Association of Aviation Ordnancemen Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame nominations by mail must be
received by 15 July 202 5 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 31 Jul 2025 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.”
2024 AAO HALL OF FAME RECIPIENTS
2024 HOF Inductee
CDR (RET)
Johnny King
2024 HOF Inductee
LtCol (RET)
Darren M. Gallagher
2024 HOF Inductee
CWO-4 (RET)
Ronald Jerasa
2024 HOF Inductee
MGySgt (RET)
Christopher J. McGuire
2024 HOF Inductee
AOC (RET)
Edward F. Murphy
Committee Chair: Jeff Sassone
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.
2020 -
NO INDUCTEES
2021 -
CDR Mike Gramolini USN, Ret.
CWO3 Barry Stemler USN, Ret.
2022 -
CAPT Alan D. Dean, Ret.
CDR Steven D. Maxwell, Ret.
2023 -
CAPT William USN, Ret.
CDR Dion J. Edon USN, Ret.
CWO4 Robert S. Walecki USN, Ret
AOCM Diane McQueen-Gibson USN, Ret
Ms. Mary Ellen Bailey
2024 -
CDR Johnny King, USN, Ret
LTCOLDarren Gallagher, USMC, Ret
CWO4 Ronald Jerasa, USN, Ret
MGYSGT Christopher Mcguire USMC, Ret
AOC Edward Murphy USN, Ret