Daniel A. Carmichael Jr. ’41

Dan died July 31, 2014, at the Mount Carmel Medical Center in Bexley, Ohio.

He prepared for Princeton at Columbus Academy. At Princeton, he played varsity football, basketball, and baseball and was elected the best athlete in the class. He was a member of Tiger Inn and majored in architecture, graduating with honors.

After graduation, he joined Dan Carmichael and Associates, his father’s architectural firm in Columbus, Ohio. Dan then joined the Navy Air Corps March 1, 1942. He took part in four campaigns and was credited with the “Ace” classification for 15 enemy planes destroyed. Dan received nine battle stars, two presidential unit citations, one Naval unit citation, 14 Air Medals, six Distinguished Service Crosses, and two Silver Stars.

After the war, he returned to the architectural firm and joined the Navy Reserve, serving both as commander of a jet fighter squadron and as a test pilot. He won numerous state and national championships in golf and auto racing. Predeceased by his wife, Patricia, Dan is survived by his daughters, Tracy Rand and Sally Merrick; his son, Daniel III; and four grandsons.