FOREVER PATRIOTS
Carroll Alumni Patriots in the Military
Please accept our deepest apology if a mistake has been made or if someone is missing from this list. You may communicate the error to Julie Weitz at (937) 253-8188, ext. 339, or email jweitz@carrollhs.org.
May God bless those who are currently serving in the military! In addition, let us remember all those who have served in the past - thank you for your sacrifice!
1960's
Nicholas Brown '65: US Navy, 1970-1974
Jeff Clifton ’65: US Navy
Lt. Col. Mary Dohr '65: retired from US Air Force (served 1969-1992 in Southeast Asia and the Gulf 1 areas)
David Schaaf '65: US Air Force, 1968-1971 (Thailand 1970-1971)
Walt Sinkhorn '65: US Navy 1966-1970 on board the USS Cambria APA-36
Dick Bennett '66: US Army; served in Vietnam
Richard Fisher ’66: retired from US Navy as an officer
David "Mike" Girton '66: served in the US Navy from Dec. 1966 to Sept. 1970
John Keith '66: retired as an Air Force Reserves Tech Sargent; served 4 years in Active Navy, 9 year in Navy Reserves, 7 years in Air Force Reserves; served in Gulf War, Desert Shield & Desert Storm
Thomas W. Manor '66: US Air Force, 1966-1970, tour of duty in Vietnam 1967-1968
Chuck Nartker ‘66: US Air Force, 1970-1974
William Potts '66: US Marine Corps (retired); purple heart veteran; served two years in Vietnam
Col. Gene Quintanilla ’66: retired from the US Air Force in 2004
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Ed Robbeloth ’66: retired from US Air Force in 2002
Jerry Sableski '66: US Navy (4 years); 2 tours in Vietnam 1968-1970
Dave Senkowski '66: US Army; served in Vietnam
Capt. (Ret.) Anthony Tangeman ’66: retired from US Coast Guard
Daniel S. Byrne '67: US Air Force Reserve
Joseph "Mike" Courter '67: US Army 1969-1979; served in Vietnam
Steven Dungan '67: US Army 1969-1970; served in Vietnam 1969-1970
Kenneth Hemmelgarn 67: US Navy, 1969-1967; served in Vietnam
**Lance Corporal Dale Hess '67: US Marine Corps; killed in a ground battle near Cam Vu, South Vietnam on April 30, 1968. http://www.virtualwall.org/dh/HessDJ01a.htm
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Mike Milord ’67: Air National Guard, Washington D.C.
Michael P. O'Connor '67: US Air Force
Jim Haley '68: US Air Force (served 3.5 years in Indiana, Thailand and Okinawa)
Jim Kaehler '68: US Air Force, 1970-1974
Lawrence O. Lantz '68: US Navy "SeaBees", 1968-1972
Lt. Col. Dixie (Francis) Lyon ’68: US Air Force
Mark L. Middleton ‘68: served in the US Air Force, 1969 to 1973
Tom Ryan '68: US Army
Richard Stegeman '68: US Marine Corps, 1970-1973
Col. Bob Kirsch '69: retired from US Army in 2003
Douglas A. Lane '69: US Air Force, 1974-1980
Jerry Weinert, RN '69: Medical Corpsman in the US Air Force, 1970-1974
1970's
David Chilbert ’70: served 4 years in the US Marines and also served in the US Army
Mike Hennessy '70: US Air Force, 1971 -1975; served from 1972-1975 at NSA Headquarters
Fernando "Frank" Kanauka '70: joined the US Army for warrant officer flight training in June 1970, served in Vietnam, Germany, Korea, Utah, Kentucky, Alabama, Massachusetts, and Virginia as a US Army Helicopter Pilot. Retired as Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4) in October 1990.
David Raterman '70: US Air Force, 1972-1976; served in Thailand, Laos, Montana, and Ohio
Nick Anello '71
Bill Flohre '71
Michael Fritz '71: served in Vietnam
SP5 Michael P. Harnett '71: US Army Field Artillery, 10/1971 to 10/1974; Ohio Army National Guard, 10/1974 to 10/1976
Jack Harworth '71: US Navy
John E. Hickey '71: US Army, 1972-1975 with the 82nd Airborne
Carl Kreuzer '71: US Army 1972-1975
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Donald Lebkisher '71: retired after 20 years of service with the U.S. Army
*Timothy P. O'Kane '71: US Navy
Major (Ret.) Kurt Reynolds '71: US Air Force, 1977-1995
Steve Schulte '71: US Air Force Reserves during Vietnam
Richard Zember ’71: Ohio Air National Guard
William C. Dickerson '72: US Navy, 1973-1979, on the USS H.W. Gilmore AS-16 & at the Naval Submarine Base in New London, CT
Michael D. Gaither DO LCDR USNR '72: served from 1989-1992, US Navy; involved in Desert Storm
Lt. Col. Kevin Hixson '72: US Air Force, retired September 1997 after 21 years of service
Lt. Col. Larry DePasquale ’73: US Air Force
Michael Peterman '73: US Air Force
John Slightam, MD '73: US Navy LtCdr (Medical Corps) 1980-1987; General Medical Officer USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3); completed psychiatric residency at Nation Naval Medical Center, Bethesda
Dan Hemmert ’74: retired from US Air Force on May 1, 2007 as an E-9 Chief Master Sergeant (after 30 years)
LT James (Chris) Fisher '75: US Coast Guard, Retired
Lawrence "Larry" Geis '75: US Navy
Michael Sanchez '75: US Army
Stanley T. Gaither '76: US Air Force (served 20 years); involved in Desert Storm
Lt. Col. John Place ’76, US Air Force
David Adducchio ’77: Ohio Air National Guard
*David Deardurff '77: US Marine Corps
Michael E. Wuebben '77: US Navy
Teri Fredricks '78: US Air Force
Steve Gardetto '78: US Air Force
Paul Keller ’78: US Navy
Lt. Col. James Planeaux ’78
Jeanine (Blatt) Robertson '78: US Air Force
Dr. Alan Thurman '78: US Air Force
Rob Verfurth '78: US Air Force
Capt. (Ret.) Mark Deardurff '79: US Navy
MSgt. (Ret.) Mark Galownia '79: USAF, 1980-2000
**Col. Paul Kelly '79: US Army National Guard; killed in action near Baghdad on January 20, 2007 serving Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1980's
Lt. Col. Donald Duckro ’80: retired from the US Air Force
Jeff Hoertt ’80: US Marine Corps
Dale Shoup '80: US Air Force
William Sprauer ’80: US Navy
MSG Anthony (Tony) N. Brown ’81: retired from US Army
Maj. David Burke ’81: US Air Force
Master Sgt. Joe Hebert '81: retired from US Air Force
Major Lori M. Hemmelgarn, MD '81: US Air Force
Bryan Herdlick '81: retired from US Navy; US Navy Chief of Naval Operations Staff; US Navy Fighter Squadron
LTC Christine Kukla ’81: US Army; 2 tours in Iraq
Capt. David Mezera '81: US Air Force
Patricia (Fecke) Miller '81: US Air Force
Timothy Stevens '81: US Army
Paul Adducchio ’82: US Air Force
LTC Jason Galindo ’82: US Army; stationed in Huntsville, AL
LTC Douglas Keller ’82: US Army; served in Iraq
Maj. Samuel Morthland ‘82
Capt. John Schmidt ‘82
Christopher Shroyer ’82: retired from US Air Force in Feb 2003 (as an E-8)
LTC (Ret) Jim Toomey '82: U.S. Army, African Specialist; tours in Niger, Liberia, Haiti, South Sudan,and Djibouti and recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal
Tom Wuebben '82: US Navy
Jim Bereda '83: US Air Force
Christopher Draper '83: US Air Force
Joe Hentrich '83: Ohio Army National Guard; joined junior year (February 1982) as a combat engineer; served 7 years
Siobhan (Costello) Tirado '83: US Marine Corps
Col. Kenneth LaVoy ’83: US Army; Division Chief, USSOCOM, Tampa, FL
Joan (Eckhart) Skillman ’83: US Navy
Maj. David Custodio ’84: US Air Force
Eric Halder ’84: US Navy
Chris Bistrek '85: US Marines
Danny Booher ’85: US Army, Retired 1SG after serving 21 years with deployments to Desert Storm in 1991, OEF/OIF 2003 and 2006
Cpl. David Duffy '85: US Marine Corps, 1987-91, served in Desert Shield & Desert Storm
Lt. Col. Ruehl F. Flores ’85: USAF; Commander, 496th Air Base Squadron, Moron, Spain
Raymond Kremer '85: US Air Force
Bill Martin '85: US Air Force
MSgt. Joseph Weitz ’85: Ohio Air National Guard; served in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm
Capt. Ronald Carpinella '86: US Navy Reserve COMNAVCENT/ COMMANDER FIFTH FLEET (Bahrain) Public Affairs unit; former Command PAO in Afghanistan at CJTF Paladin in Bagram
Major Karen (Esterlin) Federici ‘86: USAF, NC; Deployed OIF/OEF ‘06
Col. William Gideon ’86: US Air Force, Executive Officer, AFMC/CCE
Col. (William) Urban Gillespie ’86: Director, Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications Development Programs for the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, Alabama
Capt. Brian Layton ’86: served in Iraq
Sean Bockelman '87: US Army National Guard 1987-1993
Col. William J. Fecke '87: US Air Force; Commander of the 354th Medical Group, Eielson Air Force Base (Alaska)
Major (Retired) Douglas Lang '87: US Marine Corps (1991-2011)
Nick Weitz '87: US Marine Corps
Capt. Hugh J. Cullin '88: US Army
Major Heather (Martin) Dahmer ’88 - USAF, NC, Consultant to the AF Surgeon General for Neonatal Nursing, Element Leader, NICU, Langley AFB, Virginia
John Heintzman '88: US Air Force, 1988-1996; served in Desert Shield/Storm
Terri (Mock) Hyman ’88: US Air Force stationed at Torii Station in Okinawa, Japan
Major Michael Kamin ’88: Marine Corps; deployed to Iraq in 2006 in support of Iraqi Freedom as a company executive officer (captain); commands the artillery battery in Richmond, Virginia
Lt. Anita (Chorazewitz) Torrence ’88: US Air Force
Lt. Col. (ret.) Tim Woliver ’88: US Air Force - Intelligence officer; 7 Jul 09, assumed command of the 9th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, CA. The 9 IS processes, exploits and disseminates long roll film taken by the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. Retired in April 2017 after 24 years on active duty.
Lt. Col. (ret.) Eric Jachimowicz '89: US Air Force fighter pilot; served in the Bosnian Conflict and Iraq War
Lt. Col. David Shahady '89: USAFR, Air Force Research Laboratory
TSgt. Jeffery Spires ’89: USAF, Security Forces, served in Iraq
1990's
Michael Hennessy IV '90: US Navy, 1990-1998; served as a Submariner 1991-1998
Joseph W. Hixon '90: US Army
Dale Bellert '91: US Army
Jonathan Bistrek ‘91: US Army
Shoshannah (Seymour) Cobb ‘91 US Air Force, MSgt/E7, retired in 2015 after 20 years of service
Katherine (Clemens) Cyphers ’91: retired from US Marine Corps with 21.5 years of service
Jeremiah Rodgers ’91: US Air Force
Mark Wendling '91: US Army Reserves
TJ Whalen ’91: US Army
Brian Kraus '92: US Navy Reserves
Lt. Joseph W. Lehman IV '92: US Army
David Osterfeld '92: US Army
Michael Peterson ’92: US Navy
Maj. Jim Read ’92: US Army
Capt. Jenny (Williams) Kropko '93, CA Air National Guard serving as a traditional guardsman
Patrick James Saltsman, SFC '93: US Army, deployed in Iraq, on his fourth tour
Sean M. Caldwell ’94: Staff Sergeant, US Army; US State Department Escort Technician for Explosive Ordnance Disposal based out of Ft. Benning, GA; has served 3 tours in Iraq and 2 tours in Afghanistan, and numerous missions escorting US and Foreign dignitaries around the world as an EOD technician.
Lt. Col. (ret.) Vincent Jacobs ’94: US Air Force
Carl Landis '94: US Navy
Lt. Col. Charles J. Middleton ’94: US Air Force Fighter Pilot
Nathan A. Nickell '94*: US Coast Guard; US Air Force; served 3 combat deployments in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa earning 6 Air Medals, Air Force Commendation Medal, 3 Meritorious Unit Awards, 3 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards
Michael Zgoda '94: US Air Force
Paul J. Alexander '95: US Marines
Capt. Kevin Kretz ’95: US Air Force
Capt. Jared Laurin ’95: US Marine Corps; stationed in Okinawa, Japan and completed two tours in Iraq; wounded in Feb. 2007 & received Purple Heart & Bronze Star for his achievements. See http://www.pstripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49545
1LT Philip Naas ’95: US Army; stationed in Iraq in 2008; year-long deployment to Afghanistan January 2011-January 2012
Andrew Nartker ’95: US Army
Capt. Joseph (Alex) Orr ’95: US Army/Airborne Ranger; Intel Officer on Transition Team working with Iraqi Army
William Tagye ’95: US Marine Corps
Capt. Erik Aubel ’96: US Marine Corps
Daniel (Abe) LeMaster '96: US Army
Lt. Col. Clark Mabry ’96: US Air Force
Brian Osterfeld ’96: US Marine Corps
Alan Caldwell ’97: US Army; Sergeant First Class (E-7) in the Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, for USAREUR's 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Baumholder, Germany. His duty position is Platoon Sergeant for D Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the northern Kandahar Province of Afghanistan.
Brian Godfrey ’97: tour in Afghanistan
Capt. Melissa Johnson ’97: US Air Force
Chris Landwehr ‘97
Lt. Chris Myers ’97: Army, stationed in Iraq
Capt. Michael Volkerding ’97: pilot instructor in USAF; stationed at Kirkland AFB in Albuquerque, NM; served in Iraq in 2008 to advise and train Iraqi pilots
Beau Bauer ’98: US Marine Corps, stationed in Iraq
Capt. Jon Graham '98: US Air Force
Nicholas Hart '98: US Navy
Major Leigh (Pfeil) Thornton '98: US Air Force
Major Adrienne Perfilio Edwards ‘98: US Air Force
Aaron Anderson ’99: US Marine Corps, deployed to Iraq October 2, 2007
Ty Griffin ’99: US Navy
Eric Western '99: US Army Reserve; 2 tours to Iraq, 1 tour Afghanistan
2000's
Captain Michael Carter ’00: US Air Force; 8th Fighter Wing Installation Deployment Officer at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
Mike Dalrymple ‘00: US Navy, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer
2nd Lt. Ronnie J. Eavers II, USMC ’00: Student Naval Aviator; served two tours in Iraq
SSG Jason Johnson '00: US Army 2001-2013; Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004-2005
Wes Shepard '00: US Army Reserve, 2003 Iraq, combat engineer, deployed with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1st MEF), 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines infantry and EOD
Ronnie Tipton, Jr. '00: US Air Force, served in Kuwait in January 2010 (3rd deployment to Middle East)
Major Josh Coffman ‘01: United States Army, United States Air Force
Capt. Matthew Fichtner ’01: US Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California and flying the AH-1W Super Cobra; deployed to Afghanistan in 2009
Victor Hall ’01: US Marine Corps, stationed in Afghanistan
Mark Hart '01: US Army
Andy Meyers ’01: US Army; served in Iraq on his second duty
Major Andrew Pisut '01: US Air Force, serving in San Antonio, Texas
Captain Sean C. Shumaker, Jr. ’01: US Army, Ohio National Guard
TSgt. Bradford West '01: US Air Force
Staff Sgt. Charles J. White, Jr. '01: US Air Force, stationed at Holloman AFB in Alamagordo, New Mexico
Maj. James Borchers '02: US Ohio Army National Guard; served in Afghanistan for 3 tours
Jeremy Hilgeford '02: US Navy, stationed on USS Enterprise, 2002-2008
Holly Hucke '02: SrA, USAFR, Assistant NCOIC, Personnel Relocations at Wright Patterson AFB
Major Joe Kluesner '02: US Air Force; stationed at Travis AFB as an Endocrinologist. After graduating from Truman State University with a Bachelors, Joe became active duty in the Air Force in 2007 and attended the Uniformed Services University (the military's medical school). He graduated with his medical degree in 2011 and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
Casey C. Miller '02: US Air Force cyber warrior; returned in 2017 from a short deployment to the Middle East.
Ashley Peeden '02: US Navy since Sept 2002; served overseas in the Middle East (Bahrain)
Casey Pitsinger '02: US Air National Guard, 2002-present
Chris Tobias '02: US Navy, stationed on USS Enterprise, 2002-2006
2 Lt. Corey Aubel ’03: US Marine Corps
2LT Joshua Baker '03: served in OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) in Afghanistan in 2011
Matt Dempsey ‘03
Sgt. Joshua Desaulniers '03: US Marine Corps, currently stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
Phillip Green ’03: USMC 1st Battalion 8th Marines 2nd Marine Division (Infantry 0311); Fought in November 2004 Battle of Fallujah - Operation Phantom Fury. Earned Combat Action Ribbon (Iraq), Purple Heart, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (Iraq), National Defense Service Medal, Rifle Qualification Badge (Expert).
Sgt. Jeshua (Jesse) Laurin ’03: US Marine Corps; stationed at Parris Island, SC
Bernhard C. (Bo) Mechenbier ’03: US Air Force senior airman; served in Ballod, Iraq
2ndLt Peter J. Corcoran ’04: USMC, and the United States Naval Academy Class of 2009: currently a member of the 3/2, Third Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.
Brent Loverti '04: US Air Force, 2006-2012
1st LT. Jordan L. Moss '04: US Air Force
Anthony Regensburger '04: US Army Infantry, 1-14 Infantry Battallion 25thID, 1-26 Infantry Battallion 1stID, Iraq OEF 07-09, Iraq OND 10-11, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Parachutist Badge, Expert Rifleman's Badge, (4) Army Achievement Medals, (2) Army Commendation Medals, (2) Good Conduct Medals, Honorable Discharge 2013
2nd Lt. Alex Volkerding ’04: US Army; assigned to 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, KS
*Ian S. Beall '05: US Navy E-6, Petty Officer Ranking; first class flying in EP-3 Orion aircraft
John D. Di Nino ’05 was commissioned in May 2009 as an Ensign in the Coast Guard after graduating from the Coast Guard Academy on May 20, 2009. Stationed at Portsmouth, NH on the USG Cutter Tahoma.
LT Nick Memering '05: US Navy helicopter pilot stationed at HSC-3 in San Diego, California flying the MH-60s
James Messer '05: US Navy, 2005-2013; Torpedoman onboard the USS Oklahoma City SSN-723; Gas turbine systems technician (electrical) on the USS STOCKDALE DDG-106; received 4 Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals
Lt. Krista (Miller) Schaeffer ’05: USAF; deployed in Iraq (2017); flies the CV-22 Osprey
Dwight Stout ’05: served in Iraq; E-5 in the USN; Homeported out of Little Creek Amphibious Base, Virginia
*LCPL Robert N. Wiley '05: U.S. Marine Corps R. Lima Company; Afghanistan Combat Veteran
2LT Tyler P. Berry '06: US Army National Guard
LT. Tony Chitwood '06: US Navy Instructor Pilot; flying MH-60S in San Diego, CA
SGT Patrick Cooper '06: Ohio Army National Guard for 7 years with one Deployment to Qatar
2LT Thomas Eavers '06: US Army Armor Officer
Ryan D. Gutwein ’06: US Air Force Security Forces currently in UAE; WPAFB
Hannah (Niday) Kramer '06: Lieutenant Junior Grade in the United States Public Health Service stationed as a nurse in a federal prison and on call two months out of the year to be deployed for natural/man-made disasters.
Capt. Jonathon Laurin ’06: US Marine Corps Reserve (former US Navy)
Capt. Patrick J. Miller '06: US Marine Corps
Nick Wolodkiewicz '06: US Air Force
Capt. Brittny Barney '07: US Air Force Helicopter Pilot
Patrick Biery '07: US Navy
Shane Howley '07: US Army Ranger
Kenny Keller ’07: US Army National Guard
Michael Pomfret '07: US Army Cavalry Scout, 3rd Cavalry Regiment FT. Hood TX- 2009-2015 - Two Iraqi Campaign Medals serving in Najaf and Diwaniyah Iraq as a driver, dismount, and gunner in a reconnaissance platoon. One additional deployment to Sinai Egypt as a Squad Leader of a reconnaissance platoon.
Nicole Gilmore '08: US Air Force
Sgt. Sean Janson '08: US Army ADA stationed in Ft. Bragg North Carolina, with previous tours in Korea and Jordan
Phil Hubbard '08: U.S. Marine Corps
Josh Manuszak ’08: US Navy Corpsman stationed at Camp Pendleton, California
Trevor Miller '08: US Air Force; flying drones
SGT Joshua Pfeiffer '08: US Army (2012-present); 15T UH-60 Crew chief, Door Gunner; tour in Iraq (2015), 350+ Hours of flight time, 1x Air Medal, 2x Army Achievement Medal
Captain Benjamin Coffey II '09: US Air Force, F15e Strike Eagle Pilot, RAF Lakenheath
Kristina Corcoran '09: US Air Force
Matthew E. Curliss ’09: US Army
Courtney Kiggins '09: US Air Force
Sean Weber '09: U.S. Air Force
2010's
Jesse Brooks '10: US Marine Corps; served first tour in Afghanistan (Camp Bastion)
Lauren Dull '10: US Air Force
Jane Kratz '10: US Army, 2012-2015
Ben Harshman '11: US Army
2nd Lieutenant Cameron Potts '11: US Air Force
Cody Wolfe '11: US Marines; 2 tours in Iraq/Afghanistan
Steve Dull '12: US Navy; graduated from the Naval Academy; training to become a Navy Seal
Taylor O'Neil '12: US Air Force
Ryan Dull '13: US Navy
Garrett Potts '14: US Air Force
Shelby Springer '14: US Army National Guard
Jackson Book '15 - US Marines; one six month tour in Iraq
Kyle Grosselin '15: US Air Force
Mark Mueller '15: US Air Force
Justin Polk '15: US Navy (processing)
Shawn Ryer '15: US Air Force
BM3 R. Ambrose Shannon '15: US Coast Guard; 1.5 year tour in Bahrain
Jeff Veness '15: US Air Force
LTJG Adam Wilhelm '15: US Coast Guard Cutter ANACAPA Executive Officer, stationed in Seward, Alaska
David Xia '15: US Army Reserves
SrA Brad Kuntz '16: US Air National Guard; deployed to Qatar in support of Operation Inherent Resolve
Callie Wolfenbarger 16: US Air Force (Air Force Academy Cadet)
Colin Hayes '17: US Army stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC
Liam Hayes '17: US Army
A1C Emme Shannon '18: US Air Force
*deceased
**killed in combat