West Wilkes High School Alumni

Millers Creek, North Carolina (NC)

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

B.J. Younce
B.J. Younce
Class of 2004
Marine Corps, 4 Years

4 years in the Marine Band in 29 palms California
Dave Santimaw
Dave Santimaw
Class of 1987
Air Force, 19 Years

Served the U.S. Air Force for nearly twenty years all over the world to include Operations DESERT STORM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and ENDURING FREEDOM.
Frank Fairchild
Frank Fairchild
Class of 1964
Navy, 20+ Years

United States Navy: Fleet Ballistic Missie Submarine Service, Nuclear Power Program, Instructor-Navy Nuclear Prototype-Idaho Falls, Idaho, Instructor-Navy Nuclear Power School-Orlando, Fla.
James C. Kilby Sr
James C. Kilby Sr
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years

Air Force Radar Engineer on both Aircraft and ground Automatic Tracking Radar and maintainiing and Operation , Chief of Maintence Radar use to drop bombs on opposing force.
Ken Kilby
Ken Kilby
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years

Military Intelligence 75-88
Military Police Officer 95-2004

Assignments include:
Ft. Devens, MA
Misawa, Japan
San Antonio, Texas
Okinawa, Japan
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Kunia, Hawaii
Ft. Riley, KS
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Kristy Jansen
Kristy Jansen
Class of 2003
Air Force, 2 Years

Stationed in England and then Georgia (with husband).
Landon Souther
Landon Souther
Class of 2005
National Guard, 10 Years

Heavy Counstruction Equipment Operator
Michael Wyatt
Michael Wyatt
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years

In operations systems and HQ 8AFat Barksdale AFB, La, Hq SAC at Offutt AFB Ne, 376 Strategic Wing at Kadena AB Japan, and Standard Systems Center at Gunter AFS Al
Randy G Church
Randy G Church
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

Seven years in the National Guard. Thirteen months in Korea.
Shannon Kirby Ericksen
Shannon Kirby Ericksen
Class of 1995
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Cherry Point NC
Tate Jolly
Tate Jolly
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 6 Years

0351 Infantry, served in Iraq in 03 and in 04-05
Wayne M. (Mack) Lankford
Wayne M. (Mack) Lankford
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Aviation Electronics Technician

Classmates Spotlight

West Wilkes High School Classmates

Alicia Tucker
Class of '98

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

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