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!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your Tooele High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Buffaloes lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Aaron Tokarski
Aaron Tokarski
Class of 2006
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Served in the United States Marine Corps doing Light Armored Reconassiance. I've deployed around the world several times, including to Afghanistan, Morocco, and Kyrgyzstan. I loved everyday while in the Marines!
Bradley Beatie
Bradley Beatie
Class of 2000
Navy, 15 Years

Stationed in Yokosuka, Atsugi, Sasebo-Japan, Little Creek-Virginia, San Diego-California, Castine, Maine.
Charles (Chuck) Watkins
Charles (Chuck) Watkins
Class of 1974
Navy, 4 Years

NAVCOMSTA Diego Garcia, USS CONSTELLATION, USS RANGER
Chris Millan
Chris Millan
Class of 2000
Army, 4 Years

Air Defense Artillery - Stinger Team Chief.
Also served various Gunner positions
1 Year spent in Iraq
Danny L. Miner
Danny L. Miner
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years

Command & Control Specialist, Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA.
Airlift Control Element, Rhein Main AFB, Germnay
Dennis H. Tracey
Dennis H. Tracey
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years

U-Tapao Thailand July 1971- Dec 1972, Vietnam Aug 1972, Nakhon Phanom Thailand Jan 1973-Sept 1973, Ramasun Thailand Sept 1974-April 1976. There for the false peace of Jan 1973 and the final loss of April 1975.

Worked in Defense Satellite Communications System from primitive beginnings to DSCS III, was a Signal School Traveling Perfesser in the Black Arts. Spent 10 years as the Operations Analyst with the Army Space Command at Fort Detrick Md. Award Army Meritorious Service Medal and Army Superior Civil Service Medal.
Member of Tooele County Search and Rescue.
Dewey Hayes
Dewey Hayes
Class of 1980
Air Force, 4 Years

Minuteman Missile Electronics.
Edward James Rivett
Edward James Rivett
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Was in the USMC from April 1966 - January, 1970. Served in Okinawa in 1967-68 then went to Viet Nam with 1st Bridge Platoon, 11th Engineers for 18 months based in Northern I Corps at Dong Ha returning to USA in Nov. 1969. Honorable Discharge in January, 1970 as E-5 Sgt. to start college.
Gerald L. Smith (Jerry)
Gerald L. Smith (Jerry)
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years

Enlisted Navy Reserves May 1964. Went to Boot Camp between Junior and Senior Year of High School. Entered Active Duty in Nov. 1965. Served as Hospital Corpsman with the 3rd Mar Div. on several assignent as well as several Naval Units overseas and stateside. Retired May 1987 as Chief Petty Officer.
JOHN ANTON GREGRICH
JOHN ANTON GREGRICH
Class of 1955
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Airplane navigator.in Marine Transport Planes. Mostly C-119's. Served in Cherry Point N. C., El Toro, Ca. Iwakuni, Japan, Port Lyautey, Morocco, and Cubi Point, Philippines.
John L Smith
John L Smith
Class of 1975
Army, 17 Years

Recon Scout
Joseph B Tolman
Joseph B Tolman
Class of 1955
Army, 20+ Years

Commissioned as 2nd LT US Army Medical Svc Corps
Served in 2nd Armored Div, 1st Cav Div, 2nd Inf Div, 91st Evac as well as numerous other commands. Overseaas assignments included Korea, Viet Nam, and Germany.
Although I did not physically graduate with the Class of '55 I feel a integral part of the class. I physically graduated in '55 with the East Denver High School class in Denver, CO. The change in class location was due to my fathers reassignment from Deseret
Joseph Shumway
Joseph Shumway
Class of 2004
Air Force, 1 Years

Joseph is in the Air Force reserves and has been a part of it for one year.
Linamarie (Knittle) Johnson
Linamarie (Knittle) Johnson
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Separations Unit, HqCo, HqBn, 1stMarDiv, Camp Pendleton, CA (Service & Pay Auditor)

Asst. SNCOIC, Administration, VMGR-352, 3dMAW, MCAS, El Toro, CA
Matthew Brewer
Matthew Brewer
Class of 2006
Navy, 4 Years

He is still enlisted and plans to make a career out of the Navy. He just re-enlisted for another 6 years.
Mike Griego
Mike Griego
Class of 1971
Army, 4 Years

Basic Training - Ft. Polk, LA
Advanced Basic - Ft. Jackson, SC
Special Security Group -ACSI, Washington D.C.
Eighth Army Headquarters - Korea
Patrick Strieby
Patrick Strieby
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

Service Mar 1966 to Mar 1969. 1year Nike crew Fort Bliss Tex. 13 month stationed Korea signal support for Hawk air defence batteries close to DMZ. Finished up at Fort Hauchuca Airizona With STRATCOM VHS Crew Chief. Left the service as a Sgt E-5. then spent 11 more years in the Utah National Guard (Com Chief), Air National Guard (ground Radio com chief, and the Montana National Guard Com Chief. Finished up with the Guard as a TSGT E-6. with the Guard I got to go to Germany, Porta Rico, and the Bahamas. I am proud to have served my country. one of the best times of my life
Ray Gibbons
Ray Gibbons
Class of 1970
Navy, 20 Years

Served 8 years total with the Navy, and 12 years in the Air Force Reserves
Robert W Andersen
Robert W Andersen
Class of 1966
Air Force, 15 Years

Stationed at the following locations: Lackland AFB, TX; Lowry AFB, CO; Nellis AFB, NV; Ft. Meade, MD; Camp Zama, Japan; Wright Patterson AFB, OH; Nevada Test Site, NV. Specialties: Weapons Control Systems Mechanic for F-4 fighter aircraft and Development Engineer.
Rudy Madole
Rudy Madole
Class of 1981
Army, 10 Years

Transportation, Ammunition, Special Forces.
US, Germany, Panama.
Sam Morris
Sam Morris
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Commissioned 2nd Lt at graduation from USU 1969; Attended Flight School and did inter-service training; earned Navy and Army Wings; Combat Pilot-flew medevac in Vietnam 1971-1972; Served State-side 1st Mar Div Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Air Stations El Toro and Tustin: Served Active Duty and Reserve time; Retired 1995 (Picture-Last Flight in Vietnam)
Scott m.  douglas
Scott m. douglas
Class of 1989
Navy, 4 Years

Went to basic training in San Diego Can in August of 89. From there went to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for approx 18 months. From there went to the Persian Gulf where I served on board USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) from Dec 1992 - 1993 at which time I came back to the US where I completed my military career at Colts Neck New Jersey.
Shane W Lewis
Shane W Lewis
Class of 1990
Navy, 6 Years

Mess Specialist / Admin
Shylock Martinez
Shylock Martinez
Class of 1992
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Corps for 4 then Army NG
One of the greatest men I have Ever had the pleasure of calling friend .
Steven Cornelius
Steven Cornelius
Class of 1973
Air Force, 4 Years

Special Forces, communications expert. Served Vietnam, Spain and Montana
Vincent L. Breen Jr
Vincent L. Breen Jr
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 4 Years

corrections Great Lakes Il
NBC MCAS El Toro Ca

Classmates Spotlight

Tooele High School Classmates

Michelle Robertson
Class of '06

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Tooele High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Buffaloes.

School News

Do you have any news to share? Keep our classmates informed on news and current events! Please post all reunion information in the reunion area.

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