Yorkwood High School Alumni
Monmouth, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
Bill Ross | 1964 |
Brian Hays | 1983 |
Brian Woerly | 1978 |
Charles Thieme | 1965 |
Connie Mcguire | 1978 |
Joseph David President Of Class Of 61 (1st Graduating Class | 1961 |
Mark Todd | 1970 |
Steven Scott | 1979 |
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 Yorkwood High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Golden Bears lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Betsy Galbreath
Class of 2002
Army Reserves, 8 Years
Military Police, OIF '04 and '09
Class of 2002
Army Reserves, 8 Years
Military Police, OIF '04 and '09
David R Lewis
Class of 1958
Air Force, 20+ Years
Ten years enlisted and 16 years an officer
Class of 1958
Air Force, 20+ Years
Ten years enlisted and 16 years an officer
Donald Bulen
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Served for 20 in the Army. Overseas Tours included Germnay, Korea, Iraq. Also stationed at Ft Riley, KS, Ft Lewis, WA, Alexandria, VA and Ft Knox, KY. Retired Sep 2011
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Served for 20 in the Army. Overseas Tours included Germnay, Korea, Iraq. Also stationed at Ft Riley, KS, Ft Lewis, WA, Alexandria, VA and Ft Knox, KY. Retired Sep 2011
Doug Warner
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
21 years in the Air Force. Mostly CONUS assignments except a14 month tour in South Korea.
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
21 years in the Air Force. Mostly CONUS assignments except a14 month tour in South Korea.
John Missavage
Class of 1971
Army, 2 Years
A Btry. 4th Battalion 65th Arty.
Air Defense
Senior Azimuth Operator on target tracking radar
at a Nike Hercules Missile site. Stationed at LA-04
in Los Angelas National Forest. On 24 Off 24.
Worked cdirectly with NORAD. Loved my tour at the Missle site.
Basic at Ft. Dix, N. J. , AIT at Ft. Bliss, El Paso,Tx.
Class of 1971
Army, 2 Years
A Btry. 4th Battalion 65th Arty.
Air Defense
Senior Azimuth Operator on target tracking radar
at a Nike Hercules Missile site. Stationed at LA-04
in Los Angelas National Forest. On 24 Off 24.
Worked cdirectly with NORAD. Loved my tour at the Missle site.
Basic at Ft. Dix, N. J. , AIT at Ft. Bliss, El Paso,Tx.
Kathy Jo Bertelsen Keever
Class of 1974
Air Force, 11 Years
Served from 1987 to 1998, in California, Washington DC, Northern Japan and Tokyo. Staff Nurse and Staff Nurse Midwife.
Class of 1974
Air Force, 11 Years
Served from 1987 to 1998, in California, Washington DC, Northern Japan and Tokyo. Staff Nurse and Staff Nurse Midwife.
Teresa Bowling Lyon
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 4-1/2 years during the end of the Vietnam war. I was a Communications Specialist in the 44th Communications Squadron and the 6922nd Security Squadron.
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 4-1/2 years during the end of the Vietnam war. I was a Communications Specialist in the 44th Communications Squadron and the 6922nd Security Squadron.
Alumni Stories
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School News
United to host '83 Champions
United High School would like to honor the 1983 state championship football team on Friday, September 19, during halftim...
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Our Yorkwood 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 Yorkwood High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Monmouth are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!