Peters Township High School Alumni
Mcmurray, Pennsylvania (PA)
Recent Members
| Adam Steinberger | 2006 |
| Alex Pierce | 2015 |
| Alexandra Kartsonas | 2023 |
| Amy Murgie | 2008 |
| Jeff Gray | 1965 |
| Lori Lacey | 2000 |
| Sara Cox | 2016 |
| Tammy Gledhill | 1986 |
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
Baird (Bud) Lashley
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Completed officer training in Texas 1969. Air Traffic Control training Mississippi and managed radar facility Altus AFB Oklahoma, MAC
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Completed officer training in Texas 1969. Air Traffic Control training Mississippi and managed radar facility Altus AFB Oklahoma, MAC
Bill Osburn
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
After college graduation served with the 82 Airborne Division which is still based at Fort Bragg ,North Carolina from 1969-1971.
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
After college graduation served with the 82 Airborne Division which is still based at Fort Bragg ,North Carolina from 1969-1971.
Bob Wood
Class of 1975
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard USS Sellers DDG-11,,1st Division.Med.Cruise,,North Altantic Cruise & Mideast Cruise
Class of 1975
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard USS Sellers DDG-11,,1st Division.Med.Cruise,,North Altantic Cruise & Mideast Cruise
Brian Kenny
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20 Years
Weather Forecaster with assignments to Korea, North Dakota, Illinois, Germany, Florida and numerous other short tours. Finally landed at Omaha and stayed put since.
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20 Years
Weather Forecaster with assignments to Korea, North Dakota, Illinois, Germany, Florida and numerous other short tours. Finally landed at Omaha and stayed put since.
Brian Tousley
Class of 1972
Coast Guard, 20 Years
Graduated USCGA 1976, 20 years service in Operations, Engineering, Personnel and Quality. Florida, Caribbean, California. Alaska, Great Lakes, Wash DC. MS in Physics from US Naval PG School.
Class of 1972
Coast Guard, 20 Years
Graduated USCGA 1976, 20 years service in Operations, Engineering, Personnel and Quality. Florida, Caribbean, California. Alaska, Great Lakes, Wash DC. MS in Physics from US Naval PG School.
CPT Marc W Goodboy
Class of 1985
Army, 2 Years
Still serving. Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. 1st Battalion 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Ft Lewis WA.
Class of 1985
Army, 2 Years
Still serving. Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. 1st Battalion 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Ft Lewis WA.
Craig Kuhnhenn
Class of 1984
National Guard, 1 Years
Florida Army National Guard Aviation Mechanic, works on all aspects of the Chinook (CH-47), joined at the age of 41 and plans to retire in the Guard.
Class of 1984
National Guard, 1 Years
Florida Army National Guard Aviation Mechanic, works on all aspects of the Chinook (CH-47), joined at the age of 41 and plans to retire in the Guard.
Daniel Caughey
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Upon graduating from PTHS, I won a full music scholarship to Valley Forge Military Academy...paid for everything...unfortunately, my draft notice was waiting when I arrived. We spent 21 years on active duty. My wife Helga and I had a ball living all over the world. Two years in Korea, seven years in Germany & Austria, three years in Boston and five in San Francisco. Sadly, four years in Kansas....The Army sent me to San Francisco twice without my every asking. God Bless the Army Personnel Office. We retired and have been in The City By The Bay for 30 years last month. I take my grandson to the same coffee shop on Union St where I took my son Patrick when he was 4 years old while stationed at Presidio of San Francisco.
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Upon graduating from PTHS, I won a full music scholarship to Valley Forge Military Academy...paid for everything...unfortunately, my draft notice was waiting when I arrived. We spent 21 years on active duty. My wife Helga and I had a ball living all over the world. Two years in Korea, seven years in Germany & Austria, three years in Boston and five in San Francisco. Sadly, four years in Kansas....The Army sent me to San Francisco twice without my every asking. God Bless the Army Personnel Office. We retired and have been in The City By The Bay for 30 years last month. I take my grandson to the same coffee shop on Union St where I took my son Patrick when he was 4 years old while stationed at Presidio of San Francisco.
Don Brown
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years
Pilot-Two tours SEA-8 yrs Service flying at Andrews AFB for Congress/White House support
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years
Pilot-Two tours SEA-8 yrs Service flying at Andrews AFB for Congress/White House support
Earl L. Hottel Jr.
Class of 1959
Air Force, 6 Years
Ground power tech, stationed on Middleton Island, Alaska, for one year. Than home based out of Myrtle Beach SC for remainder of tour. Attached to the Tactical Air Command. While stationed here, visited 48 states, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Spain and Saudi Arabia. Involved with the Bay of Pigs disaster on TDY at Orlando Air Force Base.
Can and always will respect the Freedoms and Security offered in the GREATEST of all USA.
Class of 1959
Air Force, 6 Years
Ground power tech, stationed on Middleton Island, Alaska, for one year. Than home based out of Myrtle Beach SC for remainder of tour. Attached to the Tactical Air Command. While stationed here, visited 48 states, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Spain and Saudi Arabia. Involved with the Bay of Pigs disaster on TDY at Orlando Air Force Base.
Can and always will respect the Freedoms and Security offered in the GREATEST of all USA.
Ed Kuchinic
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
Served Cu Chi Vietnam with the 25th Div. Arty. Avn .for 27 months as a section chief of a helicopter aviation section as Staff Sgt.
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
Served Cu Chi Vietnam with the 25th Div. Arty. Avn .for 27 months as a section chief of a helicopter aviation section as Staff Sgt.
George Neely
Class of 1966
Marine Corps Reserve, 10 Years
Went into Marines in 1967-68
Class of 1966
Marine Corps Reserve, 10 Years
Went into Marines in 1967-68
Howard Horn
Class of 1972
Navy, 20 Years
Naval Aviator. Served on the USS Nimitz.
Two deployments to Med and North Atlantic
Class of 1972
Navy, 20 Years
Naval Aviator. Served on the USS Nimitz.
Two deployments to Med and North Atlantic
Jeff Emmerling
Class of 1999
Navy, 6 Years
Petty Officer Second Class, Boatswainsmate, Spent 57 Days in Antarctica, 8 months stationed in Kuwait for Operation Iraqi Freedom at Kuwait Naval Base.
Class of 1999
Navy, 6 Years
Petty Officer Second Class, Boatswainsmate, Spent 57 Days in Antarctica, 8 months stationed in Kuwait for Operation Iraqi Freedom at Kuwait Naval Base.
Jennifer Rossin Simmons
Class of 1999
Air Force, 4 Years
A member of the Security Forces. Staff Sargeant presently deployed to Iraq. Previous deployment to Uzbekistan. Present home base is Columbus, Mississippi
Class of 1999
Air Force, 4 Years
A member of the Security Forces. Staff Sargeant presently deployed to Iraq. Previous deployment to Uzbekistan. Present home base is Columbus, Mississippi
john holder
Class of 1972
Navy, 20+ Years
served in various conflicts including desert storm
Class of 1972
Navy, 20+ Years
served in various conflicts including desert storm
Jonathan Lyle
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
So...graduate from PTHS at age 17...enlisting in the Army seemed like a brilliant idea in 1972! Three years active duty state-side then on to college in Virginia in 1975. Thanks GI Bill!
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
So...graduate from PTHS at age 17...enlisting in the Army seemed like a brilliant idea in 1972! Three years active duty state-side then on to college in Virginia in 1975. Thanks GI Bill!
Joshua Starr
Class of 1990
Army, 2 Years
Berlin Brigade, Charlie Company, 5th Batallion 501st Infantry. 1992-1994.
Class of 1990
Army, 2 Years
Berlin Brigade, Charlie Company, 5th Batallion 501st Infantry. 1992-1994.
Lawrence Anson
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years
Aviation Support Equipment Chief, 25 yrs. Uss Inchon LPH-12, Uss Eisenhower CVN-69, Uss Saratoga CV-60, NAS Pax River , MD, NAS Jacksonville, NAS Mayport, NS Puerto Rico, Christchurch, NZ - Operation Deep Freeze.
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years
Aviation Support Equipment Chief, 25 yrs. Uss Inchon LPH-12, Uss Eisenhower CVN-69, Uss Saratoga CV-60, NAS Pax River , MD, NAS Jacksonville, NAS Mayport, NS Puerto Rico, Christchurch, NZ - Operation Deep Freeze.
Matthew Strang
Class of 1997
Navy, 4 Years
Master At Arms for Shore Patrol and Submarines. Operation Enduring Freedom 2001.
Class of 1997
Navy, 4 Years
Master At Arms for Shore Patrol and Submarines. Operation Enduring Freedom 2001.
Nathan Alfano
Class of 1999
Air Force, 6 Years
Still active duty. Send me an e-mail for more info.
Class of 1999
Air Force, 6 Years
Still active duty. Send me an e-mail for more info.
Owen Dixon
Class of 1979
Army, 10 Years
1981 to 1991, Combat Medic, 24th Infantry Division, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, 46th CSH.
Class of 1979
Army, 10 Years
1981 to 1991, Combat Medic, 24th Infantry Division, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, 46th CSH.
Roy Capenos, MSW, LSW, ret.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 1 Years
Airman First Class. Combat - trained security ground support. Recipient of Outstanding Honor Graduate Commendation. NDSM. Honorable Discharge due to medical condition. Served from December 15, 1969 until March 17, 1971.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 1 Years
Airman First Class. Combat - trained security ground support. Recipient of Outstanding Honor Graduate Commendation. NDSM. Honorable Discharge due to medical condition. Served from December 15, 1969 until March 17, 1971.
Sea Christopher
Class of 2003
Navy, 7 Years
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer.
2 1/2 years in Rota, Spain at ammunition supply depot.
4 years with Riverine Squadron 2 out of Virginia Beach. First deployment to Al Qaim, Iraq. Second deployment to Basra, Iraq. Currently training for 3rd deployment.
Class of 2003
Navy, 7 Years
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer.
2 1/2 years in Rota, Spain at ammunition supply depot.
4 years with Riverine Squadron 2 out of Virginia Beach. First deployment to Al Qaim, Iraq. Second deployment to Basra, Iraq. Currently training for 3rd deployment.
Susan (Ball) Kolmer
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Over 24 years in the Air Force, first as an Information Technology officer and division chief at Sheppard, then Edwards AFB. Currently work for the Under Secretary for International Affairs in Foreign Disclosure and Technology Transfer.
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Over 24 years in the Air Force, first as an Information Technology officer and division chief at Sheppard, then Edwards AFB. Currently work for the Under Secretary for International Affairs in Foreign Disclosure and Technology Transfer.
Thom White
Class of 1985
Army, 4 Years
Currently serving in Iraq under the 25 ID
1-14th btn , 66th engineer company stationed
in Schofield Barricks Hawaii.
Class of 1985
Army, 4 Years
Currently serving in Iraq under the 25 ID
1-14th btn , 66th engineer company stationed
in Schofield Barricks Hawaii.
Thomas Allebach Shipe
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Silver Star & Purple Heart - Republic of Vietnam - Killed in action 19 September 1970 while serving with the 173rd Airborne. Tom is honored with a wall plaque displayed in the PT High School library. More: http://www.donnan.com/shipe.htm
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Silver Star & Purple Heart - Republic of Vietnam - Killed in action 19 September 1970 while serving with the 173rd Airborne. Tom is honored with a wall plaque displayed in the PT High School library. More: http://www.donnan.com/shipe.htm
Wayne McChesney
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Day I was being discharged, I met classmate Merill McClure as he was checking in at Cherry Point, N.C.
Small world.
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Day I was being discharged, I met classmate Merill McClure as he was checking in at Cherry Point, N.C.
Small world.
William (Bill) Merrell
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Superintendent of Disaster Preparedness (Chemical, Nuclear, Biological Warfare) for thirteen years.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Superintendent of Disaster Preparedness (Chemical, Nuclear, Biological Warfare) for thirteen years.
WILLIAM KALASKIE, Colonel, USAF (retired)
Class of 1974
Air Force, 27 Years
Commissioned at West Virginia University, through AFROTC, in 1978. Most of my 27-plus years involved the operation, maintenance, security and management of both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons. Retired in 2006 as Chief of International Affairs, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs.
Class of 1974
Air Force, 27 Years
Commissioned at West Virginia University, through AFROTC, in 1978. Most of my 27-plus years involved the operation, maintenance, security and management of both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons. Retired in 2006 as Chief of International Affairs, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs.
William Merrell
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Superintendent of Disaster Preparedness (Chemical, Nuclear, Biological Warfare) for thirteen years.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Superintendent of Disaster Preparedness (Chemical, Nuclear, Biological Warfare) for thirteen years.
Zipper Craft
Class of 1987
Army, 20+ Years
US Army. Been all over the US and Europe.
Started as an Armor officer. Spent a lot of time in logistics and, recently, have served with a hodge-podge (sp?) of Military Intelligence, Military Police, Engineer, Signal and Logistician Soldiers.
Love the Army. Never expected to be doing this for 20+ years but I wouldn't change it for the world.
Class of 1987
Army, 20+ Years
US Army. Been all over the US and Europe.
Started as an Armor officer. Spent a lot of time in logistics and, recently, have served with a hodge-podge (sp?) of Military Intelligence, Military Police, Engineer, Signal and Logistician Soldiers.
Love the Army. Never expected to be doing this for 20+ years but I wouldn't change it for the world.
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Our Peters 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 Peters Township High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Mcmurray are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!