Byron High School Alumni

Byron, Illinois (IL)

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!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your Byron High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Tigers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Amber Dach
Amber Dach
Class of 2002
Army, 9 Years

Military Intelligence Analyst
Enlisted (E-6)
Brad Shamblin
Brad Shamblin
Class of 2005
National Guard, 6 Years

Chemical Operational Specialist 2006-2012
OEF Veteran 2009
Brian Frye
Brian Frye
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years

US Army Counterintelligence Special Agent
Brian Frye
Brian Frye
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years

Army Counterintelligence Special Agent
Brian Perry
Brian Perry
Class of 1988
Navy, 20+ Years

Qualified in Submarines, 1993
Submarine Diver, 1994
US Navy Chief Petty Officer, 2000
US Navy Limited Duty Officer, 2004
Qualified, Surface Warfare Officer, 2006
8 Homeports, 11 Moves, 14 Deployments, 6 Submarines, 1 Submarine Tender, 2 Aircraft Carriers...1 Wife
RETIRED, FEBRUARY 2014
David G. Osadjan
David G. Osadjan
Class of 1981
Navy, 5 Years

1985-1989
Served onboard USS Detroit (AOE-4), homeport in Norfolk, VA.

Lieutenant - Fox Division Officer, CIC Officer, B Division Officer

Reserve Duty 1989-1993

Re-Activated 1991
Operation Desert Shield
DAVID LAWLOR
DAVID LAWLOR
Class of 2005
Navy, 11 Years

Currently serving
Dirk Hamilton
Dirk Hamilton
Class of 1977
Air Force, 17 Years

Served from Aug. 1977 thru Sept. 1994.
Lackland AFB, TX, Dover AFB, DE, Anderson AFB, Guam, Travis AFB, CA, Yokota AB, Japan, and McChord AFB, WA, Retired
Jason Thompson
Jason Thompson
Class of 1991
Air Force, 15 Years

F-117 Avionics Specialists
Joseph (Joe) Brannum
Joseph (Joe) Brannum
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years

11B10 /Driver for office of the ACofS G5
Ft. Campbell, Ky.1976-1979
Major Jason Hamilton
Major Jason Hamilton
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 14 Years

USMC
Major Jason Hamilton
Major Jason Hamilton
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 14 Years

SOF Trainer
Mike Hayden
Mike Hayden
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired in 2005 at the Pentagon as an Air Force Colonel. Flew B-52s as a Instructor Radar Navigator.
patrick dangerfield
patrick dangerfield
Class of 2004
Air Force, 4 Years

aerial gunner
Stephanie Sanders
Stephanie Sanders
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years

Del Rio, TX (Twice); San Vito Italy; Wichita Falls, TX, San Antonio, TX (Twice); Biloxi, MS. Retired 2007

Classmates Spotlight

Byron High School Classmates

Katie Francis
Class of '98

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

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