WHO THEY ARE
The Association of Aviation Ordnancemen takes pleasure in honoring these great Ordnancemen and inducting them into the hall of fame. We have achieved more with their steadfast devotion, dedication, and commitment to service.
They have worked on many exciting projects to help improve the lives of others, and our ordnance community. Learn more about what they do, who they are, and how they became our hall of fame inductees.
Association of Aviation Ordnancemen Hall of Fame
Nomination(s) must be submitted to the Association National Secretary or Hall of Fame Committee Chairman, no later than TBA. The nomination package may be e-mailed to the Committee Chairman, but a PAPER COPY and a DISC COPY (ELECTRONIC COPY) must be hand-delivered to the Committee Chairman at the Association Convention or mailed to the Committee Chairman.
Jeff Sassone
20812 Flour Mill Court
Great Mills, MD 20634
nationalaaobod5@gmail.com
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.
2020 -
NO INDUCTEES
2021 -
CDR Mike Gramolini USN, Ret.
CWO3 Barry Stemler USN, Ret.