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# National Cryptologic Memorial

HomeHistoryNational Cryptologic Memorial

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service Cryptologic Memorial honors and remembers those who gave their lives, "serving in silence," in the line of duty. It serves as an important reminder of the crucial role that cryptology plays in keeping the United States secure and of the courage of these individuals to carry out their mission at such a dear price.

The wall dedicated in 1996 lists 178 names of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and civilian cryptologists who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The black granite memorial stands eight feet tall by 12 feet wide with the words "They Served In Silence" etched into the polished stone at the cap of a triangle. The NSA seal is carved below followed by the names of those cryptologists who have given their lives in service to their country. The names are at the base of the triangle because these cryptologists and their ideals - dedication to mission dedication to workmate and dedication to country - form the foundation for cryptologic service. The structure was designed by an NSA employee and the memorial is housed in the NSA headquarters complex.

On Memorial Day 2001, NSA began a tradition of declassifying and sharing the stories behind the names on the wall. Listed below are the names and date of loss of the cryptologists who paid the ultimate price in service to our country.

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2020s

> NameDateImagesVideoSFC Antonio R. Rodriguez, USA08 Feb 2020Download 2022 Memorial Wall Observance PhotosView 2022 Memorial Wall Observance Video

2010s

> NameDateImagesVideoCTRCS David "Blake" McLendon, USN21 Sep 2010  Sgt Lucas T. Pyeatt, USMC05 Feb 2011  CTR1 Michael J. Strange, USN06 Aug 2011  SGT Andrew J. Creighton, USA01 July 2010  SSG Michael W. Hosey, USA17 Sep 2011  SGT Christopher L. Muniz, USA11 Dec 2011  SrA Julian S. Scholten, USAF18 Feb 2012  SPC Joshua N. Nelson, USA16 Sep 2012  CTTC Christian M. Pike, USN13 Mar 2013  SSgt Richard A. Dickson, USAF27 Apr 2013  SPC Christopher A. Landis, USA10 Feb 2014  SPC John A. Pelham, USA12 Feb 2014  CTICS Shannon M. Kent, USN16 Jan 2019  

2000s

> NameDateImagesVideoSSG Gene A. Vance, USA19 May 2002  SGT Joseph M. Nolan, USA18 Nov 2004  SSG Edwin H. DazaChacon, USA13 Feb 2006  Sergeant Amanda N. Pinson, USA16 Mar 2006  SSG Kyu H. Chay, USA28 Oct 2006  SGT Trista L. Moretti, USA25 Jun 2007  CTT1(SW) Steven Daugherty, USN06 Jul 2007  SGT Nicholas A. Robertson, USA04 Apr 2008  CTM3 Matthew J. O'Bryant, USN30 Sep 2008  SGT James D. Pirtle, USA01 May 2009  SPC Ryan C. King, USA01 May 2009  

1990s

> NameDateImagesVideoTSgt Ernest R. Parrish, USAF 22 Sep 1995  

1980s

> NameDateImagesVideoSSgt Steven C. Balcer, USAF 15 Mar 1981  SSgt Harry L. Parsons, III, USAF15 Mar 1981  CTI3 Patrick R. Price, USN 25 Jan 1987  CTI3 Craig R. Rudolf, USN25 Jan 1987  

1970s

> NameDateImagesVideoSgt Larry W. Duke, USMC 10 Mar 1970   A1C Paul W. Anthony, USAF 08 Apr 1970  SSgt Michael R. Conner, USAF 22 Apr 1970  SGT Robert E. Dew, USA 30 Aug 1970  SP5 Carl H. Caccia, USA21 Feb 1971  SP5 Robert J. Potts, USA 21 Feb 1971  SP5 Mitchell B. Smith, USA21 Feb 1971  SP5 Robert J. Thelon, USA21 Feb 1971  SP5 Gary C. David, USA 01 Mar 1971  SP5 Frank A. Sablan, USA 01 Mar 1971  WOI Harold L. Algaard, USA 04 Mar 1971  SP5 Richard J. Hentz, USA 04 Mar 1971  CPT Michael W. Marker USA 04 Mar 1971  SP5 Rodney D. Osborne, USA 04 Mar 1971  SP6 John T. Straun, USA 04 Mar 1971  Sgt Robert Hrisoulis, USMC 21 Jan 1971  CT03 James M. Coon, USN 12 Dec 1971  CTISN John M. Deremigio, USN 12 Dec 1971  CTO1 Donald E. Dickerson, USN 12 Dec 1971  CTOSN Stephen H. Elliott, USN 12 Dec 1971   CTRI Walter R. Woods, Jr., USN 12 Dec 1971   CTM2 Gregory K. Zeller, USN 12 Dec 1971   SP4 Bruce A. Crosby, Jr., USA 30 Mar 1972  SP5 Gary P. Westcott, USA30 Mar 1972  MSgt John W. Ryon, USAF 21 Nov 1972  Sgt Dale Brandenburg, USAF 05 Feb 1973  Sgt Peter R. Cressman, USAF 05 Feb 1973  Sgt Joseph A. Matejov, USAF 05 Feb 1973  SSgt Todd M. Melton, USAF 05 Feb 1973  CT01 John R. Ball, USN 03 Dec 1979   RM3 Emil E. White, USN 03 Dec 1979   

1960s

>  NameDateImagesVideoSP4 James T. Davis, USA22 Dec 1961  SP4 Arthur W. Glover, USA09 Feb 1964  PFC Donald R. Taylor, USA09 Feb 1964  SP5 Timothy F. Powell, Jr., USA13 May 1965  2LT George P. Samples, USA13 May 1965  LCPL Richard E. McKown, USMC24 Sep 1965  Sgt Paul C. Rodrigues, USMC24 Sep 1965  CTSA Roger W. Alex, USN24 Sep 1965  CTASA William E. Briley, USN24 Sep 1965  CTSN Wilfred D. Cordell, USN24 Sep 1965  CTSN Dennis E. Etzweiler, USN24 Sep 1965  CT3 Archie R. Garofalo, USN24 Sep 1965  CTSA John D. House, USN24 Sep 1965  LTJG Ernest D. Moody, USN24 Sep 1965  CT3 Wayne E. Tower, USN24 Sep 1965  CTSN James K. Whitman, USN24 Sep 1965  CT3 Gregory S. Williams, USN24 Sep 1965  SSG Robert F. Townsend, USA04 Nov 1965  SSG Donald D. Daugherty, USA13 Apr 1966Download 2019 Memorial Wall Observance PhotosView 2019 Memorial Wall Observance VideoCPT James D. Stallings, USA25 Sep 1966Download 2023 Memorial Wall Observance PhotosView 2023 Memorial Wall Observance Video1LT John F. Cochrane, USA24 Oct 1966  SFC John F. Stirling, USA08 Mar 1967  A1C Charles D. Land, USAF09 Mar 1967  TSgt Raymond F. Leftwich, USAF 09 Mar 1967  A1C Daniel C. Reese, USAF 09 Mar 1967  SSgt Alfred T. Dwyer, USMC 26 May 1967  Maj James W. Ayers, USMC26 May 1967  CT3 William B. Allenbaugh, USN08 Jun 1967  LCDR Philip M. Armstrong, Jr. USN08 Jun 1967  SN Gary R. Blanchard, USN 08 Jun 1967  SN Francis Brown, USN08 Jun 1967  CT2 Ronnie J. Campbell, USN08 Jun 1967  CT3 Jerry L. Converse, USN08 Jun 1967  CT2 Robert B. Eisenberg, USN08 Jun 1967  CT3 Jerry L. Goss, USN08 Jun 1967  CTI Curtis A. Graves, USN08 Jun 1967  CTSN Lawrence P. Hayden, USN08 Jun 1967   CTI Warren E. Hersey, USN08 Jun 1967  CTSN Alan Higgins, USN08 Jun 1967  SN Carl L. Hoar, USN08 Jun 1967  CT2 Richard W. Keene, Jr., USN08 Jun 1967  CTSN James L. Lenau, USN08 Jun 1967  CTC Raymond E. Linn, USN08 Jun 1967  CTI James M. Lupton, USN 08 Jun 1967  CT3 Duane R. Marggraf, USN08 Jun 1967  CTSN David W. Marlborough, USN08 Jun 1967  CT2 Anthony P. Mendle, USN08 Jun 1967  CTSN Carl C. Nygren, USN08 Jun 1967  LT James C. Pierce, USN08 Jun 1967  ICFN David Skolak, USN08 Jun 1967  CTI John C. Smith, Jr., USN08 Jun 1967  CTC Melvin D. Smith, USN08 Jun 1967  PC2 John C. Spicher, USN08 Jun 1967  GMG3 Alexander N. Thompson, Jr., USN08 Jun 1967  CT3 Thomas R. Thornton, USN08 Jun 1967  CT3 Philippe C. Tiedtke, USN08 Jun 1967  LT Stephen S. Toth, USN08 Jun 1967  CTI Frederick J. Walton, USN08 Jun 1967  Sgt Jack L. Raper, USMC08 Jun 1967  Cpl Edward E. Rehmeyer, USMC08 Jun 1967  Allen M. Blue, NSA08 Jun 1967  Cpl Stephen L. Traughber, USMC10 Sep 1967  TSgt Frederick T. Sebers, USAF07 Nov 1967  SP5 Michael P. Brown, USA26 Nov 1967  SGT Diego Ramirez, Jr., USA26 Nov 1967  MSG Robert D. Taylor, USA26 Nov 1967  FN Duane D. Hodges, USN23 Jan 1968  CPT John M. Casey, USA25 Mar 1968  SP4 Jeffrey W. Haerle, USA13 May 1968  SP4 Christopher J. Schramm, USA13 May 1968  SP5 Samuel C. Martin, USA 17 May 1968  SGT Thomas J. Tomczak, USA23 Jul 1968  SSgt Louis J. Clever, USAF05 Feb 1969  SGT James V. Dorsey, Jr., USAF05 Feb 1969  TSGT Rodney H. Gott, USAF05 Feb 1969  Sgt Clarence L. McNeill, USAF05 Feb 1969  SSgt Hugh L. Sherburn, USAF05 Feb 1969  Sgt Douglas Arcano, USAF05 Jun 1969  TSgt Eugene L. Benevides, USAF05 Jun 1969  Sgt Sherman E. Consolver, Jr., USAF05 Jun 1969  SSgt Roy L. Lindsey, USAF05 Jun 1969  Sgt Lucian A. Rominiecki, USAF05 Jun 1969  SSgt Richard J. Steen, Jr., USAF05 Jun 1969   SP5 Harold D. Biller, USA25 Feb 1969  CT3 Gary R. Ducharme, USN15 Apr 1969  CT3 John A. Miller, USN15 Apr 1969  CTI John H. Potts, USN15 Apr 1969  CTC Frederick A. Randall, USN15 Apr 1969  CTC Richard E. Smith, USN15 Apr 1969  CT3 Philip D. Sundby, USN15 Apr 1969  LT Robert F. Taylor, USN15 Apr 1969  CT2 Stephen J. Tesmer, USN15 Apr 1969  SSgt Hugh M. Lynch, USMC15 Apr 1969  SP5 Harry J. Colon, USA 21 Jun 1969  SSgt Elmore L. Hall, USAF08 Oct 1969  Sgt Michael L. Stiglich, USAF08 Oct 1969  PFC Henry N. Heide, II, USA29 Nov 1969  SP4 James R. Smith, USA29 Nov 1969  CTC Robert S. Gates, USN 28 Dec 1969   MGySgt Edward R. Storm, USMC 28 Dec 1969   

1950s

> NameDateImagesVideoCT3 Edward J. Purcell, USN08 Apr 1950  PFC Jay R. Stoner, USA11 Jul 1953  SSgt Donald G. Hill, USAF29 Jul 1953  A2C Earl W. Radlein, Jr., USAF29 Jul 1953  A2C Archie T. Bourg, Jr., USAF 02 Sep 1958  A2C James E. Ferguson, USAF02 Sep 1958  A2C Joel H. Fields, USAF02 Sep 1958  A2C Harold T. Kamps, USAF02 Sep 1958  A2C Gerald C. Maggiacomo, USAF02 Sep 1958  A2C Clement O. Mankins, USAF02 Sep 1958  A2C Gerald H. Medeiros, USAF02 Sep 1958  TSGT Arthur L. Mello, USAF02 Sep 1958  A2C Robert H. Moore, USAF02 Sep 1958  A1C Robert J. Oshinskie, USAF02 Sep 1958  MSgt George P. Petrochilos, USAF02 Sep 1958  

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