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

Bill Sparks
Bill Sparks
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years

Basic 1961 @ Ft Hood, Artillery OCS Ft Sill 1965, Germany, Vietnam(2 tours), Ft'sOrd,Leavenworth,Knox,Bragg,and Benning. Silver Star, Soldiers Medal,7 Bronze Stars(5w/V device) Combat Infantry Badge, Airborne Wings
Frank S. Johnson
Frank S. Johnson
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years

91Z Senior Maintenance NCO
James (Jimmy) Lochridge
James (Jimmy) Lochridge
Class of 1968
Navy, 6 Years

I was in the Navy and stationed on the USS Midway. Served 2 tures in Viet Nam.
James Lochridge   (Jimmy)
James Lochridge (Jimmy)
Class of 1968
Navy, 6 Years

USS Midway CVA41 I am a Viet Nam Vetrain
James Richard Epps
James Richard Epps
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years

Twenty years of Navy and never got shot at. Went to work for Bell and they corrected that.
They sent me to Iraq where I did get shot at and missed.
Karl Walden
Karl Walden
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years

4 years active and 14 years reserve. Did 3 tours Viet Nam, 2 on board ships and 1in country as a truck driver. Went airdale in the reserve as a mechanic and was work center supervisor.
Kraig A. Fallwell
Kraig A. Fallwell
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

U.S.Army 1st Cavalry Division HHB DIVARTY Artillery
Kraig Fallwell
Kraig Fallwell
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

HHB DIVARTY 1st Cavalry Div.
Kraig Fallwell
Kraig Fallwell
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

1st Cavalry Division HHB DIVARTY Artillery
Lloyd Box
Lloyd Box
Class of 1969
Air Force, 2 Years

Joined the USAF Apr, 1970. Entered in the Fatman program. Lost 105 lbs in 8 wks. Trained at Sheppard. Stationed at Tinker AFB in OK City. Volunteered for Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Sand capital of the world
michael hale
michael hale
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 4 Years

logistics
mike hale
mike hale
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 4 Years

2nd MAW, MAG-31
Mike Pineda
Mike Pineda
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years

US Army, trained at Fort Polk (Basic and Tigerland Infantry training). Assigned to 4th Infantry Division, September 1967, arriving in country on 9-22-68. Served as rifleman in D Co. 3/12 Inf., 4th Infantry Division. Finished tour at Fort Hood in 2nd Armored Division.
Missahel D.Diera
Missahel D.Diera
Class of 2010
Army, 4 Years

92A
NEIL HICKERSON
NEIL HICKERSON
Class of 1966
Army, 6 Years

VII CORP HEADQUARTERS
Randy Rimpley
Randy Rimpley
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Ft. Polk La. Basic & AIT & Tigerland
Tour and a 1/2 in Vietnam
Randy Rimpley
Randy Rimpley
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Ft. Polk La. Basic & AIT & Tigerland
Sgt. Tour & 1/2 Vietnam
Ray Raney
Ray Raney
Class of 1967
Air Force, 8 Years

Flew Phantom F-4's ( call sign was RapidRay ) Last part of career flew KC-135 's
Ray Raney
Ray Raney
Class of 1967
Air Force, 8 Years

Flew Phantom F-4's ( call sign was Rapid Ray ) Later flew KC-135 "s
Rickey McGuire
Rickey McGuire
Class of 1966
Navy, 12 Years

Served aboard the USS Yortown,USS Oriskany, USS Ogden, USS, Frank Cable
Robert Bellah
Robert Bellah
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years

US Army Artillery Forward Recon
Sgt E-5
H Battery 29 Field Arty 2nd Platoon
1966-1968
Served with 9th Divison in the MeKong Delta
Robert Seale
Robert Seale
Class of 1976
Navy, 5 Years

Ships Chemist on the USS Farragut DDG-37
Sam Foster
Sam Foster
Class of 1978
Army, 9 Years

Served in the Military Police in Germany 6 years and in Georgia and Oklahoma 3 years.
scott croom
scott croom
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years

communications tech
Wayne. Bentley
Wayne. Bentley
Class of 1969
Army, 4 Years

3rd ranger batt, 75 ranger reg.,5th sf , 25th inf
Central highlands vietnam, 4th rangers ft Benning ga
Wes Peterson
Wes Peterson
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years

Served in 3rd Infantry Division ( Audie Murphy's outfit) in Aschaffenberg, Germany. Promoted to Command Sergeant Major in 1982. Served as Command Sergeant Major, 980th Engineer Battalion, Combat Heavy and Command Sergeant Major 493rd Engineer Group. Retired in 1995.

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W W Samuell High School Classmates

Lonnie Bowen
Class of '57

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Class of 1967 50th Reunion youtube link

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