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

Al Milspaugh
Al Milspaugh
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

Worked in Telecommunications. Assignments include Vietnam, Europe, Wash DC, & state side.
B'Onko Sadler
B'Onko Sadler
Class of 1992
Army, 17 Years

Army Food Service NCOIC. Culinary services director
Clyde Russell
Clyde Russell
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Sergeant First Class (E7), Retired from the US Army Reserve with 22 years of service. 12 years of active duty and 10 years of reserve duty.
Clyde Russell
Clyde Russell
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Retired from the US Army Reserve with 22 years of service. 12 years of active duty and 10 years of reserve duty. Retired 02/23/2000.
Deborah J. Page
Deborah J. Page
Class of 1973
Air Force, 13 Years

Honorary Discharge
Served in Gulf War
USCENTCOM
Korea
Omaha NE
Don Deschenes
Don Deschenes
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years

Aerospace Defense Command
FRANK R. AUSTIN
FRANK R. AUSTIN
Class of 1963
Navy, 21 Years

21 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY, 9 YEARS NAVAL RESERVE 30 JUNE 65-31 DEC 86. USS INDEPENDANCE, ENTERPRISE, SARATOGA. RVAH-1 RA5C VIGILATE NAS SANFORD FL, NAF DETROIT, VA-203 P-3 ORION NAS JACKSONVILLE FL, AND VA-203 A7 CORSAIR NAS CECIL FIELD FL.
Gary Holcomb
Gary Holcomb
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

Served four years from 1967 to 1971, Was stationed from Aug, 1968 to 1971 at the 6910th Security Wing in Darmstadt, Germany except for six months in 1970 when I stationed TDY to a Det. of the 6912th Security Squadron in Berlin.
Gladys Yost
Gladys Yost
Class of 1964
Army, 13 Years

Served in the signal Corp, WAC’s., as a crypto instructor. Also Served in the Army Reserves as a PAC supervisor. My son and daughter both retired from the Army.
Guy. Wright
Guy. Wright
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years

Crew chief. Vietnam 67-68
Henry "Jackl" Henning
Henry "Jackl" Henning
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years

Served 4 years, 1965-1969. Honorably Discharged in Naples, Italy. Remained in Italy several years.
Howard Young
Howard Young
Class of 1963
Army, 14 Years

173rd Airborne Brigade Vietnam 65-66
Hugh Avery
Hugh Avery
Class of 1954
Navy, 4 Years

Aircraft Carrier USS Kearsarge CVA33
Jack Henning
Jack Henning
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years

Served on USS Littlerock, 6th fleet flagship. Discharged in Italy, stayed there for a few years before coming home
James Scollen
James Scollen
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years

Combat Engineers and Army Intelligence.
Jerry Stinson
Jerry Stinson
Class of 1963
Army, 11 Years

Viet Nam Vet, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal, Rank of Captain
John F. Hull
John F. Hull
Class of 1960
Army, 3 Years

Ft Knox, Ft leonard wood, Ft Riley, Ft Sill, Ft Irwin Discharged 1963
Kenneth Ochoa
Kenneth Ochoa
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Master Sergeant USMC Retired
Larry Johnston
Larry Johnston
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

TActical Missile Launch Crew - Kadena AFB Okinawa
matthew garris
matthew garris
Class of 2000
Army, 10 Years

Serving the US Army since June 2000.
Michele "Mitzi" Manning
Michele "Mitzi" Manning
Class of 1961
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Served from 1972-1999 and retired as a Colonel on June 25th 1999 out of the Pentagon. Commanded a squadron as a Major and was the Western Sector Commander, Military Entrance Processing Command as a Colonel. Last billet was as the Secretary of the Joint Staff.
PFC. Angela Jones
PFC. Angela Jones
Class of 2006
Army, 2 Years

Currently serving, has a 5 year enlistment. Was a combat medic, completed a re-class and is now a 25M and will be stationed in KOREA from Feb. 2008- Feb. 2009
Raymond E Lutrzykowski
Raymond E Lutrzykowski
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 9 Years

I was stationed in Twentynine Palms, CA, Great Lakes, IL and Camp Lejeune NC. I also spent 2 tours in Vietnam.
Robert E Hays
Robert E Hays
Class of 1962
Navy, 20+ Years

1967 to 1988.Retired as a Master Chief.
robert guy robinson
robert guy robinson
Class of 1917
Marine Corps, 2 Years

1st marine aviation
Rodney Bond
Rodney Bond
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

Missile Maintence Crew Chief.
Susan Gurney
Susan Gurney
Class of 1978
Air Force, 5 Years

Missle Control Communication Specialist
Terry Craven
Terry Craven
Class of 1976
Air Force, 7 Years

403 RWRW
NCOIC HDQ Command Post
Terry Pierce
Terry Pierce
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years

I inlisted 30 July 1968, in the Air Force. I spent my entire 20 + years as a Fire Protection Specialist attaining the rank of MSgt. I spent 10 years in Korea, three tours at Egin AFB. FL, a tour at Laughlin AB. DelRio TX, and a tour in Honduras berfore retiring at Barksdale AFB. Louisiana.
Toni Watson O'Connor
Toni Watson O'Connor
Class of 2001
Army Reserves, 10 Years

1st Lieutenant

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Class of '64

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