Danville High School Alumni
Danville, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Ann Hudgins Ann Hudgins | 1969 |
| Barb Barb Davis | 1992 |
| Bradley Rudge Bradley Rudge | 1974 |
| Carol Deeken Carol Deeken | 1974 |
| Clyde Goin | 1968 |
| Jason Jason Smiley | 1993 |
| Jeffrey Colleen | 1973 |
| Linda Grubaugh | 1985 |
Military 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
Bobbi Lane-Richards
Class of 1984
Army, 11 Years
Served in the military for eleven years as a mechanic & master driver
Class of 1984
Army, 11 Years
Served in the military for eleven years as a mechanic & master driver
Calvin ADams
Class of 1989
Navy, 17 Years
Military Police Officer. Served in operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Class of 1989
Navy, 17 Years
Military Police Officer. Served in operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Danny J Falke
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Met a lot of great people---had a lot of great experiences-------drank a lot------was a "Intercept Control Tech"---made E-5 in lees than 4----was in 1966-1970------would never do it again!!
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Met a lot of great people---had a lot of great experiences-------drank a lot------was a "Intercept Control Tech"---made E-5 in lees than 4----was in 1966-1970------would never do it again!!
Erik Bratland
Class of 1998
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Was in the Navy from 2000-2004, then went into the Coast Guard. Spent two years in Kodiak, AK, and now in Philadelphia. Just re-upped.
Married 7-11-07 to Shy.
Class of 1998
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Was in the Navy from 2000-2004, then went into the Coast Guard. Spent two years in Kodiak, AK, and now in Philadelphia. Just re-upped.
Married 7-11-07 to Shy.
Gail Andrews Hardy
Class of 1964
Air Force, 2 Years
Personnel Specialist - Offutt AFB, Nebraska, Itazuke AB, Japan.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 2 Years
Personnel Specialist - Offutt AFB, Nebraska, Itazuke AB, Japan.
Gary Duprey
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
Join Air Force April 1975 and remained for 26 years.Wideband and Satellite Communication. Retired as SMSgt E-8. Moved 11 times and retired in Omaha, Nebraska. Working for the Air Force as a government civilian.
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
Join Air Force April 1975 and remained for 26 years.Wideband and Satellite Communication. Retired as SMSgt E-8. Moved 11 times and retired in Omaha, Nebraska. Working for the Air Force as a government civilian.
Gary Mauck
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
Active Duty 1967 to 1969 with service in Vietnam.
Army Reserve Chaplain (LTC) with service from 1978 to 2004 including Operation Enduring Freedom.
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
Active Duty 1967 to 1969 with service in Vietnam.
Army Reserve Chaplain (LTC) with service from 1978 to 2004 including Operation Enduring Freedom.
Gregory W. Scott
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years
462X0/2W1X0 Aircraft Armament Systems Technician. Stationed in Lousiana, Upper Michigan Arkansas, Arizona and Iceland. Went on deployments to Hawaii, Canada, Germany and Panama. Deployed as a member of the famed Flying Tigers during Desert Storm. Enlisted right ou of high school in '77. Retired as a MSgt in '99 at Luke AFB, AZ.
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years
462X0/2W1X0 Aircraft Armament Systems Technician. Stationed in Lousiana, Upper Michigan Arkansas, Arizona and Iceland. Went on deployments to Hawaii, Canada, Germany and Panama. Deployed as a member of the famed Flying Tigers during Desert Storm. Enlisted right ou of high school in '77. Retired as a MSgt in '99 at Luke AFB, AZ.
Harry S. Walker, Lt, USCG, ret.
Class of 1970
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Navy 6 years, Coast Guard 24 years.
17 years at sea, stationed around the world.
Class of 1970
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Navy 6 years, Coast Guard 24 years.
17 years at sea, stationed around the world.
Jeff Sloger
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years
8 years Active Duty in the Air Force, stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. 12 years with the Alaska Air National Guard.
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years
8 years Active Duty in the Air Force, stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. 12 years with the Alaska Air National Guard.
Jeff Smith
Class of 1986
Air Force, 20+ Years
Have served in North Dakota, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Missouri and Qatar
Class of 1986
Air Force, 20+ Years
Have served in North Dakota, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Missouri and Qatar
Jim Parker
Class of 1983
Army, 15 Years
Finished my career at Fort Carson, Colorado with the 4th Infantry Division.
Class of 1983
Army, 15 Years
Finished my career at Fort Carson, Colorado with the 4th Infantry Division.
Joanne Marie Dahl Devine
Class of 1971
Army, 3 Years
U. S. Army Clerk 1976-1979 at Fort Jackson. Served in the last division of WAC Womens Army Corp before coed military service was instituted. Love ya Veterens!!!
Class of 1971
Army, 3 Years
U. S. Army Clerk 1976-1979 at Fort Jackson. Served in the last division of WAC Womens Army Corp before coed military service was instituted. Love ya Veterens!!!
John C. E. Atwood
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Logistics Management in Maintenance and Supply. Served in Vietnam 1969 and 1970
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Logistics Management in Maintenance and Supply. Served in Vietnam 1969 and 1970
Larry Goff
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 4 Years
4 yrs USMC (Sgt) 26+ Army National Guard retired Major in 2001
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 4 Years
4 yrs USMC (Sgt) 26+ Army National Guard retired Major in 2001
Larry Goff
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 4 Years
4 yrs USMC (Sgt) 26+ Army National Guard retired Major in 2001
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 4 Years
4 yrs USMC (Sgt) 26+ Army National Guard retired Major in 2001
Larry R. Lawson
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Joined the Air Force in January 1967. Basic training at Lackland. Served at Strategic Air Command in Turkey for a year then stationed in Duluth, MN in Air Police
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Joined the Air Force in January 1967. Basic training at Lackland. Served at Strategic Air Command in Turkey for a year then stationed in Duluth, MN in Air Police
lee little
Class of 1958
Army, 3 Years
3 years active, 3 years active reserve...in Germany, 15 miles from the Iron Curtain where I served on a Nike Hercules anti-aircraft missile site near Mainz during the Cold War. Add a pic soon.
Class of 1958
Army, 3 Years
3 years active, 3 years active reserve...in Germany, 15 miles from the Iron Curtain where I served on a Nike Hercules anti-aircraft missile site near Mainz during the Cold War. Add a pic soon.
Marlena Rhoden
Class of 1999
Navy, 6 Years
Served 6 years as a Nuclear field electrician's mate. Served on 2 post 9/11 deployments.
Class of 1999
Navy, 6 Years
Served 6 years as a Nuclear field electrician's mate. Served on 2 post 9/11 deployments.
michele hansen-hoback (Gurney)
Class of 1988
Air Force, 8 Years
Stationed in nebraska, turkey, holland, georgia, and italy. Services unit
Class of 1988
Air Force, 8 Years
Stationed in nebraska, turkey, holland, georgia, and italy. Services unit
Raymond Zufall
Class of 1995
Army, 22 Years
Enlisted in The Marine Corps February 25 1996. Stayed in until November 19 2003. Honorably Discharged. Due to unforseen circumstances, enlisted in the The Army on June 25 2004. Retired June 2018. Disabled Afghanistan Veteran
Class of 1995
Army, 22 Years
Enlisted in The Marine Corps February 25 1996. Stayed in until November 19 2003. Honorably Discharged. Due to unforseen circumstances, enlisted in the The Army on June 25 2004. Retired June 2018. Disabled Afghanistan Veteran
Richard Dahl
Class of 1975
Air Force, 12 Years
Top Secret Language intrepteter ( arabic ) Served in Bethesda Md and on Crete as language specialist
Class of 1975
Air Force, 12 Years
Top Secret Language intrepteter ( arabic ) Served in Bethesda Md and on Crete as language specialist
Richard Huff
Class of 1989
National Guard, 11 Years
Communications Sergeant. C 2nd 130th
Class of 1989
National Guard, 11 Years
Communications Sergeant. C 2nd 130th
Robert F Enderby
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 2 Years
LCPL, machine gunner. Served with B Co
1st Bn 26th Marines at KheSahn Vietnam.
Bob was Killed in Action on 7 June 1967.
He will not be forgotten.
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 2 Years
LCPL, machine gunner. Served with B Co
1st Bn 26th Marines at KheSahn Vietnam.
Bob was Killed in Action on 7 June 1967.
He will not be forgotten.
Shawn Cox
Class of 1986
Army, 6 Years
4 years in Mannheim, Germany with the 109th Trans Co. from 1986 to 1990. Transferred to the 101st Airborne Division and completed Airborne training at Ft. Campbell, KY and then joined my new unit in Saudi Arabia in September of 1990. Participated in the largest Air Assault mission in the history of the United States military when the war began. Exited the Army in 1992 and moved back to Illinois, lived in Champaign and went back to school on the G.I. Bill and Army College fund.
Class of 1986
Army, 6 Years
4 years in Mannheim, Germany with the 109th Trans Co. from 1986 to 1990. Transferred to the 101st Airborne Division and completed Airborne training at Ft. Campbell, KY and then joined my new unit in Saudi Arabia in September of 1990. Participated in the largest Air Assault mission in the history of the United States military when the war began. Exited the Army in 1992 and moved back to Illinois, lived in Champaign and went back to school on the G.I. Bill and Army College fund.
Ted Osborn
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Recruit training at MCRD, San Diego, '66. Attended Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, July '66. Served with 1st Marine Division, Danang, Viet Nam, '67 - '68. Attached to Korean Marine Corps, Hoi An, Viet Nam, spring of 1968. Remainder of enlisted time served at Camp LeJeune, N.C. Honorably discharged with rank of Sergeant.
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Recruit training at MCRD, San Diego, '66. Attended Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, July '66. Served with 1st Marine Division, Danang, Viet Nam, '67 - '68. Attached to Korean Marine Corps, Hoi An, Viet Nam, spring of 1968. Remainder of enlisted time served at Camp LeJeune, N.C. Honorably discharged with rank of Sergeant.
Xavier C. Walker
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Joined AF July 8th. 1966 after graduation, Lackland AFB., chose 462x0 career field, had Weapons Trng in Denver, Colo '66-67, '67-69 in New Mexico, Vietnam '69-70 as a Helicopter Door Gunner on UH1P's and N's, N. Carolina '70-7, served in Panama Canal Zone '71-75, Nellis AFB, Nevada '75-79, '80-86 and retired. Also spent time in Korea '79-80, TDY's to Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Tampa, Fla., and Hawaii.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Joined AF July 8th. 1966 after graduation, Lackland AFB., chose 462x0 career field, had Weapons Trng in Denver, Colo '66-67, '67-69 in New Mexico, Vietnam '69-70 as a Helicopter Door Gunner on UH1P's and N's, N. Carolina '70-7, served in Panama Canal Zone '71-75, Nellis AFB, Nevada '75-79, '80-86 and retired. Also spent time in Korea '79-80, TDY's to Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Tampa, Fla., and Hawaii.
Yantz Robinson
Class of 1986
Army, 15 Years
Stationed in Baumholder Germany, Ft. Carson,Colorado, Ft. Stewart,GA
Class of 1986
Army, 15 Years
Stationed in Baumholder Germany, Ft. Carson,Colorado, Ft. Stewart,GA
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