Military Alumni

Military High School Alumni

Honoring Our Heroes

This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!

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Honored Military Alumni

Billy Wilke
Billy Wilke
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years

I served as a hospital corpsman with the Marine Corp infantry in Vietnam 1968-1969. I was wounded May 31, 1968 near Khe Sanh, Vietnam (DMZ).
Brian Cunningham
Brian Cunningham
Class of 1982
Air Force, 4 Years

Served 4 years 8 months. Lindsay Air Station, Germany and Tinker AFB, OK 1987-1992
Bryan D. Hoffman
Bryan D. Hoffman
Class of 1998
Air Force, 4 Years

I served as a crew chief on C-130. I served in operation Dessert Storm.
David McBeth
David McBeth
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years

Sergent E-5, 191st Infantry Division, Fairbanks, Alaska
81mm Mortars (M)
Eric Tyler
Eric Tyler
Class of 1988
Navy, 20+ Years

Navy 21 years, Chief
Frederick W. Perkins
Frederick W. Perkins
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years

Infantry
George Averyt
George Averyt
Class of 1963
Army, 4 Years

NCOIC Data Transceiver Station, Ft. Richardson, Alaska
James Cleary
James Cleary
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years

Civil Engineer
James Potter
James Potter
Class of 1962
Army, 20 Years

Air Defense Missile Systems
Jerry Pyle
Jerry Pyle
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

Basic Training Fort Polk LA. 8 weeks.
Advanced Training Fort Gordan GA 8 Weeks.
999 Sig Co Support, Okinawa, Japan, 18 Mo.
2nd Armored Division Keleen TX. 14 Mo.
Jim Wilkins
Jim Wilkins
Class of 1960
Navy, 20+ Years

Graduated submarine school in New London, CT 1964. Vietnam 1968/69 at Dong Ha/Quange Tri in support of 3rd Marines. Was selected to serve on board the Trieste 11. Trieste was the worlds deepest diving submersible (20,000 Ft).
JODY G. BUCK
JODY G. BUCK
Class of 1982
Army, 10 Years

SERGEANT, 3RD ARMOR DIVISION, 3RD BATTALION 8TH CAVALRY, GELNHAUSEN
GERMANY, DESERT SHIELD/ DESERT STORM. US ARMY 5TH RECRUITING BRIGADE SUPPLY SERGEANT, FT. SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.
Joe King
Joe King
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years

Hospital Corpsman, 1st. Battalion 8th Marines, 2nd MAR DIV.
John Krachla
John Krachla
Class of 1968
Navy, 21 Years

Aviation Structural Mechanic(AMS) Chief Petty Officer
JOHN L BLACK
JOHN L BLACK
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

I was a MP in Korea and had a great time. Ran into Vance Lindsey there for you that remember him. 69-71
John Leavelle
John Leavelle
Class of 1977
Air Force, 14 Years

Technical Sergeant, Security Specialist with Intel units. Berlin, NSA, Desert Storm and Space systems.
Johnny Krachla
Johnny Krachla
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years

Aviation Structural Mechanic & Nondestructive Inspection Technician(NDT). Chief Petty Officer.
jose perez
jose perez
Class of 2004
Marine Corps, 6 Years

aviation (still actice duty)
Keith Tyler
Keith Tyler
Class of 1988
Army, 19 Years

Navy, Army (active duty) Rake Major
Larry (Bartee) Westmoreland
Larry (Bartee) Westmoreland
Class of 1963
Army, 6 Years

Army
Larry Elkins
Larry Elkins
Class of 1969
Navy, 12 Years

Aviation Machinist's Mate Chief Petty Officer. Served onboard USS Enterprise, VietNam 72-73. Flight deck Final Check-QA/QC.
Mario J. Jimenez
Mario J. Jimenez
Class of 1990
Army, 9 Years

United States Army Combat Engineer
Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson
Class of 2004
Army, 8 Years

Camp Casey, Korea 04-06, Fort Campbell, KY 06-07, Kuwait/Iraq 07-08, Fort Lewis 08- Current, Upcoming Afghanistan 11-12
Robert Monroe Gillihan
Robert Monroe Gillihan
Class of 1958
Air Force, 8 Years

1958-1966 Aircraft Mechanic Stationed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii; Pope AFB, North Carolina; and McChord AFB, Washington.
Ross Stickney
Ross Stickney
Class of 1975
Army, 10 Years

Armored Cav. tank driver for 1st cav, 3rd cav, 11th cav. Spent 3 years on border duty while in Germany.
Roy Parker
Roy Parker
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

USAF Officer. Primary weapons system F-15. Approximately 4,000 hours of fighter/trainer flight time (First Pilot/Instructor Pilot). Graduate of Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College. Commanded at Squadron, Group, and Wing level.
Steven Thurston
Steven Thurston
Class of 1999
Navy, 5 Years

Spent 3 years serving stateside, 1 year of training, and 1 year of service in the Middle East.
Tarvares La Fonte' Moore
Tarvares La Fonte' Moore
Class of 1993
Air Force, 5 Years

Aircraft fuels systems tech
Ted A Nher
Ted A Nher
Class of 1960
Air Force, 10 Years

Served stateside, Vietnam 67-68, Germany until 71. Now live in Lexington, OK.
Walter Winters
Walter Winters
Class of 1955
Air Force, 20+ Years

35 years in AF and AF reserves. Flew as a Navigator for 15 years, then went into engineering, then to Logistics, in the Pentagon, then retired from Langely AFB as Brigadier General in 1995.

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Andrews High School Classmates

Fred Courtney
Class of '64

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Johnny Hinkle

Samuel Johnny Hinkle Jr
Birth, Yoakum, Texas, USA
Death 14 Aug 2014 in Llano, Llano Co. Texas

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Our Andrews High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Andrews High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Andrews are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!