East Gaston High School Alumni
Mt. Holly, North Carolina (NC)

Recent Members
Aurora Aurora Fisher | 2022 |
Dorothy Gibson Dorothy Messer | 1974 |
Erin Peterson | 1996 |
Myra Myra Tallent | 1986 |
Russell Randolph | 1979 |
Terri Bostic King | 1991 |
Wayne Wayne | 1985 |
Wes Clark | 2009 |
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
Have you lost your East Gaston High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Warriors lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni



Happy Smith
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Retired from the Army Aug 1 2009 after 27 years of srevice.
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Retired from the Army Aug 1 2009 after 27 years of srevice.

John C. Kennedy
Class of 1988
Army, 18 Years
Currently serving as the Battalion Commander of 5th Battalion 113th Field Artillery, North Carolina Army National Guard, John is an Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran and a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. His current rank is Major and he is scheduled for promotion this year to Lieutenant Colonel.
Class of 1988
Army, 18 Years
Currently serving as the Battalion Commander of 5th Battalion 113th Field Artillery, North Carolina Army National Guard, John is an Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran and a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. His current rank is Major and he is scheduled for promotion this year to Lieutenant Colonel.

Michael D. Norris
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Served aboard service ships... USS Shenandoah AD-44, USS Sample FF-1048, USS Kearsarge LHD-3, USS Iwa Jima
LHD-7; Base Security Hawaii; Instructor at Center for Naval Engineer
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Served aboard service ships... USS Shenandoah AD-44, USS Sample FF-1048, USS Kearsarge LHD-3, USS Iwa Jima
LHD-7; Base Security Hawaii; Instructor at Center for Naval Engineer

Michael Hart
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
US Army Infantry HOOA! Retired 23yrs Service
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
US Army Infantry HOOA! Retired 23yrs Service

Ronald Dan Cloninger Jr
Class of 1989
National Guard, 20+ Years
NC Air National Guard
Class of 1989
National Guard, 20+ Years
NC Air National Guard

Alumni Stories

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School News
Do you have any news to share? Keep our classmates informed on news and current events! Please post all reunion information in the reunion area.
Our East Gaston 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 East Gaston High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Mt. Holly are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!