David Starr Jordan High School Alumni
Long Beach, California (CA)
Recent Members
| Ann Walker | 1972 |
| Barbara Simons | 1956 |
| Diane Brown | 1970 |
| Jennifer Weeder | 1990 |
| Louie Finkle | 1973 |
| Michael Wayne Johnson Johnson | 2014 |
| Paul Wayne | 1977 |
| Robert Alexander | 1986 |
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
Calvin Parrish
Class of 1956
Army, 3 Years
Started with the 82nd Airborne Division following Radio Operator school and Basic Training. Then on to 10th Special Forces Group in southern Germany and the Special Forces Association as a General Member and Life Member. Was also their "Editor" of their quarterly magazine for over 13 years, ending in mid-2006.
Class of 1956
Army, 3 Years
Started with the 82nd Airborne Division following Radio Operator school and Basic Training. Then on to 10th Special Forces Group in southern Germany and the Special Forces Association as a General Member and Life Member. Was also their "Editor" of their quarterly magazine for over 13 years, ending in mid-2006.
Calvin Parrish
Class of 1956
Army, 3 Years
Started with the 82nd Airborne Division following Radio Operator school and Basic Training. Then on to 10th Special Forces Group in southern Germany and the Special Forces Association as a General Member and Life Member. Was also their "Editor" of their quarterly magazine for over 13 years, ending in mid-2006.
Class of 1956
Army, 3 Years
Started with the 82nd Airborne Division following Radio Operator school and Basic Training. Then on to 10th Special Forces Group in southern Germany and the Special Forces Association as a General Member and Life Member. Was also their "Editor" of their quarterly magazine for over 13 years, ending in mid-2006.
Don Stults
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served with 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. Member of regimental combat group stationed in Japan and Okinawa. Returned to US in and served in Camp Pendleton Military a Police.
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served with 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. Member of regimental combat group stationed in Japan and Okinawa. Returned to US in and served in Camp Pendleton Military a Police.
Howard LaPointe
Class of 1961
Air Force, 22 Years
Joined in 1960, attended Air Traffic Control School and volunteering for Combat Controllers in 1961. Went to Vietnam for the first time in 1963 with MACV-SOG and again in 65 with the 1st Air Commando Group but assigned as a ground based Forward Air Controller with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, I came home in 1967, took a six month hiatus and returned to the Air Force in 68 but this time in telecommunications and computerized communications where I remained until I retired in 1982 as an E-7 staff NCO with AFCC's Continental Communications Division.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 22 Years
Joined in 1960, attended Air Traffic Control School and volunteering for Combat Controllers in 1961. Went to Vietnam for the first time in 1963 with MACV-SOG and again in 65 with the 1st Air Commando Group but assigned as a ground based Forward Air Controller with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, I came home in 1967, took a six month hiatus and returned to the Air Force in 68 but this time in telecommunications and computerized communications where I remained until I retired in 1982 as an E-7 staff NCO with AFCC's Continental Communications Division.
Kevin m blakley
Class of 2010
Marine Corps, 8 Years
Did 4 years in the United States marine corps did two tours over seas and am currently in the national guard on my third tour over seas
Class of 2010
Marine Corps, 8 Years
Did 4 years in the United States marine corps did two tours over seas and am currently in the national guard on my third tour over seas
Paul L. Otis
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
Basic: Ft. Jackson, SC; AIT: Ft. McLellan, AL (MP School). Sent to Fort Hood, Texas (That's How I Got Here), Where I Spent the Remainder of My Service, in the 410th & 256th Military Police Companies (720th MP BN, 89th MP Group, III Corps). Did Duty on Road Patrol and in the MP Station There. Also Served as a Reserve Police Officer During That Time in a Nearby Town, Which Led to Full-Time Police Work After I Left the Army. Was a Good Time to Join the Army, Right After Vietnam War, As I Was Never Sent Overseas or to a War Zone (Thank God!)... I Have Great Respect For Those Who Did Get Sent, Though, Before and After.
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
Basic: Ft. Jackson, SC; AIT: Ft. McLellan, AL (MP School). Sent to Fort Hood, Texas (That's How I Got Here), Where I Spent the Remainder of My Service, in the 410th & 256th Military Police Companies (720th MP BN, 89th MP Group, III Corps). Did Duty on Road Patrol and in the MP Station There. Also Served as a Reserve Police Officer During That Time in a Nearby Town, Which Led to Full-Time Police Work After I Left the Army. Was a Good Time to Join the Army, Right After Vietnam War, As I Was Never Sent Overseas or to a War Zone (Thank God!)... I Have Great Respect For Those Who Did Get Sent, Though, Before and After.
Ralph "Bud" O'Dell
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Served 3 years, ! yr in Alaska. 6 months Arlington, Va, 1 1/2 years Fort Irwin, Barstow. U.S Army Security Agency
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Served 3 years, ! yr in Alaska. 6 months Arlington, Va, 1 1/2 years Fort Irwin, Barstow. U.S Army Security Agency
robert turner
Class of 1970
Navy, 10 Years
I was quartermaster 1st class I was Vietnam in the 70's. my job in the navy was a navigator which mean I help to get the ship form one place to other. I was also spent 76 days' in the indian ocean we the embassy in Iran was taken
Class of 1970
Navy, 10 Years
I was quartermaster 1st class I was Vietnam in the 70's. my job in the navy was a navigator which mean I help to get the ship form one place to other. I was also spent 76 days' in the indian ocean we the embassy in Iran was taken
Roger William THompson
Class of 1964
Army, 4 Years
Did my basic Training at Fort Polk La., my advanced infantry at Fort Jackson S.C., and medical training at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Texas. I spent 9 mos on a nuclear strike base 80 kilometers N.E. of Frankfurt Germany, in the Fulda Valley with the 3rd Armor Div. I was later transferred to Vietnam, the 1st Div 2nd Bn Co. B 16th Rangers as their medic for 13 months. I was made a honorary life member.
Class of 1964
Army, 4 Years
Did my basic Training at Fort Polk La., my advanced infantry at Fort Jackson S.C., and medical training at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Texas. I spent 9 mos on a nuclear strike base 80 kilometers N.E. of Frankfurt Germany, in the Fulda Valley with the 3rd Armor Div. I was later transferred to Vietnam, the 1st Div 2nd Bn Co. B 16th Rangers as their medic for 13 months. I was made a honorary life member.
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Our David Starr Jordan 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 David Starr Jordan High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Long Beach are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!