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

Adam M. Combs
Adam M. Combs
Class of 2006
Army, 6 Years

2007-2010: Illinois Army National Guard (Enlisted)
2010-2013: US Army (Officer)
Brenda Heinz
Brenda Heinz
Class of 1998
Navy, 9 Years

Nuclear Machinist Mate/ Engineering Laboratory Technician / Petty Officer First Class
Brian E. Gronskis
Brian E. Gronskis
Class of 1984
Air Force, 10 Years

Aircraft Electrical/Environmental Systems Technician. Worked on F-15A,B,C,D& Strike Eagles F-16 A,B,C,D DG F-111E&F UH1N Helicopters.Stationed at Eglin AFB Florida 1984-1986 RAF Upper Heyford England 1986-1991 Eglin AFB Florida 1991-1994
Carl (Marty) Lindquist
Carl (Marty) Lindquist
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

28 years as a physican in the Air Force...Flight Surgeon, Internist and Specialist in Infectious Diseases. Retired from the position of Chief of Clinical Operations for the Air Force District of Washington, responsible for the clinical activities of all Air Force medical providers at 7 different military medical facilities in the Washington DC area
Carl (Marty) Lindquist
Carl (Marty) Lindquist
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

28 years of active duty as a Flight Surgeon, General Internist and Infectious Disease Specialist. I retired as a full Colonel, 1 Sep 2009 from my final job as the Chief of Clinical Operations for the Air Force District of Washington and the 79th Medical Wing
Catherine Cusack
Catherine Cusack
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years

I was a DP2 when I got out. I was stationed at Damneck in Va. Served from 1975 to 1970.
Christopher Davis
Christopher Davis
Class of 1979
Air Force, 7 Years

Flew as crew member on c130's. Flew on cargo and weather c 130's
Craig Falkenthal
Craig Falkenthal
Class of 1974
Army, 3 Years

Communication Security Technician
Dan Cummiskey
Dan Cummiskey
Class of 1979
Army, 14 Years

Reserves; Orthopedic surgeon
Eugene Kuzmiak Jr.
Eugene Kuzmiak Jr.
Class of 1999
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Spent four years in the Marines. With in the four years I left the country 4 times. Traveling to Japan, South America, South Africa, and finally did my last tour of duty in Iraq. This is where I had the honor to lead a group of Marines into combat and was able to bring everyone back alive and healthy to their familys.
Jane Gammie
Jane Gammie
Class of 1981
Navy, 2 Years

CTM3, served in Florida and Littlecreek ,VA with the Naval Beach Group 2 Staff Command
John Keller
John Keller
Class of 2002
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Reconnaissance Marine from 2003-2009. Visited many countries, you know those ones in the middle east.
Kathleen Olsen Bauguss Holt
Kathleen Olsen Bauguss Holt
Class of 1974
Army, 6 Years

Combat Medic and LPN
Kathleen Olsen Holt
Kathleen Olsen Holt
Class of 1974
Army, 6 Years

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Kevin Webb
Kevin Webb
Class of 1989
Army, 2 Years

Infantry - Europe
LaTresha Hazelwood
LaTresha Hazelwood
Class of 2000
Navy, 6 Years

Served in Navy 6 years and 2 years reserve
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Class of 1968
Army, 5 Years

U.S.Army Airborne Viet Nam 173rd Airborne Brigade Batallion Recon Central Highlands
MICHAEL REGNELL
MICHAEL REGNELL
Class of 1986
Navy, 2 Years

HI
Phil A Pedersen II
Phil A Pedersen II
Class of 1984
National Guard, 20+ Years

Head Crew Chief on KC-135R out of Scott Air Force Base for 26 years. My unit has been involved in desert storm and iraqi freedom.
Ralph Grayson Hull III
Ralph Grayson Hull III
Class of 1972
Air Force, 18 Years

Aircraft Maintenance Technican 74-79.
Air Traffic Controller 79-84
Graduated Texas A&M Univeristy B.S. Aerospace Engineering 1984
Assigned Johnson Space Center, Houston. Trained astronauts in Shuttle Main Propulsion systems, Reaction Control systems and Flight Dynamics - 84-89.
Assigned Los Angeles AFB, CA. Coordinated and flew Life Science experiments onboard Shuttle. 89-92.
Left military due to a reduction in force (RIF)
Richard Belanger
Richard Belanger
Class of 1980
Air Force, 4 Years

Serviced most of my tour in Charleston, SC
Robert J. "Bob" Leahy, Jr.
Robert J. "Bob" Leahy, Jr.
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years

Active Army 1975 - 1978, Specialist 5, IHAWK Fire Control Maintenance (Air Defense Artillery)
Army Reserve 1979 - 1983, Sergeant First Class, Infantry
Army Reserve 1983 - 1999, Major, Air Defense Artillery
Active Army (Recalled from retirement) 2006 - 2009, Major, Air Defense Artillery
Robert Tyler Barton
Robert Tyler Barton
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years

Retired
Rocky White
Rocky White
Class of 1975
Navy, 6 Years

BT2 - Boiler Tech. (E-2)
Shawn McCusker
Shawn McCusker
Class of 1989
National Guard, 6 Years

Illinois Army National Guard, 2/129 Infantry

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