  AOCM Billy J. Tobin, USN, RET. (DECD)

AOCM Stuart E. Carson, USN, RET.                                            AOC Kevin P. Meagher, USN, RET.

 

2012 –

CWO Ed Creamer , USN, RET. (DECD)              

 

2013 - LCDR James Harman, USN, RET.                                    AOCM David Michel, USN, RET.

AOC Albert Castro, USN, RET. (DECD)          

 

2014 –

CDR Arthur L. Bureau, USN, RET. (DECD)                                LCDR John T. Buckley, USN, RET.

AOCS John J. Scanlon IV, USN, RET. (DECD)

 

2015 –

LT HERMAN “JACK” ELROD, USN, RET.                                     AOCM THOMAS E. LORD USN, RET.

CAPT MICHAEL K. PRICE USN, RET.             

 

2016 –

LCDR GERALD E BURROWS, USN, RET.                                     DAVID W MOORE, GS14,  RET.

AOC DAVID C OVERSTREET, USN RET.      

 

2017 –

CDR Jeffrey L. McComb USN, RET.                                             MGySgt Marc A. Senecal, USMC, RET.

LT Allen E. Ten Eyck, USN, RET.   

 

2018 –

CWO 5 Michael R. Snider USN, Ret.

 

2019 –

AOCS Dennis Patterson USN, Ret.

AOCS Tim Zimmer USN, Ret.

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2020 -

NO INDUCTEES

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2021 -

CDR Mike Gramolini USN, Ret.

CWO3 Barry Stemler USN, Ret.

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2022 -

CAPT Alan D. Dean, Ret.

CDR Steven D. Maxwell, Ret.

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