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!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your Rootstown/ward Davis High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Adrian Lee Barnette
Adrian Lee Barnette
Class of 1964
Navy Reserves, 4 Years

NMCB- 4 SeaBee's
Vietnam
Oakinawa
Spain
David Lyon
David Lyon
Class of 1965
Army, 26 Years

Entered the Army in 1971. Served in the Army Transportation Corps while stationed in Germany, the Netherlands, and the continental United States. Retired in Washington, DC in 1997.
Dennis Sanders
Dennis Sanders
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years

Avionics technician on F111 and B1 test and evaluation aircraft. Member of the Frontline Maintenance Engineering team. Served three tours to RAF Upper Heyford England.
Jeff Pickens
Jeff Pickens
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years

Air Transportation stationed all over the world. Last assignment as the Operations Manager for the Passenger Terminal at Kadena in Okinawa. Favorite would be Rhein Main, Germany
Paulette Beasley Pardue
Paulette Beasley Pardue
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years

Twenty-plus years in Air Transportation. Tours in Germany and Okinawa, travel all over the world.
Richard E. Sheffield
Richard E. Sheffield
Class of 1950
Air Force, 20+ Years

Flew, B-47, B-58 & SR-71. Chief Air Force Reconnaissance. Chief Air Force Space Operations
Robert Summers
Robert Summers
Class of 1951
Army, 2 Years

Drafted out of College, Stationed in Georgia, 3rd Infintry Division
Tim Simpson
Tim Simpson
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Vietnam - 1966 - 1968. 2 Purple Hearts - bronze star for valor
Tom Wilfong
Tom Wilfong
Class of 1992
Navy, 14 Years

I traveled all over the world during my 14 years in the Navy and lived in many different parts of the U.S. I was an Electrician's Mate for 10 years and a Navy Counselor (career) for my last 4 years before being medically discharged.

Classmates Spotlight

Rootstown/ward Davis High School Classmates

Shelby Mottern
Class of '02

Alumni Stories

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School News

Retired Band Uniform Pillows

The RHS Marching Band has had the privilege of the arrival of new uniforms to be used for concert and marching band. Th...
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