Akron Westfield High School Alumni
Akron, Iowa (IA)
Recent Members
| Ingrid Ingrid Hedeby | 1982 |
| Iola Blum | 1963 |
| Jeanette Ludwigs | 1969 |
| Judy Lorensen | 1963 |
| Katie Miller | 2018 |
| Nathan Harris Harris | 2004 |
| Paul Freeman Paul Freeman | 1966 |
| Verle Heyer | 1974 |
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 Searls
Class of 1982
Navy, 4 Years
Interior Communications Electronics. USS Knox (Home ported Yokuska, Japan) and USS Kitty Hawk (Home Ported San Diego, CA).
Class of 1982
Navy, 4 Years
Interior Communications Electronics. USS Knox (Home ported Yokuska, Japan) and USS Kitty Hawk (Home Ported San Diego, CA).
Charles Adams
Class of 1948
Army, 2 Years
Officer training /Ft. Benning, Ga.
Basic Training for trooops, Camp Atterbury, Ind.
CBR School, Eta Jima, Japan
Korea, Pusan, on line, processing/security for repatriated Chinese troops at Panmunjom and flown to Taipei, Taiwan.
Class of 1948
Army, 2 Years
Officer training /Ft. Benning, Ga.
Basic Training for trooops, Camp Atterbury, Ind.
CBR School, Eta Jima, Japan
Korea, Pusan, on line, processing/security for repatriated Chinese troops at Panmunjom and flown to Taipei, Taiwan.
Charles Bohr
Class of 1996
National Guard, 15 Years
Joined at 17 and served a year in Iraq 2005-2006.
Class of 1996
National Guard, 15 Years
Joined at 17 and served a year in Iraq 2005-2006.
Chuck Adams
Class of 1948
Army, 2 Years
Officers training Fort Benning, Georgia
Basic training recruits, Camp Atterbury, Indiana
Korean War
Class of 1948
Army, 2 Years
Officers training Fort Benning, Georgia
Basic training recruits, Camp Atterbury, Indiana
Korean War
Corey Cameron
Class of 1988
Navy, 6 Years
Nuclear Machinist Mate- Engineering Laboratory Technician. SSBN-640 USS Benjamin Franklin & SSN-767 USS Hampton (plank owner)
Class of 1988
Navy, 6 Years
Nuclear Machinist Mate- Engineering Laboratory Technician. SSBN-640 USS Benjamin Franklin & SSN-767 USS Hampton (plank owner)
David C. Beeck
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
I Retired as a Sargent First Class from the U.S. Army after serving 22 years. I served overseas with two tours in Vietnam, served on Okinawa for three years, and spent a total of six years in Korea. Stateside I took my basic training at Ft. Bliss, TX, my AIT at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland, I spent one year at Savanna Army Deport, Savanna, IL., one year at Ft. Dix, NJ, I was at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN as an Instructor at the Postal Training School on two different tours for a total of six years, and spent five years at the Joint Military Postal Activity located at JFK International Airport in New York City. I retired in 1989 from Korea where I was serving as the Postal Finance Officer for all of the Military Post Offices in Korea.
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
I Retired as a Sargent First Class from the U.S. Army after serving 22 years. I served overseas with two tours in Vietnam, served on Okinawa for three years, and spent a total of six years in Korea. Stateside I took my basic training at Ft. Bliss, TX, my AIT at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland, I spent one year at Savanna Army Deport, Savanna, IL., one year at Ft. Dix, NJ, I was at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN as an Instructor at the Postal Training School on two different tours for a total of six years, and spent five years at the Joint Military Postal Activity located at JFK International Airport in New York City. I retired in 1989 from Korea where I was serving as the Postal Finance Officer for all of the Military Post Offices in Korea.
Douglas (Butch) Rosenbaum
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted US Army 1970 - 1973. Light Infantry. Enlisted US Air Force 1973 Retired 1993. I retired as a Master Sargent, Electical Systems Superintendent, Civil Engineering.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted US Army 1970 - 1973. Light Infantry. Enlisted US Air Force 1973 Retired 1993. I retired as a Master Sargent, Electical Systems Superintendent, Civil Engineering.
Gerald D. Bultman
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Medical Corps, Neuropsychiatric Specialist
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Medical Corps, Neuropsychiatric Specialist
Gordon L. Buum
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Joined the Army in February 1973 and retired in April 1993
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Joined the Army in February 1973 and retired in April 1993
Haarold S. Gillespie
Class of 1939
Army, 20+ Years
one year at U of Iowa before the war. 1941-45 CBI and USA. Sgt. U of Iowa in '45. Back in the Service again in '48 to '65. Retired from the Army after 20 years service Superintendent of State hospitals in Indiana. & Minn. 1965 - 1985.. retired again in '85. Volunteer director of local YMCA one year/ in Brainerd, Minn. Retired again.
Class of 1939
Army, 20+ Years
one year at U of Iowa before the war. 1941-45 CBI and USA. Sgt. U of Iowa in '45. Back in the Service again in '48 to '65. Retired from the Army after 20 years service Superintendent of State hospitals in Indiana. & Minn. 1965 - 1985.. retired again in '85. Volunteer director of local YMCA one year/ in Brainerd, Minn. Retired again.
James Feauto
Class of 2004
National Guard, 5 Years
Crew Chief on KC-135 R Stratotanker
Class of 2004
National Guard, 5 Years
Crew Chief on KC-135 R Stratotanker
Jim Dewey
Class of 1988
Air Force, 10 Years
Untied States Air Force Law Enforcement / International Police N.A.T.O. Naples Italy
Class of 1988
Air Force, 10 Years
Untied States Air Force Law Enforcement / International Police N.A.T.O. Naples Italy
Kristen (Klemme) Parrott
Class of 1991
Air Force, 4 Years
Security Specialist who was stationed in the missile field at Malmstrom AFB, MT. I spent one year working the flight line at Kunsan AB, ROK, and finished my enlistment at Dyess AFB, TX.
Class of 1991
Air Force, 4 Years
Security Specialist who was stationed in the missile field at Malmstrom AFB, MT. I spent one year working the flight line at Kunsan AB, ROK, and finished my enlistment at Dyess AFB, TX.
Lucas Stabe
Class of 1999
Air Force, 9 Years
Currently stationed at Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas
Class of 1999
Air Force, 9 Years
Currently stationed at Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas
Lucas Stabe
Class of 1999
Air Force, 10 Years
Flight Engineer on the C-130 Hercules
Currently stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Class of 1999
Air Force, 10 Years
Flight Engineer on the C-130 Hercules
Currently stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Michael A. Klauer
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Served in the Army from 1966-68 as a Finance Specialist. Spent 1 year in Vietnam from 1967-68. Currently a member of the VFW and haved served as a Dist. Commander in Pa.
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Served in the Army from 1966-68 as a Finance Specialist. Spent 1 year in Vietnam from 1967-68. Currently a member of the VFW and haved served as a Dist. Commander in Pa.
Michael Heider
Class of 1961
Navy, 5 Years
Served 3 tours in Vietnam, involved with pilot rescue, shore bombardment and support for carried groups.
Class of 1961
Navy, 5 Years
Served 3 tours in Vietnam, involved with pilot rescue, shore bombardment and support for carried groups.
Ronald Mackey
Class of 1967
Army, 5 Years
Served in Vietnam from Feb 1969 to May 1970. Re-enlisted in May 1972 to May 1975
Class of 1967
Army, 5 Years
Served in Vietnam from Feb 1969 to May 1970. Re-enlisted in May 1972 to May 1975
Scott Anderson
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years
Retired in 2007 after 21 years of service.
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years
Retired in 2007 after 21 years of service.
SFC Randy Liston, USA Retired
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
United States Army Infantry Corp 1981 to 1990
United States Army Ordnance Corp 1991 to 2004
-Lifetime Member 11th Cav., East German Border Guards
-Multinational Forces and Obserevrs, Sinai, Eygpt
-Warrior Base and Camp Liberty
Bell, Demilitarized Zone Korea (DMZ)
Operation Desert Storm, Nothern Kuwait
Operation Desert Fox, Iraq
Operation Desert Lightning, Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Nothern Kuwait
Fort Benning, GA
Fort Lewis, WA
Fort Bliss, TX
2 tours South Korea
2 tours to Germany
1 tour Siinai Pennsula, Eygpt
1 tourPrince Sultan Airbase, Saudi Arabia
Retired SFC/E-7-promotable
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
United States Army Infantry Corp 1981 to 1990
United States Army Ordnance Corp 1991 to 2004
-Lifetime Member 11th Cav., East German Border Guards
-Multinational Forces and Obserevrs, Sinai, Eygpt
-Warrior Base and Camp Liberty
Bell, Demilitarized Zone Korea (DMZ)
Operation Desert Storm, Nothern Kuwait
Operation Desert Fox, Iraq
Operation Desert Lightning, Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Nothern Kuwait
Fort Benning, GA
Fort Lewis, WA
Fort Bliss, TX
2 tours South Korea
2 tours to Germany
1 tour Siinai Pennsula, Eygpt
1 tourPrince Sultan Airbase, Saudi Arabia
Retired SFC/E-7-promotable
Tom Searls
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years
Airframe Mechanic for H3 Helicopters (Heliantisubron 12). Various aircraft carriers east coast and Mediterranean.
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years
Airframe Mechanic for H3 Helicopters (Heliantisubron 12). Various aircraft carriers east coast and Mediterranean.
Troy Lindberg
Class of 1991
Air Force, 17 Years
Currently, proudly serving my country in Florida assigned to the 53rd Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. I will probably give another 10+ years proudly serving her.
Class of 1991
Air Force, 17 Years
Currently, proudly serving my country in Florida assigned to the 53rd Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. I will probably give another 10+ years proudly serving her.
Zachary Stabe
Class of 1999
Air Force, 9 Years
Currently stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany
Class of 1999
Air Force, 9 Years
Currently stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany
Zachary Stabe
Class of 1998
Air Force, 10 Years
Airborne Communications
Currently stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany
Class of 1998
Air Force, 10 Years
Airborne Communications
Currently stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany
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Parade Saturday, June 26th, 2010
All Class Parade - Saturday, June 26th - 10:00 a.m.
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