Marina High School Alumni
Huntington Beach, California (CA)
Recent Members
| Bill Baxter | 1973 |
| Charles Spine | 1972 |
| Debbie Hume | 1984 |
| Dona Webster Dona Webster | 1970 |
| Jessie Castro | 1978 |
| John Gill | 1969 |
| Laura Kosteva | 1969 |
| Richard Cockerton | 2003 |
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 Marina High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Vikings lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Clarence Knox
Class of 1975
Army, 16 Years
2 yrs Air Force 1974-1975
14 yrs Army 1979-1993
Class of 1975
Army, 16 Years
2 yrs Air Force 1974-1975
14 yrs Army 1979-1993
David Benckert
Class of 1971
Army Reserves, 3 Years
E5 attached to the communications unit in Tustin California while I waited to goto fort Campbell for WOCS and flight school
Class of 1971
Army Reserves, 3 Years
E5 attached to the communications unit in Tustin California while I waited to goto fort Campbell for WOCS and flight school
DAVID COTT
Class of 1966
Navy, 4 Years
Navy Advisor RD2 ComRivPatFlot 5, 1970-1971
USS John Paul Jones DDG-32, 1968-1969
Class of 1966
Navy, 4 Years
Navy Advisor RD2 ComRivPatFlot 5, 1970-1971
USS John Paul Jones DDG-32, 1968-1969
Henry "Sonny" DeVusser
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Morse intercept operator; served in SE Asia;
honorably discharged 1972 rank of E5.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Morse intercept operator; served in SE Asia;
honorably discharged 1972 rank of E5.
Jack Doran
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Served with River Patrol Forces Vietnam 1969-1970. Radioman PO3
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Served with River Patrol Forces Vietnam 1969-1970. Radioman PO3
Jerry Ellstrom
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years
Drafted in August of 1970, Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Ord, Ca. Orders sent me to NCO Academy Fort Benning Georgia, and The United States Army Airborne School, I was Ordered to Fort Wainwright. Alaska. Was assigned to Company O (Arctic Ranger), 75th Infantry Regiment.Discharged in 1973
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years
Drafted in August of 1970, Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Ord, Ca. Orders sent me to NCO Academy Fort Benning Georgia, and The United States Army Airborne School, I was Ordered to Fort Wainwright. Alaska. Was assigned to Company O (Arctic Ranger), 75th Infantry Regiment.Discharged in 1973
John T. EYNON
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
Hospital Corpsman
1st Med. Batt & CAP Unit D-3
Da Nang, Vietnam W.I.A. 1967
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
Hospital Corpsman
1st Med. Batt & CAP Unit D-3
Da Nang, Vietnam W.I.A. 1967
Lynn Holmbeck
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
Luke AFB, AZ, Kunsan AB, Korea, Ramstein AB Germany, Andrews AFB, MD, Pentagon, Wash D.C., Norfolk, VA.
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
Luke AFB, AZ, Kunsan AB, Korea, Ramstein AB Germany, Andrews AFB, MD, Pentagon, Wash D.C., Norfolk, VA.
Michael Grasse
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
Enlisted February 2, 1969. Fort Ord,CA for Basic Training and AIT. Vietnam June 1969 to June 1970. Stationed in Fort Sill, OK (TDY) from July to September 1970. Assigned duty station 6th Air Cavalry Fort George G. Meade. At Meade assigned to 508 HEM unit.
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
Enlisted February 2, 1969. Fort Ord,CA for Basic Training and AIT. Vietnam June 1969 to June 1970. Stationed in Fort Sill, OK (TDY) from July to September 1970. Assigned duty station 6th Air Cavalry Fort George G. Meade. At Meade assigned to 508 HEM unit.
Patrick Knowles
Class of 1982
Army, 4 Years
82nd Airborne 2/325th Inf Abn
American's Guard of Honor
Class of 1982
Army, 4 Years
82nd Airborne 2/325th Inf Abn
American's Guard of Honor
Pete Landsteiner
Class of 1972
Army, 33 Years
Awesome experience! Would do it again in a heart beat
Class of 1972
Army, 33 Years
Awesome experience! Would do it again in a heart beat
Robert Barger
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 4 Years
1st Marine Air Wing MAG-36 HMH-462
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 4 Years
1st Marine Air Wing MAG-36 HMH-462
Samuel Cho
Class of 1989
Army, 17 Years
Worked on demolition then changed to WMD response team.
Class of 1989
Army, 17 Years
Worked on demolition then changed to WMD response team.
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Our Marina 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 Marina High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Huntington Beach are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!