Military Alumni

Military High School 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

Bill Jones
Bill Jones
Class of 1995
Army, 6 Years

Infantry
Billy J. Greene
Billy J. Greene
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years

As the 1sg for a Surface Maintenance Company after 2 tours in Iraq, I am still hanging in there. Currently stationed at Fort Drum, NY with a part time job as a Turbine Engine Technical Advisor on the M1 Abrahms Tanks
Brian C Painter
Brian C Painter
Class of 1960
Air Force, 2 Years

Air Force captain
Conrad "Red" Carr
Conrad "Red" Carr
Class of 1975
Navy, 4 Years

Electronics Technician, served on USS Garcia FF-1040
CSM Gerald Robert Beals
CSM Gerald Robert Beals
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years

Served with a Ranger Company in Ft. Carson, Colorado and at Ft. Lewis Wa. then went to Special Forces for twelve years. I served at many Army installations in the U.S., three years in Panama, served short stints in Asia and the U.S. I went to the first Gulf War and settled down at Ft. Lewis Wa. and after multiple injuries and one wound I finally retired at Ft. Lewis, Wa.
Daryl Aden Watson
Daryl Aden Watson
Class of 1964
Air Force, 16 Years

Army 2 1/2 years
Fort Benning Georgia, Ft. Lee Virginia, 9 months Kaiserslautern Germany, 1 years 2 months Danang Vietnam.

US Air Force 1972-1986
72-73 Hamilton Air Force Base CA
73-75 Camp Darby Italy
75 Utapo Thailand
75-76 Okinawa
76 Osan AB Korea
76-78 McDill AFB FL
78-83 Clark AB Philippines
83-86 Tyndall AFB FL
First Sergeant Klayton Hayes, US Army, Retired
First Sergeant Klayton Hayes, US Army, Retired
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years

The heritage of The US Army is not bushwhacking, it is “buck-n-ball” and bayonets and the solid brass nads to use them.
Since 1775, “This We Will Defend”
george hanselman
george hanselman
Class of 1960
Army, 3 Years

SERVED AS GUNNER ON 8'' HOWITZER, WITH
C BATTERY3RD HOWITZER BN. 18TH ARTILLERY. DARMSTADT GERMANY. MAY 1960-MAY 1963
Hank Hott
Hank Hott
Class of 1971
Air Force, 6 Years

Firefighter & wrestled for the Air Force for 2 1/2 years while in Europe.
Johnnie Wright
Johnnie Wright
Class of 1991
Navy, 20+ Years

U.S. Navy Seabees
Joy Starjak Algate
Joy Starjak Algate
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served 24 years in the Air Force. Stationed at Randolph AFB TX, Bitburg AB, Germany, Lackland AFB, TX, Gunter AFS AL, Incirlik AB Turkey. Retired as an E8 from Logistics career field.
Kerry Abell
Kerry Abell
Class of 1989
Air Force, 4 Years

A crew chief on the B-1 bomber.
Lance Carr
Lance Carr
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired from Active Duty in 2005. Still working for a Department of Defense Combat Support Agency (National Geospatial-Intelligency Agency) where I test computer software.
Larry Bowes
Larry Bowes
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Spent 2 Years in Vietnam
Larry Taggart
Larry Taggart
Class of 1968
Army, 4 Years

Stationed at Monterey, CA foreign language school. Stationed at The Pentagon, Arlington, VA
LtCol Timothy W. Mix
LtCol Timothy W. Mix
Class of 1987
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

29+ Year, Active Duty LtCol Marine Officer
melissa nelson
melissa nelson
Class of 2007
Army, 1 Years

human resources specialist
Norman Branson
Norman Branson
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years

Drafted served 2 years in US Army
Paul "Skip" Opp
Paul "Skip" Opp
Class of 1989
Air Force, 12 Years

Currently working Test and Development for the MQ-1 "Predator" and MQ-9 "Reaper Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
Paul Thomason
Paul Thomason
Class of 1980
Navy, 20+ Years

Naval Airforce
Richard F Feldberg
Richard F Feldberg
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years

Morse intercept operator. Served in Okinawa, Vietnam and Crete
Ronald G Hickey Sr
Ronald G Hickey Sr
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Vietnam Veteran
Rifleman ACo. 1/12th 4th Infantry Diviion
5th Infantry Division (Mech)
Ronald G. Hickey Sr
Ronald G. Hickey Sr
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Vietnam Veteran - Rifleman
ACo. 1/12th 4th Infantry Division II Corp
5th Infantry Division (Mech) I Corp
1970-71
Ronald Lee Sanders
Ronald Lee Sanders
Class of 1969
Army, 22 Years

I retired in 1993 as a CW4, During my 22 years, I served 38 months in Korea with the 833rd Ord Co. 19th Support Command and 78th Ord Det. I served 4 tours in Germany, 23rd Ord Co. V Corps Arty, and 2 tours as a technical inspector with the USAEUR IG in Heidelberg Germany. I had 3 short tours in the United States, 50th Ord Co Ft Carson, 24th Inf Div Ft Stewart GA. I performed and Army wide radiation inspection while assigned at the US Army Safety Center at Ft Rucker AL.
Ryan Roberts
Ryan Roberts
Class of 2010
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Currently deployed to Afghanistan.
Stan Riding
Stan Riding
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Computer Systems Operator and ultimately Communications Superintendent before retiring after 26 years in 2008.
Timothy W. Mix
Timothy W. Mix
Class of 1987
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Active Duty US Marine Corps LtCol, 29+ years of service. Just Cause Panama, Gulf War, Bosnia/Albania, Somalia, OIF & OEF veteran
Wayne J. Beals
Wayne J. Beals
Class of 1975
Army, 4 Years

Served with the 2nd Ranger Bn.
Wayne J. Beals
Wayne J. Beals
Class of 1975
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

Wayne spent 28 years in the U.S, Coast Guard Reserve Seattle Washington and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist.
Wayne Prince
Wayne Prince
Class of 1990
Army, 20+ Years

Enlisted Airborne Infantry I January 1991. Commissioned through Officer Candidate School as Officer of Military Intelligence in 1999. Still serving as of March 2016.
wendell anderson
wendell anderson
Class of 1946
Army, 6 Years

1946 to 1948 Army in Japan 1950 to 1951 Army in Korea (inacive reservist called back)

Classmates Spotlight

Ottawa Township High School Classmates

Julie Griffin
Class of '80

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School News

Class of l957 55th Reunion - August 17th & 18th, 2012

August 17, 2012, 6 PM at JJ's, 104 W. Main St. Ottawa for Ice Breaker.

August 18, 2012, 5:30 PM at K of...
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Our Ottawa Township 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 Ottawa Township High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Ottawa are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!