Wooster High School Alumni
Wooster, Ohio (OH)
Recent Members
| Bonnie Cherilla | 1964 |
| Connie Connie Nirode | 1971 |
| Diane Miller | 1974 |
| Lindsay (koons) Pendragon | 1969 |
| Martin Numbers | 1958 |
| Richard Havker | 2016 |
| Roy Stype | 1971 |
| Steve Wade | 1974 |
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 Wooster High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Generals lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Allan W. Swank
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Trained ay Redstone Arsenal as a Nike missile launcher control repairman. Served 1 year stateside (Ft. Lewis and Poulsbo maintenance shop) and 2 years in Worms , Germany, in the 196 Ordnance Detachment. Highest/last rank - sp4.
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Trained ay Redstone Arsenal as a Nike missile launcher control repairman. Served 1 year stateside (Ft. Lewis and Poulsbo maintenance shop) and 2 years in Worms , Germany, in the 196 Ordnance Detachment. Highest/last rank - sp4.
Cody Brown
Class of 2006
Army, 10 Years
Religious Affairs Non Commissioned Officer, still serving.
Class of 2006
Army, 10 Years
Religious Affairs Non Commissioned Officer, still serving.
Diana(Wile)MOntgomery
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted ion USAF July 31 1970 during the Viet Nam conflict. Served in Germany, Hawaii, and 8 state side bases during 20 years and 1 day in Service before I retired.!! Last assignment was the best as I was at Headquarters Sac and visited many Bases inspecting!! Including Guam. The saying is true is you want to see the World join the Air Force!!! Spent another 10 years as a Dependent with my Danny who served 30 years and 27 days!!
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted ion USAF July 31 1970 during the Viet Nam conflict. Served in Germany, Hawaii, and 8 state side bases during 20 years and 1 day in Service before I retired.!! Last assignment was the best as I was at Headquarters Sac and visited many Bases inspecting!! Including Guam. The saying is true is you want to see the World join the Air Force!!! Spent another 10 years as a Dependent with my Danny who served 30 years and 27 days!!
Doug Bates
Class of 1984
Army, 4 Years
Airborne Engineer. - jumping from planes and blowing stuff up.
Class of 1984
Army, 4 Years
Airborne Engineer. - jumping from planes and blowing stuff up.
Douglas A. Cummings
Class of 1977
Army, 11 Years
U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division & V Corps Europe
Class of 1977
Army, 11 Years
U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division & V Corps Europe
Douglas A. Cummings
Class of 1977
Army, 11 Years
Served 4 years Active Duty and 7 years in Reserves
Class of 1977
Army, 11 Years
Served 4 years Active Duty and 7 years in Reserves
Gayle Hammons Ruybe
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted inUS Navy in 1982/Retired in Apr 2003. Loved the Navy.
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted inUS Navy in 1982/Retired in Apr 2003. Loved the Navy.
Matthew T. Kilcourse
Class of 2003
Army, 5 Years
Army Air Traffic Controller/Shift Leader, located currently in USAG Hohenfels, Germany.
Class of 2003
Army, 5 Years
Army Air Traffic Controller/Shift Leader, located currently in USAG Hohenfels, Germany.
Paul L. Draper II
Class of 1984
Army, 19 Years
Enlisted 1990 as a private in the Army. Commissioned in 1999. Deployments incluse Bosnia, Croatia, Germany, Afghanistan.
Class of 1984
Army, 19 Years
Enlisted 1990 as a private in the Army. Commissioned in 1999. Deployments incluse Bosnia, Croatia, Germany, Afghanistan.
Robert Earl Smith
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
I served stateside for 3 years and one year in Viet Nam.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
I served stateside for 3 years and one year in Viet Nam.
Robert G Purdy
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Ft Benning, Cu Chi Vietnam, Ft Chaffee Arkansas and Ft Sill Oklahoma
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Ft Benning, Cu Chi Vietnam, Ft Chaffee Arkansas and Ft Sill Oklahoma
Steve Patterson
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Specialist 5th class, served in Vietnam 69-70
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Specialist 5th class, served in Vietnam 69-70
Steve Patterson
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
served in Republic of Vietnam 1969-1970
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
served in Republic of Vietnam 1969-1970
Thomas George Beno
Class of 1960
Air Force, 27 Years
Served from 1963 to 1992. Stationed in the US, Newfoundland, Greenland, Korea, Spain, Englend, Guam, and Greenland. Part of Apollo Recovery Teams for Appolo 14 and 16. Served temporary duty in Canada, Iceland, and the Island of Mauritius. Awarded 2 Meritorius Service Medals, 3 Commendation Medals and an Achievement Medal.
Class of 1960
Air Force, 27 Years
Served from 1963 to 1992. Stationed in the US, Newfoundland, Greenland, Korea, Spain, Englend, Guam, and Greenland. Part of Apollo Recovery Teams for Appolo 14 and 16. Served temporary duty in Canada, Iceland, and the Island of Mauritius. Awarded 2 Meritorius Service Medals, 3 Commendation Medals and an Achievement Medal.
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School News
Wooster Speech and Debate Book
My name is Morgan O'Rourke (2010). 2011-2012 is the one hundredth anniversary of the Wooster Speech and Debate team. My ...
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Our Wooster 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 Wooster High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Wooster are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!