Centerville High School Alumni

Centerville, Iowa (IA)

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

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Honored Military Alumni

Daniel Hogg
Daniel Hogg
Class of 1995
Army, 11 Years

Daniel served in the Army until 2006. He served as a combat engineer and infantryman. He also specialized and instructed in the use of demolitions and hand to hand combat. Daniel led the security team in Vermont to secure our Blacxkhawk helicopters, harrier jets, and other critical equipment used in the post-September 11 flight missions over NYC.
David Strode
David Strode
Class of 2004
Navy, 5 Years

NTC Great Lakes, NHCS Great Lakes, NH Camp Pendelton, USS Antietam CG54 NBSD
Dennis Hayes
Dennis Hayes
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years

ICBM Maintenance, Missile Defense Testing, ICBM Codes Superintendent, Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Group Quality Assurance Superintendent
Dennis Lewis
Dennis Lewis
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

US Army 1967 - 1970. Vietnam 1968-1969, DHS USCIS, 13 years.
duane l strickler
duane l strickler
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 2 Years

served as rifleman
J. Roger Bradley
J. Roger Bradley
Class of 1963
Navy, 10 Years

Commander, USNR: 3 yrs active duty, 7 reserve.
James Furlin
James Furlin
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years

First enlisted in the Army right out of school in 1966. Came home in 69 and went to CCC then enlisted in the Air Force.
John Sheston
John Sheston
Class of 1990
Army, 5 Years

Spc John Sheston served active duty at Foot Hood, Tx. Served in the Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia, in 1991-92. MOS - Supply Specialist.
Larry D. Robertson
Larry D. Robertson
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years

retired as a lieutenant colonel, miltary intelligence branch
Lloyd Jerome
Lloyd Jerome
Class of 1945
National Guard, 20+ Years

Total of 34 years Retired as a colonel. Co Cmdr of a rifle company, combat support company, medical company. Served as S-3 Air, Bn EXO. Divison Asst G-1, Graduated from US Army's General Staff & Comand College, US Army's Northern warfare school. Received the Army's mertorious service award
Norman D. Medland
Norman D. Medland
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served two years active duty in the Army Engineers before joining the Air Force. Worked in military broadcasting and public affairs in U.S. and overseas in Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Germany, Morocco and Iran.
Norman Medland
Norman Medland
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years

Two years in Army Engineers, 19 years in US Air Force. Sixteen years as a Department of Defense Civilian employee. Majority of time in Armed Forces Radio and Television and Public Affairs. Foreign service in Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Morocco, Iran, Germany and brief periods in Cambodia, Finland, and England.
Shawn Boggs
Shawn Boggs
Class of 1996
Army, 13 Years

Been to Iraq 4 times, received bronze star for meritorious service in 2007
Stephanie (Buckallew) Gillick
Stephanie (Buckallew) Gillick
Class of 1984
Air Force, 4 Years

Stationed at Bitburg AFB, Germany, during desert storm. Honor Gaurd member for 2 years. Served 2 years as Active Air Force reserve at Offutt AFB, NE.
Wendell Bailey
Wendell Bailey
Class of 1956
Army, 20+ Years

Retired as LTC.

Classmates Spotlight

Centerville High School Classmates

Nancy Wood
Class of '53

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School News

Last man standing???????????????

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