Navy officers trained at Wingfoot Lake gave their lives in the course of airship development, and their courage, devotion, and sacrifice serve as inspiration: Lieut. Charles Bauch in 1931, Lieut. J. B. Lawrence in 1925, Lieut. Comdr. Emory Coil in 1921, Lieut. C. G. Little in 1921, Lieut. A. R. Houghton in 1925, Comdr. Louis Maxfield in 1921, Lieut. Henry Hoyt in 1921, Lieut. F. A. Trotter in 1949, and Comdr. Z. Landsdowne in 1925.