Chase High School Alumni
Forest City, North Carolina (NC)

Recent Members
Barry Baber | 1974 |
Dennis Dennis Burleson | 1974 |
Derek Derek Y Hemphill | 2015 |
Kim C Kim C Tesseneer | 1965 |
Larry Metcalf | 1974 |
Sarah Swafford | 2013 |
Tracy Bowers | 1985 |
Wendy Chappell | 1993 |
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



Jeffery Wilkerson
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years
Retired as a 21B with duty in Germany, Ft. Campbell, Ft.Bragg, Korea, and Ft. Richardson(Anchorage Alaska). Airborne, Assault, Fast Rope Master,Pathfinder, Sapper, Drill Instructor. Just some of the schools I graduated from. Combat tours in Desert Storm/ Shield, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years
Retired as a 21B with duty in Germany, Ft. Campbell, Ft.Bragg, Korea, and Ft. Richardson(Anchorage Alaska). Airborne, Assault, Fast Rope Master,Pathfinder, Sapper, Drill Instructor. Just some of the schools I graduated from. Combat tours in Desert Storm/ Shield, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

John Silver
Class of 1988
Army, 18 Years
18 years and still going .... 13 Years Active Army, 5 Years Active North Carolina National Guard
Class of 1988
Army, 18 Years
18 years and still going .... 13 Years Active Army, 5 Years Active North Carolina National Guard


Lt. Col. Jack T. Hamrick USAF (ret)
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years
May 1964 - Oct 1988
Viet Nam 1965 -1966
Aircraft Flown:
B-52 F, G & H, FB-111A, B1B, T-29A, T-43A
Graduate of:
Officer Training School
USAF Basic and Advance Flight Training Schools
SAC Combat Crew Training School
SAC Advance Combat Crew Training School
USAF Flight Instructor School
Squadron Officers School
Air Command and Staff College
Air War College
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years
May 1964 - Oct 1988
Viet Nam 1965 -1966
Aircraft Flown:
B-52 F, G & H, FB-111A, B1B, T-29A, T-43A
Graduate of:
Officer Training School
USAF Basic and Advance Flight Training Schools
SAC Combat Crew Training School
SAC Advance Combat Crew Training School
USAF Flight Instructor School
Squadron Officers School
Air Command and Staff College
Air War College

Michael Splawn
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
Mike served his first overseas tour in Viet Nam. He also served in Germany, Hawaii, Korea and Fort Bliss and Fort Hood, Texas.
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
Mike served his first overseas tour in Viet Nam. He also served in Germany, Hawaii, Korea and Fort Bliss and Fort Hood, Texas.


paul hall
Class of 1998
Army, 8 Years
91-94 Schweinfert, Germanty
94-95 Ft. Bliss, Texas
95-98 Ft. Eustis, Virginia
Class of 1998
Army, 8 Years
91-94 Schweinfert, Germanty
94-95 Ft. Bliss, Texas
95-98 Ft. Eustis, Virginia

Smith, Perry N.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF 1970-1978 Avaition Fire Control Technecian F-105 Thunderchief. Returned to Caroleen then Joined the US Navy. USN 1978-1991 Avaition Fire Control A6-E Intruder. Served aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 and USS Theadore Roosevelt CVN-71.
Retired November 1991.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF 1970-1978 Avaition Fire Control Technecian F-105 Thunderchief. Returned to Caroleen then Joined the US Navy. USN 1978-1991 Avaition Fire Control A6-E Intruder. Served aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 and USS Theadore Roosevelt CVN-71.
Retired November 1991.

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