Marshall High School Alumni

Marshall, 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!

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Honored Military Alumni

Beverly Knaup
Beverly Knaup
Class of 2000
Air Force, 3 Years

Flew in F-16/T-38s as Flight Test Engineer for 2.5 years. Served as Executive Officer at the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, CA. Loved every minute of it!
charles (nick) johnston, jr
charles (nick) johnston, jr
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years

MENTAL HYGIENE CONSULTATION DIVISION, FT CAMPBELL KY. SUPERVISED FELLOW ENLISTED PERSONNEL AS I HAD MY MSSW AND PERFORMED INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY. I TURNED DOWN A COMISSION AS CAPTAIN TO STAY AN SPEC 5
Charlie Kemp
Charlie Kemp
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

C-130 Flight Mech (Clark AFB PI, DaNang Vietnam)
C-141 Flight Mech (Charleston AFB SC.)
CH-53 Flight Mech (NKP Thailand)
WC-130 Flight Mech (Typhoon chasers Guam)
KC- 135 Flight Mech, (Blytheville AFB Ar)
Christopher Bradford
Christopher Bradford
Class of 1999
Air Force, 9 Years

Military Working Dog Handler
Dan Wilkinson
Dan Wilkinson
Class of 1958
Army, 2 Years

VietNam era. Court reporter in the JAGC
David Leonard Spelbring
David Leonard Spelbring
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 4 Years

1960-64, Corporal E-4, San Diego, Twenty-Nine Palms, Okinawa, Pendleton, Barstow
Dick Volk
Dick Volk
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years

Radioman P.O. 2nd Class
USS Randolph CVS-15
Norfolk, Va
Emery Shumaker
Emery Shumaker
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years

Saw the wall come down while in Germany and Kim Il Sung die while in Korea.
Garry l Stanley
Garry l Stanley
Class of 1977
Air Force, 6 Years

Security police and nuclear weapons specialist. 79-85. Finished as SSgt.
Garrystanley
Garrystanley
Class of 1977
Air Force, 6 Years

Emergency service team leader (swat) nuclear weapons. 6 years. Ssgt.
George Smith
George Smith
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

served two years in Europe
John Simpson
John Simpson
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

John E Simpson
Class of 1979
Navy 20 Years
Retired as a NAVY CHIEF (Electronics Technician Chief)
Career:
Data Systems Technician Service Schools (1993-1994)
Command Ship, USS Coronado AGF 11, San Diego, CA (1994-2001)
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, North Island Air Station, San Diego, CA (2001-2004)
United States Forces Korea, Seoul, South Korea (2004-2007)
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Detachment San Diego, Submarine Base Point Loma, CA (2007-2010)
Destroyer, USS MILIUS DDG 69, San Diego CA (2010-2011)
Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego CA (2011-2013)
KaLynda Denman (Sweitzer)
KaLynda Denman (Sweitzer)
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years

I joined the Army in 1986. It was the best decision I could have made at the time. I served 4 years Active Duty. I was stationed in Germany and North Carolina. The military paid for my college education to become a Respiratory Therapist. I served in the Army Reserves out of Indianapolis, IN for the rest of my career.
Kirstopher Hogan
Kirstopher Hogan
Class of 1998
National Guard, 5 Years

Kris served in Operation Iraq Freedom in 2003-2005. He served with the 1544th Transportation Company out of Paris Ill.
Larry R. Macke
Larry R. Macke
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 3 Years

5th Marines, Combat Intelligence
Mark Bennett
Mark Bennett
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years

EM1SS
Went through Nuclear Power School in Orlando, FL Prototype in Windsor Locks, CT and served on USS Daniel Boone SSBN 629. Stationed in Charleston, SC we patrolled out of Holy Loch Scotland and then Kings Bay, Ga
Marty Lathrop
Marty Lathrop
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years

Three years service in U.S. Army
20 years service in Air National Guard
Michael O'Neil Hedges
Michael O'Neil Hedges
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years

US Army Security Agency 1967-71
ILLinois Army National Guard 1975-76
Duty assignments, Ft. Gordon, GA, Ft.Jackson, SC, Ft. Devens, MA, Springfield, IL and USASA Europe Frankfurt Germany and `Sagion, Vietnam
HONORABLE DISCHARGE - Rank SGT
Richard Baran
Richard Baran
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years

B-52 Pilot
Steve A. Clark
Steve A. Clark
Class of 2000
Army, 9 Years

Combat Medic
Tim West
Tim West
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Orthopedic Physician Assistant

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Patricia Donham
Class of '83

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