Woodruff High School Alumni

Peoria, Illinois (IL)

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

Honored Military Alumni

James P Pesch
James P Pesch
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Served Viet Nam 1966-1968 Enlisted 1965 to 1996
First Sgt. USMC
Jason C. Hargrove
Jason C. Hargrove
Class of 1994
Air Force, 4 Years

Air Traffic Controller from 1997 to 2001. Recieved nummerous awards and medals. Seperated as a Ssgt. Select.
John Pierce
John Pierce
Class of 1973
Army, 8 Years

Tachtical Satellite Microwave Systems Operator with the Alpha Co. 325th Signal Battalion 35th Signal Brigade, Ft. Bragg, NC. and Charlie Co. 307th Sig. Bat.1st Sig. Brig. South Korea also served with the Air National Guard in Peoria.
karen sue akridge
karen sue akridge
Class of 1974
Army, 3 Years

Air Traffic Controller. Robert Gray Army Airfield West Fort Hood, Texas
Jump School 1977...Never jumped just too chicken
Private pilots license..1978.. (thanks Strawn)
Lyle Hill
Lyle Hill
Class of 1960
Army, 3 Years

Small Arms Specialiist and Courier of classified imformation.
richard nolan
richard nolan
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 10 Years

started as infantry , moved on to t.o.w. missile gunner , then went to aircraft recovery
richard nolan
richard nolan
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 10 Years

started as infantry , moved on to t.o.w. missile gunner , then went to aircraft recovery
Robert Miller
Robert Miller
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

Two tours in Viet Nam

Classmates Spotlight

Woodruff High School Classmates

Steven Thorn
Class of '89

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

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WOODRUFF CLASS OF 1971 HAD THEIR 20TH REUNION @ THE OLD CONTINETAL REGENCY IN 1991. AT THAT TIME RICK ADKINS BROUGHT SLI...
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Our Woodruff 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 Woodruff High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Peoria are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!