Denfeld High School Alumni

Duluth, Minnesota (MN)

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

bob nilsson
bob nilsson
Class of 1964
Navy Reserves, 6 Years

Viet Nam 106th River Assault Force (2 Presidential citations)
Dana Reinhart
Dana Reinhart
Class of 1958
Marine Corps, 7 Years

Radar Tech, by MOS, but Scout in Viet Nam with S-2. Two cruises to Mediterranean. Deployed to Dominican Republic in 1965; deployed to Viet Nam, 65-66. Combat with 3 Divisions: 2nd (Dom Rep), 3rd, & 1st (Viet Nam). 7 Search & Destroy operations in VN
Dawn DeFoe, Tuffield
Dawn DeFoe, Tuffield
Class of 1980
Army, 6 Years

91B Combat Medic EMT, Germany, Ft Sill OK. Basic Training, Ft Jackson, SC. MOS training, Ft Sam Houston I was primarily a field medic but also worked the TMC and the Hospital in ICU. At Ft Sill I worked Labor and Delivery which was a huge change from living in the field LOL.
Dawn Dieryck Teachworth
Dawn Dieryck Teachworth
Class of 1990
National Guard, 18 Years

Full time in the Air National Guard from 1990 to present.
Everett Erickson
Everett Erickson
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years

Served aboard USS Alamo LSD-33 for over three years and made three cruises over to Vietnam to transport marines to the combat zone.
George Wallace Fox
George Wallace Fox
Class of 1943
Navy, 2 Years

Asiatic Pacific Service, Marshall and Caroline Islands, Leyte Gulf, Philippines, Okinawa, Hiroshima, Tokyo Bay, Pearl Harbor, 1944-1946
Jeremy Sillanpa
Jeremy Sillanpa
Class of 1996
Air Force, 11 Years

Structural Maintenance
Julie Gamboa(Ballantine prior)
Julie Gamboa(Ballantine prior)
Class of 1991
Army, 8 Years

Mos qualified: 91B-Medical Specialist w/ EMT.
Additional Mos qualification: 55B-Ammunition Storage, supply, inspection/control specialist. UN and Hazmat qualilfied for transport, storage, and security levels.
Sworn to secret / top secret clearance.
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis
Class of 2007
Air Force, 4 Years

Air National Guard. Served over seas in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Michael Mallory
Michael Mallory
Class of 1966
Air Force, 14 Years

Four years active including Viet Nam and 10 years Air Guard
Nancy Swartout
Nancy Swartout
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years

Joined in 1982, at the age of 29, and served 20 years with assignments in Germany; Ft Lewis, Wa; AFOUTH, Naples, Italy; Pentagon, Wash DC;, SHAPE, Mons, Belgium; and US Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan,
Patrick Lawler
Patrick Lawler
Class of 1985
Navy, 20+ Years

Also served in the Army and Air National Guard.
Roger G. Bard
Roger G. Bard
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years

Combat medic and preventive medicine specialist for the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam in 1970. Flew 220 combat rescue missions on a Med-a vac helicopter as a combat medic and worked to ensure safe food and water as a preventive medicine specialist. A memoir of my experiences in Vietnam are available upon request at rogerbard@charter.net.
Ronald C. Nelson
Ronald C. Nelson
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years

Door Gunner / Crew Chief
F troop, "Blue Ghosts8th Cav
Vietnam
Ronald C. Nelson
Ronald C. Nelson
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years

Door Gunner / Crew Chief
F troop, "Blue Ghosts8th Cav
Vietnam
Sandra J. (Wilson) Vitolo
Sandra J. (Wilson) Vitolo
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years

CMSgt (E-9)
Steven J. Groebner
Steven J. Groebner
Class of 1957
Marine Corps, 9 Years

Enlisted at 17 and died in 1966 after two tours in Viet Nam, as a Captain.
Theodore McKee
Theodore McKee
Class of 1977
Army, 20 Years

AIRBORNE 5TH SF GP,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ,COMBAT ENGINEER,SFC RETIRED TRUCKMASTER IN TRANSPORTATION UNIT
Tim LaFave
Tim LaFave
Class of 1986
Air Force, 20+ Years

Combat Engineer
Tommy Musolf
Tommy Musolf
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years

Air Transportation Supt. Air Passengers and Freight. Served in U.S., Labrador, Philippines, England, Morocco, Vietnam. Retired as Senior Master Sargeant

Classmates Spotlight

Denfeld High School Classmates

Jim Rice
Class of '54

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Our Denfeld 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 Denfeld High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Duluth are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!