Plainfield High School Alumni

Plainfield, Indiana (IN)

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

Adam Sauer
Adam Sauer
Class of 2000
Army, 8 Years

SGT Sauer serves as a 92F with the 407th Quartermaster Company.
Allen Crouse
Allen Crouse
Class of 1969
Army, 2 Years

48th med. bat. 2nd armord div. mechanic
Bob Costello
Bob Costello
Class of 1979
Navy, 18 Years

Submarine Service
Bob Humphress
Bob Humphress
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired Air Force Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) with over 26 years. Served in Vietnam 69-70. Stationed at Keesler AFB, MS, Peterson Field, CO, Norton AFB, CA, Scott AFB,IL. Aircraft Loadmaster on C-141A/B logged over 9800 flying hours. Retired in March 1995
Bobby LeMay
Bobby LeMay
Class of 1984
Army, 3 Years

Medic with Division Recon, 82nd Airborne Div.
Ft. Bragg NC
Charlie Nelson
Charlie Nelson
Class of 1968
Air Force, 6 Years

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon stationed at Carswell, AFB, TX. Rank: major. Was also in AF Reserves at Grissom, AFB, IN.
Craig Carpenter
Craig Carpenter
Class of 2001
Air Force, 5 Years

Staff Sgt. Craig Carpenter has been stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, OK since July 2004. He is currently in the 72D Medical Group as an Optometry Technician. He recently accepted a position as the 72D Medical Group's Unit Deployment Manager. He is responsible for deploying the 72D Medical Group's combat medics. He plans on joining the 507th Medical Squadron when his active duty enlistment is over and will be participating in the Troops to Teachers Program.
Daniel Frye
Daniel Frye
Class of 1968
Navy, 6 Years

Based out of San Diego, CA., served 4 years as a weapons petty officer on a naval destroyer in Southeast Asia. Responsibilities included weapons tracking systems, aircraft carrier support, naval gun fire support for U.S. land troops in Vietnam, and an occasional, unexpected engagement involving migs and gun boats just to keep our blood pumping.
Darrell Friddle
Darrell Friddle
Class of 1979
Army, 8 Years

US Army Chemical Corps
Currently federal employee for the Department of Defense for the past 3years.
David Burcham
David Burcham
Class of 1991
Navy, 17 Years

Navy Chief
Flight Engineer on the E-6B Mercury
DAVID C BOHENKAMP
DAVID C BOHENKAMP
Class of 1981
Navy, 6 Years

Nuclear Engineer / U.S.S Enterprise
Doran McGugan
Doran McGugan
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years

Enlisted in USAF in Sept '82. Was stationed at Eielson AFB AK, Nellis AFB NV, Myrtle Beach AFB SC, Incirlik AB TK, and Malmstrom AFB MT. Served 3 different tours in Southwest Asia in support of the War on Terroism. Retired from Active duty in '04 and currently works for the Dept of Homeland Security in Montana.
gary ward
gary ward
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years

I was a Combat Medic serving in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969
Heather K. Wertz Leasor
Heather K. Wertz Leasor
Class of 1992
Air Force, 7 Years

Medical Service Specialist.
Scott Air Force Base Illinois.
James Taylor
James Taylor
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

A-4M Plane Captain
Jay Gee
Jay Gee
Class of 1985
Air Force, 9 Years

Air Traffic Controller
John Burke
John Burke
Class of 2001
Navy, 5 Years

I am an aviation electronics tech on P-3s and i live in hawaii
Joseph Paul Herrera
Joseph Paul Herrera
Class of 2000
Navy, 8 Years

I'm a Machinist's Mate 2nd class serving active duty in the U.S Navy. I've served onboard the USS Camden (AOE-2) as a boiler mechanic and did 2 deployments to the Persian Gulf onboard. as well as served on the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis as a cryogenics technician. I've just gotten through with a GSA tour to Iraq where I worked as a detentio Facility Guard at Camp Taji.
Kimberly Floyd-Crone
Kimberly Floyd-Crone
Class of 1990
Air Force, 4 Years

Pharmacy Technician stationed at March AFB, Ca. Served during Desert Storm/Shield.
Larry Wilson
Larry Wilson
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years

Army Lieutenat Colonel. Almost 27 years of service. Three combat tours, two bronze starts, Desert Storm/OIF experinece. Airborne, Air Assult, Expert Infantry, Patherfinder, and Long-range surveillence qualified
Matthew S. Cramer
Matthew S. Cramer
Class of 1997
Air Force, 11 Years

TSgt
Michael E. Smith
Michael E. Smith
Class of 1976
Air Force, 18 Years

Retiring with 20 yrs Feb 2018
Michael Melvin
Michael Melvin
Class of 1999
Army, 7 Years

SSG Melvin is a medic currently serving in 3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment.
Michael Sugars
Michael Sugars
Class of 1983
National Guard, 20+ Years

Joined after graduation and retired in 2007. Best decision I ever made.
Mitch Collins
Mitch Collins
Class of 2006
Navy, 3 Years

Hull Maintenance Technician on the U.S.S. Winston S. Churchill. were he has served on various operations and deployments involving Operation Enduring Freedom and operation Iraqi Freedom. Currently is a third class petty officer.
nathan burcham
nathan burcham
Class of 1996
Navy, 2 Years

seaman
Patrick Neeley
Patrick Neeley
Class of 2001
Navy, 9 Years

Helicopter Aircrewman and Aviation Rescue Swimmer
Rick Whitley
Rick Whitley
Class of 1963
Army, 4 Years

Special Agent Counter intelligence
Riki Jensen
Riki Jensen
Class of 1980
Navy, 8 Years

Entered Oct.80 worked on F-14s as an Aircraft mech.hyd. with Squadrons VF-84,VF-101.
Rob Deakin
Rob Deakin
Class of 1986
Army, 4 Years

Military Policeman w/ 101st Airborne
Scott Oatterson
Scott Oatterson
Class of 1979
Air Force, 8 Years

F-16 Avionics Technician, Air Force Master Instructor, Desert Storm Vet.
Scott Patter Dr. On
Scott Patter Dr. On
Class of 1979
Air Force, 8 Years

F-16 Avionics Systems Technician Master Instructor
Thomas L. Johnson
Thomas L. Johnson
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years

Conventional Weapons Specialist. Stationed at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk, UK (1969-1972). Cold war "nuclear deterent" base. M61A1 Vulcan Cannon aircraft weapons specialist
Timothy Bayles  Sr
Timothy Bayles Sr
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years

19 months Viet Nam as infantry. nuff said.

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Leeann Ford
Class of '84

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PHS Alumni Association Banquet June 10,2018

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Our Plainfield 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 Plainfield High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Plainfield are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!