Roosevelt High School Alumni
Des Moines, Iowa (IA)
Recent Members
| Bobby Beers | 1970 |
| Dan Gappa | 1968 |
| Dsvid Lynch | 1976 |
| John Mohler | 1962 |
| Michael Hunt | 1978 |
| Michael Kruse Kruse | 1974 |
| Robert Gibbs Robert Gibbs | 1964 |
| Sheila Epstein | 1965 |
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
Ariel L. Cross, Major USMC
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Marine pilot in the Vietnam War.
Missing in Action in July 1968.
Declared a casualty of war in 1978.
Posthumously awarded Air Medal.
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Marine pilot in the Vietnam War.
Missing in Action in July 1968.
Declared a casualty of war in 1978.
Posthumously awarded Air Medal.
Bruce Beeston
Class of 1965
Air Force, 5 Years
Op's Intelligence. Tour in SE Asia with assignments in Thailand, Vietnam and other countries. Also a tour on Okinawa with 28th Bomb Wing (B-52's) managing the Op's intelligence for the wing.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 5 Years
Op's Intelligence. Tour in SE Asia with assignments in Thailand, Vietnam and other countries. Also a tour on Okinawa with 28th Bomb Wing (B-52's) managing the Op's intelligence for the wing.
Chris Mease
Class of 1989
Army, 11 Years
Two Deployments to the Middle East. One austre Special Opertions Base and one posh POG base.
Now back to school.
Class of 1989
Army, 11 Years
Two Deployments to the Middle East. One austre Special Opertions Base and one posh POG base.
Now back to school.
Christopher Bechtel, CWO4
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Iowa Army National Guard (1968-82); United States Army Reserve (1986-95); Operation Desert Storm/Shield (1991); United States Army (Retired) 1997
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Iowa Army National Guard (1968-82); United States Army Reserve (1986-95); Operation Desert Storm/Shield (1991); United States Army (Retired) 1997
Dennis Kleber
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in USAFSS in Pakistan and Crete 1966-1969
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in USAFSS in Pakistan and Crete 1966-1969
Jack D. Allenberg
Class of 1956
Navy, 4 Years
Fire Control Tech 3rd Class, USS Helena CA-75
7th Fleet
Class of 1956
Navy, 4 Years
Fire Control Tech 3rd Class, USS Helena CA-75
7th Fleet
James hyde
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
1968-1971 viet-nam. 3rd battalion, 26th Marines
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
1968-1971 viet-nam. 3rd battalion, 26th Marines
James T. Bowen
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF pilot. Flew C-130 tactical airlift in Vietnam in 1971. JC-130 aerial recovery pilot based at Hickam AFB HI 1971-1975 recovering deorbited satellite reconnaissance film in mid-air. Served in various program management positions in reconnaissance, intelligence, fighter aircraft and unmanned air vehicle programs. Air operations and plans officer US Forces Caribbean 1982-84. Retired in 1995 as Director of Logistics for the F-16 fleet in use by 20 air forces around the world.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF pilot. Flew C-130 tactical airlift in Vietnam in 1971. JC-130 aerial recovery pilot based at Hickam AFB HI 1971-1975 recovering deorbited satellite reconnaissance film in mid-air. Served in various program management positions in reconnaissance, intelligence, fighter aircraft and unmanned air vehicle programs. Air operations and plans officer US Forces Caribbean 1982-84. Retired in 1995 as Director of Logistics for the F-16 fleet in use by 20 air forces around the world.
Jim Spicer
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 6 Years
2d Air Naval Gunfire Liason Company (airborne)
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 6 Years
2d Air Naval Gunfire Liason Company (airborne)
Joe Hindorff
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
Material Control Officer (Lt.jg) for ASW training squadron at Moffett Field, CA
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
Material Control Officer (Lt.jg) for ASW training squadron at Moffett Field, CA
Joseph C Greer
Class of 1969
Army, 6 Years
Enlisted July 1969. Graduated West Point 1974. Captain Airborne Ranger 82ND Airborne Division.
Class of 1969
Army, 6 Years
Enlisted July 1969. Graduated West Point 1974. Captain Airborne Ranger 82ND Airborne Division.
Kevin Brake
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Active duty from 1974 to 1996. Retired as a Master Sergeant, then attended National University in San Diego earning a BS in Computer Science and MS in Software Engineering.
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Active duty from 1974 to 1996. Retired as a Master Sergeant, then attended National University in San Diego earning a BS in Computer Science and MS in Software Engineering.
Michael J. Carson, CPT
Class of 1964
Army, 8 Years
Flight section leader and operations officer with 1st SQDN/9th CAV, 1st Cavalry Division (RVN) (1969 and 1970). Senior instructor, Tactics and Combined Arms Division, Artillery School, Ft. Sill, OK (1970 to 1972). RW Pilot and Artillery Liason Officer, Iowa Army National Guard (1972 to 1974).
Class of 1964
Army, 8 Years
Flight section leader and operations officer with 1st SQDN/9th CAV, 1st Cavalry Division (RVN) (1969 and 1970). Senior instructor, Tactics and Combined Arms Division, Artillery School, Ft. Sill, OK (1970 to 1972). RW Pilot and Artillery Liason Officer, Iowa Army National Guard (1972 to 1974).
Michael Lee Holmes
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
M.O.S. 15 E 10 - Pershing Missile Crewman. Stationed at Geilenkirchen Air Base, 1971-1972. Special Pershing nuclear warhead detachment.
Duties included mating the Pershing missile rocket stages and nuclear warheads onto the launch pads. Security of the nuclear missile site.
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
M.O.S. 15 E 10 - Pershing Missile Crewman. Stationed at Geilenkirchen Air Base, 1971-1972. Special Pershing nuclear warhead detachment.
Duties included mating the Pershing missile rocket stages and nuclear warheads onto the launch pads. Security of the nuclear missile site.
paul howard
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served aboard Submarines, Submarine Squadrons, and Group support units from 1978 to 1998.
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served aboard Submarines, Submarine Squadrons, and Group support units from 1978 to 1998.
Peter Zuber
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
6/32nd Field Artillery 1970-1971. Tuy Hoa, Phan Rang, Ban Me Thuot, Ninh Hoa,
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
6/32nd Field Artillery 1970-1971. Tuy Hoa, Phan Rang, Ban Me Thuot, Ninh Hoa,
Richard (Dick) Rue
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 2 Years
1971 - 1973 served as S-3 training NCO with 2nd Tanks at Camp Lejeune, NC. 1973 - 1977 USMC IRR.
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 2 Years
1971 - 1973 served as S-3 training NCO with 2nd Tanks at Camp Lejeune, NC. 1973 - 1977 USMC IRR.
Richard Banger
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
I joined the Naval Reserve while I was a junior in Roosevelt HS. I served on active duty for two years on a WWII Destroyer as a Postal Clerk Third Class. I went back on active duty two years later and stayed until I retired in August 1990. I retired as a Master Chief Personnelman (E9). I was stationed all over the US and we moved every two to three years. I served three years in the Pentagon (Chief of Naval Operations,OP09R), Three years at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. Three years as Command Master Chief, REDCOM 13, Great Lakes, IL., and retired from the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington. D.C. I retired from Principal as a Department Manager in April 2004.
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
I joined the Naval Reserve while I was a junior in Roosevelt HS. I served on active duty for two years on a WWII Destroyer as a Postal Clerk Third Class. I went back on active duty two years later and stayed until I retired in August 1990. I retired as a Master Chief Personnelman (E9). I was stationed all over the US and we moved every two to three years. I served three years in the Pentagon (Chief of Naval Operations,OP09R), Three years at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. Three years as Command Master Chief, REDCOM 13, Great Lakes, IL., and retired from the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington. D.C. I retired from Principal as a Department Manager in April 2004.
Richard Banger
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired from the Navy as a Master Chief Personnelman (E-9)
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired from the Navy as a Master Chief Personnelman (E-9)
Richard Philip Mason
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years
F 4 fighter pilot in air force, served in NATO for 3 years in Germany. Remote tour 1972 to 1973, worked on GPS in Colorado Springs,Colorado. Stationed at Kirtland air force base in the weapons lab.Retired from the air force 1986. Worked for Orbital Science after retirement and other science related companies. Married for 51 year to former Roosevelt graduate Carole Shaeffer and we have 2 grown sons, Craig and Jeff, one granddaughter and one great granddaughter.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years
F 4 fighter pilot in air force, served in NATO for 3 years in Germany. Remote tour 1972 to 1973, worked on GPS in Colorado Springs,Colorado. Stationed at Kirtland air force base in the weapons lab.Retired from the air force 1986. Worked for Orbital Science after retirement and other science related companies. Married for 51 year to former Roosevelt graduate Carole Shaeffer and we have 2 grown sons, Craig and Jeff, one granddaughter and one great granddaughter.
robert beasley
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
20 year. 9 years enlisted (TSgt e-6) flight simulator, communications/computers, 11 officer (Capt O-3), communications, aerospace engineering
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
20 year. 9 years enlisted (TSgt e-6) flight simulator, communications/computers, 11 officer (Capt O-3), communications, aerospace engineering
Robert Stuhrman
Class of 1948
Air Force, 4 Years
Texas, Maine, Labrador, Washington State.
Class of 1948
Air Force, 4 Years
Texas, Maine, Labrador, Washington State.
Stephen Cornwell
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Weapons Mechanic on B-52 aircraft
U-Tapao RTNAB 307th MMS 635th Combat support group 1973 - 1974
Beale AFB 7th Air Force 1974- 1976
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Weapons Mechanic on B-52 aircraft
U-Tapao RTNAB 307th MMS 635th Combat support group 1973 - 1974
Beale AFB 7th Air Force 1974- 1976
Steve Proctor
Class of 1965
Air Force, 10 Years
Captain. Personnel Officer at Barksdale AFB, LA; Minuteman Missile Combat Crew Commander, Ellsworth AFB, SD; Minuteman Missile Emergency War Order Instructor, Vandenberg AFB, CA. High point of career was actual launch of two Minuteman ICBM from Vandenberg AFB to the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific as a test of operational readiness.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 10 Years
Captain. Personnel Officer at Barksdale AFB, LA; Minuteman Missile Combat Crew Commander, Ellsworth AFB, SD; Minuteman Missile Emergency War Order Instructor, Vandenberg AFB, CA. High point of career was actual launch of two Minuteman ICBM from Vandenberg AFB to the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific as a test of operational readiness.
Steven C Larson
Class of 1971
Navy, 20+ Years
Active duty Navy for 30+ years, in both enlisted (E9) and officer (CDR) capacities. Served in support of the land, air, surface, subsurface, space, and special operations communities, with additional assignments in the information operations, education and training, and meteorology/oceanography communities. Retired in 2005 in a combat support capacity, and continues to serve in operations and combat support capacities as a federal civilian. Currently the Director of a DOD Threat Operations Center.
Class of 1971
Navy, 20+ Years
Active duty Navy for 30+ years, in both enlisted (E9) and officer (CDR) capacities. Served in support of the land, air, surface, subsurface, space, and special operations communities, with additional assignments in the information operations, education and training, and meteorology/oceanography communities. Retired in 2005 in a combat support capacity, and continues to serve in operations and combat support capacities as a federal civilian. Currently the Director of a DOD Threat Operations Center.
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