Waukomis High School Alumni
Waukomis, Oklahoma (OK)
Recent Members
| David Meyer | 1975 |
| Frank Frank Hromas | 1968 |
| Freddie Mack | 1985 |
| Joyce Underwood | 1969 |
| Mike Watson | 1970 |
| Montana Lynch | 2019 |
| Norma Dean Stutz | 1948 |
| Shawna Cornish | 1989 |
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 Waukomis High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Chiefs lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Richard Taylor
Class of 1953
Navy, 20+ Years
Fighter pilot flying off Coral Sea, Ticonderoga, and Hancock. Had the distinction of playing in a softball tournament in the PI while Saigon folded. Had the honor to be the senior officer at Cubi Point handing the 5,000 plus Vietnam people that came back with the USS Hancock after the fall of South Vietnam. They were processed there and flown from Clark AFB to the US within 4 to 5 hours after processing. Flew the F-8 Crusader all of my 6 cruises to the Far East. Saw a lot of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Sandi Arabia and Singapore during these cruises. Made five cruises involving Vietnam. First was in 1962 flying photo recon over areas that later were used to make our future maps in the mid sixties to mid seventies. Logged over 500 day traps and about 115 night traps on 27 Charlie Class carriers. Made four cruises on the Hancock. Last plane I flew was the A3, a twin engine Douglas light bomber, on a night flight back to El Centro from Oklahoma City. The A3 carried enough fuel to fly anywhere you wanted in the United States from California. The Crusader was much faster and could fly from San Diego to Jacksonville, FL non-stop. Used it several times to bring back frozen beef steaks, carried in the ammo compartments, from Clinton, OK. Brought back the whole steer one time using two F-8s. Had a great military career flying one of the finest airplanes we had at the time. My first fighter squadron, VF-211 was the leading Mig Killer Squadron in the Navy until Randy Cunningham got his five kills. VF-211 had 7 Mig Kills. On my last combat cruise, I served as executive officer for VF-24 on the USS Hancock in 1975. I retired in November 1978 from NAF El Centro.
Class of 1953
Navy, 20+ Years
Fighter pilot flying off Coral Sea, Ticonderoga, and Hancock. Had the distinction of playing in a softball tournament in the PI while Saigon folded. Had the honor to be the senior officer at Cubi Point handing the 5,000 plus Vietnam people that came back with the USS Hancock after the fall of South Vietnam. They were processed there and flown from Clark AFB to the US within 4 to 5 hours after processing. Flew the F-8 Crusader all of my 6 cruises to the Far East. Saw a lot of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Sandi Arabia and Singapore during these cruises. Made five cruises involving Vietnam. First was in 1962 flying photo recon over areas that later were used to make our future maps in the mid sixties to mid seventies. Logged over 500 day traps and about 115 night traps on 27 Charlie Class carriers. Made four cruises on the Hancock. Last plane I flew was the A3, a twin engine Douglas light bomber, on a night flight back to El Centro from Oklahoma City. The A3 carried enough fuel to fly anywhere you wanted in the United States from California. The Crusader was much faster and could fly from San Diego to Jacksonville, FL non-stop. Used it several times to bring back frozen beef steaks, carried in the ammo compartments, from Clinton, OK. Brought back the whole steer one time using two F-8s. Had a great military career flying one of the finest airplanes we had at the time. My first fighter squadron, VF-211 was the leading Mig Killer Squadron in the Navy until Randy Cunningham got his five kills. VF-211 had 7 Mig Kills. On my last combat cruise, I served as executive officer for VF-24 on the USS Hancock in 1975. I retired in November 1978 from NAF El Centro.
Alumni Stories
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School News
Waukomis Park & Beautification Board New Project
2012 is the year that the Board is raising funds to purchase and erect an information sign for use by the Waukomis Schoo...
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Our Waukomis 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 Waukomis High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Waukomis are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!