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!

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

Anton Mann
Anton Mann
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years

Vietnam 69-70
Catherine (kay) bauer
Catherine (kay) bauer
Class of 1954
Navy, 20+ Years

Navy Nurse Corps 35 years. Retired as 0-6
Vietnam Vet in country
Charles D Wilcox
Charles D Wilcox
Class of 1962
Navy, 4 Years

USS Constellation (CVA-64), aircraft carrier, OE Division, Electronics Technician, Sep 1966-June 1970, South China Sea
Daniel D. Harris
Daniel D. Harris
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Served in the Marine Corps for 24years live in Riverside County CA.
David D Hansen
David D Hansen
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years

Served aboard Joseph P Kennedy JR DD 850
1965/1968 2 Med cruises
Swift Boats in Vietnam 1968/1969 Rivers &
Canals.
Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson
Class of 1961
Army, 2 Years

Drafted US Army 1968-1070 Ft Mead, MD and Hanau, Germany
Don McCarty
Don McCarty
Class of 2000
Air Force, 20 Years

KC-135 DCC/BMET; OEF/OIF in Diego Garcia, Manas AB, UAE, Balad AB.
Donald Benysek
Donald Benysek
Class of 1963
Army, 6 Years

Army Airborne Paratrooper & Parachute Rigger
Douglas M Clark
Douglas M Clark
Class of 1963
Army, 1 Years

Douglas Mark Clark

Panel 41W Line 003
KIA oct 1968
Duane L Anderson
Duane L Anderson
Class of 1961
Army, 2 Years

25th Infantry Division in Vietnam 1966-1967
Okinawa 1967-1968
Gina Flowers Veatch
Gina Flowers Veatch
Class of 1960
Navy, 10 Years

Yeoman
Glenn D. Gibbons
Glenn D. Gibbons
Class of 1961
Army, 4 Years

Army Security Agency, Russian linguist. Posted in Germany
Jeff Kempt
Jeff Kempt
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years

Communications Computer Technician, 5th Signal Command, Germany May '75-Mar '77
Jennifer (Johnson) Williams
Jennifer (Johnson) Williams
Class of 1998
Army, 6 Years

Medic, respitory therapy
Joe Hanley
Joe Hanley
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years

USS Ranger CVA- 61 ADJ-2
Flight Deck A6 Plane Captain
john larsen
john larsen
Class of 1968
Navy, 20 Years

westpac, unitas, 2 tours in persian gul
john peter schloe
john peter schloe
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 4 Years

vietiam vetern
Joseph M Engel
Joseph M Engel
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years

Enlisted in the USAF upon graduation - served 4 years regular; enlisted in the USAF Reserves and then the MN ANG and transferred to the TX ANG, retiring as a Master Sergeant.
L. J. (Bud) Swendner
L. J. (Bud) Swendner
Class of 1951
Army, 2 Years

Korean War Era-82nd ABN
Loreen (Derauf) Fread
Loreen (Derauf) Fread
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years

Served 72-76
Loreen (Lolly) Derauf Fread
Loreen (Lolly) Derauf Fread
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years

served from 1972 to 1976
Mike Schuberg
Mike Schuberg
Class of 1988
National Guard, 8 Years

63S Heavy Vehicle Mechanic
Nancy Plesha Thomas
Nancy Plesha Thomas
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years

Finance and Accounting Officer, Acquisition Corps, Logistics Officer, in Germany and U.S.
Nancy Plesha Thomas
Nancy Plesha Thomas
Class of 1969
Army, 30 Years

Army Officer (career). Retired in 2004. Served in CONUS and OCONUS, but mainly in Washington, DC
patricia jean lopez
patricia jean lopez
Class of 1966
Navy, 3 Years

served as hospital corpman
Paul Blossfield
Paul Blossfield
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 3 Years

Infantry. Wrestling team
Robert E. Anderson
Robert E. Anderson
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years

Enlisted in the Minnesota Air National Guard in 1965 and retired in 1999. Rank of MSgt
Robert Lawrence Boardman
Robert Lawrence Boardman
Class of 1937
Air Force, 20+ Years

432 combat hours.
Roland Kringle
Roland Kringle
Class of 1979
Air Force, 4 Years

Lindsey AS, Hill AFB
RON PENBERTHY
RON PENBERTHY
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years

1966 -1970
SEARGENT-USAF
VIET NAM VET/ PHAN RANG AIR BASE VIET NAM
Theodore A Johnson
Theodore A Johnson
Class of 1961
Army, 2 Years

Drafted in August 1966. Served until May 1968.
Stationed in Korea most of that time.
Tom Cochiarella
Tom Cochiarella
Class of 1971
Air Force, 4 Years

USAF Weapons Control Systems Technician, F4-E Phantom Fighter Bobmers. 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon AFB Spain 72 - 74, 4th TFW Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC 74-75. Deployed Germany, Francce, Italy, Greece, Turkey.
William Casby
William Casby
Class of 1970
Navy, 8 Years

1970-1978 wespac 71 72 74 med 78
William M Greenwalt
William M Greenwalt
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Motor Transport
William M. Greenwalt
William M. Greenwalt
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Heavy Duty Mechanic

Classmates Spotlight

John A Johnson High School Classmates

Linette Frandsen
Class of '70

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Deceased Classmates from the Class of 1969

Here is a list of deceased classmates who graduated in 1969 and are shown as members of this site:
Gary Crane
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Our John A Johnson 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 John A Johnson High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in St Paul are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!