Daviess County High School Alumni

Owensboro, Kentucky (KY)

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 (Buddy) Blanchard
Alan (Buddy) Blanchard
Class of 1956
Air Force, 20+ Years

Master Sergeant Alan W. (Buddy) Blanchard USAF Retired
Amanda Luttrell
Amanda Luttrell
Class of 2000
Army, 6 Years

Army Reserves served in both Iraq and Afghanistan
Billy Simon
Billy Simon
Class of 1995
Marine Corps, 5 Years

1999-2000 Parris Island
2000-2001 Okinawa Japan
2001-2002 Camp Pendleton, Ca.
2002-2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom
2003-2004 Camp Pendleton, Ca.
Bob Martin
Bob Martin
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

Medic, 1964-1968
Bradley Carlton
Bradley Carlton
Class of 1996
Army, 4 Years

2002-2006. US ARMY at Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX
Bryan Eaton
Bryan Eaton
Class of 1995
Air Force, 4 Years

F-16 Crew Chief, Phase Inspector
1998 & 1999 TOP GUN award
1999 & 2000 310th FS Airman of the Year
Charles Clark McKinley
Charles Clark McKinley
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years

Army Aviation, 82ed Airborne Div, Army Security Agency. Viet Nam 1967 & 68, all over the place.
Charneice McKenzie
Charneice McKenzie
Class of 2003
Air Force, 4 Years

Commissioned in 2008. Currently a Cyberspace Officer working for DISA-Europe in Stuttgart, Germany
Charneice McKenzie
Charneice McKenzie
Class of 2003
Air Force, 5 Years

Cyberspace officer stationed in Stuttgart, Germany for DISA-Europe.
Daniel Higdon
Daniel Higdon
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20 Years

Retired Air Force R&D
Danny Phillips
Danny Phillips
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

1967-1968 Lackland & Sheppard AFB Texas : Pope Army Airfield North Carolina:Homestead AFB Flordia 1968-1969 Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam: 1969-1970 Charleston AFB South Carolina: 1970-1971 Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam
Donald "Eddie" Logue
Donald "Eddie" Logue
Class of 1980
Air Force, 4 Years

Air Crew Life Support 35 TFS Kunsan AB Korea we flew F-16s & 7 TFS Holloman AFB, NM flew F-15
Doug Rothenbush
Doug Rothenbush
Class of 1986
Army, 18 Years

Currently at Kirtland AFB, NM.
Moving to Offutt AFB, NE soon.
douglas r rowan
douglas r rowan
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years

Communication tech
Eddy Alvey
Eddy Alvey
Class of 1973
Navy, 8 Years

Served on several ships and saw many foreign countries.
Elbert Taylor
Elbert Taylor
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years

Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent on large cargo aircraft.
Gail Annett Redfern Rose
Gail Annett Redfern Rose
Class of 1989
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Was Files and Directives clerk, and OJT as an Combat MP
Harper Cook
Harper Cook
Class of 1989
Army, 14 Years

Harper was commissioned as an engineer in 1993 and transitioned to JAG in 2000. He has served in Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He now serves at the Pentagon.
Heath Price
Heath Price
Class of 1999
Air Force, 6 Years

Work horse
Herbert L Crowson
Herbert L Crowson
Class of 1968
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years

Hospital Corpsman-Camp Lejuene NC,
4Th Marine Division,
USNS Comfort-Desert Sheild/Storm
Naval Hospital Corpus Christi
Herbert Poole
Herbert Poole
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years

26 yrs as a US Army Medic(68W)
JAMES D. MATTINGLY
JAMES D. MATTINGLY
Class of 1962
Navy, 21 Years

Served as Radioman aboard ships and shore stations in the Pacific. Retired as a CPO.
James Justin McBride
James Justin McBride
Class of 2006
Air Force, 6 Years

Serving as a military police officer assigned to presidential security at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland
James Welch
James Welch
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years

1966-1986 Central & South America, Southeast Asia (Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos), Europe
Jason Burden
Jason Burden
Class of 1997
Air Force, 8 Years

Jason is a crew chief on the B-2 bomber stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, MO.
jeff johnston
jeff johnston
Class of 1991
Navy, 4 Years

electricians mate worked on electrical equipment ive been to the persian gulf 6 times been to europe 4 times loved it
JIM MATTINGLY
JIM MATTINGLY
Class of 1962
Navy, 20+ Years

Communications
Joe Gatton
Joe Gatton
Class of 1988
Army Reserves, 6 Years

19E,75B,71L
Orlando Scott Bowman
Orlando Scott Bowman
Class of 1989
Navy, 18 Years

Lieutenant Commander Bowman. Just returned from the Gulf as the Commanding Officer of the USS SIROCCO. July 07 will be teaching at the United States Naval Acadamy in Maryland.
Otis Poyner
Otis Poyner
Class of 1982
Air Force, 4 Years

Early Warning Specialist - Served 602 TACC in Austin TX, 602 TCS in Türkheim, Germany, and the 615 ACW in Prum Germany... Loved every Minute
Patrick OBryan
Patrick OBryan
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

U.S. Marine Private E1 to Gunnery Sgt E7, then 2dLt to LtCol. To observe a Marine is inspirational. To be a Marine, is exceptional.
Rick Boling
Rick Boling
Class of 1980
Air Force, 8 Years

Stationed at Little Rock AFB, and Grand Forks AFB, Security Police/Law Enforcement
Rick Cartagena
Rick Cartagena
Class of 1984
Air Force, 19 Years

Graduated in 1984, joined the Air Force in 1987. Entered into the F-15 Crew Chief carrer field and traveled the world. Deployed to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Rick Proctor
Rick Proctor
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired in 2004...doing same job now as a civilian.
Rodney Baker
Rodney Baker
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years

Served in two engineering battalions - Fort Belvoir in Virginia and in Germany
Ronald L Bartlett
Ronald L Bartlett
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired from the Air Force and then retired from Branchville Prison in Indiana. We now live in Pensacola Florida.
Ronald L. Bartlett
Ronald L. Bartlett
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired USAF 1991
Stephen Hodskins
Stephen Hodskins
Class of 1996
Army, 4 Years

Patriot Missile Mechanic
Steve Porter
Steve Porter
Class of 1982
Air Force, 10 Years

18th Security Police Squadron, Okinawa Japan 97 SPS Blytheville, AR.
Steve Whitten
Steve Whitten
Class of 1974
Air Force, 6 Years

USAF Band. Toured the world: at least a great deal of it. Met and played with great musicians and performers, some in uniform, some civilians.

Classmates Spotlight

Daviess County High School Classmates

Jayne Banks
Class of '93

Alumni Stories

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School News

DCHS Class of 1984 - 30th Reunion

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