Bell Gardens High School Alumni

Bell Gardens, California (CA)

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

Jerry R. Miller
Jerry R. Miller
Class of 1960
Navy, 10 Years

ADJ1 JET ENGINE MECHANIC
JESUS H. HERNANDEZ
JESUS H. HERNANDEZ
Class of 1994
Army, 13 Years

CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR SPECIALIST
JIM HEMMINGHAUS
JIM HEMMINGHAUS
Class of 1957
Air Force, 3 Years

Military Police. Del Rio, TX, England, Morocco
Jim Peacock
Jim Peacock
Class of 1962
Navy, 20+ Years

Over 23 years service while visiting more than 30 countries. Retired in 1985 as a Radioman, Chief Petty Officer (E7). Continued serving the government in engineering/telecommunications field as of this writing near the largest U,S, Naval Operations Base in Norfolk, VA.
jimmy gilbert
jimmy gilbert
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years

Security PoliceSOFAC/Heavy Weapons. Thailand/Viet Nam. 70/71. Weapons Specialist.
John L Johnson
John L Johnson
Class of 1970
Army, 13 Years

Military Police, Basic at Ft, Ord and stationed at Ft. Devens, Mas, MP Training Ft Gordon, Ga. Stationed, Korea, Ft Bliss Tx, Ft McCellen, AL, Okinawa, Japan, Ft. Lewis Washington, Chief of AFPD N.W District out of White Sand Navel Base, Seattle, Wa. Military Liason, Tacoma, Wa. Last two years of service transported prisoners to and from just about every in the world that military was stationed. Started and trained MP's assigned to ASA, at Ft, Lewis, follow testing showed that our trainees received 17.5% higher scores on follow up testing then those trained at the MP school at Ft McCellen.
John McDaniel
John McDaniel
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years

Chief Fire Controlman
John McDaniel
John McDaniel
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years

FCCSWAW (Chief Fire Controlman, Surface Warfare, Air Warfare). Total of 12 years sea duty on USS Ranger, USS Constellation, USS Kitty Hawk and finally USS Nimitz during 1st Persian Gulf / Desert Storm.
John Miner
John Miner
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Active duty.
Re enlisted for 5 more years.
John Miner
John Miner
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 4 Years

I been stationed in 29 palms, North Carolina and currently in Oceanside.I been to Iraq twice.I just re enlisted for 5 more years.
Jose Alfredo De La Torre
Jose Alfredo De La Torre
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 6 Years

MCRD San Diego, Camp Lejeune, camp Pendleton, Okinawa, Korea, Philippines, and my favorite place, MWTC.
Jose Macias
Jose Macias
Class of 1997
Army, 8 Years

Infantry
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Juan Pablo Lopez "Guy"
Juan Pablo Lopez "Guy"
Class of 2005
Army, 2 Years

Military Officer - Ft. Bragg North Carolina
Julio Gonzalez
Julio Gonzalez
Class of 1999
Marine Corps, 8 Years

0331 Machine Gunner. I was part of several world operations such as. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle. I have traveled 11% of the world. Won several Awards : Combat Action, Presidential Unit Citation, Expeditionary Unit, Global war on terrorism....and Many More.
Julio Montano
Julio Montano
Class of 1996
Navy, 10 Years

United states Navy Search and Rescue in flight emergency medical technician.
kevin gavidia
kevin gavidia
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 4 Years

one tour in iraq, one tour in afghanistan in the marine corps infantry. stationed in hawaii.
kevin gavidia
kevin gavidia
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 4 Years

i joined the united states marine corps infantry in 2003, i did one tour in iraq and one in afghanistan. i was stationed in hawaii!
Manuel Aguirre
Manuel Aguirre
Class of 1980
Air Force, 10 Years

SSGT. Crew Chief on C141B, C5B and C130's. Traveled around the world and lived in Portugal and Okinawa Japan. Served during the Grenada Invasion in 1983, South America in the mid 80's and the first Gulf War 1990 and 1991..
Marisol Perez
Marisol Perez
Class of 2001
Coast Guard, 6 Years

MK1 Perez.
Michael Vega
Michael Vega
Class of 1993
Navy, 4 Years

I served aboard the Destroyer USS Arleigh Burke.
Mike Sheehan
Mike Sheehan
Class of 1962
Navy, 3 Years

Worked in the engen room on a 2250class destorer
Neil McCain
Neil McCain
Class of 1950
Navy, 4 Years

Korean War on a Destroyer DD 759
Norbert Romero
Norbert Romero
Class of 1991
Navy, 4 Years

Served my country proudly.
OMAR MORENO
OMAR MORENO
Class of 2004
Navy, 3 Years

I AM A MASTER AT ARMS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Paul Cornelius
Paul Cornelius
Class of 1979
Navy, 3 Years

Weapons Platoon - 5th Marine
Camp Pendleton, CA
Randy Coran
Randy Coran
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served as Missile Systems Analyst, Computer Systems Analyst, and Air Traffic Controller. Have been stationed in Ca, Wa, SD, IL, MS, SC, TX, and South Korea.
Randy Coran
Randy Coran
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Missile Systems Analyst (Minuteman II and III)
Computer Systems Analyst
Air Traffic Controller
Richar Miller
Richar Miller
Class of 1975
Air Force, 7 Years

US Air Force Academy
6 Years Reserve
March Air Force Base, Riverside, CA
richard cox
richard cox
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

i was in the infantry for my 20 years, to include a tour as a drill intsructor at mcrd san diego, ca, 8 years in okinawa, japan. It was some of the best years of my life
RICHARD PEREZ
RICHARD PEREZ
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

INFANTRY IN SOUTHKOREA
RICHARD PEREZ
RICHARD PEREZ
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

DRAFTED 1967 INFANTRY IN SOUTHKOREA
Rito Navarro
Rito Navarro
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Logistics Chief
Rito Navarro
Rito Navarro
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Parachute Rigger, retired 28 Feb 2007. Served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm from 1990 - 1991.
Robert Armendariz
Robert Armendariz
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 18 Years

U.S. Marine
Robert Armendariz "MICKEY"
Robert Armendariz "MICKEY"
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 18 Years

Army-8yrs, 82nd Airborne Paratrooper
Marine Corps-10yrs, Marine Corps Drill Instructor
Robert D. Wilson
Robert D. Wilson
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years

US Army 1971-1974 Special Services, Bangkok, Thailand.
rod henderson
rod henderson
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 3 Years

tank commander
Ron Williams
Ron Williams
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years

Drafted 1968
Ronald Williams
Ronald Williams
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years

Ft Ord, Ft Huachuca
ROY KIRK
ROY KIRK
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years

TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FORT ORD, CA. SPENT 13 MONTHS IN KOREA, CAME HOME FOR 9 MONTHS AND THEN DEPLOYED TO GERMANY FOR 10 MONTH

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Class of '98

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