East St. Louis High School Alumni

East St. Louis, Illinois (IL)

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

Al Engelken
Al Engelken
Class of 1963
Air Force, 3 Years

Strategic Air Command 305 Bomb Wing B-58 Hustlers
charles cassady
charles cassady
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 4 Years

he was in vietnam from 66-70 he is a ritired marine
Charles Lee Frisby
Charles Lee Frisby
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

Charlie was killed while serving in Viet Nam Apr 30, 1968
God Bless His Soul
charlesojohnson
charlesojohnson
Class of 1975
Army, 3 Years

camp greaves, south korea
David Castiaux
David Castiaux
Class of 1967
Air Force, 26 Years

Started out as Aircraft Pneudraulic Mechanic finished 26.5 years later as a Maintenance Superintendent. Tours in Southeast Asia, Germany and many of our great states, mostly Central and Southwest US
Donald R. Young
Donald R. Young
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Retired after 22 years of service
ivy Lepes
ivy Lepes
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

Vietrman Photographer
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Class of 1987
Army, 20+ Years

Field Artillery
John Skidmore
John Skidmore
Class of 1969
Army, 4 Years

US Army Japan Yokohama and Camp Zama Japan, postal operations.
Ken Eckford
Ken Eckford
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 13 Years

Communication and Electronics\Logistics
Kenneth A Jones
Kenneth A Jones
Class of 1975
Army, 17 Years

Served in Desert Storm
Kenneth E. Jones
Kenneth E. Jones
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired Air Force Medic
Larry Weatherly
Larry Weatherly
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years

Served as computer programmer/operator for the Strategic Air Command at Barksdale AFB in Shrevesport, LA. I also served with the US Strike Command and the US Readiness Command at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida. Vietnam Veteran.
Malik Shakir
Malik Shakir
Class of 1989
Navy, 8 Years

USN Officer
Mike Berry
Mike Berry
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Republic Viet Nam Service 1966-1967
Drill Instructor Paris Island
Marine Barracks, Iceland
Marine Detachment, CV-43 USS Coral Sea
Marine Detachment, CV-66 USS America
Retired Jan 1988
Ralph Hagemann
Ralph Hagemann
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years

Served in various Field Artillery missile and cannon units in the United States, Korea and Germany. Also served as Operations Research/Systems Analysist for new equipment testing and force development.
Randy Eisenhour
Randy Eisenhour
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

Randy was a Lt when he was killed in Vietnam. I think that it was in 1965. Such a waste. God Blees Our Fallen Patriots.
Ron Greenfield
Ron Greenfield
Class of 1963
Army, 20 Years

Ron passed away a few years ago. He had many friends on Facebook. Ron was a real life HERO. God Bless his soul.
Sharon McCray Boose
Sharon McCray Boose
Class of 1987
Army, 20+ Years

Retired from US Army after 20 Years of service
Terry Whitford
Terry Whitford
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 4 Years

1964-68
I year in Viet Nam 66-67
William Wittenborn
William Wittenborn
Class of 1969
Air Force, 13 Years

Major rank, flew A-7, A-10

Classmates Spotlight

East St. Louis High School Classmates

Ann Curtis
Class of '66

Alumni Stories

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School News

1971 Class Meeting: Reunion

We have started discussing having a reunion. A class meeting has been planned.
Class Meeting: Reunion
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Our East St. Louis 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 East St. Louis High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in East St. Louis are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!