Jamestown High School Alumni

Jamestown, North Dakota (ND)

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

Bill Tryba
Bill Tryba
Class of 1986
Navy, 20+ Years

Joined after high school. Served for 4 yrs. Rejoined after 9/11 serving in the reserves. Deployed once and will retire 9/16.
BRUCE A OCHSNER
BRUCE A OCHSNER
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

HILL 131 VIETNAM
cale kiser
cale kiser
Class of 1984
National Guard, 20+ Years

Served two tours in Iraq. Purple heart recepiant.
David Hobert
David Hobert
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 12 Years

1st Marine Brigade (Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii)
Donald J Skeldum
Donald J Skeldum
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years

ABH3 Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer . Aircraft Crash Fire/Rescue, Moffett Field Ca 1970-1974
Donna Kastet
Donna Kastet
Class of 1978
Army, 3 Years

Radio Teletype Operator
Greg Jasmann
Greg Jasmann
Class of 1981
Army, 3 Years

I did my basic & advaced training at Ft. Dix, NJ, returned to Jamestown and did 45 days as a recruiters Aide, and then spent the rest of my tour at Ft. Shafter, HI.

While serving, I was a dispatcher in the motor pool, wrecker operator, and VIP driver. I was also on the security team for President Reagan in 1983, when he toured the Hawaiian Islands on his way to China.
Greg Jasmann
Greg Jasmann
Class of 1981
Army, 3 Years

Transportation Specialist- Transporting troops on maneuvers, VIP security and driver. Hazardous Cargo Specialist, Heavy Recovery vehicle operator, Ops Coordinator/dispatcher.
Jame Olafson
Jame Olafson
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years

US Navy from 1958 to 1961. US Army from 1961 to 1978. Enlisted service till 1966 when I was commissioned a 2nd Lt. I served in various parts of the world including one tour in Vietnam from 1966 to 67 and a second tour as a chopper pilot from 1969 to 1970. Retired at the rank of Major in 1978.
John Weatherly
John Weatherly
Class of 1961
Air Force, 6 Years

Combat/test pilot two tours Viet Nam Appreciated Thailand more than other Asian countries.
Julie Rossi (Tryba)
Julie Rossi (Tryba)
Class of 1987
Air Force, 7 Years

US Air Force
Ken Voigt
Ken Voigt
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years

Served 20 years active duty. Retired as a Chief Petty Officer. Stationed in Bremerton WA, San Diego CA, Stockton CA, Exmouth Western Australia, Yokosuka Japan.
Second from the end (left) in the front row
Kenneth W. Voigt
Kenneth W. Voigt
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years

Entered the U.S.N. in 1981 as a Radioman. I retired from the Navy in 2001 as a Information Systems Technician.
Lesha Page
Lesha Page
Class of 2001
National Guard, 8 Years

I joined the National Guard when I was a junior in High School, two years into the National Guard I switched to Regular Active Duty Army where I was stationed in Fort Hood, TX for four years. I spent a year in Iraq. Upon completing my Active Duty enlistment I re-enlisted in the National Guards.
leslie joslin
leslie joslin
Class of 1949
Navy, 22 Years

aviation electrician 6 carriers
Mark D. Cumber
Mark D. Cumber
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years

I served as a Cryptologic Technican (Communications) during my time in the Navy. The picture was taken in Seoul (Itaewon) Korea in 2001. I'm standing on the far left.
Matthew Olson
Matthew Olson
Class of 2006
Army, 3 Years

I joined my Junior year of highschool. After I graduated I went to basic and AIT. Shortly after returning home from AIT, I deployed to Afghanistan where I am currently stationed. I will be returning home in January
Mitch Manns
Mitch Manns
Class of 1975
Army, 13 Years

Served in 2nd Inf Div (Korea), 6th Cav Bde (1st Apache Helicopter Unit) Ft. Hood, Texas, 1st Armored Division (Desert Storm) Germany, and 1st Cav Division...
Monte Smith
Monte Smith
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Grunt, and Supply Operations. Retire 1993
Patrick Hallock
Patrick Hallock
Class of 1961
Navy, 4 Years

U.S. Navy MUsucian. Assistant French Horn INstructor US Navy School of MUsic.
Plau in bands in Seattle, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Consstellation, Boston Navy Band.
Robert Wedman
Robert Wedman
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired 1974
Worked on U-2 and SR-71A/c
Robert Wedman
Robert Wedman
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years

ECM/Elint Maintainer on RB-47 (1955-1956), U-2 (1956-1964),and SR-71 (1965-1974). Retired as MSgt.
Robert Wedman
Robert Wedman
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years

M /Sgt Electronic Counter-Measures/Elint. U-2 & Sr-71 Aircraft. Involved with Cuban Missile Crisis, Viet Nam & Korea and Cold War surveillance
Rock Todd
Rock Todd
Class of 1980
Army, 10 Years

I started out in the ND national guard but in 1985 I joined the regular army. I was stationed in Ft Hood 1st Cav, Lived in Korea for 3 years with the 2nd ID. My last duty station was Ft Riley with the 1st ID and went to Desert Storm/Desert Shield before getting out in 1993.
Shawn Berg
Shawn Berg
Class of 1992
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served in 1st Battalion, 11th Marines Artillery out of Camp Pendleton.
Stacy (Ukestad) Tuckner
Stacy (Ukestad) Tuckner
Class of 1990
Army, 11 Years

I spent 10 years in the ND National Guard and 1 year with MN. My time was spent as a Combat Field Medic and have come away some fantastic experience and great memories.
Terry L. Cellmer
Terry L. Cellmer
Class of 1963
Navy, 7 Years

served on nuclear submarines
theresa a. beyer
theresa a. beyer
Class of 1982
Army, 3 Years

I was a combat medic who cross trained to become a pharmacy tech. My duty station was Ft. Stewart, Georgia. Thankfully, our rangers handled things wile I was active duty and our unit stayed out of the war and stateside!
Tony Batesole
Tony Batesole
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 3 Years

Field Radio Operator. 6th Marine Regiment from Camp Lejeune, NC
william b spidahl
william b spidahl
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

24 yrs AF, Ret Supt, Aerospace Physiology, Fairchild AFB, WA - 11 yrs Spec Ops flying w/ all svcs, - recondo, seals, spec forces, rangers, etc. really miss it.

Classmates Spotlight

Jamestown High School Classmates

Mike Odin
Class of '72

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