Colby High School Alumni
Colby, Kansas (KS)
Recent Members
| Betty Swager | 1968 |
| Douglas Weber | 1987 |
| Kathy Kogler | 1980 |
| Paula Hipsher | 1962 |
| Rick Kready Rick Kready | 1972 |
| Roy Brown Roy Brown | 1972 |
| Sherman Roy Mead Sherman Roy Mead | 1967 |
| Ty Richard Wilson | 1962 |
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
Darrel Grabenstein
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
US Naval Air 4 years. Honorable discharge as E-5 Aviation Ordnance (AO2). Served with VAQ 131 on USS Kitty Hawk. Vietnam vet. 4 tours. Awarded Presidential Unit Citation. Traveled to Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, and Hong Kong on West Pac cruises. Got to land on the Kitty Hawk in an A3 jet in war zone.
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
US Naval Air 4 years. Honorable discharge as E-5 Aviation Ordnance (AO2). Served with VAQ 131 on USS Kitty Hawk. Vietnam vet. 4 tours. Awarded Presidential Unit Citation. Traveled to Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, and Hong Kong on West Pac cruises. Got to land on the Kitty Hawk in an A3 jet in war zone.
Dixie Richard Leddon
Class of 1959
Air Force, 4 Years
Air Force medicsl specialist, Trained at Lackland AFB, Texas, Gunter Air Force Base Ala. and served 3 years at Westover AFB, Mass. Honorable discharge as an E-4.
Class of 1959
Air Force, 4 Years
Air Force medicsl specialist, Trained at Lackland AFB, Texas, Gunter Air Force Base Ala. and served 3 years at Westover AFB, Mass. Honorable discharge as an E-4.
Jarree E. Miller
Class of 1957
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman 2nd Class (RM2), served aboard the USS Bennington CVA-20, COMFAIRPHIL NAS Cubi Point, Philippines and COMFAIRSOWESTPAC, NAS Agana, Guam
July 1957 to July 1961
Class of 1957
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman 2nd Class (RM2), served aboard the USS Bennington CVA-20, COMFAIRPHIL NAS Cubi Point, Philippines and COMFAIRSOWESTPAC, NAS Agana, Guam
July 1957 to July 1961
Jerome Molstad
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
KS Army NG for 4 years with 21 USAF Reserve and returned to Missouri Army National Guard for last 18 months. Now with helicopter battalion out of Whiteman AFB. Two tours for Operation IEF and OIF. Returning for 3rd and 4th tours consectively in October 2011.
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
KS Army NG for 4 years with 21 USAF Reserve and returned to Missouri Army National Guard for last 18 months. Now with helicopter battalion out of Whiteman AFB. Two tours for Operation IEF and OIF. Returning for 3rd and 4th tours consectively in October 2011.
Jerome Molstad
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
LTC, Flight Physician Assistant, Missouri Army National Guard (MORANG) 1/135 Av. Battalion.
Spent 5 years KS Army National Guard with 21 years Air Force Reserve.
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
LTC, Flight Physician Assistant, Missouri Army National Guard (MORANG) 1/135 Av. Battalion.
Spent 5 years KS Army National Guard with 21 years Air Force Reserve.
John Mai
Class of 1961
Navy, 6 Years
US Navy - Joined on 'Buddy System' with Robert Stewart and Newell Jones, BootCamp and 'A' School in San Diego, Ca - Spent 4yrs,7mos, 28days active duty, of which 4yrs and 1 day were spent on the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) during the VietNam Conflict - 'IC3' - Worked motor rewind shop, sound powered shop, movie booth, forward Gyro, (P)ilot (L)anding (A)id (T)elevision Group, and was a Radio DJ in my spare time - 3 WestPac Cruises - It was a totally 'amazing ride', not to be forgotten. Finished 6 year total service in a US Navy Reserve unit in San Jose, California as a (S)tore(K)eeper Third Class (SK3).
Proud to be a 'Golden Shellback' and Proud to have known and worked with LtCdr Robert Shumaker (who coined the phrase 'Hanoi Hilton') who was the 2nd POW off the flight of returnees to American soil. If interested, go to ... http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=23882
Class of 1961
Navy, 6 Years
US Navy - Joined on 'Buddy System' with Robert Stewart and Newell Jones, BootCamp and 'A' School in San Diego, Ca - Spent 4yrs,7mos, 28days active duty, of which 4yrs and 1 day were spent on the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) during the VietNam Conflict - 'IC3' - Worked motor rewind shop, sound powered shop, movie booth, forward Gyro, (P)ilot (L)anding (A)id (T)elevision Group, and was a Radio DJ in my spare time - 3 WestPac Cruises - It was a totally 'amazing ride', not to be forgotten. Finished 6 year total service in a US Navy Reserve unit in San Jose, California as a (S)tore(K)eeper Third Class (SK3).
Proud to be a 'Golden Shellback' and Proud to have known and worked with LtCdr Robert Shumaker (who coined the phrase 'Hanoi Hilton') who was the 2nd POW off the flight of returnees to American soil. If interested, go to ... http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=23882
Keith Doop
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired as a Chief Machinist Mate. I served in both Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. While in the Navy, I was stationed on 4 different aircraft carriers in all 4 corners of the United States, I was stationed in Bermuda and sailed the seven seas.
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired as a Chief Machinist Mate. I served in both Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. While in the Navy, I was stationed on 4 different aircraft carriers in all 4 corners of the United States, I was stationed in Bermuda and sailed the seven seas.
Kenneth W. Messamore
Class of 1940
Army, 20+ Years
Served in World War II, then came home and served in the Kansas National Guard. Ended his career as a CWOII
Class of 1940
Army, 20+ Years
Served in World War II, then came home and served in the Kansas National Guard. Ended his career as a CWOII
Robert Olds
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Hospital Medical Administrative Officer, Captain, USAF-1965-1967-Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, LA. 1967-1969-1605 USAF Hospital, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
1967-Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service-1965-1967.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Hospital Medical Administrative Officer, Captain, USAF-1965-1967-Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, LA. 1967-1969-1605 USAF Hospital, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
1967-Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service-1965-1967.
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Our Colby 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 Colby High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Colby are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!