Northwood High School Alumni
Silver Spring, Maryland (MD)
Recent Members
| Kady Kilmer | 2010 |
| Karen Tykal | 1975 |
| Mark Federman | 2009 |
| Mickey Meiklejohn | 1963 |
| Mikhaila Parram | 2014 |
| Nick Toomey | 1969 |
| Oscar Herrera | 2022 |
| Shawn Throwe | 1975 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
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Honored Military Alumni
Art Payne
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Air Force, base level supply, inventory manager for C130 squadron, April 1966 thru January 1970, enlisted, sergeant E-4. Last duty station, Langley Air Force Base, VA.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Air Force, base level supply, inventory manager for C130 squadron, April 1966 thru January 1970, enlisted, sergeant E-4. Last duty station, Langley Air Force Base, VA.
Brian Keith Stillerman
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served from 83-87 boot camp at Paris Island.Duty stations at Quantico and Okinawa, Japan. Attained rank of corpral E-4
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served from 83-87 boot camp at Paris Island.Duty stations at Quantico and Okinawa, Japan. Attained rank of corpral E-4
David M. Kraut
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Tactical Signal Corps and Operations NCO with Southern European Task Force at Vicenza, Italy
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Tactical Signal Corps and Operations NCO with Southern European Task Force at Vicenza, Italy
Eric Walker
Class of 1978
Navy, 3 Years
Doctor of optometry for the United States Navy.
Class of 1978
Navy, 3 Years
Doctor of optometry for the United States Navy.
Gary Kevin Jarvis
Class of 1984
Army, 3 Years
FT. Benning- Basic Training Infantry FT. Benning - AIT 11C
FT. Benning - Airborne Jump School
2/11 ACR Bad Kisssingen, W Germany
FT, Benning - USAC Military Police
Class of 1984
Army, 3 Years
FT. Benning- Basic Training Infantry FT. Benning - AIT 11C
FT. Benning - Airborne Jump School
2/11 ACR Bad Kisssingen, W Germany
FT, Benning - USAC Military Police
Gene Henley
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Joined the Air Force in 1964 thru 1968. Was a member of the Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base. Served time their for 2 years. I Was
sent to Myrtle Air Force Base in North Carolina for 2 years during Viet Nam era. Also trained at Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas and Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Got lucky not sent to Viet Nam.
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Joined the Air Force in 1964 thru 1968. Was a member of the Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base. Served time their for 2 years. I Was
sent to Myrtle Air Force Base in North Carolina for 2 years during Viet Nam era. Also trained at Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas and Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Got lucky not sent to Viet Nam.
Gene Henley
Class of 1962
Air Force, 6 Years
Joined the Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base in Suitland, MD. 1964. Trained at Lackland, Tx. and Amarillo, TX. Reassigned in 1966 to Myrtle Beach Air Force Base in N.C.
Re-upped and served during the Pueblo Crisis
for another two years until the ship was released
Class of 1962
Air Force, 6 Years
Joined the Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base in Suitland, MD. 1964. Trained at Lackland, Tx. and Amarillo, TX. Reassigned in 1966 to Myrtle Beach Air Force Base in N.C.
Re-upped and served during the Pueblo Crisis
for another two years until the ship was released
James Carroll
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Early Vietnam Cuban Missle
Cuban crisis
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Early Vietnam Cuban Missle
Cuban crisis
John L Conley
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
RM2 NAVFAC Grand Turk USS Northampton
USS Charles H Roan
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
RM2 NAVFAC Grand Turk USS Northampton
USS Charles H Roan
Joseph A Galvagna Jr
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served 32 as Aviatio Ordnance Officer
Retired 2004 as a Chief Warrant Officer 3
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served 32 as Aviatio Ordnance Officer
Retired 2004 as a Chief Warrant Officer 3
Kenneth J. Springer
Class of 1985
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Retired in 2011, after serving in the U.S. Navy for 12 years and U.S. Coast Guard for 8 years. Retired as a Food Service First Class Petty Officer/E-6.
Now makes his home in Chesapeake, VA.
Class of 1985
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Retired in 2011, after serving in the U.S. Navy for 12 years and U.S. Coast Guard for 8 years. Retired as a Food Service First Class Petty Officer/E-6.
Now makes his home in Chesapeake, VA.
Laure Luce
Class of 1980
Army, 5 Years
US Army Nurse Corps. Served from 1997 to 2001.
Class of 1980
Army, 5 Years
US Army Nurse Corps. Served from 1997 to 2001.
Lawrence (Dan) Sheehy Jr.
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
Basic: Ft. Bragg,NC
AIT: Ft. Monmouth,NJ
Viet Nam: 2-2-70 to 2-1-71
Ft. Huachuca,Az: 3-71 to 11-71
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
Basic: Ft. Bragg,NC
AIT: Ft. Monmouth,NJ
Viet Nam: 2-2-70 to 2-1-71
Ft. Huachuca,Az: 3-71 to 11-71
Mark Baird
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Crew Chief/Plane Captain on the Sikorsky CH-53D helicopter. Attained the rank of Sergeant(E-5)
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Crew Chief/Plane Captain on the Sikorsky CH-53D helicopter. Attained the rank of Sergeant(E-5)
Marti Wulfow Garner
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
Ft Bragg, Bergstrom AFB, MacDill AFB, RAF Alconbury, Charlottesville VA, Soto Cano AB Honduras, Ft Huachuca. Intel
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
Ft Bragg, Bergstrom AFB, MacDill AFB, RAF Alconbury, Charlottesville VA, Soto Cano AB Honduras, Ft Huachuca. Intel
Martin Ellett Thomas
Class of 1963
Navy Reserves, 6 Years
USS Forrestal 1967-1968 South China sea, Vietnam
Class of 1963
Navy Reserves, 6 Years
USS Forrestal 1967-1968 South China sea, Vietnam
Michael Brennan
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served as an artillery officer in the 1st Marine Division
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served as an artillery officer in the 1st Marine Division
Michael Lopes
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard 2 ships including a brand new guided missile destroyer- U.S.S. Sellers (DDG-11).
Participated in blockade of Cuba in 1962. Spent most of time in the Caribbean Sea area.
Finished duty aboard U.S.S. Everglades (AD-24)
which was a Destroyer Tender.
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard 2 ships including a brand new guided missile destroyer- U.S.S. Sellers (DDG-11).
Participated in blockade of Cuba in 1962. Spent most of time in the Caribbean Sea area.
Finished duty aboard U.S.S. Everglades (AD-24)
which was a Destroyer Tender.
Michael Lycette
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
MSgt. USAF Retired. 1972 - 1995,
C-130B/E/H/P model aircraft crew chief, Master Instructor. Duty locations: Langley AFB, Va; McCellan AFB, Ca.; Pope AFB,NC;
and Yokota AFB, Japan.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
MSgt. USAF Retired. 1972 - 1995,
C-130B/E/H/P model aircraft crew chief, Master Instructor. Duty locations: Langley AFB, Va; McCellan AFB, Ca.; Pope AFB,NC;
and Yokota AFB, Japan.
Oren Kaplan
Class of 1970
Army Reserves, 12 Years
Israeli Defense Forces: Supply Base on the Golan Heights
Class of 1970
Army Reserves, 12 Years
Israeli Defense Forces: Supply Base on the Golan Heights
Peter D Martineau
Class of 1969
Army, 6 Years
Served in the Corp of Engineers at Ft. Belvoir, Germany and Ft. Ord. Got out as a Captain.
Class of 1969
Army, 6 Years
Served in the Corp of Engineers at Ft. Belvoir, Germany and Ft. Ord. Got out as a Captain.
Ray Mitchell
Class of 1980
Navy, 4 Years
Served in US Navy 1982-1886 as Religious Program Specialist with the Chaplain's Corps. Send virtually entire service with Marine Corps Units of the 3d Mar Div (FMF) but mainly with 9th Marines on Okinawa.
Class of 1980
Navy, 4 Years
Served in US Navy 1982-1886 as Religious Program Specialist with the Chaplain's Corps. Send virtually entire service with Marine Corps Units of the 3d Mar Div (FMF) but mainly with 9th Marines on Okinawa.
richard claypoole
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Served 1969-1971, one year in Alabama and one in Vietnam as a chairborne ranger, better known as a personnel specialist.
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Served 1969-1971, one year in Alabama and one in Vietnam as a chairborne ranger, better known as a personnel specialist.
Robert Frick
Class of 1963
Army, 30 Years
9 Years active duty. Vietnam with the 2/17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne. 21 years USAR. Enlisted in 1965 as a Private. Retired in 1996 as a Colonel.
Class of 1963
Army, 30 Years
9 Years active duty. Vietnam with the 2/17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne. 21 years USAR. Enlisted in 1965 as a Private. Retired in 1996 as a Colonel.
Robert Harman Frick
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1965. Graduated from Officer Candidate School in 1966. Nine years active duty (Left Active Duty as a Captain). 21 years in the Army Reserve (Retired as a full Colonel in 1996). Served in the 2/17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne in 1968 & 1969.
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1965. Graduated from Officer Candidate School in 1966. Nine years active duty (Left Active Duty as a Captain). 21 years in the Army Reserve (Retired as a full Colonel in 1996). Served in the 2/17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne in 1968 & 1969.
Rufus W. Gore, MD
Class of 1971
Navy, 13 Years
Orthopedic surgery, Desert Storm, Italy, Long Beach
Class of 1971
Navy, 13 Years
Orthopedic surgery, Desert Storm, Italy, Long Beach
Sharon Ludwig
Class of 1971
Army, 30 Years
13 years Army Medical Corps; 17 years Public Health Service at Coast Guard
Class of 1971
Army, 30 Years
13 years Army Medical Corps; 17 years Public Health Service at Coast Guard
Sid Ludwick
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Jet engine mechanic from 1969-1973.Served in Taiwan,Vietnam,Spain and Turkey.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Jet engine mechanic from 1969-1973.Served in Taiwan,Vietnam,Spain and Turkey.
SID LUDWICK
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
JET ENGINE MECHANIC 1969-1973. SERVED IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AND EUROPE.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
JET ENGINE MECHANIC 1969-1973. SERVED IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AND EUROPE.
Steve Butler
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Colonel, now lives in Destin, FL
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Colonel, now lives in Destin, FL
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Our Northwood 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 Northwood High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Silver Spring are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!