William Penn High School Alumni

New Castle, Delaware (DE)

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

Have you lost your William Penn High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Colonials lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

brian thomas
brian thomas
Class of 1983
Air Force, 4 Years

crew chief on C141-B aircraft
Bruce Bendler
Bruce Bendler
Class of 1993
Army, 20+ Years

Currently serving
Charles H Graham
Charles H Graham
Class of 1974
Army, 15 Years

Air Defense Artillery
Charles Jarman
Charles Jarman
Class of 1967
Army Reserves, 20+ Years

Most time spent in the Army Reserve, deployed for Desert Storm in 1991, retired May 1999.
Charles Wyszynski
Charles Wyszynski
Class of 1980
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Gunnery Sergeant, 0369 - Infantry Unit Leader

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!"
~ Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945
Charles Wyszynski
Charles Wyszynski
Class of 1980
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

The USMC is a rigorous real-world university for the development of leadership, character, resilience and sound judgment. Imparting life-changing experiences in often high-risk situations, graduates of the USMC are schooled in the ability to make critical decisions under stress, function independently, identify and mitigate risk and build high-performing teams from a diverse range of individuals.
Curtis Pierce
Curtis Pierce
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Search and Rescue in North Carolina.
Irvin E Jenkins Jr
Irvin E Jenkins Jr
Class of 1972
Army, 10 Years

82d Airborne Div
John H Morris II
John H Morris II
Class of 1991
Army, 4 Years

US Army
D Co 1-327 Infantry
Ft Campbell Ky 42223
John Morris
John Morris
Class of 1991
Army, 4 Years

Us Army Infantry
D co. 1/327 Infantry
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Sinai, Egypt
Lynda Crossan
Lynda Crossan
Class of 1977
Army, 7 Years

Ft. Lewis, Washington, Larson Barracks, Kitzingen Germany. Served 1977 to 1981 Regular Army. 1981 to 1984 Reserves in Kansas City, Missouri.
Lynda McWhirter (Crossan)
Lynda McWhirter (Crossan)
Class of 1977
Army, 6 Years

I started out a 63J10 which is a Quartermaster Equipment Repairman and changed my MOS to 71L20 - I did what Radar did.
Pat (Tyre) Blankenship
Pat (Tyre) Blankenship
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

Telecommunications, Human Resources with retirement out of Arkansas.
Phillip Henry Travers Sr.
Phillip Henry Travers Sr.
Class of 1992
Army, 15 Years

Trans. Corp.
STEVE TONER
STEVE TONER
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years

Security Forces and Combat Arms NCOIC.
Teresa Sullivan
Teresa Sullivan
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years

Flight Simulator Specialist
wendy wilson banner
wendy wilson banner
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years

Knowledge Operations Manager

Classmates Spotlight

William Penn High School Classmates

Mary Ellen Woerner
Class of '82

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

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