Martinsville High School Alumni
Martinsville, Indiana (IN)

Recent Members
Bob Strader Bob Strader | 1994 |
Danielle Holmes | 1998 |
David Brackemyre | 1963 |
James Bennett | 1986 |
Jay Jay W Edwards/janean A Edwards | 1968 |
Kathalena Fisher | 2017 |
Kaylah Southerl | 2004 |
Martha Clay | 1966 |
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 Martinsville High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Artesians lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Brandon L. Pugh
Class of 2006
Army, 4 Years
Has been in the Indiana Army National Guard for 4 yrs in April. He is an 11B Infantryman serving with Co B 2-151 IN BN part of the 219th BFSB and is currently serving in Afghanistan.
Class of 2006
Army, 4 Years
Has been in the Indiana Army National Guard for 4 yrs in April. He is an 11B Infantryman serving with Co B 2-151 IN BN part of the 219th BFSB and is currently serving in Afghanistan.

James R. Hackett II
Class of 1971
Marine Corps, 3 Years
MT/Grunt. Lucky and Thankful to the Maker.
Semper Fi Y'all
Class of 1971
Marine Corps, 3 Years
MT/Grunt. Lucky and Thankful to the Maker.
Semper Fi Y'all

Jim Foster
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
VietNam war '71-72. Flew B-52s. Retired as Lt Col.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
VietNam war '71-72. Flew B-52s. Retired as Lt Col.


Justin Bennett
Class of 2005
Marine Corps, 4 Years
2 six month deployments to 29 Palms in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Currently deployed with 26th MEU until March 2009
Class of 2005
Marine Corps, 4 Years
2 six month deployments to 29 Palms in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Currently deployed with 26th MEU until March 2009

Kenneth Hacker
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years
served in the Vietnam War in Saigon doing arclite targeting
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years
served in the Vietnam War in Saigon doing arclite targeting



Robert Battin
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Drafted in March 1968. Attended basic training at Fort Campbell, KY and medical school at Fort Sam Houston, TX Served on year tour of duty as combat medic with 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Drafted in March 1968. Attended basic training at Fort Campbell, KY and medical school at Fort Sam Houston, TX Served on year tour of duty as combat medic with 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam

Robert N. Edwards
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years
Thirteen years in Communications Intelligence work with assignments at Imperial Beach, CA; San Miguel, PI; Wahiawa, Hawaii; NSA Fort Meade, MD, Karamursel, Turkey; Washington-Moscow Hotline; Defense Language Institue, Montery, CA; and tiwce with the American Embassy at Nicosia, Cyprus. Fifteen years as a Chaplain with duty at Newport, RI; London, England, Destroyer squadron at Norfolk, VA; Porstmouth Naval Hospital and Norfolk Naval s\Shipyard at Portsmouth, Va; Post graduate school at grate Lakes, IL; and Naval Air Station at Fallon, NV.
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years
Thirteen years in Communications Intelligence work with assignments at Imperial Beach, CA; San Miguel, PI; Wahiawa, Hawaii; NSA Fort Meade, MD, Karamursel, Turkey; Washington-Moscow Hotline; Defense Language Institue, Montery, CA; and tiwce with the American Embassy at Nicosia, Cyprus. Fifteen years as a Chaplain with duty at Newport, RI; London, England, Destroyer squadron at Norfolk, VA; Porstmouth Naval Hospital and Norfolk Naval s\Shipyard at Portsmouth, Va; Post graduate school at grate Lakes, IL; and Naval Air Station at Fallon, NV.

Robert N. Edwards
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years
13 years involved in communications intelligence as a Russian and Hebrew linguist in the Naval Security Group which was then a component of the National Security Agency. Assignments at Imperial Beach, CA, Naval Commuications Stations in the Philippines and Hawaii, the National Security Agency, twice at American Embassy, Nicosia, Cyprus; the Washington-Moscow Hotline at the Pentagon, and a Naval Detachment in Turkey.
15 years as a Protestant Chaplain with service at Newport, RI; London, England; staff member on Commander Destroyer Squadron 32; Portsmouth Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, VA and Norfolk Naval Shipyard also at Porrtsmouth, VA. Then a year of Post Graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and finished 28 years of service at Naval Air Station, Fallon, NV.
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years
13 years involved in communications intelligence as a Russian and Hebrew linguist in the Naval Security Group which was then a component of the National Security Agency. Assignments at Imperial Beach, CA, Naval Commuications Stations in the Philippines and Hawaii, the National Security Agency, twice at American Embassy, Nicosia, Cyprus; the Washington-Moscow Hotline at the Pentagon, and a Naval Detachment in Turkey.
15 years as a Protestant Chaplain with service at Newport, RI; London, England; staff member on Commander Destroyer Squadron 32; Portsmouth Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, VA and Norfolk Naval Shipyard also at Porrtsmouth, VA. Then a year of Post Graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and finished 28 years of service at Naval Air Station, Fallon, NV.


Steve Daniels
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
1967 - 1968 USS Haynsworth, Galveston Texas
1968 - 1970 USS Leahy, Norfolk Virginia
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
1967 - 1968 USS Haynsworth, Galveston Texas
1968 - 1970 USS Leahy, Norfolk Virginia

Tom Marple
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Enlisted in 1966, Attended 10 months of Vietnamese language school at the Foreign Service Institute. Served in Vietnam from January 1968 to end of February 1969 with 1st Bn 5th Marines, and 5th Marine Regiment.
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Enlisted in 1966, Attended 10 months of Vietnamese language school at the Foreign Service Institute. Served in Vietnam from January 1968 to end of February 1969 with 1st Bn 5th Marines, and 5th Marine Regiment.

Wayne W. Vaught
Class of 1964
Navy, 21 Years
After married 1969 lived in Galveston Texas.
Class of 1964
Navy, 21 Years
After married 1969 lived in Galveston Texas.

Wayne William Vaught
Class of 1964
Navy, 21 Years
Joined the navy 1964. Retired army after 21 years
Class of 1964
Navy, 21 Years
Joined the navy 1964. Retired army after 21 years
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Our Martinsville 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 Martinsville High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Martinsville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!