New Oxford High School Alumni
New Oxford, Pennsylvania (PA)
Recent Members
| Dennis Negley Negley | 1972 |
| Gavin Hance | 2022 |
| Kimberly Reichert | 2010 |
| Marion Timmerman | 1977 |
| Michael Santiago | 2011 |
| Ray Meckley | 1988 |
| Sharon Sharon Watson | 1988 |
| Stephanie Sneeringer | 1976 |
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
Brenda Wagner
Class of 1979
Navy, 12 Years
Spent 3 years in Millington TN. At the training base working on computers. Than I went to Pearl Harbor HI. There I worked as a software analyst. My last station was New Orleans LA. Where I worked as a programmer in charge of reports. I had to get out on a medical.
Class of 1979
Navy, 12 Years
Spent 3 years in Millington TN. At the training base working on computers. Than I went to Pearl Harbor HI. There I worked as a software analyst. My last station was New Orleans LA. Where I worked as a programmer in charge of reports. I had to get out on a medical.
Chris Hager
Class of 1974
Army, 5 Years
Army ROTC at Gettysburg College.
5 Years active duty as a Field Artillery Officer.
Left service as a Captain, 1983
Class of 1974
Army, 5 Years
Army ROTC at Gettysburg College.
5 Years active duty as a Field Artillery Officer.
Left service as a Captain, 1983
George Harman
Class of 1944
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted a few years after High School graduation; served 8 years in enlisted status, then attended officer candidate school. Served in all phases of Hospital Administration at a wide variety of locations - Texas, Kansas, California, Illinois, Greenland, Aleutian Islands, Japan. Retired as Major.
Class of 1944
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted a few years after High School graduation; served 8 years in enlisted status, then attended officer candidate school. Served in all phases of Hospital Administration at a wide variety of locations - Texas, Kansas, California, Illinois, Greenland, Aleutian Islands, Japan. Retired as Major.
George Harman
Class of 1944
Air Force, 20+ Years
27 years in USAF; Hospital Administration; retired in 1973 in grade of Major; overseas in Aleutian Islands, Thule AB Greenland, Japan, England.
Class of 1944
Air Force, 20+ Years
27 years in USAF; Hospital Administration; retired in 1973 in grade of Major; overseas in Aleutian Islands, Thule AB Greenland, Japan, England.
James Baker
Class of 1963
Navy, 3 Years
Entered US Navy upon graduating HS in 1963 at age 17. Served first year on a newly commissioned Guided Missile Frigate, USS Wm. V Pratt as it made it's first 6 month overseas deployment to the Mediterranean sea. Transferred in 1964 to a Tank Landing Ship USS Terrebonne Parish and served there for the balance of my enlistment. We transported 350 US Marines and their equipment for beach landings in the Caribbean and Mediterrean seas. My rank was Boatswainsmate, Petty Officer 3rd Class.
Class of 1963
Navy, 3 Years
Entered US Navy upon graduating HS in 1963 at age 17. Served first year on a newly commissioned Guided Missile Frigate, USS Wm. V Pratt as it made it's first 6 month overseas deployment to the Mediterranean sea. Transferred in 1964 to a Tank Landing Ship USS Terrebonne Parish and served there for the balance of my enlistment. We transported 350 US Marines and their equipment for beach landings in the Caribbean and Mediterrean seas. My rank was Boatswainsmate, Petty Officer 3rd Class.
Jason F. Wentz
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Military Policeman and Marksmanship Instructor
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Military Policeman and Marksmanship Instructor
Lance Emberling
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Stationed in Okinawa Japan, Jacksonville North Carolina, Desert Storm. Explosive Ordinance Disposal
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Stationed in Okinawa Japan, Jacksonville North Carolina, Desert Storm. Explosive Ordinance Disposal
Paul Sponseller
Class of 1948
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1951, flew 75 combat missions as aircrew over North Korea. Graduated from Aviation Cadets as 2nd Lt in 1954. Flew the F-86 and F-102 four years in Europe. Was then assigned four years as a Flight Instructor at the Instructor Pilot School at
Randolph AFB TX flying the T-38. In 1967 was stationed at DaNang, Vietnam, where I flew 147 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom,100 over North Vietnam. Returning to the US I instructed other pilots in combat maneuvers in the F-4 until retiring in the rank of Major in 1971.
Class of 1948
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1951, flew 75 combat missions as aircrew over North Korea. Graduated from Aviation Cadets as 2nd Lt in 1954. Flew the F-86 and F-102 four years in Europe. Was then assigned four years as a Flight Instructor at the Instructor Pilot School at
Randolph AFB TX flying the T-38. In 1967 was stationed at DaNang, Vietnam, where I flew 147 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom,100 over North Vietnam. Returning to the US I instructed other pilots in combat maneuvers in the F-4 until retiring in the rank of Major in 1971.
Rebecca Burkett
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Admin in Cherry Point NC, Aircraft Maintenance Admin at Okinawa, Japan and Yuma, AZ
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Admin in Cherry Point NC, Aircraft Maintenance Admin at Okinawa, Japan and Yuma, AZ
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School News
Retirement
I have retired after teaching elementary art for 25 years in Steelton-Highspire School District.
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Our New Oxford 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 New Oxford High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in New Oxford are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!