Roll of Honor

Midshipmen entering the gates of Columbia University, circa 1943.


David Leonard Neuman

  • School: Engineering
  • Class Year: 1913
  • War: World War II
  • Date of Death: November 24, 1944

Colonel David Leonard Neuman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, had been in the Army since 1916, After getting his engineering degree from Columbia in 1916, he was involved in the construction of a number of large projects, including the Woolworth Building. He died in action in France on November 24, 1944.

David Leonard Neuman

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