Thomas W. Kelly High School Alumni
Benton, Missouri (MO)
Recent Members
| Clay Fleming | 2022 |
| Daniel J Bollinger Daniel J Bollinger | 1964 |
| Dasia Raines | 1991 |
| Jennifer Owens | 2002 |
| Lynnie Vaughn | 2013 |
| Michael Knight | 1991 |
| Michael Trammell | 2024 |
| Steve Lambert | 1969 |
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
Andy Childers
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Integrated Avionics Technician on F/EF-111 Com/Nav/ECM. 474th TFW/474th AMS, Charlie Shop
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Integrated Avionics Technician on F/EF-111 Com/Nav/ECM. 474th TFW/474th AMS, Charlie Shop
Derrick Slavings
Class of 1989
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) maintaining air traffic control radars. Spent a year at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia maintaining air field navigational aids. Spent three years as an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola teaching air traffic control radars.
Class of 1989
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) maintaining air traffic control radars. Spent a year at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia maintaining air field navigational aids. Spent three years as an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola teaching air traffic control radars.
Derrick Slavings
Class of 1989
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) maintaining air traffic control radars. Stationed on Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia maintaining air field navigational aids. Spent three years as an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola teaching air traffic control radars.
Class of 1989
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) maintaining air traffic control radars. Stationed on Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia maintaining air field navigational aids. Spent three years as an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola teaching air traffic control radars.
Derrick Slavings
Class of 1989
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) maintaining air traffic control radars. Stationed at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia maintaining air field navigational aids. Spent trhee years as an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola teaching air traffic control radars.
Class of 1989
Navy, 10 Years
Served aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) maintaining air traffic control radars. Stationed at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia maintaining air field navigational aids. Spent trhee years as an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola teaching air traffic control radars.
Gary Ziegler
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served in Vietnam 1965-66 with the First Marine Division
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served in Vietnam 1965-66 with the First Marine Division
Michael W Dumey
Class of 1962
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard USS Edisto AGB-2 (icebreaker). Made Arctic cruise 1963 resupplying DEW line stations. Spent 21/2 years aboard USS Valley
Forge LPH-8. Majority of time spent off coast of Viet Nam with 1st and 3rd Marine Division conducting search and destroy missions.
Class of 1962
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard USS Edisto AGB-2 (icebreaker). Made Arctic cruise 1963 resupplying DEW line stations. Spent 21/2 years aboard USS Valley
Forge LPH-8. Majority of time spent off coast of Viet Nam with 1st and 3rd Marine Division conducting search and destroy missions.
ralph ziegler
Class of 1969
Navy, 2 Years
Made 2 tours off the coast of Viet Nam on the USS Kansas City from Oct. 1970- 1972
Class of 1969
Navy, 2 Years
Made 2 tours off the coast of Viet Nam on the USS Kansas City from Oct. 1970- 1972
Walter D. Deason, III
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years
Chief Master Sergeant. Served 17 August 1982-1 September 2012.
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years
Chief Master Sergeant. Served 17 August 1982-1 September 2012.
Alumni Stories
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School News
Benton 2010 150th Year
2010 is 150th year of Benton MO, address of Thomas W. Kelly School. School was made possible by his donation.
Our Thomas W. Kelly 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 Thomas W. Kelly High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Benton are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!