Saint Albans High School Alumni

Saint Albans, West Virginia (WV)

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

Bob Blake
Bob Blake
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years

CPT, US Army. Company commander
Brian Turley
Brian Turley
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years

US Army 12 years, US Army Reserves 16 years.
Capt. Steven Dwight Akers
Capt. Steven Dwight Akers
Class of 1993
Army, 13 Years

Severed with 3rd ID for two deployments.
awarded 2 Bronzed Stars.
Cary Campbell
Cary Campbell
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Served in the Marines and Army. Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom Veteran.
COLONEL RANDALL N. BALL
COLONEL RANDALL N. BALL
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years

Served 30 years in the Army Dental Corps, 16 years as Commanding Officer of Dental Organizations across the globe.
D'Ann (Bailey) Hershel
D'Ann (Bailey) Hershel
Class of 1978
Air Force, 8 Years

Aerospace and Warning Systems Operator for grand tactical air combat command squadron.
Dan (Danny) Burgess
Dan (Danny) Burgess
Class of 1976
Army, 12 Years

Graduated from the Army Airborne, Ranger, Infantry Officer Basic and Signal Officer Advance Schools. Served in South Korea (ROK), West Germany, Germany, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Virginia. Served in the Army Reserves for 9 years.
David S. Ferrell
David S. Ferrell
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years

Marshall Grad. Armor Officer and Army Aviator. Flew Cobra Aircraft in Vietnam. Commanded Infantry, Armor and Aviation Units in the US, Vietnam and Germany. Retired 1994. Serve as Business Development VP for British owned firm.
Donnie Pennington
Donnie Pennington
Class of 1986
Navy, 18 Years

Served 12 years as a Combat Field Corpsman(Medic) with the 2nd Marine. Served in Desert Storm, Mogadishu Somolia, 2 tours in Operation Iragi Freedom. Got a Medical Retirement at 18 years, now a disabled Veteran.
Dr. Larry Brooks
Dr. Larry Brooks
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years

USAF Flight Surgeon (Major) with one year of service at NKP Thailand doing rescue work for downed air crews in SEA. Head Flight Surgeon and Emergency Dept. Director at Hill AFB, Utah.
DWIGHT R. AKERS
DWIGHT R. AKERS
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years

Severed with Alaskan Command,
Gerald (Jerry) Harman
Gerald (Jerry) Harman
Class of 1959
Air Force, 6 Years

After WVU, attended USAF Flight Traning at Craig AFB, Selma, AL in 1965 (major civil rights times), Graduated highly enough in Pilot Training to qualify to fly the F-4 Phantom. Then trained for 9 monts in it at Davis-Montan AFB, Tucson (an adventrure for an "eastern" boy. Served ina n opertional Air Force Wing at Eglin AFB, FL and thentoo assignment as a Forward Air Controller, training at Hurlburt Field, near Eglin. From there I volunteered to fly the brand new OV-10 Bronco as a Forward Air Contoller over Laos, but based in Thailand, right on the Mekong River across from Laos. Fascinatins as we worked with CIA military operatives and had lots of fun getting shot at four hours a day, mostly without success. Later did some flying for the FBI, got to fly by Mount Rushmore, land at Kitty Hawk. Then 28 years in the FBI (quite an adventurous life.
Gregory A DuVall
Gregory A DuVall
Class of 1966
Navy, 6 Years

Aug 1970 - Aug 1976
John Bostic
John Bostic
Class of 2014
Navy, 5 Years

2nd Class Petty Officer
John D Burnette
John D Burnette
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years

Work in military Intelligence and Cyber, visited over 80 different countries, and had multiple tours in Vietnam where I worked as a Translator Interpreter in Prison of War Camps throughout the country.
John Gibson
John Gibson
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years

Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army (Retired). Enlisted in WV Army National Guard 2 April 1965, Military Police Corps Officer from 1969 through 1995.
John P. Hilton
John P. Hilton
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years

Air Policeman - A1C
John W Harding
John W Harding
Class of 1964
Army, 6 Years

2 Years Active
4 Years Reserves
Joseph S. Philpott, Jr
Joseph S. Philpott, Jr
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years

Seved in Texas, England, Hawaii, North Carolina, and South Dakota. Tours in Japan, South Korea, Germany, Eygypt, Austrailia, Italy. and The Azores. Combat duty in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq.
Judy A. (Hall) Christie
Judy A. (Hall) Christie
Class of 1982
National Guard, 20+ Years

Army National Guard
Kevin Stover
Kevin Stover
Class of 1980
Navy, 3 Years

Operations Specialist, USS Guadalcanal LPH-7
Staff, Anti-Submarine Training Center Atlantic
Larry T. Lacy
Larry T. Lacy
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired in 1985 SMSgt
Larry T. Lacy
Larry T. Lacy
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years

Larry retired from the Air Force in 1985 and is now living in Saupan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. His brother Lyle is retired from the army and living in Arizona. Both are Vietnam Vets and both rated by the VA as 100% disabled. Lyle is a double amputee while Larry has had numerous foot surgery. Both were disabled as a result of Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam.
matthew cooper
matthew cooper
Class of 1985
Navy, 20+ Years

nuclear trained machinist mate, submarine warfare qualified
Michael David Halley
Michael David Halley
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years

U S Navy Chaplain, 1971-1993
Michael Pauley
Michael Pauley
Class of 1967
Army, 4 Years

army special ops
10 psyop bn
vietnam
69-70-71
decorated for valor
patrick russell
patrick russell
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years

sgt.e-5 tactical communications chief nam 67-68 2merritorious unit citations 1 presidential citation. tet campaign suvivor
Patrick S. Quinlan
Patrick S. Quinlan
Class of 1966
Army Reserves, 20+ Years

I enlisted in the United States Army Reserve 0n January 5, 1971 as a PFC obtaining 2 ranks for my 2 years in ROTC at WVa State College.I moved up through the ranks to SFC and then received a Direct Commission as a Chief Warrant Officer in October of 1982. I retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 in May of 1995 and started receiving my retirement check in June, 2008. God Bless everyone who has served in the Armed Forces.
Perry Johnson
Perry Johnson
Class of 1977
Air Force, 8 Years

AMMO
Richard Douglas "Doug" Burns
Richard Douglas "Doug" Burns
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years

MSgt, Ammo, Retired from Pope Air Force Base
Richard Enochs
Richard Enochs
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years

CMSgt Richard E. Enochs
35 years of service and dedication to the United States Air Force and the West Virginia Air National Guard. Retired in March 2008.
Robert D. Chandler
Robert D. Chandler
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years

Joined the USAF 9 March 1966, became a C-130 Aircraft Loadmaster and served 21/2 years at Langley AFB, VA with the 36th Squadron, and the 37th Tactical Airlift Sq. Sent to the 774th TAS in 1969 and rotated in and out of So. Vietnam until 1970. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for service in Southeast Asia. Returned to WV in March 1970, joined the WV Air National Guard. Took a full time job as a C-130 Aircraft Loadmaster in 1975. Served all over the world and served in the Gulf War 1991 and Airlift into Bosnia in the 1990s. Traveled to 77 countries and all 50 states. Flew from 1966 until 2001 and accrued 11,140 hours of flying time. Became the State Command Chief for the West Virginia Air National Guard in 2001 and served on Major General Allen E. Tacketts staff before retiring in 2005 at the age of 60. I loved the military and would gladly do it all over again.
Robert K. Niday
Robert K. Niday
Class of 1980
Air Force, 10 Years

USAF Avionic Navigation Communication Doppler System Specialist. Station at RAF Milldenhall UK 1985-1986 and at Offutt AFB Bellevue NE 1987-1994
Shawn Imhoff
Shawn Imhoff
Class of 1976
Army Reserves, 9 Years

Drill SGT And 71L
Stephen Cockrille
Stephen Cockrille
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years

519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Vietnam
Terrill D Scott Jr
Terrill D Scott Jr
Class of 2006
Navy, 2 Years

I serve as a Religous Program Specialist in the Navy. I am currently on my second combat deployment with the Marine Corps. I am the administrative assistant to the unit Chaplain as well as the personal security officer. I have served in Great Lakes IL, Meridian Mississippi, Camp Lejune, NC, Kaneohe Bay, Hi and Al Asad Iraq.
Tonya (Hudson) Engle
Tonya (Hudson) Engle
Class of 1993
National Guard, 7 Years

West Virginia Army National Guard
Travis L. Grubbs
Travis L. Grubbs
Class of 1998
Army, 10 Years

SSG Travis Grubbs currently serving. Stationed at Fort Bragg N.C. Air Defense Artillery. Other places stationed Osan Korea, Egypt, Iraq, Fort Bliss T.X. 10 years down 10 to go to retirement.
Winfield H. Strock III
Winfield H. Strock III
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years

Served in the United States Navy Submarine Force for 23 years and 4 days. Retired in January 2007 as a Chief Missile Technician.
Woodrow (Woody) W Miller Jr
Woodrow (Woody) W Miller Jr
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served during Vietnam and Desert Storm.
Minuteman Weapons System (SAC).

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Class of '64

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