River Forest High School Alumni
Hobart, Indiana (IN)
Recent Members
| Claudette Farley | 1976 |
| Dolores Jaeger | 1964 |
| Donna Gilkey | 1984 |
| Fred Fred Boessel | 1973 |
| Larry Morgan | 1966 |
| Molden Leslie | 2001 |
| Pat Stratton | 1963 |
| Tanya Tanya Elwell | 1992 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
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Honored Military Alumni
Arthur L Gear III
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years
Vietnam service, summer 1966 to spring 1968. 147th Assault Support Helicopter Company, flight operations mission coordinator.
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years
Vietnam service, summer 1966 to spring 1968. 147th Assault Support Helicopter Company, flight operations mission coordinator.
Chuck DeMoss
Class of 1985
Air Force, 10 Years
I worked on weapons systems on the B-52, F-16 and the B-2 Bomber. I spent time in California, North Dakota, Korea, Japan, Guam, Washington and Missouri. I almost went to Spain during Gulf War episode 1.
Class of 1985
Air Force, 10 Years
I worked on weapons systems on the B-52, F-16 and the B-2 Bomber. I spent time in California, North Dakota, Korea, Japan, Guam, Washington and Missouri. I almost went to Spain during Gulf War episode 1.
David "Tom" Meade
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Stationed at Shimya AFS Alaska, Ellsworth AFB South Dakota, Cam Rahn Bay AFS and Tan Son Nhut AFS South Viet Nam
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Stationed at Shimya AFS Alaska, Ellsworth AFB South Dakota, Cam Rahn Bay AFS and Tan Son Nhut AFS South Viet Nam
David T. Meade
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Security Police. Stationed at Shemya AFS Alaska, Elsworth AFB South Dakota, Cam Ranh Bay Air Baseand Tan Son Nhut Air Base Vietnam
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Security Police. Stationed at Shemya AFS Alaska, Elsworth AFB South Dakota, Cam Ranh Bay Air Baseand Tan Son Nhut Air Base Vietnam
Donna Bellar Coldiron
Class of 1963
National Guard, 12 Years
I was in Supply and Military Police. I now work for the Indiana National Guard as an Auditor.
Class of 1963
National Guard, 12 Years
I was in Supply and Military Police. I now work for the Indiana National Guard as an Auditor.
Frank Olivarri
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Bulk Fuel Co. 3rd Marine, TAFDS 1st Marine Air Wing
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Bulk Fuel Co. 3rd Marine, TAFDS 1st Marine Air Wing
Glenda Dennison
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years
I served 8 years active duty Navy then enlisted into the Navy Reserve for 12 years.
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years
I served 8 years active duty Navy then enlisted into the Navy Reserve for 12 years.
Gregory Stull
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served in the 2nd Marine Air Wing
Mag 26 HMH362.
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served in the 2nd Marine Air Wing
Mag 26 HMH362.
John a. Stratton, Jr.
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Field Artillery Officer. Served during Vietnam and Desert Storm.
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Field Artillery Officer. Served during Vietnam and Desert Storm.
john e williams jr.
Class of 1985
Army, 4 Years
heavy wheel mechanic spent all of active duty status stationed in baumholder germany
Class of 1985
Army, 4 Years
heavy wheel mechanic spent all of active duty status stationed in baumholder germany
Lynn B. West
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years
Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Binh Thuy South Vietnam 1970-1971.
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years
Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Binh Thuy South Vietnam 1970-1971.
Mark Lunghofer
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
AQ3 VF-41 IWT, USS Nimitz, USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
AQ3 VF-41 IWT, USS Nimitz, USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Marvin ( Terry ) Eli
Class of 1980
Army, 3 Years
Military Police Corps
XVIII Airborne
519 Military Police Battalion
209th and 204th Military police Companies
Ft Meade MD and Ft Sheridan IL
Air Assault School (ft Campbell ky)
Class of 1980
Army, 3 Years
Military Police Corps
XVIII Airborne
519 Military Police Battalion
209th and 204th Military police Companies
Ft Meade MD and Ft Sheridan IL
Air Assault School (ft Campbell ky)
Michael J ossell
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 9 Years
9 years U S Marine Corps, Crew chief UH-1 helicopters, 14 years U S Naval Reserves, flying in P-3's anti-submarine aircraft radio and teletype operator. Based out of Glenview, IL. Assignments in CA, NV, WA, FL, GA, TN, Guam, Japan, Okinawa, Philippines.
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 9 Years
9 years U S Marine Corps, Crew chief UH-1 helicopters, 14 years U S Naval Reserves, flying in P-3's anti-submarine aircraft radio and teletype operator. Based out of Glenview, IL. Assignments in CA, NV, WA, FL, GA, TN, Guam, Japan, Okinawa, Philippines.
mike peveler
Class of 1978
Army, 7 Years
i worked in supply rank 5-5 and served in germany and the gulf war 1990
Class of 1978
Army, 7 Years
i worked in supply rank 5-5 and served in germany and the gulf war 1990
mitch orange
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
navy corpsman served with 3rd marine division viet nam 1972
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
navy corpsman served with 3rd marine division viet nam 1972
philip wilhelm
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 6 Years
mos 6132 Air-Winger, CH-53 Dynamic component mechanic. second level maintenance. ( worked on one of the largest helicopters used for heavy-hauling of equipment.
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 6 Years
mos 6132 Air-Winger, CH-53 Dynamic component mechanic. second level maintenance. ( worked on one of the largest helicopters used for heavy-hauling of equipment.
steve bowling
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
usn mobile construction battalion 4 known as sea bees. Job of( heavy builder) on 2 deployments to viet nam 1966-1967, 1967-1968. helped to construct housing, landing strips, buildings such as px da-nang, liberty bridge between hue and da nang, the longest wooden timber bridge built with approach over 1 mile long.. after talking to a business man living in the U.S. the Vietnam friend says the bridge is still in use after almost 50 years.
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
usn mobile construction battalion 4 known as sea bees. Job of( heavy builder) on 2 deployments to viet nam 1966-1967, 1967-1968. helped to construct housing, landing strips, buildings such as px da-nang, liberty bridge between hue and da nang, the longest wooden timber bridge built with approach over 1 mile long.. after talking to a business man living in the U.S. the Vietnam friend says the bridge is still in use after almost 50 years.
Wayne Mietzner
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Entered U.S. Navy right after graduation. Served three years; 3 months at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, 1year 9 months at Naval Air Facility, Washington, D.C., then 1 year at Naval Air Station, Keflavik, Iceland. Was honorably discharged, and ended up back home working at USS. Got fed up with the mill, andd re-entered the military, joing the U.S. Air Force. Have been assigned to Travis AFB, California, Kadena AB, Okinawa, McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas, Bitburg AB, Germany, and Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas. I retired from the U.S.Air Force in July 1988.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Entered U.S. Navy right after graduation. Served three years; 3 months at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, 1year 9 months at Naval Air Facility, Washington, D.C., then 1 year at Naval Air Station, Keflavik, Iceland. Was honorably discharged, and ended up back home working at USS. Got fed up with the mill, andd re-entered the military, joing the U.S. Air Force. Have been assigned to Travis AFB, California, Kadena AB, Okinawa, McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas, Bitburg AB, Germany, and Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas. I retired from the U.S.Air Force in July 1988.
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Our River Forest 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 River Forest High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Hobart are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!