[Plummz]

Crowe's good friend and classmate at the Naval Academy was Jackson T. Stephens,

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[Bob Eimiller]

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[beckett]

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Both were appointed to the Naval Academy in 1942. Crowe graduated in 1946. According to this website poor eyesight prevented Stephens from being commissioned. Their friendship going back to academy days is also mentioned here.