West Plains High School Alumni

West Plains, Missouri (MO)

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!

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

Christopher Kirkland
Christopher Kirkland
Class of 1993
Air Force, 8 Years

Still active duty. Stationed at Whiteman AFB here in Missouri, previously at Eglin AFB, Florida.
Has been overseas several times to South Korea, Turkey and Guam.
Currently teaching training for the ejection systems on the Stealth Bomber
E. Steven Creech
E. Steven Creech
Class of 1973
Army, 20+ Years

Army Aviation
Jesse Brower
Jesse Brower
Class of 1987
Navy, 8 Years

Boatswainmate 3rd class...drove assault boat and many other kind of boats. Didn't do much ship duty only on one ship the USS St. Louis LKA 116 which is now decommissioned.
Jim M. Shannon
Jim M. Shannon
Class of 1970
National Guard, 20+ Years

Served KSARNG 25 yrs. and USMC 6 yrs in San Diego, Ca. 31 yrs active.
Larry Mullison
Larry Mullison
Class of 1957
Navy, 20+ Years

Radar operator, supervisor , indtructor duty at Great lakes , Ill. One year , 1970 spent in Vietnam
Rachel Gentile
Rachel Gentile
Class of 1992
Air Force, 8 Years

Was in for 8 1/2 years.
Ralph mcCormick
Ralph mcCormick
Class of 1944
Army, 1 Years

Died in line of duty
Robert Michael (Mike) Manning
Robert Michael (Mike) Manning
Class of 1958
Marine Corps, 4 Years

3 Btn 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division Far East
Ronald (Ron) Manning
Ronald (Ron) Manning
Class of 1953
Marine Corps, 3 Years

Communications - Hawaii
Thomas R Bell
Thomas R Bell
Class of 1967
Air Force, 21 Years

Bases include Grissom, Indiana ~ Davis Monthan, Arizona ~ Clark, Philippines ~ Grand Forks, North Dakota ~ Offutt, Nebraska ~ Loring, Maine ~ Williams, Arizona. Career ~ Pharmacy
Travis Clennon
Travis Clennon
Class of 2001
Army, 8 Years

Travis Clennon Served 8 years Active Duty before being placed on the medical retirement list. He served four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Infantryman.
Verle Randolph
Verle Randolph
Class of 1958
Marine Corps, 4 Years

2nd Btn 12th Marines, 3MarDiv Far East
William Joe Pyles
William Joe Pyles
Class of 1967
National Guard, 20+ Years

Retired LTC MOARNG. Veteran Desert Strom/Desert Shield Commander Special Project C23 Special Operations Unit SWA 1991 36 year career retired 2004

Classmates Spotlight

West Plains High School Classmates

Joe Pyles
Class of '67

Alumni Stories

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