Richland High School Alumni

Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA)

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

Betty Black
Betty Black
Class of 1970
Army Reserves, 9 Years

Headquarters Mr Yoder Clerk typist
130 Company Cook
Bill Collier
Bill Collier
Class of 1981
Navy, 4 Years

Four years active and Five years of reserves. Served on the USS Halyburton FFG- 40
Bradley J. Shearman
Bradley J. Shearman
Class of 2004
National Guard, 1 Years

I just completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina, and I am enlisted as a Food Specialist.
Carl Sanborn
Carl Sanborn
Class of 1967
Army, 7 Years

82nd Airborne Division
HHC 2/508th Inf.
Was a Sgt. E5
Chris Morningstar
Chris Morningstar
Class of 1980
National Guard, 20+ Years

Tank mechanic 103rd armor.
2004-2005 Iraq deployment with task force Dragoon. Awarded a CAB.
Wheeled mechanic with 128th BSB in Pittsburgh.
David R. Camlin
David R. Camlin
Class of 1975
Navy, 15 Years

7 years active, 8 years reserve. Served as Navy Corpsman, primarily with USMC at Camp Lejeune, NC and Mare Island Shipyard, CA. Acivated reservist for Desert Shield/Storm.
Doug Ream
Doug Ream
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years

Chief Navy Counselor, Navy Reserve recruiting Command and Navy Recruiting District Buffalo, NY. retired July 2005
Frank Fabish
Frank Fabish
Class of 1963
Army, 4 Years

Graduated from West Point in 1967. Commissioned a 2nd LT in Air Defense Artillery. Served in Vietnam 1969-70 on LZ Hawk Hill 3rd 82nd Field Artillery in Americal Division. Resigned my commission June 1971.
Frank W. Lesosky
Frank W. Lesosky
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

aircraft mechanic on several aircraft.71/2 years of active and 15 years in Air National Guard.My last 7 years I worked as an aircraft inspector
Jake Trexel
Jake Trexel
Class of 1967
Air Force, 2 Years

Lt. on a B-52 70-72
Jay Rosencrance
Jay Rosencrance
Class of 1983
Air Force, 7 Years

Aircraft Maintenance Officer, McGuire AFB 1988-1993
Served in Desert Shield/Storm Aug 1990-Mar 1991
C-17 System Program Office Wright Patterson AFB 1993-1995
Jeff Trabold
Jeff Trabold
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years

I've been in the Army, Army Reserve, Air Guard, and Air Force since 1982. I specialize in Airfield Operations and Management and have worked my way into a nitch position to where I voluntarily deploy yearly all over the world. More recently, I've worked in Spain, UAE, Andrews AFB, and Cannon AFB, New Mexico. I'm attached to the 112th Fighter Squadron (F16) based in Toledo Ohio. I plan on continuing with the Air Guard/Air Force until 2016.

I'm a retired (2008) air traffic controller for the FAA. I currently work part-time for the Michigan Army Guard as a contract air traffic controller in Grayling Michigan.
Jeffrey Lee Miller
Jeffrey Lee Miller
Class of 1983
Army, 15 Years

83-87 Infantry, 99-07 Petroleum supply, 07-10 Transportation management. Kuwait twice and Afghanistan once.
Jim Zupan
Jim Zupan
Class of 1973
Air Force, 23 Years

Air Force Transportation and Logistics Officer: Idaho, South Korea, Germany, Illinois, UK, Illinois and finished up in Washington DC.
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years

Cryptologic Technician Collection Served in Guam, Germany, San Francisco, USS Merrill (DD-976), Rota Spain and The Pentagon, Washington DC. Took Part in Operation Praying Mantis, 1988 in the Persian Gulf, the last major at sea action by the United State Navy
Karen Brotemarkle Knapp
Karen Brotemarkle Knapp
Class of 1979
Air Force, 4 Years

Air craft maintenance technician, Airframe repair and Reclamation specialist F-15 fighter in the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Minot AFB, North Dakota.
MAJ Thomas Naugle
MAJ Thomas Naugle
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years

Network Engineer in Baghdad
Mandy Lee Keim
Mandy Lee Keim
Class of 1988
Navy, 4 Years

I was stationed on the USS Simon Lake in Holy Loch, Scotland and on the USS Frank Cable in Charleston South Carolina.I was in from 1988 to 1993. I was a 3.5 ton crane operator and signalman.
Michael R Koontz
Michael R Koontz
Class of 1980
Coast Guard, 4 Years

Wildwwod NJ, Governors Island, NY,
Yerba Buena Island, SF,
Michael Saba
Michael Saba
Class of 1992
Air Force, 20+ Years

Duty assignments: Pearl Harbor, HI, Offutt AFB, NE, Beale AFB, CA, MacDill AFB, FL, Langley AFB, VA. Deployments to Korea, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq.
Michael Yannutz
Michael Yannutz
Class of 1991
Marine Corps, 17 Years

Served as an infantryman for 5 years and as an intelligence specialist for over 12 years; traveled and operated in various countries to include Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Norway, Australia, Canada, Singapore, China, and Iraq.
MSG Craig A Hawkins
MSG Craig A Hawkins
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years

82nd ABN Div. Several Iraq and Afghanistan tours. Tours in Germany and Alaska.
Currently stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC
Paul Gary Burkett
Paul Gary Burkett
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Two years active duty, Four years reserves.
Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, An Hoa, Vietnam
PAUL T. BOYER
PAUL T. BOYER
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

3 YRS SIGNAL CORP. AS A RADIO REPAIRMAN. VIETNAM VET. 1968 TO 1969.
Philip E Cantore
Philip E Cantore
Class of 1979
Air Force, 4 Years

Security Police/ guarded priority A assets. Hahn.
AFB W. Germany (50TH.Security Police Squadron, Minot AFB, Minot Nd.USA, 91ST Missle Security Squadron. Seperated honorably1983 rank Sgt.
Raymond Faczan
Raymond Faczan
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years

Army Field Artillery...2 years active and 18 with Reserves and National Guard
scott jenkins
scott jenkins
Class of 1983
Navy, 8 Years

served and qualified on two fast attack submarines from 87 to 94. aquired several medals and ribbons along the way, including the national defense, artic service, good conduct and the navy acheivement medals
SPC Michael R. Murphy
SPC Michael R. Murphy
Class of 2001
National Guard, 7 Years

SPC with the 2 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, and deployed with the 56th SBCT 1/112th INF to Iraq in 2009
Tom Burkhart
Tom Burkhart
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Commissioned Officer, Naval Aviator, Vietnam Veteran
Tom Doubt
Tom Doubt
Class of 1962
Navy, 17 Years

Navy Corpsman, with 1st Marine Division, Vietnam (1965-1966)
Diving Medical Officer (civilian), Program Director deep sea diving & special operations (1980-1993)
Tony Palm
Tony Palm
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired Chief Petty Officer/Deep Sea Diver 1995.
William F. Bunja
William F. Bunja
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years

377th Combat support group, Vietnam Vet.

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Class of '73

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Class of 1958 55th Reunion-All Classes Reunion

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