Putnam City West High School Alumni

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OK)

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

Alan Lakin
Alan Lakin
Class of 1970
Army, 6 Years

Sgt E-5 ASA
Bill Doray
Bill Doray
Class of 1978
Army, 6 Years

1st / 48th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division
Gelnhausen, West Germany 1979-1981
Reserve 1981-86. 1990-91
BOB ELLIOTT
BOB ELLIOTT
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION (BIG RED ONE) 1972-75 RANK E-4, STATIONED AT FT.RILEY,KS AND ALL OVER GERMANY!
Candice Marcin
Candice Marcin
Class of 2007
Army Reserves, 4 Years

Joined the Army Reserves right out of high school
Charles Short
Charles Short
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired after 25 Years of Service, Now living in Las Vegas
Christina (Majors) Jeter
Christina (Majors) Jeter
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served in the United States Marine Corps for four years stationed at the Historical Marine Barracks 8th & I in Washington, D.C. as an administrative clerk.
Christopher Miller
Christopher Miller
Class of 2003
Air Force, 3 Years

28th Security Forces Squadron
Ellsworth AFB, SD 57706
*Operation Enduring Freedom*
Clarence M. (Roe) Penticuff
Clarence M. (Roe) Penticuff
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 5 Years

USMC Officer - 4 years, 11 months and 1 day
Corbin Morris
Corbin Morris
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired after 20 years service. Joined to see the world and now enjoying oklahoma.
Corry McCormick
Corry McCormick
Class of 2005
Air Force, 3 Years

Lackland AFB ( Basic Military Training) -
October 11,2005-November 25-2005
Keesler AFB ( Tech School)
November 26, 2005-April 12,2006
Ramstein AB, Germany ( 1st Duty Assignment)
May 2, 2006- May 5,2008
Tinker AFB
May 19,2008 - Current
Corry Wade McCormick
Corry Wade McCormick
Class of 2005
Air Force, 9 Years

Currently serving in the Air Force Reserve after serving 8 years in active duty Air Force. 9+ year total Air Force service time so far.
Cpl Kendall Rahill
Cpl Kendall Rahill
Class of 2007
Marine Corps, 2 Years

1st Bat/12th Marines/Charlie Battery. Station in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Iraq tour Oct 08-Mar 09. Will deploy to Japan Mar 2010.
Dale Clark
Dale Clark
Class of 1988
Air Force, 4 Years

Security Police, Edwards Air Force Base
David Beaulieu
David Beaulieu
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years

Worked in the Dental Field and retired after 24 years. Now work for the State of Alaska Dept of Corrections.
Hal Persun
Hal Persun
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years

Retired US Army officer and 1974 PCW grad. Received Army comission as a second lieutenant from UCO in Edmond.
HUGH A. KINSEY
HUGH A. KINSEY
Class of 1971
Army Reserves, 20+ Years

9 yrs active duty US NAVY 76-85
3 yrs Navy Reserve 92-95
2 yrs OK Army National Guard 01-03
7 yrs US Army Reserve 03-10

Retiring from Military Career May 2012!!!
Jacob Alexander
Jacob Alexander
Class of 1998
Marine Corps, 10 Years

served 1 tour to Afghanistan and 4 tours to Iraq
John L Melting Jr
John L Melting Jr
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years

TMC (ss/sw) served on four Fast Attack Submarines - USS Richard B. Russell (ssn687), USS Honolulu (ssn718), USS Indinapolis (ssn697), USS Archerfish (ssn678) SEAL Delivery, as Chief Torpedoman, two sub tenders USS Emery S. Land (as39), USS Simon Lake (as36) as weapons department Chief and Division Officer, Lead Instructor for the Navy at the Torpedoman A School and retired after completing final tour as the CNO's Operational Test Director for Torpedoes. Traveled the world and been to over 25 different countries.
Justin Corriveau
Justin Corriveau
Class of 2005
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Sergeant- Data Communications
Deployed to Iraq 07-08 for 13 months
Currently deployed to Afghanistan for 12 months; left January 2010
Kendall Rahill
Kendall Rahill
Class of 2007
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Artillary Stationed in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Kruse Holliday
Kruse Holliday
Class of 1981
Army, 13 Years

US Infantry - Desert Sheild/Storm Veteran
Lee R Lytle
Lee R Lytle
Class of 1973
Air Force, 22 Years

KC 135 Boom Operator / ACFT Mechanic
Marc "Poppy" Strickland
Marc "Poppy" Strickland
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years

I flew with the USAF and had a wonderful career. I finished up doing operational test & evaluation of command & control systems in the acquisition pipeline. I retired in 1996 and worked another 17 years as a defense contractor.
mike manwell
mike manwell
Class of 1989
Air Force, 6 Years

air crew life support,combat medic,convoy escort operation iraqi freedom,13 month deploy
Mike Whetstone
Mike Whetstone
Class of 1975
Air Force, 6 Years

Trained in Early Warning Radar Systems and crossed to Forward Area Control, Tactical. It's all been replaced by AWACS and Satellites.
Paul Fenwick
Paul Fenwick
Class of 1978
Air Force, 7 Years

Russian Cryptologic Linguist
Paul Fenwick
Paul Fenwick
Class of 1978
Air Force, 7 Years

Russian Cryptologic Linguist Specialist. Worked at the National Security Agency, the White House Comm Center and in Berlin, Germany
Peter
Peter
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 10 Years

I joined the Marine Corps in Oct 79. Three yrs active duty and 7 yrs active reserve. My 3 yrs of active duty was in K-bay Hawaii. With the 1st Bn 3rd Marines. My 7 yrs of active reserve with the 2nd Tank Bn, Charlie Co, in Broken arrow Ok and Oscar Battery, Okc.
Randel George
Randel George
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired Lieutenant Colonel weather officer.
Randy L. Erickson
Randy L. Erickson
Class of 1986
Navy, 4 Years

Communications
Roy Moser
Roy Moser
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

I went in in 1986 and was attached to the USS America. Most of my time was in the reserves. I was recalled on Presidential Orders two days after 911 for physical security. The Government sent me to Indiana for two weeks to Crane Weapons depot. Then I had it bad they sent me to Naples Italy for two years. While I was there I was part of the Force Protecton Security section. I'm still in and hope to retire in 2009
Scott Owens
Scott Owens
Class of 1977
Coast Guard, 4 Years

was a marine law enforcement officer and also worked in aids to navigation
stephen E Keith
stephen E Keith
Class of 1976
Navy, 9 Years

Joined US NAVY 1976 USS Talbot FFG-4 first command. Commissioned USS Ticonderoga CG-47 AEGIS. Worked for Northropgrumman 23 yrs and working AEGIS program as a Defense contractor
Steve Szukala
Steve Szukala
Class of 1994
Air Force, 4 Years

Air Traffic Controller
Steven Deeds
Steven Deeds
Class of 1988
Army, 6 Years

US Army SATCOM Engineer South West Asia

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