Jefferson High School Alumni
Lafayette, Indiana (IN)

Recent Members
Donna Pruitt Donna Bruinsma | 1969 |
Jane Harvey | 1969 |
Jay Benner | 1986 |
Jennifer Jennifer Coffelt | 2003 |
Jessie Coulter | 2018 |
Kiersten Harrison | 2023 |
Natannya Yates | 1981 |
Pam Giles | 1975 |
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

Carlos S Sanchez Jr
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
retired Jan 2001. Served in the 82nd Airborne Division, USA Training and Doctrine Command, JFK Special Warfare Center, and USA Special Operations Command at Ft Bragg, NC
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
retired Jan 2001. Served in the 82nd Airborne Division, USA Training and Doctrine Command, JFK Special Warfare Center, and USA Special Operations Command at Ft Bragg, NC

Charles L Lynn
Class of 1970
Army, 21 Years
1971-72 Training Ft Knox, KY
1972-76 Stationed at O'Brein Barracks, Schwabach, West Germany. A TRoop, 2/4 Cavalry, 4th AD (Armored Division) & A Troop, 1st Squadron 1st Cavalry 1st Regiment of Dragoons, 1st AD
1976-78 D Troop 10th Cavalry, 194th Brigade, Ft Knox, KY
1978-83 A Troop, 1/1 Cavalry
1983-85 HHT, 1/1 Cav
1985-1991 Readinees Group Dix 1st Army, Ft Dix, NJ
1976-78
Class of 1970
Army, 21 Years
1971-72 Training Ft Knox, KY
1972-76 Stationed at O'Brein Barracks, Schwabach, West Germany. A TRoop, 2/4 Cavalry, 4th AD (Armored Division) & A Troop, 1st Squadron 1st Cavalry 1st Regiment of Dragoons, 1st AD
1976-78 D Troop 10th Cavalry, 194th Brigade, Ft Knox, KY
1978-83 A Troop, 1/1 Cavalry
1983-85 HHT, 1/1 Cav
1985-1991 Readinees Group Dix 1st Army, Ft Dix, NJ
1976-78

Chuck Shedd
Class of 1975
Marine Corps, 4 Years
I was a Forward Observer with 10th & 12th Marines attached to 4th & 6th Marines. I spent nearly three years overseas visiting 22 countries. I am the "young man" in the middle.
Class of 1975
Marine Corps, 4 Years
I was a Forward Observer with 10th & 12th Marines attached to 4th & 6th Marines. I spent nearly three years overseas visiting 22 countries. I am the "young man" in the middle.

Dan Leaman
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
21 years enlisted and commissioned service.
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
21 years enlisted and commissioned service.

Danniel Bartley
Class of 1991
Army, 16 Years
Served as a 77foxtrot which was later changed to 92foxtrot (Petroleum Supply Specialist)
Class of 1991
Army, 16 Years
Served as a 77foxtrot which was later changed to 92foxtrot (Petroleum Supply Specialist)

David Allen Baker
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF 66-69 . Graduatedc !8 weeks to Power Production School at Sheppard AFB Texas . STATIONED in Okinawa. Thailand , Offutt AFB Omaha , Nebraska, Awarded Bronze Star for Meritourious Service. in Thailand. Honorable Discharged Feb 1969.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF 66-69 . Graduatedc !8 weeks to Power Production School at Sheppard AFB Texas . STATIONED in Okinawa. Thailand , Offutt AFB Omaha , Nebraska, Awarded Bronze Star for Meritourious Service. in Thailand. Honorable Discharged Feb 1969.

David Seamans
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
20 Year Retired Navy Veteran. I was an Administrative Specialist. Duty Staruons: RTC Great Lakes, USS JOHN D NEW (DD 818), Mine Countermeasures Unit Bravo, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 16, NROTC Unit University of Michigan, VS-31, Naval Recruiting District Michigan (serving at MEPS Detroit and MEPS Lansing), USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981), USS GUARDIAN (MCM 5) and VP-30 ASA Detachment.
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
20 Year Retired Navy Veteran. I was an Administrative Specialist. Duty Staruons: RTC Great Lakes, USS JOHN D NEW (DD 818), Mine Countermeasures Unit Bravo, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 16, NROTC Unit University of Michigan, VS-31, Naval Recruiting District Michigan (serving at MEPS Detroit and MEPS Lansing), USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981), USS GUARDIAN (MCM 5) and VP-30 ASA Detachment.

Douglas Moss
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aircraft loadmaster flying C-130 aircraft world wide from 1969 through 1993.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aircraft loadmaster flying C-130 aircraft world wide from 1969 through 1993.

James M.(Mike) Everett
Class of 1968
Army, 5 Years
173d Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. 101st Airborne at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
Class of 1968
Army, 5 Years
173d Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. 101st Airborne at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Jane Ann Cable Fulkerson
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
Sgt. E-5 Served from 1965-1968 stateside. Served as switchboard operator at Ft. Lewis, Washington.
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
Sgt. E-5 Served from 1965-1968 stateside. Served as switchboard operator at Ft. Lewis, Washington.

Jeff Corbin
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Security Police and Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Warfare Defense Instructor.
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Security Police and Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Warfare Defense Instructor.

Jeffery Corbin
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare Defense Instructor
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare Defense Instructor

Jeffery T. Corbin
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in Security Police then as an instructor for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Warfare Defense. Assigned to the School of Aerospace Medicine in research and development for NBC equipment. Assigned to the F-117 Stealth Fighter program and deployed to Desert Shield/Storm
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in Security Police then as an instructor for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Warfare Defense. Assigned to the School of Aerospace Medicine in research and development for NBC equipment. Assigned to the F-117 Stealth Fighter program and deployed to Desert Shield/Storm

Jordan Fetcher
Class of 2010
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Joined the United States Marine Corps July 2010 stationed at Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS)-29 Jacksonville, NC. as an Aviation Structures Mechanic. Served 1 tour in Afghanistan.
Class of 2010
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Joined the United States Marine Corps July 2010 stationed at Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS)-29 Jacksonville, NC. as an Aviation Structures Mechanic. Served 1 tour in Afghanistan.

Kristalyn Jeanne Frey-Leonard
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years
Russian Linguist 98Gru
Ft. Riley, KS
Service in Bosnia
1992-1995
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years
Russian Linguist 98Gru
Ft. Riley, KS
Service in Bosnia
1992-1995

Larry E. McMindes
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
All vehicle operator in west Texas...During Cuban Crisis and Some Veit Nam.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
All vehicle operator in west Texas...During Cuban Crisis and Some Veit Nam.

Larry E. McMindes
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Supported Air Defense Comand during Cuban Crisis and Veit Nam
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Supported Air Defense Comand during Cuban Crisis and Veit Nam

Larry E. McMindes
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Supported Air Defense Comand during Cuban Crisis and Veit Nam
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Supported Air Defense Comand during Cuban Crisis and Veit Nam


Neil L Reed
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
31st (CBT) Engineers 1966-67, 299th (CBT) Engineer Bn (VN), 1867-68, 4th Nike/Herc as Bn Commo Chief in MD, 1968-69
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
31st (CBT) Engineers 1966-67, 299th (CBT) Engineer Bn (VN), 1867-68, 4th Nike/Herc as Bn Commo Chief in MD, 1968-69

Paul F. Hooker, Jr.
Class of 1952
Army, 8 Years
basic training Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, one year Fort Hood , Texas, 14 months, Heilbronn Germany
Class of 1952
Army, 8 Years
basic training Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, one year Fort Hood , Texas, 14 months, Heilbronn Germany

Sue Boardman (Momsen/Suttles)
Class of 1977
Navy, 6 Years
Served at VS-41 (Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 41) at NAS North Island, CA and Staff Duty Commander-in-Chief US Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, HI.
Class of 1977
Navy, 6 Years
Served at VS-41 (Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 41) at NAS North Island, CA and Staff Duty Commander-in-Chief US Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, HI.

Thomas W. (Tom) McCarthy
Class of 1942
Navy, 3 Years
Belly turret gunner and first radioman on a Navy PB4Y1 (B24) in Photographic Squadron Four in the Pacific Theater of War.
Class of 1942
Navy, 3 Years
Belly turret gunner and first radioman on a Navy PB4Y1 (B24) in Photographic Squadron Four in the Pacific Theater of War.

Tina L Anderson
Class of 1976
Air Force, 4 Years
Sargeant with the 10th Comptroller Squadron at RAF Alconbury, UK
Later served with the 209th Supply Unit in the Army Reserves for 2 years
Class of 1976
Air Force, 4 Years
Sargeant with the 10th Comptroller Squadron at RAF Alconbury, UK
Later served with the 209th Supply Unit in the Army Reserves for 2 years
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Hall of Fame
I'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame - May 19, 2009. This is a great honor.
Edward L. Hayes, DMA Class of ...
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Our Jefferson 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 Jefferson High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Lafayette are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!