Buckhannon-upshur High School Alumni
Buckhannon, West Virginia (WV)

Recent Members
Bonnie Beer Bonnie Roche | 1960 |
Carolyn Golden | 1963 |
Lisa Booth Lisa Miller | 1980 |
Margaret Wollard Margaret Wollard | 1969 |
Ronald Cook | 1971 |
Ross Ross W Lanham | 1972 |
Sally Young | 1960 |
Teresa Teter Teresa Teter | 1973 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
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Honored Military Alumni

Brian S. Dean
Class of 1987
Army, 10 Years
Combat Engineer
Trumpet Player
Automated Supply Specialist
Class of 1987
Army, 10 Years
Combat Engineer
Trumpet Player
Automated Supply Specialist

Buford Chidester
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Civil Engineering New York air defence sector and radar located in Hofn Iceland
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Civil Engineering New York air defence sector and radar located in Hofn Iceland

Christopher Dull
Class of 2006
National Guard, 6 Years
Completed 6 years of service. Multiple MOS's.
Class of 2006
National Guard, 6 Years
Completed 6 years of service. Multiple MOS's.

Chuck Reed
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Served in South East Asia during the Viet Nan war as a Combat Engineer with 1st battalion 9th Marines
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Served in South East Asia during the Viet Nan war as a Combat Engineer with 1st battalion 9th Marines

David Sampson
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
Boilerman stationed on ship USS Observation EAG 154 was a missile test ship for the Polaris ICBM missiles on nuclear submarines Home Port Cape Kennedy Florida and operated by the Military Sealift Command from 1966 to 1968
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
Boilerman stationed on ship USS Observation EAG 154 was a missile test ship for the Polaris ICBM missiles on nuclear submarines Home Port Cape Kennedy Florida and operated by the Military Sealift Command from 1966 to 1968

Donnie Staten
Class of 1986
Army, 7 Years
USAF 4 years - 812 Combat support Spec Operations
USA 3 years - 363 MP Company
Class of 1986
Army, 7 Years
USAF 4 years - 812 Combat support Spec Operations
USA 3 years - 363 MP Company


Henry S LEWIS
Class of 1957
Air Force, 4 Years
Airframe Structure Repair
After Basic Training and Technical Training in Texas I was stationed at March AFB, Riverside, CA from May 1959 to October 1962.
Class of 1957
Air Force, 4 Years
Airframe Structure Repair
After Basic Training and Technical Training in Texas I was stationed at March AFB, Riverside, CA from May 1959 to October 1962.

Keith Bailey
Class of 1956
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aircraft Maintenance
Master Sgt
Retired 1976
Class of 1956
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aircraft Maintenance
Master Sgt
Retired 1976

Keslar W. Reeder
Class of 1951
Air Force, 20+ Years
I was a Personnel Specialist for seven years and than retrained into Radar Operations specializing in Electronic Counter-Countermeasures. Retiring in Aug 1975 as a Master Sergeant.
Class of 1951
Air Force, 20+ Years
I was a Personnel Specialist for seven years and than retrained into Radar Operations specializing in Electronic Counter-Countermeasures. Retiring in Aug 1975 as a Master Sergeant.


Malcolm(Mack) Webster
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20 Years
Korea 69-70 Thailand 73-74
Germany 78-80
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20 Years
Korea 69-70 Thailand 73-74
Germany 78-80


Roger Smith
Class of 1974
Air Force, 4 Years
After high school he joined US Air Force and served as a Nuclear Weapons tech in Kansas. He then served 7 years in the Air Force Reserve in Washington, DC.
Class of 1974
Air Force, 4 Years
After high school he joined US Air Force and served as a Nuclear Weapons tech in Kansas. He then served 7 years in the Air Force Reserve in Washington, DC.

Russell A. Morgan
Class of 1974
National Guard, 20+ Years
Russell first joined the Navy after high school. Then joined WV National Guard. He currently is full time National Guard and works at the USPFO in Buckhannon. He has served 38 yrs. in the military and spent a year in Afganistan.
Class of 1974
National Guard, 20+ Years
Russell first joined the Navy after high school. Then joined WV National Guard. He currently is full time National Guard and works at the USPFO in Buckhannon. He has served 38 yrs. in the military and spent a year in Afganistan.

Thomas Hyre
Class of 1980
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served in the Marine Corps for 27 years in the infantry. Served in Beirut, and Iraq
Class of 1980
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served in the Marine Corps for 27 years in the infantry. Served in Beirut, and Iraq

Thomas Woodyard
Class of 1983
Air Force, 4 Years
Medical Discharge, Broke Back L4-S1 Spinal Fusion
Class of 1983
Air Force, 4 Years
Medical Discharge, Broke Back L4-S1 Spinal Fusion
Alumni Stories

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