We d like the relatives and friends of the honorees to please stand and remain standing. Would the rest of the audience please stand for a moment of silence in memory of these men. Please be seated. Captain Craft, I have the honor of presenting to the unit the memorial plaque. We know it will be displayed in a fitting location This memorial plaque was presented to Captain William P. Craft, USN, the commanding officer of the Naval ROTC unit of the University of California, Berkeley, CA, on 8 March 2001 for permanent display within the unit.
All names listed on the plaque are from records made available up until that date.
The correct rank of John Boyd was LT instead of ENS as shown on the plaque. Milton Cunha was assigned to Company I, Third Parachute Battalion, First Parachute Regiment, Fleet Marine Force, Solomon Islands and was killed in action on Bougainville Island on 9 December 1943. For his actions during the battle, Foreman posthumously received the Navy Cross and a new destroyer escort was later named in his honor. For his actions in keeping the engineering plant operating during the typhoon, he posthumously received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. Three of our destroyers were sunk during the battle.