Cornell High School Alumni

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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

Alan Albrecht
Alan Albrecht
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years

Military policeman in West Germany.
Dan N. Clark
Dan N. Clark
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 2 Years

June 1966 - June 1968
Daniel "Dan" Peterson
Daniel "Dan" Peterson
Class of 1957
Army, 2 Years

Details unknown
DAVLD DEAN MERKLE
DAVLD DEAN MERKLE
Class of 1970
Army, 36 Years

motor sgt first sgt
Doran Saxe
Doran Saxe
Class of 1941
Army, 3 Years

Served in WWII until honorably discharged
Elmer Krokson
Elmer Krokson
Class of 1948
Army, 3 Years

Served in Korean War
Sargent
Served on front lines as a gunner & tank commander
Gerald "Jerry" Smith
Gerald "Jerry" Smith
Class of 1960
Navy, 6 Years

No details
Gerard Blanchard
Gerard Blanchard
Class of 1971
Army, 23 Years

Nurse-paramedic-mainly Panama.
Glen Hoople
Glen Hoople
Class of 1959
Navy, 2 Years

Served during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962
Jerold "Jerry" Clark
Jerold "Jerry" Clark
Class of 1967
Navy, 2 Years

1973 - USS Midway as Electrician's Mate
Kenneth Hoople
Kenneth Hoople
Class of 1955
Navy, 15 Years

Naval Intelligence
Larry Lebeis
Larry Lebeis
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years

Stationed in Utah
LTC Allen D Langeberg
LTC Allen D Langeberg
Class of 1967
Army Reserves, 16 Years

US Army 1970 Military Police
US Naval Reserve 1974
Hospital Corpsman
USAR Dental Corps 2009
Thru 2017
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
Marshall "Monk" Solie
Marshall "Monk" Solie
Class of 1937
Army, 3 Years

Served WWII
Combat Engineer in 3rd Infantry
Severely injured in 1944
Received"
Purple Heart
Croix de Guerre with Palm
European-African-Middle East Theater Ribbon with one Silver & three Bronze Battle Stars
Richard Zinsli
Richard Zinsli
Class of 1958
Army Reserves, 2 Years

Details unknown
Robert "Bob" Stipek
Robert "Bob" Stipek
Class of 1952
Army, 2 Years

Tour of duty during Korean Conflict & stationed in Japan as an MP
Robert Crawford
Robert Crawford
Class of 1948
Army, 3 Years

Clerk typist in Korean War
Rodney "Rod" Johnson
Rodney "Rod" Johnson
Class of 1953
Army, 2 Years

Rank of Specialist 5 Johnson
Served in Germany
Roger Hoople
Roger Hoople
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years

Details unknown
Ronald (Tony) Davis
Ronald (Tony) Davis
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years

Over 20 years as a crew chief (similar to a civilian A&P mechanic). I worked on F-4 Phantom's and A-10 Warthog's. I participated in Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Desert Fox, and Desert Thunder, to name a few.
Shawna Potaczek
Shawna Potaczek
Class of 1990
Navy, 11 Years

US NAVY 7years
US AIR NATIONAL GUARD 4 years
Wayne McMenamin
Wayne McMenamin
Class of 1948
Army, 2 Years

One year tour in Korea
Wayne Snow
Wayne Snow
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years

Details unknown
William (Bill) Biss, Major
William (Bill) Biss, Major
Class of 1956
Air Force Reserves, 27 Years

Enlisted Army Reserves 12/5/1955 while in high school. Received direct commission, 2nd LT, Military Police, transferred to Military Intelligence and then branch transferred Air Force Reserve, AF Office of Special Investigations.
William A. "Bill" Stoll
William A. "Bill" Stoll
Class of 1965
Navy, 23 Years

Submarine service as Senior Chief Radio Man

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Joel Allard
Class of '06

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