Westport High School Alumni

Kansas City, 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

Bob Evans
Bob Evans
Class of 1960
Army, 2 Years

Combat MP Officer in South Vietnam 8/'65 - 7/'66, after a year of duty at Ft. Lewis, Washington. Rank of 1st Lt. Left service after 3 more years in Army Reserve.
Calvin L. Metcalf
Calvin L. Metcalf
Class of 1987
National Guard, 2 Years

Training as Dental Tech.
Clifford McKenzie
Clifford McKenzie
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Proudly served at Camp Pendelton Ca.
29 Palms and Okinawa, Japan
EDWARD L ALEXANDER
EDWARD L ALEXANDER
Class of 1952
Air Force, 20+ Years

B 36 ECM OPERATOR 1955-57
B 52 TAIL GUNNER 1960-76
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years

Home base was SAC - Omaha, Nebr.
2 years in the Phillipines and Guam.
harry cleveland
harry cleveland
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

4 years and 16 years air force
harry cleveland
harry cleveland
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

Enlisted into U.S. Navy for 4 years and reentered into U.S. Air Force for career.
James Cox
James Cox
Class of 1961
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Retired after 30 years 1961-1991
Jerry D. (Metcalf) Travis
Jerry D. (Metcalf) Travis
Class of 1980
Army, 3 Years

Detail oriented Soldier. Worked as telecommunication Technician and Administrative Specialist.
Jhugh Metcalf
Jhugh Metcalf
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Excellent Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer. Earned the rank of Sergeant First Class (Promotable). Held positions of Trainer, Recruiter, Career Counselor, and Military Housing Manager.
Joe B. Metcalf
Joe B. Metcalf
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Dedicated Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer. Held positions as Equipment Maintenance Shop Supervisor, Hazmat Team Member, and Cadet Instructor.
John Bernal
John Bernal
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years

30 years in the Air Force, retiring as Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) in 2003
Leon Collins
Leon Collins
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

Security Police, Admin, Training Instructor, Training Developer.
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Class of 1983
Army, 11 Years

Served with 1st Cav, out of Ft Hood. 11M/11B. Played with Bradleys most of career. Injured in Iraq, recieved Medical Retirement. 2007.
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Class of 1983
Army, 11 Years

11 Bravo, Drove and gunner for Bradleys. Spent a yr in Iraq, 2004 to 2005.
MIchael Anderson
MIchael Anderson
Class of 1983
Army, 11 Years

11B, US Army.
Michael Barry
Michael Barry
Class of 1959
Air Force, 4 Years

45th tac air recon squadron,
Misawa, Japan
Michael Wayne Anderson
Michael Wayne Anderson
Class of 1983
Army, 11 Years

11M, 11B Infantry. 1st Cav. Served in Korea, Iraq, and Kuwait.
Richard A. Bates
Richard A. Bates
Class of 1961
Navy, 31 Years

Enlisted, Officer, call Mustang. E1 to O4.. 5 records with navy with unbroken service. Now on 6th record retired. held every postion in the operating room as an enlisted. Held every postion in the OR.as an officer. was OR manger at Naval Hospital Guam and Corpus Christi , TX.
Richard Bates
Richard Bates
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years

E 1 to O 4 : Certified in Operating Room Nursing. 6 different records with the Navy with unbrokern service. retired in 1992 at 31 + yrs. . Hospital Corpsman, Operating Room Tech, Navy Operating Nurse . Department Head for 2 Surgerical Departments Guam and Corpus Christi, TX. On the staff Naval Hospital San Diego, Jacksonville, Fl. , LeMoore, Ca. Great Lakes, IL, Key West Fl.
Robert E Hayes
Robert E Hayes
Class of 1943
Air Force, 1 Years

Ball Turret Gunner on a B-17 in WWII This is robert with his crew Robert is pictured top row last on the right.
Syretta G. Johnson (Mtchell)
Syretta G. Johnson (Mtchell)
Class of 1991
Army, 5 Years

Military Intelligence Analyst
Tom McElfish
Tom McElfish
Class of 1969
Navy, 20+ Years

26 years of service throughout the world.
William Al Dobyns
William Al Dobyns
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years

101 Air Born

Classmates Spotlight

Westport High School Classmates

Altaira (tari) Dando
Class of '78

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School News

1920 Westport Yearbook

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