Clearwater High School Alumni

Clearwater, Florida (FL)

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!

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Honored Military Alumni

Barry Ronal Delphin
Barry Ronal Delphin
Class of 1958
Air Force, 8 Years

United States Naval Academy 4 years
United States Air Force 4 years
Benjamin Futral
Benjamin Futral
Class of 2002
Army, 4 Years

Basic training in Ft. Benning, GA
AIT in Ft. Lee, VA
PVOC in Ft. Leonardwood, MO
2 years in Seoul, South Korea
2 years in Ft. Lee, VA
Bonnie A. Conklin Allman
Bonnie A. Conklin Allman
Class of 1974
Army, 3 Years

55G20 Nuclear Weapons Maintenance Specialist, Served in Greece
C Frank Wreath
C Frank Wreath
Class of 1957
Navy, 24 Years

Retired as CWO-4 in1979. Served 24 years in the submarine service.
Carla Hunzinger (Warren)
Carla Hunzinger (Warren)
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years

Completed 20 years in the United States Navy in the communication field.
Carla Hunzinger (Warren)
Carla Hunzinger (Warren)
Class of 1970
National Guard, 20+ Years

20years in the USN as a radioman serving overseas and also did 3years as a drill instructor at bootcamp in Orlando, FL
Charles C. Myers
Charles C. Myers
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Served in Viet Nam for 13 months.
Charles Wood
Charles Wood
Class of 1998
Army, 5 Years

Combat Engineer
3 Tours overseas whooping terrorist ass!!
David Dinger
David Dinger
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years

Colonel, US Army
Currently Stationed in The Netherlands
Debra Slade
Debra Slade
Class of 1977
Air Force, 18 Years

US Army - Redar Intercept/Analyst - Military Intelligence/Attaced NSA with 8th InDiv West Germany and other classified assignments. Transferred to USAF as a Combat Communications Analyst. Graduated 1st in Army Basic Training, 3rd in MI Radar/ Intercept School and 1st in USAF Combat Communications School. Soldier of the quarter 8th Inf Div West Germany. Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom Vet.
Dennis Sheppard
Dennis Sheppard
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years

Colonel (Retired), Army and Army Reserve 29 years. Senior Army Aviator both rotary and fixed wing. Airborne, Air Assault, Pathfinder.
Dewaine Olson
Dewaine Olson
Class of 1986
Air Force, 18 Years

Medical Technician, Flight Medic, Independant Duty Medical Technician (IDMT)
Deployments: Hati (Operation Secure Tomorrow), OEF-Afghanistan, OIF-Kuwait.
Donald H. Flandreau
Donald H. Flandreau
Class of 1955
Air Force, 9 Years

Flew C-130's based at Sewart AFB ,Tenn., Naha AFB , Okinawa , Dyess AFB , Tex. Elmendorf AFB , Alaska . Advisor to General Staff , 1st Air Cav. , Vietnam
Frank Wreath
Frank Wreath
Class of 1957
Navy, 20+ Years

22 Years US Submarine Service
Gerald McGowan
Gerald McGowan
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Chief Master Sergeant retired 2002 after serving 31 years.
James McGowan
James McGowan
Class of 1980
Navy, 20+ Years

Active duty Navy Registered Dietitian. Currently stationed at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Jeff Cleghorn
Jeff Cleghorn
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Test flew B-1 bombers.
Fought roadside bombs in Iraq.
Jim Peck
Jim Peck
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years

Viet Nam, Gulf War 1, Bosnia, Kosovo, Panama veteran. Retired in 2001 as a Lt Colonel. Now lives with wife Kristie (Snider Class of 67) in the Sacramento Mtns of southern New Mexico.
Joel Montgomery
Joel Montgomery
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Marine Aviation Ordnance
John Gundel
John Gundel
Class of 1973
Navy, 6 Years

Hospital Corpsman
John Gundel
John Gundel
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 15 Years

Nurse Corps
John S Webb
John S Webb
Class of 1971
Navy, 20+ Years

13 years active duty, United States Navy and 11 years United States Naval Reserve. Navy Carrier Pilot.
John Schaller
John Schaller
Class of 1981
Air Force, 4 Years

Served most of my 4 years at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma with the AWACS units.
Joseph C. Elliott
Joseph C. Elliott
Class of 1962
Navy, 6 Years

USNR with two active duty years as a Jet Mechanic/Plane Captain on an F4-B Phantom. Served in VF-41 aboard USS Independence.
Keith Pisano
Keith Pisano
Class of 1994
Army Reserves, 8 Years

I was a Combat MP
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years

24 years. 306XX Career Field. Taipei, Taiwan; Siegelbach AS Germany, Andrews AFB, MD; Easter Island, Chile; Offutt AFB, NE; RAF Mildenhall, England; Sembach AB, Germany; Kapaun AS, Germany.
Lauren Bondurant Canada
Lauren Bondurant Canada
Class of 1991
Navy, 4 Years

Jet engine mechanic on A-6 Intruders, F/A 18 Hornets and F-14 Tomcats.
Maggie Flahive
Maggie Flahive
Class of 1974
Army, 3 Years

Parachute Rigger
Mort (Linard) Haddix
Mort (Linard) Haddix
Class of 1970
Air Force, 16 Years

Aircraft mechanic - Charleston AFB (1970-78)
Avionics Technician/IInstructor (1979-1987)
Neal Riendeau
Neal Riendeau
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years

Copied Morse code. Was stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska for 2 years & loved it.
Philip A. Bayly
Philip A. Bayly
Class of 1950
Air Force, 20+ Years

USMC ('50-'51), to Naval Academy Grad ('55), to USAF for 23 yrs.. Ret. O-6.
Randy Cameron
Randy Cameron
Class of 1962
Navy, 6 Years

Enlisted, then OCS, then Flight School then Nam
Ray Johler
Ray Johler
Class of 1965
Navy, 6 Years

Served on the USS Richard E Krauss DD-849 and USS Everglades AD-54. Cruised South America, Africa, Middle East
ric trombly
ric trombly
Class of 1971
Marine Corps, 2 Years

105 artillery battery
Richard Perry Maloney
Richard Perry Maloney
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Military Police Sgt.
Rob Rasmussen
Rob Rasmussen
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Began my career as an infantryman/M-60 machine gunner.
Picked up for aviation avionics tech and qualified as combat aircrew on a UH-1E helicopter as an M-60 door gunner.
Selected for the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program and attended Auburn University as a Staff Seargent.
Commissioned a 2nd Leutenant upon graduation and attended the Basic School at MCB Quantico, VA.
Attended flight school at NAS Pensacola, FL.
Finished out my Career as an Aviation Logistics Officer with the rank of Captain.
Robert C Scott
Robert C Scott
Class of 1951
Navy, 20+ Years

Served 20 years in Naval Aviation. Retired in 1972 Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician.
Rodger Grimes
Rodger Grimes
Class of 1979
Navy, 8 Years

Served as an Electronic Technician onboard 2 different class nuclear powered submarines from 1982-1990
Ryan Cottrell
Ryan Cottrell
Class of 1989
Coast Guard, 12 Years

First Class Petty Officer, flight mechanic stationed in Elizibeth City, NC
Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years

Retired NCO, Airborne Cavalry, 2 Tours Vietnam, Drill Sergeant

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