Charlotte High School Alumni
Punta Gorda, Florida (FL)
Recent Members
| Arthur Art Bailey | 1974 |
| Cary Bischoff Cary Bischoff | 1977 |
| Cheryl Wolcott Cheryl Wolcott | 1974 |
| Debbie Wade | 1976 |
| Hasani Walgreens | 1995 |
| Jeremy West | 1982 |
| Marcia Appel | 1975 |
| Richard Gill Richard A Gill | 2004 |
Military 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
Michael D Whidden
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
Machinist Mate MM3. Served aboard the USS John King DDG-3. Naval blockade of Nicaragua in 1981 during the Falkland Island War, Naval gunfire support Beirut Lebanon for the Israeli Army.
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
Machinist Mate MM3. Served aboard the USS John King DDG-3. Naval blockade of Nicaragua in 1981 during the Falkland Island War, Naval gunfire support Beirut Lebanon for the Israeli Army.
Michael Hicks
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Have been in for 3 years so far 3 more to go.
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Have been in for 3 years so far 3 more to go.
Mike Pershing
Class of 1981
Navy, 7 Years
Spent 5 yrs in Key West as support to PHMRON II MLSG then 2 at Quantico Marine Corp Base with MCRDAC
Class of 1981
Navy, 7 Years
Spent 5 yrs in Key West as support to PHMRON II MLSG then 2 at Quantico Marine Corp Base with MCRDAC
Nyesha Daley
Class of 1998
Air Force, 9 Years
Supply liaison for the maintenance support of communications, computer and navigational aid systems valued at over $23M supporting the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Cryptologic Operations Center and its 21 associated units. Accept and process all routine, expedite and Mission Capable (MICAP) call-ins. Coordinate with mission Systems Flight management and work center supervisors on Bench Stock, special levels, Supply Point actions and all other supply concerns.
Provide document numbers for turn-ins to the Defense Reutilization & Marketing Office (DRMO). Assist customers with the status checks and due-in and due-out cancellation requests. Act as a liaison for the HQ PACAF Regional Supply Squadron to identify and resolve local support issues.
Monitor Unit Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment and Due-in-from-maintenance turn-in programs. Coordinate the requisition of the Time Compliance Technical Order kits with work centers. Inventory kit details for the Non-airborne Mission Readiness Spares Packages. Schedule and monitor required supply training for unit personnel.
Class of 1998
Air Force, 9 Years
Supply liaison for the maintenance support of communications, computer and navigational aid systems valued at over $23M supporting the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Cryptologic Operations Center and its 21 associated units. Accept and process all routine, expedite and Mission Capable (MICAP) call-ins. Coordinate with mission Systems Flight management and work center supervisors on Bench Stock, special levels, Supply Point actions and all other supply concerns.
Provide document numbers for turn-ins to the Defense Reutilization & Marketing Office (DRMO). Assist customers with the status checks and due-in and due-out cancellation requests. Act as a liaison for the HQ PACAF Regional Supply Squadron to identify and resolve local support issues.
Monitor Unit Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment and Due-in-from-maintenance turn-in programs. Coordinate the requisition of the Time Compliance Technical Order kits with work centers. Inventory kit details for the Non-airborne Mission Readiness Spares Packages. Schedule and monitor required supply training for unit personnel.
Patrick J. Malone
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served in the Air Force from 1978 to 1998, spending most of my time at the Pentagon, and working in the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense when I retired. I got a chance to travel to quite a few states and countries during my career, plus I got a chance to live in Iceland for a year, too. I'm originally from Washington, D.C., so almost 17 years of my career was spent at 'home' while I worked at the Pentagon.
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served in the Air Force from 1978 to 1998, spending most of my time at the Pentagon, and working in the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense when I retired. I got a chance to travel to quite a few states and countries during my career, plus I got a chance to live in Iceland for a year, too. I'm originally from Washington, D.C., so almost 17 years of my career was spent at 'home' while I worked at the Pentagon.
Patty Stephens Dunbar
Class of 1974
Army, 4 Years
Voice Intercept Operator Korean Linguist 98G
Class of 1974
Army, 4 Years
Voice Intercept Operator Korean Linguist 98G
Patty Stephens Dunbar
Class of 1974
Army, 4 Years
Served 4 years in the Army Security Agency as a Korean linguist, Voice Intercept Operator.
Class of 1974
Army, 4 Years
Served 4 years in the Army Security Agency as a Korean linguist, Voice Intercept Operator.
Paul Sigloch
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 7 years active duty. I am now an active reservist with over 23 years total time in.
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 7 years active duty. I am now an active reservist with over 23 years total time in.
Paulette Terry
Class of 1989
Army, 6 Years
Statioined at Schofield Barracks, HI & Fort Riley, KS. Served during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Class of 1989
Army, 6 Years
Statioined at Schofield Barracks, HI & Fort Riley, KS. Served during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Peter Flack
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
Entered Novv 21, 1969
Stationed at Beale Air Force Base with the 456th Stategic Air Command, in Marysville, CA., May 1970-August 1973.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
Entered Novv 21, 1969
Stationed at Beale Air Force Base with the 456th Stategic Air Command, in Marysville, CA., May 1970-August 1973.
Randall Hixson
Class of 1981
Army, 4 Years
MOS 29Y (SATCOM)
1985-1989
Fort Gordon, GA
Camp Roberts, CA
Howard AFB, Panama
Class of 1981
Army, 4 Years
MOS 29Y (SATCOM)
1985-1989
Fort Gordon, GA
Camp Roberts, CA
Howard AFB, Panama
Raymond Reyes
Class of 1990
Army, 18 Years
Desert Storm Veteran as a Armor Crewmember//Served 6 Years Active in Germany-Got to see Ryan Richardson at Wildflicken and Billy Nolen in Friedburg....HI Guys..4 Years as Nuclear Biological Chemical Sargent for Florida National Guard...served with 2 Aviation units and done two more deployments as a NBC advisor for various civil defense...Served as a NBC recon unit for Operation Iraq Freedom 1. Afterwards, became a NBC Instructor...now changed MOS to my dream job of Broadcast Journalist. Will be going to MOSQ at Fort Meade next year. Send me a e-mail at AKO to say Hey...
Class of 1990
Army, 18 Years
Desert Storm Veteran as a Armor Crewmember//Served 6 Years Active in Germany-Got to see Ryan Richardson at Wildflicken and Billy Nolen in Friedburg....HI Guys..4 Years as Nuclear Biological Chemical Sargent for Florida National Guard...served with 2 Aviation units and done two more deployments as a NBC advisor for various civil defense...Served as a NBC recon unit for Operation Iraq Freedom 1. Afterwards, became a NBC Instructor...now changed MOS to my dream job of Broadcast Journalist. Will be going to MOSQ at Fort Meade next year. Send me a e-mail at AKO to say Hey...
Richard Hamilton
Class of 1967
Navy, 8 Years
1967- 1975 Boot camp in Great Lakes, stationed in California for schools, stationed in Cat Lo Vietnam with Swift Boats '69-'70, LPD 12 Shreveport in Norfolk, AS 16 Howard W Gilmore in Sardinia, Fleet Weather NAS Norfolk.
Class of 1967
Navy, 8 Years
1967- 1975 Boot camp in Great Lakes, stationed in California for schools, stationed in Cat Lo Vietnam with Swift Boats '69-'70, LPD 12 Shreveport in Norfolk, AS 16 Howard W Gilmore in Sardinia, Fleet Weather NAS Norfolk.
Rob Needham
Class of 1974
Air Force, 24 Years
NJROTC Commander at CHS
1979 Graduate - U.S. Naval Academy
1986 Masters - State Univ. of NY
1990 Masters - U.S. Naval War College
Command Instructor Pilot FB-111A
Instructor Pilot - KC-135A/Q
Pilot - UV-18 (Air Force Academy Wings of Blue)
Joint Chief of Staff
U.S. Space Command
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Class of 1974
Air Force, 24 Years
NJROTC Commander at CHS
1979 Graduate - U.S. Naval Academy
1986 Masters - State Univ. of NY
1990 Masters - U.S. Naval War College
Command Instructor Pilot FB-111A
Instructor Pilot - KC-135A/Q
Pilot - UV-18 (Air Force Academy Wings of Blue)
Joint Chief of Staff
U.S. Space Command
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Robert Barnes
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
Served in U.S. Army from1968-71. Basic Training, C-4-2, at Ft Gordon, Ga. AIT at Ft Eustis Va. 69-70 in Central Highlands Vietnam in Recon. 70-71 Drill Sergeant E-9-2 Ft Jackson, SC
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
Served in U.S. Army from1968-71. Basic Training, C-4-2, at Ft Gordon, Ga. AIT at Ft Eustis Va. 69-70 in Central Highlands Vietnam in Recon. 70-71 Drill Sergeant E-9-2 Ft Jackson, SC
Robert Blinn
Class of 1982
Navy, 7 Years
U.S.S. Orion AS-18 in La Maddalena, Sardegna, Italy
COMSUBRON 22
Class of 1982
Navy, 7 Years
U.S.S. Orion AS-18 in La Maddalena, Sardegna, Italy
COMSUBRON 22
Robert Ernest Ford
Class of 1980
Army, 9 Years
Served in Germany, Fort, Hood and Fort Bliss, TX.
Class of 1980
Army, 9 Years
Served in Germany, Fort, Hood and Fort Bliss, TX.
Roger Buis
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
Entered into the Army as an Airborne Ranger, Went to basic training in 1976 Fort Knox Ky. Followed by infintry school, then Jump (parachute) school, 1st assignment was Fort Stuwart GA, then transfered to Fort Bragg, NC where I served in an aerial rifel platoon in the Air Cav 1/17th, then in 1980 I went to flight school at Fort Rucker, AL where I graduated as an aerial Scout pilot, transfered to fort Hood Tx, then 4 years later was selected to be one of the first pilots to instruct in the Kowa Warrior Armed Scout Helicopter, then I deployed to Saudi Arabia for the 1st Gulf War, returned to Fort Rucker, AL to once again instruct ne pilots, then I retired after serving 21 years. I retired in 2007.
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
Entered into the Army as an Airborne Ranger, Went to basic training in 1976 Fort Knox Ky. Followed by infintry school, then Jump (parachute) school, 1st assignment was Fort Stuwart GA, then transfered to Fort Bragg, NC where I served in an aerial rifel platoon in the Air Cav 1/17th, then in 1980 I went to flight school at Fort Rucker, AL where I graduated as an aerial Scout pilot, transfered to fort Hood Tx, then 4 years later was selected to be one of the first pilots to instruct in the Kowa Warrior Armed Scout Helicopter, then I deployed to Saudi Arabia for the 1st Gulf War, returned to Fort Rucker, AL to once again instruct ne pilots, then I retired after serving 21 years. I retired in 2007.
Ron Martel
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Marine Corp 1965-1969,Vietnam 1966-67 Purple Heart(2)Range coach 67-69 Paris Island S,C,
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Marine Corp 1965-1969,Vietnam 1966-67 Purple Heart(2)Range coach 67-69 Paris Island S,C,
Russell V. Trent III
Class of 1999
Army, 7 Years
Five tours Iraq. Three tours Afghanistan. Multiple humanitarian missions to Africa. Bronze Star. Purple Heart.
Class of 1999
Army, 7 Years
Five tours Iraq. Three tours Afghanistan. Multiple humanitarian missions to Africa. Bronze Star. Purple Heart.
Ryan Richardson
Class of 1990
Army, 18 Years
Air Defense Artillery for 14 years; Counterintelligence Corps since 2005; stationed in Germany, Korea, AZ, TX, WA; deployed to Kwajalein Atoll, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq; having fun still, but getting close to retirement.
Class of 1990
Army, 18 Years
Air Defense Artillery for 14 years; Counterintelligence Corps since 2005; stationed in Germany, Korea, AZ, TX, WA; deployed to Kwajalein Atoll, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq; having fun still, but getting close to retirement.
Samantha Fiedler
Class of 2011
Army, 2 Years
18th Fires Brigade 82nd Airborne Division
Medic
Class of 2011
Army, 2 Years
18th Fires Brigade 82nd Airborne Division
Medic
Sean J. Combs
Class of 1986
Army, 19 Years
U.S. Army
1986 - 1999 - Enlisted
2002 - Present - Officer
Class of 1986
Army, 19 Years
U.S. Army
1986 - 1999 - Enlisted
2002 - Present - Officer
Shelly Bala
Class of 2006
Air Force, 1 Years
New to the Air Force. In for at least four years. Stationed at Hickam AFB, HI.
Class of 2006
Air Force, 1 Years
New to the Air Force. In for at least four years. Stationed at Hickam AFB, HI.
STEVE P. ARTHUR
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
ARMAMENT SYSTEM TECH. RETIRED JUNE 1999
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
ARMAMENT SYSTEM TECH. RETIRED JUNE 1999
Tammy Lucas
Class of 1993
Air Force, 14 Years
Little Rock AFB AK, Life Suuport Tech, then to Pope AFB NC, Personnel, then to Elmendorf AFB AK, then on from there...TBC
Class of 1993
Air Force, 14 Years
Little Rock AFB AK, Life Suuport Tech, then to Pope AFB NC, Personnel, then to Elmendorf AFB AK, then on from there...TBC
Thomas Colbert
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 20 Years
Aviation life support. Would have stayed for 30, but came back from Desert Storm with diabetes.
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 20 Years
Aviation life support. Would have stayed for 30, but came back from Desert Storm with diabetes.
Thomas Joseph
Class of 2003
Air Force, 6 Years
Served six years as a Munitions Systems Craftsman at Whiteman AFB, home of the B-2 "Spirit." Though I never got the chance to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan, I did get to do TDY to Chile to train the Chilean Air Force, which is an experiance that will stay with me forever.
Class of 2003
Air Force, 6 Years
Served six years as a Munitions Systems Craftsman at Whiteman AFB, home of the B-2 "Spirit." Though I never got the chance to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan, I did get to do TDY to Chile to train the Chilean Air Force, which is an experiance that will stay with me forever.
Thomas R Smith
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
Intelligence Analyst (Chief Warrant Officer)
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
Intelligence Analyst (Chief Warrant Officer)
Thomas Vansciver jr
Class of 1991
Army, 6 Years
Served in the US Army 82 nd airborne from 1991 to 1997. Deputy with the Polk County Sheriffs Dept. from 1998 to 2005 .Killed in a car accident Oct. 2006
Class of 1991
Army, 6 Years
Served in the US Army 82 nd airborne from 1991 to 1997. Deputy with the Polk County Sheriffs Dept. from 1998 to 2005 .Killed in a car accident Oct. 2006
Timothy Hunter
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1979. Stationed at Fort Benning GA.,, SHAPE Belgium, Fort Wainwright AK., Then retired while at Fort Rucker AL. Moved back to Charlotte County in 1980.
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1979. Stationed at Fort Benning GA.,, SHAPE Belgium, Fort Wainwright AK., Then retired while at Fort Rucker AL. Moved back to Charlotte County in 1980.
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CHS Project Graduation 2013
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Our Charlotte 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 Charlotte High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Punta Gorda are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!