Eddyville-blakesburg High School Alumni
Eddyville, Iowa (IA)

Recent Members
Auna Orr Richards | 2013 |
Deb Krusemark | 1974 |
Jennifer Lobberecht | 1999 |
Keely Miller | 1997 |
Ralph Fellows | 1974 |
Roger Barnard | 1978 |
Rowena Perry | 1941 |
Rusty Waller Rusty Waller | 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

Allen Mott
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Torpedo Men E5 on SSBN 610 and SSBN 630 Fleet Balistic Submarines.
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Torpedo Men E5 on SSBN 610 and SSBN 630 Fleet Balistic Submarines.


Charles McDonough
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 28 years in the Navy
Enlisted in 1971, commisioned in 1983 and retired in December 1999
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 28 years in the Navy
Enlisted in 1971, commisioned in 1983 and retired in December 1999

Christopher Neis
Class of 1997
Army, 13 Years
Active Army 3 years Iowa National Guard 10 years
Class of 1997
Army, 13 Years
Active Army 3 years Iowa National Guard 10 years

Glen Askeland
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
Currently serving in the Army, waiting to retire, so excited
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
Currently serving in the Army, waiting to retire, so excited

Jeff Fry
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served in A Co. 1at Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Served at S-3 2nd Supply Bn, 2FSSG, Served at B Co. 8th Engineer Support Bn. 2nd Force Service Support Group, Served at C Co. 3rd Combat Engineer Bn, 3rd MarDiv Okinawa, Served at B Co. 8th Engr. Supt Bn.2FSSG. Served at Marine Corps Engineer School as an Instructor, and as Academics Specialist. Served at Minefield Maintenance Platoon, Marine Corps Barracks Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Served at S-3 Headquarters and Service Bn, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene NC and lastly served at Base Range Maintenance, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene NC as Projects/Construction Foreman
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served in A Co. 1at Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Served at S-3 2nd Supply Bn, 2FSSG, Served at B Co. 8th Engineer Support Bn. 2nd Force Service Support Group, Served at C Co. 3rd Combat Engineer Bn, 3rd MarDiv Okinawa, Served at B Co. 8th Engr. Supt Bn.2FSSG. Served at Marine Corps Engineer School as an Instructor, and as Academics Specialist. Served at Minefield Maintenance Platoon, Marine Corps Barracks Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Served at S-3 Headquarters and Service Bn, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene NC and lastly served at Base Range Maintenance, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene NC as Projects/Construction Foreman

John A. Fridley
Class of 1982
National Guard, 6 Years
John served in the army reserves and then the army national guard. He served for 6 years.
Class of 1982
National Guard, 6 Years
John served in the army reserves and then the army national guard. He served for 6 years.


Kenneth Tromp
Class of 1967
Army, 8 Years
Served in Viet Nam 70-71
AST for Ia National guard in Oskaloosa 72-76
Class of 1967
Army, 8 Years
Served in Viet Nam 70-71
AST for Ia National guard in Oskaloosa 72-76

Steven Martin
Class of 1987
Army, 4 Years
I served for 4 years with the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Company of the 1st Aviation Battalion. We were an Attack Helicopter battalion that employed the AH-64A. I served from August of 1990 to April of 1991 in Saudi Arabia and Iraq during Desert Storm.
Class of 1987
Army, 4 Years
I served for 4 years with the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Company of the 1st Aviation Battalion. We were an Attack Helicopter battalion that employed the AH-64A. I served from August of 1990 to April of 1991 in Saudi Arabia and Iraq during Desert Storm.


William Denniston
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years
1964-1967 Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo; Fort Sam Houston, Tx; Seoul, Korea; Pleiku, South Vietnam
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years
1964-1967 Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo; Fort Sam Houston, Tx; Seoul, Korea; Pleiku, South Vietnam
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Our Eddyville-blakesburg 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 Eddyville-blakesburg High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Eddyville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!