Military-related Deaths of College Baseball Players
| Rank | Name | Baseball Experience | Pos | Service | Cause of Death | Location | Date |
| Nav/Wr. | John H. Shillington | Notre Dame | SS | US Navy | Explosion | Cuba | Feb 17, 1898 |
| 1/Lt. | Benjamin P. Bradford | Bowdoin | C | US Army Air Service | Plane Crash | France | Aug 6, 1918 |
| Ensign | D. Blair Mingle | Penn State | 2B | Naval Aviation Service | Plane Crash | Pensacola, FL | Feb 7, 1919 |
| Mjr. | John F. Murtaugh | Cornell | 1B | US Army | Poison | New York | Dec 1, 1918 |
| Lt. | James O'Neil | Columbia | Unknown | US Army | Died from Wounds | Unknown | Oct 2, 1918 |
| Lt. | Samuel J. Reid, Jr. | Princeton | C/SS | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 22, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Carl C. "Birdie" Saunders | Colgate | P | US Army | Illness | France | Feb 24, 1919 |
| 1/Lt. | Laurens C. "Spike" Shull | Chicago | P | US Army | Died from Wounds | France | Aug 5, 1918 |
| 1/Lt. | Allen W. Talley | Princeton | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 7, 1918 |
| Lt. | John A.L. Zenor | Naval Academy | Unknown | US Navy | Accident | The Philippines | Dec 20, 1917 |
| Mjr. | Bartle A. Avery | Alabama | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Germany | Apr 6, 1945 |
| Cptn. | Buell A. Bankston | Baylor | Unknown | USAAF | Plane Crash | South Carolina | Feb 27, 1943 |
| Pfc. | John I. Beck | San Diego State | P | USMC | Killed in Action | Iwo Jima | Mar 3, 1945 |
| 1/Lt. | Simeon A. "Alex" Box | LSU | OF | US Army | Died from Wounds | Tunisia, North Africa | Feb 19, 1943 |
| Lt. | Archie M. Buckley | Washington State | 3B | US Navy | Killed in Action | Pacific | Feb 21, 1945 |
| 1/Lt. | Raymond W. Burroughs | Abilene Christian | Utility | USAAF | Plane Crash | Knoxville, TN | Feb 12, 1943 |
| 1/Lt. | Gerst G. Buyer | Gettysburg | 1B | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | May 25, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | Joe C. Byrd, Jr. | Baylor | C | USAAF | Killed in Action | Algeria, North Africa | Nov 8, 1942 |
| 2/Lt. | John F. Campbell | Dickinson College | Unknown | USAAF | Killed in Action | Mediterranean Sea | Mar 31, 1943 |
| Mjr. | Horace S. "Stump" Carswell, Jr. | Texas Christian | Unknown | USAAF | Killed in Action | China | Oct 26, 1944 |
| 1/Lt. | Jack A. Casey | Baylor | 3B | USMC | Killed in Action | Saipan | Jul 9, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | Thomas C. Costello | La Salle | OF | USAAF | Accident | England | Jun 7, 1943 |
| 1/Lt. | Andrew D. Curlee, Jr. | Auburn | Unknown | USAAF | Killed in Action | Tunisia, North Africa | Apr 6, 1943 |
| Lt (jg) | James R. Davidson, Jr. | Drew | Unknown | US Navy | Killed in Action | Pacific | Apr 8, 1945 |
| 2/Lt. | George A. Davison, Jr. | Washington State | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Europe | Mar 18, 1945 |
| 2/Lt. | Thomas D. Dillant | Keene Teachers | C | USAAF | Plane Crash | Myrtle Beach, SC | Mar 17, 1942 |
| 2/Lt. | John C. Eggleton | Alfred | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | North Africa | Dec 11, 1942 |
| 1/Lt. | Robert A. Fischer | Notre Dame | P | USAAF | Killed in Action | Italy | Nov 17, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Alexander Fleischmann | Long Island | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 8, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | Arthur W. Greims, Jr. | Washington College | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Dec 10, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | John J. "Jack" Griffin, Jr. | Kansas | Unknown | USMC | Killed in Action | Iwo Jima | Feb 19, 1945 |
| Lt. | William C. Hanlon | Stanford | C | USMC | Plane Crash | Bogue Sound, NC | Dec 12, 1943 |
| 2/Lt. | Bernard T. Healey | Creighton | OF | USAAF | Killed in Action | France | Dec 30, 1942 |
| Maj. | Thomas D. Howie | The Citadel | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jul 17, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | Francis N. "Neal" Hugos | Kansas State | 3B | USAAF | Plane Crash | Panama | Mar 8, 1944 |
| 1/Lt. | Thomas P. "T.P." Hunter | Kansas | P | USMC | Killed in Action | Guam | Jul 21, 1944 |
| Cadet | Dayle B. Klett | Iowa State | Unknown | US Navy | Plane Crash | NAS Ottumwa, IA | Sep 17, 1943 |
| 2/Lt. | Herbert P. Korenko | Muhlenberg College | IF | USAAF | Killed in Action | France | May 29, 1943 |
| 2/Lt. | Harold L. Lind | Iowa | Unknown | USMC | Killed in Action | Guam | Jul 21, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | David B. Lowe | Long Island | Unknown | USAAF | Plane Crash | Australia | Dec 18, 1942 |
| 2/Lt. | William L. "Bill" MacCoy, Jr. | Princeton | C | USAAF | Plane Crash | Pampa, TX | Jun 19, 1943 |
| 1/Lt. | Leon I. McCaskill | North Carolina | 3B | USAAF | Plane Crash | Italy | Dec 14, 1945 |
| 1/Lt. | John S. Messina | Rhode Island | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Sicily | Jul 13, 1943 |
| 2/Lt. | James E. Newberry, Jr. | Texas A & M | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 14, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | Martin J. O'Brien | Holy Cross | 2B | USMC | Killed in Action | Guam | Jul 22, 1944 |
| Pfc. | John M. Ogden, Jr. | Swarthmore College | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 8, 1944 |
| 1/Lt. | James A. O'Sullivan | Bates College | C | USMC | Killed in Action | Guadalcanal | Apr 3, 1943 |
| 1/Lt. | Harland R. "Harlan" Palmer | Wisconsin | OF | USAAF | Plane Crash | New Guinea | Nov 11, 1943 |
| Cptn. | Mitchell L. Parks | Baylor | OF | USMC | Killed in Action | Pacific Ocean | Mar 31, 1945 |
| 1/Lt. | Emil "Bish" Potzer | Rutgers | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 15, 1944 |
| Cptn. | William P. Reckeweg | Dickinson College | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Luxembourg | Feb 1, 1945 |
| Lt(jg) | Harold D. Reynolds | Western Michigan | Unknown | US Navy | Plane Crash | Brazil | Nov 27, 1944 |
| Cptn. | Raymond R. Rokey | Kansas State | OF | US Army | Died from Wounds | Belgium | Nov 7, 1944 |
| Ensign | William C. "Bill" Schmidt, Jr. | Williams College | Unknown | US Navy | Killed in Action | Gilbert Islands | Nov 24, 1943 |
| 1/Lt. | John D. Scoggin | Texas A & M | OF | USAAF | Killed in Action | South China Sea | Nov 16, 1944 |
| 1/Lt. | James P. "Jimmy" Scondras | Holy Cross | IF/OF | USMC | Killed in Action | Iwo Jima | Feb 25, 1945 |
| Pvt. | Gene A. Scruggs | Abilene Christian | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Germany | Apr 1, 1945 |
| Pfc. | Mark D. "Vic" Sherwood, Jr. | St. Lawrence | P | US Army | Died of Wounds | Italy | Jul 1, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | R. Wilson "Doc" Smith | Texas | 3B | USAAF | Killed in Action | France | Jan 3, 1943 |
| 1/Lt. | James E. Taylor | Dickinson College | P | USMC | Died of Wounds | Tinian | Jul 25, 1944 |
| Mjr. | Thomas F. "Red" Vickers | Rice | SS | USAAF | Plane Crash | Patterson Field, OH | Aug 16, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Eugene J. "Peaches" Westover | Drury | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Luxembourg | Dec 12, 1944 |
| 2/Lt. | Terrence C. "Terry" Graves | Miami (Ohio) | C | USMC | Killed in Action | Vietnam | Feb 16, 1968 |
| Sgt. | Michael I. Hanneman | East Washington | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Vietnam | Sep 21, 1968 |
| Cptn. | Ryan Iannelli | Oral Roberts | OF | USMC | Helicopter Crash | Afghanistan | Sep 28, 2011 |
| Cptn. | Francis "Dee" Imlay | Auburn | OF/P | USAF | Plane Crash | Afghanistan | Mar 28, 2012 |
| Cptn. | Patrick M. Klokow | Naval Academy | C | USMC | Auto Accident | San Diego, CA | Aug 23, 2005 |
| 1/Lt. | Matthew D. Lynch | Duke | C | USMC | Died from Wounds | Iraq | Oct 31, 2004 |
| Sgt. | Glen E. Martinez | Ottawa (KS) | Unknown | USMC | Killed in Action | Iraq | May 2, 2008 |
| Sgt. | Tyler Prewitt | Phoenix College | SS | US Army | Died from Wounds | Germany | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Spc. | John Pelham | Redwoods | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Afghanistan | Feb 12, 2014 |
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