Big Spring High School Alumni
Newville, Pennsylvania (PA)
Recent Members
| Betty Paulus | 1967 |
| Christopher Coble | 2007 |
| Daphne Cassell | 2003 |
| Debi Smith | 1969 |
| Jamie Duncan | 2005 |
| Jessica Laconte | 2006 |
| Jon Harrison Jon Harrison | 2019 |
| Tiffany Ransom | 1998 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Big Spring High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Bulldogs lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Harold Eugene Barrick
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Harold Eugene Barrick:
Harold was born in Carlisle but was a resident of Newville. He graduated from Big Spring High School in 1965 and went to work shortly thereafter at Reeves-Hoffman crystal facility until he was drafted into the army on 11 August 1967. Arriving in Vietnam in January 1968, he was killed in action on 8 April 1968, while serving as an ammo handler for the Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery. Age 20 at the time of his death, he was married with no children.
www.virtualwall.org/db/BarrickHE01a.htm
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Harold Eugene Barrick:
Harold was born in Carlisle but was a resident of Newville. He graduated from Big Spring High School in 1965 and went to work shortly thereafter at Reeves-Hoffman crystal facility until he was drafted into the army on 11 August 1967. Arriving in Vietnam in January 1968, he was killed in action on 8 April 1968, while serving as an ammo handler for the Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery. Age 20 at the time of his death, he was married with no children.
www.virtualwall.org/db/BarrickHE01a.htm
John Keiter
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Marine Barracks *th & I Washington D.C.
Charlie Co. 1/8 Camp Lejeune
HMLA 267 Camp Pendleton CA
HMX-1 Quantico VA
HMLA 167 MCAS New River
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Marine Barracks *th & I Washington D.C.
Charlie Co. 1/8 Camp Lejeune
HMLA 267 Camp Pendleton CA
HMX-1 Quantico VA
HMLA 167 MCAS New River
John W. Smith
Class of 1985
Army, 8 Years
Forward Observer and Mortar Platoon Sergeant
Class of 1985
Army, 8 Years
Forward Observer and Mortar Platoon Sergeant
Michael Clair
Class of 2002
Army, 7 Years
Army Active Duty May 04-June 07 and Army Reserves June 07 to current. Two tours in Iraq Npv 05-06 and Aug 08-09 Active Duty 13D FA and Reserves 31B MP
Class of 2002
Army, 7 Years
Army Active Duty May 04-June 07 and Army Reserves June 07 to current. Two tours in Iraq Npv 05-06 and Aug 08-09 Active Duty 13D FA and Reserves 31B MP
Ryan Meldrum
Class of 2009
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Joined the USMC August 8, 2008. Graduated early Jan 16, 2009 and left for boot camp Feb 23, 2009. Primary MOS: 0311. Secondary MOS's: 0933, 8621. Duty Stations: Okinawa, Japan (GSP). Deployments: 2010- Afghanistan, Korea (doesn't count as a deployment). EAS: Feb 23, 2013. Semper Fidelis!
Class of 2009
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Joined the USMC August 8, 2008. Graduated early Jan 16, 2009 and left for boot camp Feb 23, 2009. Primary MOS: 0311. Secondary MOS's: 0933, 8621. Duty Stations: Okinawa, Japan (GSP). Deployments: 2010- Afghanistan, Korea (doesn't count as a deployment). EAS: Feb 23, 2013. Semper Fidelis!
Warren H. Godfrey
Class of 1987
Marine Corps, 7 Years
Served in support of Operation Desert Storm
Class of 1987
Marine Corps, 7 Years
Served in support of Operation Desert Storm
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Our Big Spring 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 Big Spring High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Newville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!