William Penn High School Alumni
New Castle, Delaware (DE)

Recent Members
Adam Davis | 1983 |
Albert Rosenberg | 1964 |
Ed Ed | 1969 |
Elane Nemes | 1970 |
Everett Twyman | 1979 |
Gerald Jones | 1975 |
Ronald Irwin | 1963 |
Veronica D Coleman Veronica D Coleman | 2015 |
Military 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




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.
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
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
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
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.
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.



John Morris
Class of 1991
Army, 4 Years
Us Army Infantry
D co. 1/327 Infantry
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Sinai, Egypt
Class of 1991
Army, 4 Years
Us Army Infantry
D co. 1/327 Infantry
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Sinai, Egypt


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.
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)
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.
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
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Telecommunications, Human Resources with retirement out of Arkansas.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Telecommunications, Human Resources with retirement out of Arkansas.


Alumni Stories

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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!