Walnut Ridge High School Alumni
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas (AR)
Recent Members
| Alivia Blaackwell | 2025 |
| Ellen Simpson | 1967 |
| Jackie Park | 1961 |
| Joyce Jones | 1964 |
| Nathaniel Hays | 2021 |
| Patty Jean | 1999 |
| Rick Collins | 1967 |
| Sam Justus | 1964 |
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
Have you lost your Walnut Ridge High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Bobcats lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Dave Hoaglan
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Duty 1966-1969. Langley, VA, Misawa, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Duty 1966-1969. Langley, VA, Misawa, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand
Don Shelton
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
Recruit Training at San Diego, CA;
Electronics Technician School at Treasure Island (San Francisco, CA)
Dec 1965 to July 1968 aboard the USS ST. Paul; Three tours to Viet Nam (65, 66, 67) . Honorably discharged as ETR2 (E5).
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
Recruit Training at San Diego, CA;
Electronics Technician School at Treasure Island (San Francisco, CA)
Dec 1965 to July 1968 aboard the USS ST. Paul; Three tours to Viet Nam (65, 66, 67) . Honorably discharged as ETR2 (E5).
Edward Boothe
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years
U. S. Navy Propulsion Engineer, Vietnam and the Middle East. Served on five ships and three shore commands. Retired in 1990 as MMCM/E-9.
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years
U. S. Navy Propulsion Engineer, Vietnam and the Middle East. Served on five ships and three shore commands. Retired in 1990 as MMCM/E-9.
Ermal Neil Summers
Class of 1956
Navy, 20+ Years
23 years in the airdale Navy. Retired in 1978 as Master Chief Avionics Technician (AVCM E-9). Boot camp @ Great Lakes in 56 then to Aviation Guided Missileman School. Two fighter squadrons, 4 carriers, 2 tours instructor duty. Three years each of duty in Hawaii and Bermuda (rough) & RVN for a year in 1965 with USS Oriskany. Wonderful career and great memories of many ports and shipmates. WRHS gave me a good education and well prepared me for Navy career.
Class of 1956
Navy, 20+ Years
23 years in the airdale Navy. Retired in 1978 as Master Chief Avionics Technician (AVCM E-9). Boot camp @ Great Lakes in 56 then to Aviation Guided Missileman School. Two fighter squadrons, 4 carriers, 2 tours instructor duty. Three years each of duty in Hawaii and Bermuda (rough) & RVN for a year in 1965 with USS Oriskany. Wonderful career and great memories of many ports and shipmates. WRHS gave me a good education and well prepared me for Navy career.
Paul 'Curly Bob' Taylor
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
NAS ALAMEDA,Cambodia,NAS WHIDBEY IS.
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
NAS ALAMEDA,Cambodia,NAS WHIDBEY IS.
Sammie Presley
Class of 1970
Army, 10 Years
Served as Military Police from 1974-1984, Ft. Riley KS, Mainz Germany, Ft. McCoy WI, and Berlin. I was in Berlin in Ronald Reagen visited the wall.
Class of 1970
Army, 10 Years
Served as Military Police from 1974-1984, Ft. Riley KS, Mainz Germany, Ft. McCoy WI, and Berlin. I was in Berlin in Ronald Reagen visited the wall.
Scott Hackworth
Class of 1973
Army, 11 Years
Ft. Huachucha, AZ, 1984-86
Robinson Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany 1986-89
Ft. Bragg, NC, 1990-92
Camp Long, South Korea 1992-93
Ft. Bragg, NC 1993-95
Operations Desert Sheild and Desert Storm 1990-1991
Class of 1973
Army, 11 Years
Ft. Huachucha, AZ, 1984-86
Robinson Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany 1986-89
Ft. Bragg, NC, 1990-92
Camp Long, South Korea 1992-93
Ft. Bragg, NC 1993-95
Operations Desert Sheild and Desert Storm 1990-1991
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School News
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Our Walnut Ridge 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 Walnut Ridge High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Walnut Ridge are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!