Roll of Honor

Midshipmen entering the gates of Columbia University, circa 1943.


Richard Henry Di Sesa

  • School: Columbia College
  • Class Year: 1946
  • War: World War II
  • Date of Death: August 31, 1945

Ensign Richard Henry DiSesa, U.S. Naval Air Command, Quonset Naval Air Base, Rhode Island, was killed in a plane crash during maneuvers over the Connecticut River, August 31, 1945.

Richard Henry Di Sesa

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