West Seattle High School Alumni
Seattle, Washington (WA)
Recent Members
Bob Danials | 2011 |
Bradley Grieb | 1994 |
Jay Schweitzer | 1971 |
Jean Comnick | 1957 |
Lee Ngo | 1994 |
Mark Ellison | 1974 |
Roger Clay | 1984 |
Sherry Reifers | 1967 |
Military 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 LaMarche
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
5th Army Special Forces Group Airborne 68-69 / Vietnam
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
5th Army Special Forces Group Airborne 68-69 / Vietnam
Billy McMillin
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Enlisted 9/1964, Commissioned 1/70, Designated Naval Aviator 2/72, Retired Colonel 6/96
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Enlisted 9/1964, Commissioned 1/70, Designated Naval Aviator 2/72, Retired Colonel 6/96
Bruce McLaughlin
Class of 1958
Army, 2 Years
Stationed at Army Pictorial Center, Queens, NYC. Made training films
Class of 1958
Army, 2 Years
Stationed at Army Pictorial Center, Queens, NYC. Made training films
Chadwick E Marrtin
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Electronics Technician stationed at Pearl Harbor for 4 1/2 years, repairing cryptographic equipment.
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Electronics Technician stationed at Pearl Harbor for 4 1/2 years, repairing cryptographic equipment.
Charles G. Hay
Class of 1965
U.s. Public Health Service, 20+ Years
Joined the Commissioned Corps after graduating dental school at UW. Served 16 years in IHS and 10 years in the Office of the Surgeon General.
Class of 1965
U.s. Public Health Service, 20+ Years
Joined the Commissioned Corps after graduating dental school at UW. Served 16 years in IHS and 10 years in the Office of the Surgeon General.
Donald Lundberg
Class of 1953
Navy, 3 Years
Lt. (jg) NAval Flight Officer
Selected for Lt., Regular Navy, Navy Post Graduate school but I chose to return to rteturn to civilian life.
Class of 1953
Navy, 3 Years
Lt. (jg) NAval Flight Officer
Selected for Lt., Regular Navy, Navy Post Graduate school but I chose to return to rteturn to civilian life.
Eugene Gihring
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years
Served on one surface ship, USS Jason, and four submarines, George Washington, Patrick Henry, George W. Carver, and Henry M Jackson. Retired in 1988 as a Senior Chief Electrician.
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years
Served on one surface ship, USS Jason, and four submarines, George Washington, Patrick Henry, George W. Carver, and Henry M Jackson. Retired in 1988 as a Senior Chief Electrician.
Jerry Calabrese
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Ist Cav. Vietnam, !965 -1966. Wounded twice.
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Ist Cav. Vietnam, !965 -1966. Wounded twice.
Jhune R
Class of 1992
Air Force, 14 Years
9th MSS, Airman of the Year Awardee 1996 & 90 MSS Airman of the Quarter Awardee for Air Force Space Command
Class of 1992
Air Force, 14 Years
9th MSS, Airman of the Year Awardee 1996 & 90 MSS Airman of the Quarter Awardee for Air Force Space Command
John McNulty
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Served in Vietnam as machine gunner with 3rd Bn, 9th Marines Dec 1967-Dec. 1968.
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Served in Vietnam as machine gunner with 3rd Bn, 9th Marines Dec 1967-Dec. 1968.
larry barth
Class of 1961
Navy, 7 Years
flight crew A-3D attached to S.E. Pacific air group. Completed 37 cover missions and survived with my ass intact. We gotta' stop this war stuff and give peace a chance!!
Class of 1961
Navy, 7 Years
flight crew A-3D attached to S.E. Pacific air group. Completed 37 cover missions and survived with my ass intact. We gotta' stop this war stuff and give peace a chance!!
Martin J (Jay) West
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Served in Vietnam 1967 with the 3rd of the 39th Infantry, rank of Sgt. Served with John Nokes and Al Vaux
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Served in Vietnam 1967 with the 3rd of the 39th Infantry, rank of Sgt. Served with John Nokes and Al Vaux
MICHAEL D GIORGETTI
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
USS MARS AFS-1 TONKIN GULF VIETNAM 67-69
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
USS MARS AFS-1 TONKIN GULF VIETNAM 67-69
Michael J Hicks
Class of 1956
Air Force, 4 Years
Trained in Military Intelligence at the best school in all of the Military. Belonged to the NSA branch of the USAF. Twenty-one months at Onna Point Okinawa, and then did crypto a Kelley for 11/2 years. Discharged in Sept. 1960
Class of 1956
Air Force, 4 Years
Trained in Military Intelligence at the best school in all of the Military. Belonged to the NSA branch of the USAF. Twenty-one months at Onna Point Okinawa, and then did crypto a Kelley for 11/2 years. Discharged in Sept. 1960
Michael Sill
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Served in the Army during the Viet Nam War. Stationed in Europe at US Army HQ in Heidelberg.
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Served in the Army during the Viet Nam War. Stationed in Europe at US Army HQ in Heidelberg.
Michael Stewart
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served 8 years in the Navy and 20 years in the Airforce. I enlisted in the Naval Reserve at Sandpoint Naval Air Station in 1959. and went on active duty upon graduation in 1960. I got out of the Navy in 19 67 and joined the Washington Air National Guard in Spokane, Washington. in 1987 I was awarded a U.S. Airforce Disability retirement due to injuries from a fall from a KC135 aircraft .
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served 8 years in the Navy and 20 years in the Airforce. I enlisted in the Naval Reserve at Sandpoint Naval Air Station in 1959. and went on active duty upon graduation in 1960. I got out of the Navy in 19 67 and joined the Washington Air National Guard in Spokane, Washington. in 1987 I was awarded a U.S. Airforce Disability retirement due to injuries from a fall from a KC135 aircraft .
Mike Partridge
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Infantry, 2nd Battalion 1st Marines. Vietnam 68/69 Purple Heart
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Infantry, 2nd Battalion 1st Marines. Vietnam 68/69 Purple Heart
RAY HADDENHAM
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
RETIRED FORM US ARMY AFTER 20 YEARS SERVICE
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
RETIRED FORM US ARMY AFTER 20 YEARS SERVICE
Rebel Lance Kreklow
Class of 1958
Air Force, 4 Years
I served in the USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1958-1962. I was stationed briefly at SAC Headquarters, Omaha, NE and the remaining time in England. My Military Occupational Series (MOS) was Telecommunications. After discharge, I returned to the Seattle area and worked for the Federal Government for 34 years and retired as the Director of Federal Telecommunications for the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington).
Class of 1958
Air Force, 4 Years
I served in the USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1958-1962. I was stationed briefly at SAC Headquarters, Omaha, NE and the remaining time in England. My Military Occupational Series (MOS) was Telecommunications. After discharge, I returned to the Seattle area and worked for the Federal Government for 34 years and retired as the Director of Federal Telecommunications for the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington).
Richard Burd
Class of 1949
Navy, 2 Years
US Naval Air Reserve, active duty 1952-1953
Class of 1949
Navy, 2 Years
US Naval Air Reserve, active duty 1952-1953
Robert A. Anthony
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
USS Midway CVA 41. Mobile Riverine Force Mekong Delta, South VietNam
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
USS Midway CVA 41. Mobile Riverine Force Mekong Delta, South VietNam
Robert Morris
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Missile electronic maintenance, guidance system calibration stationed Hahn Air Force Base Germany.
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Missile electronic maintenance, guidance system calibration stationed Hahn Air Force Base Germany.
Ron Hagedorn
Class of 1956
Army, 5 Years
Infantry, Transportation, Georgia, Virginia, Germany.... CPT
Class of 1956
Army, 5 Years
Infantry, Transportation, Georgia, Virginia, Germany.... CPT
Stan Adams
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Hospital Corpsman (Adak, Alaska and USS Kitty Hawk)
Medical Officer (Oakland, USS Lasalle and USS A. Lincoln)
Pathologist (San Diego, Twentynine Palms and Sigonella (Sicily), Italy)
Forensic Pathologist (Washington DC & San Diego)
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Hospital Corpsman (Adak, Alaska and USS Kitty Hawk)
Medical Officer (Oakland, USS Lasalle and USS A. Lincoln)
Pathologist (San Diego, Twentynine Palms and Sigonella (Sicily), Italy)
Forensic Pathologist (Washington DC & San Diego)
Tom Small
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
Class of 1963
Army 3 years Alaska National Guard 18 years
Retired - 1994 LTC
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
Class of 1963
Army 3 years Alaska National Guard 18 years
Retired - 1994 LTC
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Our West Seattle 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 West Seattle High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Seattle are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!