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

Honored Military Alumni

Bianca Della Vedova-Blackburn
Bianca Della Vedova-Blackburn
Class of 2001
Navy, 6 Years

Was a Gunner's Mate and served on two ships firing guns and blowing stuff up.....and I loved it!!! Went to 11 countries in South America and had a blast
CJ Mayo
CJ Mayo
Class of 2001
Army, 5 Years

currently on 2nd tour in iraq
David Hanson
David Hanson
Class of 1989
Air Force, 15 Years

Air Force Space and Missile Officer
Dennis W Mellen
Dennis W Mellen
Class of 1974
Air Force, 11 Years

USAF Bands:
Luke AFB, Phoenix, AZ; 1974-77
Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, LA;1977-78
March AFB, Riverside, CA; 1981-83
Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska;1983-86
Joseph Calixte
Joseph Calixte
Class of 2008
Army, 4 Years

Cavalry Scout, Iraq 2010-2011
Juan Ocampo
Juan Ocampo
Class of 2006
Marine Corps, 4 Years

3 Combat tour's to Helmand Province Afghanistan.
Kelly Clinton-Cirocco
Kelly Clinton-Cirocco
Class of 2005
Air Force, 5 Years

Medical Officer currently stationed at Wright Patterson AFB
Kenneth R. Grant
Kenneth R. Grant
Class of 2002
Navy, 5 Years

Quartermaster/Signalman
Manny Samson
Manny Samson
Class of 1989
Army, 14 Years

Rank: Major.
Branch: Engineer
Currently serving in Iraq with the 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat)(Airborne)
Melissa Rodriguez
Melissa Rodriguez
Class of 2007
Marine Corps, 9 Years

Deployed to Afghanistan from April 2009-April 2010. Currently stationed at Great Lakes, Il
Michael Valek
Michael Valek
Class of 1983
Air Force, 8 Years

Aircraft Maintenance KC135 Crew Chief. Desert Storm Vet.
Michelle McGrath
Michelle McGrath
Class of 1991
Army, 10 Years

Army Nurse Corps- Healing our brave men and women of the Armed Services!
Rich Saleski
Rich Saleski
Class of 1967
Army, 6 Years

Flew as a Crewchief on UH-1 Huey helicopters.U.S.Army 1968-1974.Served in VietNam & Korea.
Tyler Inman
Tyler Inman
Class of 2011
Army, 2 Years

Currently serving in the Army, artillery. B 1-9 FA
William (Bill) Gross
William (Bill) Gross
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years

Joined USAF in 1981 and have been in ever since! I am currently an E-8 Senior Master Sgt. KC-10 Aircraft Production Superintendent. I am stationed at McGuire AFB in New Jersey and have served in numerous deployments.
William Gross
William Gross
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years

Joined in 1981 and have been in ever since! Expect to "retire" in 2016. Served in the Gulf War and have depoyed numerous times in support of Iraqi/Enduring Freedom.

Classmates Spotlight

Warren Township High School Classmates

Christina Demarco
Class of '00

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Warren Township High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Blue Devils.

School News

BRASS FROM THE PAST

Robert Presley ,Music Director/ North Chicago High School and John Tomassone ,leader of BRASS FROM THE PAST have joined ...
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Our Warren Township 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 Warren Township High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Gurnee are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!