Roosevelt High School Alumni
St. Louis, Missouri (MO)

Recent Members
Aurieona Travis | 2012 |
Betty Chapman | 1950 |
Close Matthews | 1957 |
Gary L. Lacy Gary L. Lacy | 1978 |
Mary Banks | 2014 |
Michael Bradford | 2013 |
Sharon Yates | 1962 |
Shirley Kerperien | 1968 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
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Honored Military Alumni


Billy Sermon
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Vietnam 67-68. Echo co. 2nd Bn./1st Marines-Worked later at National Security Agency.
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Vietnam 67-68. Echo co. 2nd Bn./1st Marines-Worked later at National Security Agency.


Cherilyn Overall Heyliger
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
Personnel Techncian, 13 Years Served With The Air Force, stationed in Colorado, Germany, ArKansas, Korea, California, and South Dakota. Joined the active Air Guard in Georgia and continued my career as a Production Recruiter and Retention Office Manager. Air Power!
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
Personnel Techncian, 13 Years Served With The Air Force, stationed in Colorado, Germany, ArKansas, Korea, California, and South Dakota. Joined the active Air Guard in Georgia and continued my career as a Production Recruiter and Retention Office Manager. Air Power!

Claude Evans
Class of 1975
Army, 2 Years
Administrative Specialist - 71L10
Basic - Fort Jackson, SC
AIT - Fort Jackson, SC
Permenant Party - Fort Campbell, KY in the 101st Airborne Division
Class of 1975
Army, 2 Years
Administrative Specialist - 71L10
Basic - Fort Jackson, SC
AIT - Fort Jackson, SC
Permenant Party - Fort Campbell, KY in the 101st Airborne Division

Claude Evans
Class of 1975
Army, 2 Years
Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC. AIT as a 71L10 at Fort Jackson. Permanent party at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Class of 1975
Army, 2 Years
Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC. AIT as a 71L10 at Fort Jackson. Permanent party at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

David William Rowley
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Vietnam veteran that served with 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rdMarDiv, Dong Ha, RVN
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Vietnam veteran that served with 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rdMarDiv, Dong Ha, RVN

debra goodwin jacobs
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
AFSC Air Traffic control. As an Officer and Enlisted
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
AFSC Air Traffic control. As an Officer and Enlisted

Deidre Whitfield
Class of 1988
Navy, 22 Years
21 years active duty Navy and one year Army Reserve.
Class of 1988
Navy, 22 Years
21 years active duty Navy and one year Army Reserve.

Donell R. Whitfield, Jr
Class of 1985
Navy, 10 Years
U.S. Navy Reserve and active duty Navy.
Class of 1985
Navy, 10 Years
U.S. Navy Reserve and active duty Navy.

Edward Perry
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
5/7 Cav 1st Air Cav Vietnam 1969. Tay Ninh
2/23 25 Inf. Div Vietnam 1970. Tay Ninh
MACV 1970. Can Tho
MOS 11C40
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
5/7 Cav 1st Air Cav Vietnam 1969. Tay Ninh
2/23 25 Inf. Div Vietnam 1970. Tay Ninh
MACV 1970. Can Tho
MOS 11C40

Eric Hinrichs
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Cryptography and Electronic Warfare Officer in the United States Army Security Agency, Frankfurt, Germany. Instructor at Centro Ellectronic Difesa in Anzio, Italy.
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Cryptography and Electronic Warfare Officer in the United States Army Security Agency, Frankfurt, Germany. Instructor at Centro Ellectronic Difesa in Anzio, Italy.

HANK BACHMANN
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
ARMY 71/74 VIETNAM 72/73
ARMY GUARD 74/80
AIR GUARD 80/93
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
ARMY 71/74 VIETNAM 72/73
ARMY GUARD 74/80
AIR GUARD 80/93

Jeanne Picariello
Class of 1971
Army, 30 Years
Served 30 years in US Army Nurse Corps. World-wide assignments and deployments. Retired at rank of Colonel.
Class of 1971
Army, 30 Years
Served 30 years in US Army Nurse Corps. World-wide assignments and deployments. Retired at rank of Colonel.


Larry Fugel
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Served with the Air Force Security Police and was stationed in the Vietnam for one year, Philippine Islands for a year and a half and then in Montana for one year.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Served with the Air Force Security Police and was stationed in the Vietnam for one year, Philippine Islands for a year and a half and then in Montana for one year.

Mark A. Troutt
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 3 Years
2nd Battallion, 3rd Marine Division, Echo Company, Vietnam-1966-67, 0311 Infantry, WIA, Corporal
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 3 Years
2nd Battallion, 3rd Marine Division, Echo Company, Vietnam-1966-67, 0311 Infantry, WIA, Corporal

Michael D Cochrum
Class of 1965
Air Force, 12 Years
Joined Sep 65, commissioned Dec 75. resigned 77.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 12 Years
Joined Sep 65, commissioned Dec 75. resigned 77.

michael mock
Class of 1963
Navy, 7 Years
1963 USS glacier icebreaker Antarctica 63, 64,65. USS hammer dd718 Vietnam 67,68 69 disch 1970
Class of 1963
Navy, 7 Years
1963 USS glacier icebreaker Antarctica 63, 64,65. USS hammer dd718 Vietnam 67,68 69 disch 1970

Richard Ivy
Class of 1981
Army, 12 Years
I served as a Military Policeman and also worked with MP Police Dog program.
Class of 1981
Army, 12 Years
I served as a Military Policeman and also worked with MP Police Dog program.

Robert Divine
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
Served at Nellis Air Base in Las Vegas, Nevada working on fighter air craft.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
Served at Nellis Air Base in Las Vegas, Nevada working on fighter air craft.

Ron Riley
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Heavy Yard Tug , Midway Is 1965-66; USS Ozborne DD 773 Tonkin Gulf 1966-67; US Naval Support Activity, Hue, RVN 1967-1968 - Awarded Purple Heart Feb. 1968. Hon. Dis. June 1968.
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Heavy Yard Tug , Midway Is 1965-66; USS Ozborne DD 773 Tonkin Gulf 1966-67; US Naval Support Activity, Hue, RVN 1967-1968 - Awarded Purple Heart Feb. 1968. Hon. Dis. June 1968.

Ron Riley
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Heavy Yard Tug , Midway Is 1965-66; USS Ozborne DD 773 Tonkin Gulf 1966-67; US Naval Support Activity, Hue, RVN 1967-1968 - Awarded Purple Heart Feb. 1968. Hon. Dis. June 1968.
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Heavy Yard Tug , Midway Is 1965-66; USS Ozborne DD 773 Tonkin Gulf 1966-67; US Naval Support Activity, Hue, RVN 1967-1968 - Awarded Purple Heart Feb. 1968. Hon. Dis. June 1968.

Ronald Dean Labbee
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20 Years
Four years active duty at Altus AFB, Ok, Dyess AFB, Tx working on B-52 bombers and KC-135 Refueling Tankers as a Sheet Metal Repairman. Spent six months TDY at Anderson AFB in Guam. Twenty years at Jefferson Barracks working in the Motor Pool for three years then moving into Civil Engineering as a Heating/Air Conditioning Repairman. Spend 2 weeks active duty with CE in Panama, UK, Germany, Isreal, Italy over the 20 years. I retired in 1998 with the rank of Tsgt.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20 Years
Four years active duty at Altus AFB, Ok, Dyess AFB, Tx working on B-52 bombers and KC-135 Refueling Tankers as a Sheet Metal Repairman. Spent six months TDY at Anderson AFB in Guam. Twenty years at Jefferson Barracks working in the Motor Pool for three years then moving into Civil Engineering as a Heating/Air Conditioning Repairman. Spend 2 weeks active duty with CE in Panama, UK, Germany, Isreal, Italy over the 20 years. I retired in 1998 with the rank of Tsgt.

Samuel Sloan
Class of 1967
Air Force, 6 Years
USAF Security Service-Morse Systems Opr
Class of 1967
Air Force, 6 Years
USAF Security Service-Morse Systems Opr

Samuel Sloan
Class of 1967
Navy, 5 Years
Hospital Corp - Nuclear Medicine Cardiology
Class of 1967
Navy, 5 Years
Hospital Corp - Nuclear Medicine Cardiology

Stanley R Gibson
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
U.S. Army Special Forces Airborne (Green Beret) Vietnam Veteran.
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
U.S. Army Special Forces Airborne (Green Beret) Vietnam Veteran.

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