Point Pleasant High School Alumni
Point Pleasant, West Virginia (WV)
Recent Members
| Chase Muncy | 2017 |
| Dale Hughes Dale Hughes | 2012 |
| Dana Justis | 2019 |
| Giulia Garofano | 2020 |
| Jeff Bonecutter | 1983 |
| Rick Turner | 1968 |
| Sydnee Darst | 2023 |
| Tracy Chapman | 1989 |
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
Bradford Smith
Class of 1987
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF 44th Security Police Group / 45th MSS / Ellsworth AFB, SD
Class of 1987
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF 44th Security Police Group / 45th MSS / Ellsworth AFB, SD
Brian Scott Buxton
Class of 1974
Navy, 8 Years
Naval Aviator,
F-14 Tomcat
Fighter Squadron VF-143
NAS Oceana
Navy Jet Flight Instructor VT-4
NAS Pensacola
Class of 1974
Navy, 8 Years
Naval Aviator,
F-14 Tomcat
Fighter Squadron VF-143
NAS Oceana
Navy Jet Flight Instructor VT-4
NAS Pensacola
David Lee Blankenship
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years
Still active duty Navy stationed at Commander, Submarine Group NINE, Bangor, Wasington. My current rank is Master Chief Petty Officer. I have been stationed in Orlando; Meridian, MS; Groton, CT; Pearl Harbor, HI; Pittsburgh, PA; San Diego, CA; and Bangor, Wasington
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years
Still active duty Navy stationed at Commander, Submarine Group NINE, Bangor, Wasington. My current rank is Master Chief Petty Officer. I have been stationed in Orlando; Meridian, MS; Groton, CT; Pearl Harbor, HI; Pittsburgh, PA; San Diego, CA; and Bangor, Wasington
David Perry
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served all over the world as an Air Traffic controller
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served all over the world as an Air Traffic controller
David Perry
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served all over the world as an Air Traffic Controller.
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served all over the world as an Air Traffic Controller.
Gary Atkinson
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
33 years total service. Retired with 20 years active duty June 2000.
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
33 years total service. Retired with 20 years active duty June 2000.
Gene Clingenpeel
Class of 1988
Navy, 4 Years
USS Kittyhawk & USS Constellation
1988 - 1992
Class of 1988
Navy, 4 Years
USS Kittyhawk & USS Constellation
1988 - 1992
Gordon Edward Beckett
Class of 1953
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Marine Corps Schools Demonstration Troops
Class of 1953
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Marine Corps Schools Demonstration Troops
JAMES EDWARD DUNCAN
Class of 1959
Army, 11 Years
DUNCAN, JAMES EDWARD
Name: James Edward Duncan
Rank/Branch: E7/US Army
Unit: U.S. Army Infantry, Advance Team 21, MACV
Date of Birth: 11 July 1940 (Mason County WV)
Home City of Record: Pleasant Point WV
Date of Loss: 03 March 1971
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 143351N 1073619E (YB807116)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Refno: 1714
Other Personnel in Incident: Orie J. Dubbeld (missing)
Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S.
Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families,
published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK in 1998.
REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: On March 3, 1971 1Lt. Orie J. Dubbeld and SFC James E. Duncan were
serving as advisors to the 22nd ARVN Ranger Battalion on a reinforcement
mission in Kon Tum Province, South Vietnam. During the mission, their unit
came under ground mortar attack. A mortar round hit directly in the foxhole
where 1Lt. Dubbeld and SFC Duncan were located. An ARVN medical officer
stated that Dubbeld was killed instantly, and that SFC Duncan died a few
minutes later.
An attempt was made to carry the bodies with the withdrawing ARVN unit.
However, the fighting became so intense that it was necessary to bury the
advisors. To date, no attempt has been made to exhume the bodies.
The ARVN medical officer confirmed that Dubbeld and Duncan were dead. It is
unfortunate, but a reality of war that their remains were left behind out of
the necessity to protect the lives of the team who served with them. They
are listed with honor among the missing because their remains cannot be
buried with honor at home.
The U.s. Government believes the enemy knows the final resting place of
Dubbeld and Duncan, but access to the site has been denied.
The Vietnamese also refuse to reveal information regarding the hundreds of
Americans that authorities believe are still alive, held prisoner in
Southeast Asia. Dubbeld and Duncan lost their lives trying to help an allied
nation preserve its freedom. Their deaths will only have the honor due them
when we are willing to exert the effort necessary to rescue those Americans
who are still alive.
Class of 1959
Army, 11 Years
DUNCAN, JAMES EDWARD
Name: James Edward Duncan
Rank/Branch: E7/US Army
Unit: U.S. Army Infantry, Advance Team 21, MACV
Date of Birth: 11 July 1940 (Mason County WV)
Home City of Record: Pleasant Point WV
Date of Loss: 03 March 1971
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 143351N 1073619E (YB807116)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Refno: 1714
Other Personnel in Incident: Orie J. Dubbeld (missing)
Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S.
Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families,
published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK in 1998.
REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: On March 3, 1971 1Lt. Orie J. Dubbeld and SFC James E. Duncan were
serving as advisors to the 22nd ARVN Ranger Battalion on a reinforcement
mission in Kon Tum Province, South Vietnam. During the mission, their unit
came under ground mortar attack. A mortar round hit directly in the foxhole
where 1Lt. Dubbeld and SFC Duncan were located. An ARVN medical officer
stated that Dubbeld was killed instantly, and that SFC Duncan died a few
minutes later.
An attempt was made to carry the bodies with the withdrawing ARVN unit.
However, the fighting became so intense that it was necessary to bury the
advisors. To date, no attempt has been made to exhume the bodies.
The ARVN medical officer confirmed that Dubbeld and Duncan were dead. It is
unfortunate, but a reality of war that their remains were left behind out of
the necessity to protect the lives of the team who served with them. They
are listed with honor among the missing because their remains cannot be
buried with honor at home.
The U.s. Government believes the enemy knows the final resting place of
Dubbeld and Duncan, but access to the site has been denied.
The Vietnamese also refuse to reveal information regarding the hundreds of
Americans that authorities believe are still alive, held prisoner in
Southeast Asia. Dubbeld and Duncan lost their lives trying to help an allied
nation preserve its freedom. Their deaths will only have the honor due them
when we are willing to exert the effort necessary to rescue those Americans
who are still alive.
Michael Gardner
Class of 1993
Army, 13 Years
UH-60 Blackhawk Instructor Pilot, CW2, medically retired
Class of 1993
Army, 13 Years
UH-60 Blackhawk Instructor Pilot, CW2, medically retired
Teresa L Walker
Class of 1981
Army, 8 Years
US Army Sergeant, Signal Corps 36C10, 31L20B2, 31F20
Class of 1981
Army, 8 Years
US Army Sergeant, Signal Corps 36C10, 31L20B2, 31F20
Thomas Adams
Class of 1961
Army, 9 Years
Gary Wamsley and I joined at the same time and went through Basic at Fort Knox, KY. I served in Korea 1962-1963 and Vietnam 1966-1967. The photo was on a supply convoy. I was riding shotgun.
Class of 1961
Army, 9 Years
Gary Wamsley and I joined at the same time and went through Basic at Fort Knox, KY. I served in Korea 1962-1963 and Vietnam 1966-1967. The photo was on a supply convoy. I was riding shotgun.
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School News
In Memory of William "Wally" Wallace
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of William H. "Wally" Wallace (Class of 1973). Wally passe...
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Our Point Pleasant 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 Point Pleasant High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Point Pleasant are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!