Mississinewa High School Alumni
Gas City, Indiana (IN)

Recent Members
Christy Christy Aspy | 1992 |
Constance Sue Constance Sue . Abbott | 1958 |
Fred Smith | 1974 |
Lee Adrianson | 1986 |
Rich May | 1988 |
Steve Shaffer | 1991 |
Todd Warren | 2022 |
Vicki Reese | 1968 |
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 Mississinewa High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Indians lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni


James Bucklew
Class of 1970
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard the Carrier USS Midway, which is now a museum in San Diego, from 1971 to 1975, recruiting duty in Fort Wayne from 1975 to 1979 and the USS Sample, homeported in Hawaii, from 1979-1980.
I was in Viet Nam for the signing of the Peace Treaty in 1973 and the evacuation of South Viet Nam in 1975. Operation Frequent Wind. In 2010 my wife and I attended the 35th reunion of the evacuation of South Viet Nam aboard the Midway. Very emotional experience getting to meet some of the people we rescued in 1975.
My step-son is now in Afghhanistan serving as a Marine. I coulod not be more proud of him.
Class of 1970
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard the Carrier USS Midway, which is now a museum in San Diego, from 1971 to 1975, recruiting duty in Fort Wayne from 1975 to 1979 and the USS Sample, homeported in Hawaii, from 1979-1980.
I was in Viet Nam for the signing of the Peace Treaty in 1973 and the evacuation of South Viet Nam in 1975. Operation Frequent Wind. In 2010 my wife and I attended the 35th reunion of the evacuation of South Viet Nam aboard the Midway. Very emotional experience getting to meet some of the people we rescued in 1975.
My step-son is now in Afghhanistan serving as a Marine. I coulod not be more proud of him.

Jodi L. Thompson
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
MSG/E8, Finance NCO for over 20 years. Currently stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
MSG/E8, Finance NCO for over 20 years. Currently stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Michael Earnest
Class of 1970
Navy, 4 Years
United States Navy Served two years at Navel Station Keyport Washington. Two Years Pearl Harbor Ford Island Hawaii
Class of 1970
Navy, 4 Years
United States Navy Served two years at Navel Station Keyport Washington. Two Years Pearl Harbor Ford Island Hawaii

Rachel Cherry Irwin
Class of 2003
Navy, 8 Years
I have beein in the Navy since 2003 and plan on retiring. I was stationed in Keflavik, Iceland, where I met my husband Jake. We got married and had our son, Dylan 24 July 2005. We, then, went to Lemoore, CA where I was in VFA-41 squadron, where I deployed with the USS Nimitz. I had my daughter Guinevere (Gwen) there on 1 August 2007. Now, I am in San Diego, CA stationed at Training Support Center. I was deployed to Afghanistan on an Individual Augmentation in August of 2008. I was there for 8 months and saw some pretty harsh things. I just recently had another beautiful daughter on 21 January 2011, Ella Rose!! I have an amazing husband and 3 awesome kids.
Class of 2003
Navy, 8 Years
I have beein in the Navy since 2003 and plan on retiring. I was stationed in Keflavik, Iceland, where I met my husband Jake. We got married and had our son, Dylan 24 July 2005. We, then, went to Lemoore, CA where I was in VFA-41 squadron, where I deployed with the USS Nimitz. I had my daughter Guinevere (Gwen) there on 1 August 2007. Now, I am in San Diego, CA stationed at Training Support Center. I was deployed to Afghanistan on an Individual Augmentation in August of 2008. I was there for 8 months and saw some pretty harsh things. I just recently had another beautiful daughter on 21 January 2011, Ella Rose!! I have an amazing husband and 3 awesome kids.


Alumni Stories

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School News
video recording. of 2004 Graduation
My daughter crystal star rose graduated that year . My daughter passed away in 2010. Would love to find someone who have...
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Our Mississinewa 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 Mississinewa High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Gas City are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!