Butler High School Alumni
Huntsville, Alabama (AL)

Recent Members
Ella Louise Watts David Jones | 1975 |
Emmett Given | 1964 |
Holger Vierheller | 1980 |
Jocelyn Jocelyn Rains | 1976 |
Peggy Gipson | 1965 |
Phyllis Todd | 1955 |
Theresa Berry | 1984 |
Tony Steelman | 1966 |
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
Have you lost your Butler High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Rebels lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Bobby Gant
Class of 1972
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Parris Island, Camp Pendleton California, Subic Bay PI, Parris Island rd.2.
Class of 1972
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Parris Island, Camp Pendleton California, Subic Bay PI, Parris Island rd.2.

Charles Berry
Class of 1985
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Texas, North Dakota, Vietnam, Florida, Honorable Discharge
Class of 1985
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Texas, North Dakota, Vietnam, Florida, Honorable Discharge


D'wayne Hodgin
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Served at Fort Polk, LA; Redstone Arsenal, AL; Ft. Belvoir, VA; Vietnam, Germany
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Served at Fort Polk, LA; Redstone Arsenal, AL; Ft. Belvoir, VA; Vietnam, Germany

Dave Alperovitz
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Boot Camp: Orlando, FL
USS Wallace L. Lind DD-703 Norfolk, VA & Pearl Harbor, HI
USS John R. Perry DE-1034 Pearl Harbor, HI
Torpedoman 3rd Class (TM3)
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Boot Camp: Orlando, FL
USS Wallace L. Lind DD-703 Norfolk, VA & Pearl Harbor, HI
USS John R. Perry DE-1034 Pearl Harbor, HI
Torpedoman 3rd Class (TM3)

Dave Alperovitz
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Boot Camp - Orlando, Fl
USS Wallace L. Lind DD-703
USS John R. Perry
Stationed in Norfolk, VA than change home ports to Pearl Harbor
Rating TM3
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Boot Camp - Orlando, Fl
USS Wallace L. Lind DD-703
USS John R. Perry
Stationed in Norfolk, VA than change home ports to Pearl Harbor
Rating TM3

Donald G Yates
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
Recruited into the Army Security Agency. I stayed stateside working in signal intelligence interception as well as decryption my entire time in. They said I was too important to go to Vietnam? lol
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
Recruited into the Army Security Agency. I stayed stateside working in signal intelligence interception as well as decryption my entire time in. They said I was too important to go to Vietnam? lol

Harry Eugene love
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Chief Master Sergeant (ret), 1975-2000
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Chief Master Sergeant (ret), 1975-2000


Johnny Young
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Entered June 1970 - Retired Aug 1990
Served in Japan, South Dakota, North Dakota, California, Germany (twice), Michigan.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Entered June 1970 - Retired Aug 1990
Served in Japan, South Dakota, North Dakota, California, Germany (twice), Michigan.



Michael Joseph Ferrando
Class of 1970
Air Force, 8 Years
Stationed In Montgomery Ala., Viet Nam, Phillipines, then back to Montgomery Ala.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 8 Years
Stationed In Montgomery Ala., Viet Nam, Phillipines, then back to Montgomery Ala.


Richard Cagle (Ellie Richardson Cagle, Jr)
Class of 1963
Air Force, 5 Years
Stationed in Okinawa, TDY to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and in the U.S. at Byltheville AFB and Pease AFB. Was in the Stragetic Air Command and worked on KC-135 and B-52 aircraft
Class of 1963
Air Force, 5 Years
Stationed in Okinawa, TDY to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and in the U.S. at Byltheville AFB and Pease AFB. Was in the Stragetic Air Command and worked on KC-135 and B-52 aircraft

Richard Cardwell
Class of 1979
Army, 4 Years
Served 3 years at Miesau Army Depot in Germany
worked on the HAWK PULSE RADAR.
Class of 1979
Army, 4 Years
Served 3 years at Miesau Army Depot in Germany
worked on the HAWK PULSE RADAR.

Rinda J Hall (Johnson)
Class of 1990
Air Force, 12 Years
Served as a paralegal specialist in South Dakota, Germany, and New Mexico. Played on the all Air Force Women's soccer team 2 years
Class of 1990
Air Force, 12 Years
Served as a paralegal specialist in South Dakota, Germany, and New Mexico. Played on the all Air Force Women's soccer team 2 years

Steve Hughes
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
Land Combat Missle Systems Repairman, AIT at Redstone Arsenal, Duty station Nuremburg Germany
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
Land Combat Missle Systems Repairman, AIT at Redstone Arsenal, Duty station Nuremburg Germany
Alumni Stories

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School News
Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho, English Dept.
Retired in 2008. Married to Susan Groce Hodgin, Dec 1974. 3 children, 7 grandchildren. Live in Moscow, ID. Contact is d...
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Our Butler 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 Butler High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Huntsville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!