Huron High School Alumni

Huron, South Dakota (SD)

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


Class of 0
, Years

Arnold D. Anderson
Arnold D. Anderson
Class of 1949
Army, 2 Years

SFC served in Korea. 96th Field Artillery Battalion. Trained at Ft. Sill. Started Reunion groups for both 96th FABn & Ft. Sill. Currently living in Custer, SD.
Chris DeShazer
Chris DeShazer
Class of 1993
Army, 8 Years

HHC 1-505 PIR, 82nd Airbirne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC. Souh Carolina National Guard
Donald H. Vance Jr.
Donald H. Vance Jr.
Class of 1975
Army, 27 Years

Army Infantry retired as a Sergeant Major. Europe, Korea, many stateside locations. I served in every leadership level from Squad Leader to First Sergeant Major. I had the honor of serving as an Escort to the President of the United States, 3rd U. S. Infantry Regiment. The Old Guard, from 90-94. Retired May 2002.
Garrett Amick
Garrett Amick
Class of 1988
Army, 17 Years

Army and Army Reserves. Military Intelligence (Enlisted), Signal (Enlisted), Signal (Officer)
Gary Skinner
Gary Skinner
Class of 1960
Navy, 30 Years

Left Army 1963 as Sergeant, Navy Machinist's Mate reached MMCM, then Warrant Officer to CWO4
Hubert Bahr
Hubert Bahr
Class of 1962
Army, 6 Years

Retired For Physical Disabity from GSW in RVN
Kevin T Smith
Kevin T Smith
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years

62c20 Missile Engineer Equipment Specialist
Lowell C. Arwood
Lowell C. Arwood
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years

Basic Combat Infantry Training, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. Trombonist, The United States Army 'Blues' Jazz Band, Washington, DC, with extensive travelling in the U.S. and Canada and throughout the world to include most of Asia, Western Europe, Scandinavia and Australia. The Army was great but I don't have to run daily anymore.
and Australia.
M. R. Westerberg
M. R. Westerberg
Class of 1975
Air Force, 4 Years

Aug 75 to July 79. Also served in SDARNG 1984 to 2000.
mark s smith
mark s smith
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

1969-1972 Interpreter/Translator
matthew munson
matthew munson
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years

U S Army and National Guard, Germany, Washington,California, Oregon South Dakota. Desert Storm, Iraq. Retired.
Matthew Spaulding
Matthew Spaulding
Class of 1975
Army, 21 Years

Enlisted medic from 1975 to 1981. Officer from 1981 until 2000. Retired and taught JROTC until 2022.
Paula L. Pengilly
Paula L. Pengilly
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years

Air Force Nurse Corps
Rich Graham
Rich Graham
Class of 1977
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement and Search & Rescue
Ricky Dean Hofer
Ricky Dean Hofer
Class of 1974
Army, 20 Years

Joined in 1975 and retired in 1995.
Robert Franklin Klassen
Robert Franklin Klassen
Class of 1964
Navy, 5 Years

1 year Army National Guard Huron SD
4 years US Navy Patrol Squadron VP6
Robert L. Schnabel
Robert L. Schnabel
Class of 1976
Army, 8 Years

Robert passed away in June 2008
RODNEY BECK
RODNEY BECK
Class of 1988
Air Force, 20+ Years

AIR FORCE AND AIR FORCE RESERVES
Rossi Clark
Rossi Clark
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Tank crewman
Scott A. Smith
Scott A. Smith
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years

Vietnam Veteran
Stan Landon
Stan Landon
Class of 1964
National Guard, 10 Years

62-72 Ft Leonardwood,Ft Dix,Ft Richardson,Ft Lewis

Classmates Spotlight

Huron High School Classmates

Andy Schneider
Class of '87

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Looking to find out about my father Samuel Johnson who went to this school during the mid 80's

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