Corry Area High School Alumni
Corry, Pennsylvania (PA)

Recent Members
Bob Harvey | 1974 |
Christine Amy | 1969 |
Frank Merritt | 1976 |
Judy Babcock | 1963 |
Kathy Hall | 1980 |
Keith Mcgrath | 2008 |
Linda Fenno | 1974 |
Nicholas Nicholas Hunter | 2024 |
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

Alan Rigby
Class of 1965
Air Force, 8 Years
Stationed in Taipei, Taiwan 68-69
Kincheloe AFB, Michigan 69-71
Patrick AFB, Florida 75-79
Air Traffic Controller, Cape Canaveral
Air Force Judo Team 1971
Class of 1965
Air Force, 8 Years
Stationed in Taipei, Taiwan 68-69
Kincheloe AFB, Michigan 69-71
Patrick AFB, Florida 75-79
Air Traffic Controller, Cape Canaveral
Air Force Judo Team 1971

Barry Volk
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 13 Years
Served as an aviation electrician 1978-82
VMFA 232 Kaneohe, Hawaii and Iwakuni, Japan. 1982-91 Army National Guard
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 13 Years
Served as an aviation electrician 1978-82
VMFA 232 Kaneohe, Hawaii and Iwakuni, Japan. 1982-91 Army National Guard

Benjamin J. Maurer
Class of 1999
Army, 10 Years
3 years with the 3rd ID. 2 years with the 1st ID. 3 years with the 214th FiB. Currently in Germany with 172nd SIB. Prior 13B Cannon Crew Member. Currently a 13F Fire Support Specialist. Currently a Staff Sergeant, but selected for promotion to Sergeant First Class.
Class of 1999
Army, 10 Years
3 years with the 3rd ID. 2 years with the 1st ID. 3 years with the 214th FiB. Currently in Germany with 172nd SIB. Prior 13B Cannon Crew Member. Currently a 13F Fire Support Specialist. Currently a Staff Sergeant, but selected for promotion to Sergeant First Class.

Clyde A. Dingfelder
Class of 1940
Marine Corps, 3 Years
USN- USMC,1942-1945. Fighter Pilot in WWII Solomon Islands campaign. Flew F4U escorting bomber raids over Rabaul with VMF-222 from Bougainville, Emirau, and Green Islands
Class of 1940
Marine Corps, 3 Years
USN- USMC,1942-1945. Fighter Pilot in WWII Solomon Islands campaign. Flew F4U escorting bomber raids over Rabaul with VMF-222 from Bougainville, Emirau, and Green Islands

Eric Hatch
Class of 1999
Army, 14 Years
Spent 6 years enlisted as a Motor Transport Operator in the PA Army National Guard (B Company, 1/112th Infantry Regiment in Corry; Detachment 1, B Company, 728th Main Support Battalion in Kane; and HHD, 728th Main Support Battalion in Lock Haven). Commissioned as a Transportation Officer in 2004, assigned to HHD, 25th Transportation Battalion in Seoul, South Korea; E Company, 2/2 Aviation Regiment in Seongnam, South Korea; deployed to Baghdad, Iraq as an advisor to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Brigade, 6th Iraq Army Division. Later assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany. Currently the Company Commander of the 1st Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in Grafenwoehr, Germany
Class of 1999
Army, 14 Years
Spent 6 years enlisted as a Motor Transport Operator in the PA Army National Guard (B Company, 1/112th Infantry Regiment in Corry; Detachment 1, B Company, 728th Main Support Battalion in Kane; and HHD, 728th Main Support Battalion in Lock Haven). Commissioned as a Transportation Officer in 2004, assigned to HHD, 25th Transportation Battalion in Seoul, South Korea; E Company, 2/2 Aviation Regiment in Seongnam, South Korea; deployed to Baghdad, Iraq as an advisor to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Brigade, 6th Iraq Army Division. Later assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany. Currently the Company Commander of the 1st Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in Grafenwoehr, Germany

Frank A. Dingfelder
Class of 1917
Navy, 20+ Years
Rear Admiral
See photo and Alumni Stories, this website
Class of 1917
Navy, 20+ Years
Rear Admiral
See photo and Alumni Stories, this website


gale winne
Class of 1958
Army, 6 Years
mechanic in charge 7th army headquarters motor pool germany
Class of 1958
Army, 6 Years
mechanic in charge 7th army headquarters motor pool germany




Kenneth nM Joy
Class of 1950
National Guard, 3 Years
serviced in Germany until 1953
Class of 1950
National Guard, 3 Years
serviced in Germany until 1953

Lizbeth Davis Phillips
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in the USAF Security Service in Turkey, England, Ohio, Maryland, California, and Texas
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in the USAF Security Service in Turkey, England, Ohio, Maryland, California, and Texas

Michael Lindenberger
Class of 1989
Air Force, 20+ Years
1st assignment 1989 - 1991 I worked on FB-111 Bombers and KC-135 Tankers at Plattsburgh, New York. 2nd assignment 1991 - 1993 I worked FB-111 at RAF Upper Heyford, England, United Kingdom. 3rd assignment 1994 - 1997 Flight Line maintenance on C-130's at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. 4th assignment 1997 - 2005 Special Duty - Depot Level Maintenance and Aircraft Battle Damage Repair on KC-135 and B-2 bombers - cut trained on stealth coatings and advanced composites at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. 5th assignment 2005 to present, another special duty assignment as an Academy Military Trainer then in charge of cadet discipline at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Achievements include: Associate Degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology. Associate Degree in Education and Training Management. Currently going to school at American Military University pursuing a Bachelors in Marketing.
Class of 1989
Air Force, 20+ Years
1st assignment 1989 - 1991 I worked on FB-111 Bombers and KC-135 Tankers at Plattsburgh, New York. 2nd assignment 1991 - 1993 I worked FB-111 at RAF Upper Heyford, England, United Kingdom. 3rd assignment 1994 - 1997 Flight Line maintenance on C-130's at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. 4th assignment 1997 - 2005 Special Duty - Depot Level Maintenance and Aircraft Battle Damage Repair on KC-135 and B-2 bombers - cut trained on stealth coatings and advanced composites at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. 5th assignment 2005 to present, another special duty assignment as an Academy Military Trainer then in charge of cadet discipline at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Achievements include: Associate Degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology. Associate Degree in Education and Training Management. Currently going to school at American Military University pursuing a Bachelors in Marketing.

Orrin L. Messinger
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years
Helicopter Gunship Pilot
Rank CWO2
Viet Nam June 1968 THRU June 1969
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years
Helicopter Gunship Pilot
Rank CWO2
Viet Nam June 1968 THRU June 1969

Raymond Patrick Hunt
Class of 1984
Army, 14 Years
Armor Senior Sergeant, served two tour in Bosnia, and Operatio Iraqi Freedom
Class of 1984
Army, 14 Years
Armor Senior Sergeant, served two tour in Bosnia, and Operatio Iraqi Freedom

Ron Swackhamer
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Served from 9/69 - 9/71. Vietnam 1/70 - 12/70.
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Served from 9/69 - 9/71. Vietnam 1/70 - 12/70.

Stephan L Matteson
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
I was a 52-B-20 Mobile Power Generator Repair/Operator primary M.O.S. my secondary was 63-B-10 Wheel and Track mechanic .I served 3 years active duty all state side because I was on staff hold (I was one of the top 5 of our class for generator school) I could not be more than 8 hours from the White House or Pentagon.I opted to do my last three years on inactive duty and went to work for the Government for 11 years at Fort Belvoir,Virginia.
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
I was a 52-B-20 Mobile Power Generator Repair/Operator primary M.O.S. my secondary was 63-B-10 Wheel and Track mechanic .I served 3 years active duty all state side because I was on staff hold (I was one of the top 5 of our class for generator school) I could not be more than 8 hours from the White House or Pentagon.I opted to do my last three years on inactive duty and went to work for the Government for 11 years at Fort Belvoir,Virginia.

Suzette Marie (Johnson) Kettenhofen
Class of 1980
Navy, 12 Years
Interior Communications Electrican.
Class of 1980
Navy, 12 Years
Interior Communications Electrican.


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