THOSE WHO SERVED
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This is a work-in-progress project. I need your help so please send names, branch of service and also corrections to the existing text. Email Linda at LatonHigh@comcast.net
The Black asterisk * indicates a person is deceased but not killed in action.
The Gold asterisk * indicates a person who was Killed in Action.
The Red asterisk * indicates a person who was a Prisoner of War.
Class
1908 - Moody, Thomas Leroy * - (US Marines) In 1919, Leroy was serving in Belgium as a lieutenant in the United States Naval Aviation Corps.
1914 - Moody, Lester * - In 1919, Lester was serving in China with the United States Asiatic Fleet.
1916 - Allen, William Gray * (US Navy)
1916 - Fouts, Virgil * (Signal Department of the U.S. Aviation Corps)
1918 - Emery Lester Kuckenbaker* (Army Air Corps)
1932 - Tenbroek, Lillian* - (US Army) Lillian served from 1937 - 1944 in the Cadet Nursing Corps
during WWII.
The Black asterisk * indicates a person is deceased but not killed in action.
The Gold asterisk * indicates a person who was Killed in Action.
The Red asterisk * indicates a person who was a Prisoner of War.
Class
1908 - Moody, Thomas Leroy * - (US Marines) In 1919, Leroy was serving in Belgium as a lieutenant in the United States Naval Aviation Corps.
1914 - Moody, Lester * - In 1919, Lester was serving in China with the United States Asiatic Fleet.
1916 - Allen, William Gray * (US Navy)
1916 - Fouts, Virgil * (Signal Department of the U.S. Aviation Corps)
1918 - Emery Lester Kuckenbaker* (Army Air Corps)
1932 - Tenbroek, Lillian* - (US Army) Lillian served from 1937 - 1944 in the Cadet Nursing Corps
during WWII.
William 'Bill' James Dooley
1933 - Dooley, William James *
(US Army)
Bill was born on Feb 7, 1916 in Oklahoma. During World War II, he served as a First Lieutenant in the Air Sea Rescue School in England and on November 13, 1943, he was killed in an airplane crash in the North Sea.
George J. Adams
1934 - Adams, George J. (US Army) - PFC 866 AAA BN CAC in
World War II
1934 - Anderson, Marvin* (US Army)
1935 - Kuckenbaker, Clifford * (US Army)
1936 - Blanchard, Stewart E. (US Army) * Stewart was a Captain in the Army when he was Killed in Action. His brother of Harold, Class of 1940, was also KIA
1936 - Medico, John Leonard* (US Army) Sergeant He was a Recruit Trainer in Stockton, California and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II
1936 - Victor, Tony * (US Army) On January 21, 1945, his 19th mission, he and all the men on his plane bailed out over Mannheim, Germany and were imprisoned.
1937 - Brackett, Claude* - SSGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Sergeant Brackett died in 1954 from the effects of torture by the Japanese while being held as a Prisoner of War in the Philippines. He may have been part of the Batsan Death March.
1937 - Kopenhefer, Ralph Forest * - First Sgt in the US Army - Medical unit. Ralph left high school after his sophomore year to join the Army. In 1940, he was stationed at the Fort Missoula Military Reservation at Gold Springs in Missoula, Montana.
1937 - Reis, Frank Mathew * - (US Army) Served in Patton's army.
1938 - Cunningham, Thomas * - He went to college after high school and was possibly in the ROTC program because he was in the US Navy Reserves. His rank was Lt JG in the reserves. He was later in the US Navy and is listed on the Honolulu Memorial where it says that he was Missing in Action/Buried at Sea but provides a date of death as December 24, 1944.
1938 - Crafton 'Bud' Kuckenbaker * (US Army)
1938 - Perry, Frank* (US Army) He served in Japan during the occupation.
1940 - Anderson, Roland* (US Navy) - Although a Canadian by birth, he quit Laton High School to join the American Forces. He was injured during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 1941.
1940 - Blanchard, Harold C. * (US Navy?) KIA on 29 Feb 1944. His brother Stewart, Class of 1936, was also KIA. Harold was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 764 Bomb Squadron.
1940 - Connelly, Kenneth * - (US Navy) Killed in action 24 Dec 1943
 Carl Robert Love, Class of 1940
1940 - Love, Carl Robert (US Navy) * KIA on 11 Dec 1941.
Carl Love was a Seaman 2nd class, stationed on the USS Helena in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 6, 1941. Carl died a few days later on 11 December 1941. |
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1940 - McClurg, Eugene - (US Army)
1940 - Rutherford, Edgar * - (US Army) 1940 - Sterling, Robert* - (US Army Air Corps) 941 - Hurt, Laura Carter - (WAVE) After graduating from Laton High in 1941, I attended beauty school and went to work at Cooper's Department store in Fresno. During a lunch break one day there was a band marching down Fulton street playing military music and I followed it to a recruiting station and signed up to be a WAVE. You had to be 20 years old to join. I was sent to Hunter's College in New York City for basic training. Upon graduation I attended Aviation Machinists Mate school in Norman, Oklahoma. From there I was assigned to a Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Los Alamitos, California. When the war ended I returned home and then went to Santa Barbara State College (later UCSB) where I chose a Physical Education major. After my Freshman year I married my husband and never went back to college. 1941 - Gregory, John* - (US Army) John served March 1943 to December 1945 with the 37th Infantry Division and served as an infantryman in the South Pacific. In a newspaper article dated March 2, 19?? we learn "that he was burned on the left hand and left shoulder by a phosphorus grenade while serving with the 37th Division in the Philippines and has been evacuated by transport plane to a nearby general hospital." The article continues "Gregory was attending Fresno State College when he was inducted into the army in May 1943. He received his training at Camp Roberts and was sent to Guadalcanal in September, 1943. Later he was in the battle on Bougainville, for which he received the Combat Infantryman Badge. He landed with the 37th Division on Luzon and was in Manila when he was wounded. 1941 - Hochderffer, Jerald* - (????) Jerry was a tail gunner on a dive bomber. He was on the Lexington air craft carrier when it was sunk by enemy fire but he survived. He received four battle stars and a commendation from the Queen of England 1941 - Hochderffer, Raymond* (US Navy) |
 Laura Hurt - Class of 1941
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Francis Medico
1941 - Kuckenbaker, Kenneth * (US Army)
1941 - Medico, Francis* - (US Army) PFC Medico served in the Pacific Theater during WWII.
1941 - Sterling, John* (US Army Air Corps)
1942 - Brown, Jennings * (US Army Air Corps) Jennings was a prisoner of war and held at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde)
1942 - Harris, Orville* (US Navy)
1942 - Rutherford, Alvin F. * (US Army)
1943 - Artus, Richard (US Navy) Navy Quartermaster
1943 - Leal, Alfred*
1943 - Lewis, Edward* (USAF)
1944 - Cessna, Robert 'Bob' * - (US Army)
1944 - Dooley, Robert* - (US Navy)
1944? - Lopez, Robert Paul* - (US Navy in 1943 followed by the US Marine Corps in 1947)
1944 - Rutherford, Eugene - (US Army)
1945 - Harvey, J.L. * -
1945 - Hennesay, Vernon (US Navy)
1945 - Mello, Joe * - (US Army)
1945 - Newton, Edwin L.* (US Navy)
1945 - Pacheco, Anthony* - (US Navy)
1945 - Vargas, Epifanio - (US Army)
1946 - Lewis, Julius* - (US Army) Julius was a medic on the front lines in Korea.
1947? - Avila, Stanley * (US Army) Private Avila was a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 13, 1951. Private Avila was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korea War Service Medal.
1947 - Rutherford, John * (Merchant Marines)
1947? - Smith, Jimmy Dale * (US Army) KIA Private First Class Smith was a medic with the Medical Company, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on July 30, 1950. Private First Class Smith was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
1947 - Sterling, Norman* (US Navy)
1948 - Blowers, Vivian - (Air Force WAF) Vivian married Arlo Potter and after he retired as a Lt. Col in the Air Force, they moved to Pennsylvania where they were in farming and raising cattle. Arlo passed away in 2009 and Vivian is now living in an assisted care facility near their children in Wyoming.
1948 - London, James (USAF) In July 1946, James entered the U.S. Maritime Academy in Alameda,
California. In 1947 he went to work on his father's farm until 1951 when he joined the Air Force. He retired in October 1971 after 20 years of service. He is now living in Texas.
1948 - Newton, Harold J.* (USAF)
1949 - Andrews, Carl* (USAF)
1949 - Neighbors, Keith (US Navy)
1949 - Rutherford, Ernie (US Navy) (Did not receive his diploma)
1949 - Sagaser, Bill* (US Navy)
1949 - Sterling, Ralph* - (USAF)
1942 - Harris, Orville* (US Navy)
1942 - Rutherford, Alvin F. * (US Army)
1943 - Artus, Richard (US Navy) Navy Quartermaster
1943 - Leal, Alfred*
1943 - Lewis, Edward* (USAF)
1944 - Cessna, Robert 'Bob' * - (US Army)
1944 - Dooley, Robert* - (US Navy)
1944? - Lopez, Robert Paul* - (US Navy in 1943 followed by the US Marine Corps in 1947)
1944 - Rutherford, Eugene - (US Army)
1945 - Harvey, J.L. * -
1945 - Hennesay, Vernon (US Navy)
1945 - Mello, Joe * - (US Army)
1945 - Newton, Edwin L.* (US Navy)
1945 - Pacheco, Anthony* - (US Navy)
1945 - Vargas, Epifanio - (US Army)
1946 - Lewis, Julius* - (US Army) Julius was a medic on the front lines in Korea.
1947? - Avila, Stanley * (US Army) Private Avila was a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 13, 1951. Private Avila was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korea War Service Medal.
1947 - Rutherford, John * (Merchant Marines)
1947? - Smith, Jimmy Dale * (US Army) KIA Private First Class Smith was a medic with the Medical Company, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on July 30, 1950. Private First Class Smith was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
1947 - Sterling, Norman* (US Navy)
1948 - Blowers, Vivian - (Air Force WAF) Vivian married Arlo Potter and after he retired as a Lt. Col in the Air Force, they moved to Pennsylvania where they were in farming and raising cattle. Arlo passed away in 2009 and Vivian is now living in an assisted care facility near their children in Wyoming.
1948 - London, James (USAF) In July 1946, James entered the U.S. Maritime Academy in Alameda,
California. In 1947 he went to work on his father's farm until 1951 when he joined the Air Force. He retired in October 1971 after 20 years of service. He is now living in Texas.
1948 - Newton, Harold J.* (USAF)
1949 - Andrews, Carl* (USAF)
1949 - Neighbors, Keith (US Navy)
1949 - Rutherford, Ernie (US Navy) (Did not receive his diploma)
1949 - Sagaser, Bill* (US Navy)
1949 - Sterling, Ralph* - (USAF)
Ernest Atkisson
1950 - Avila, James (US Navy)
1950 - Anderson, Marion * (US Marines)
1950 - Atkisson, Ernest * (US Navy)
1950 - Fraley, William* (US Army) Staff Sargent Fraley served during the Korean War however, he was later stationed in Germany where he was also an Honor Guard. One of this duties was overseeing the imprisonment of Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess at Spandau. Upon returning home Bill attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois through the VA loan program.
1950 - Miguel, Eddie - (US Navy)
1950 - Miranda, Emelio * (US Marines)
1950 - Neighbors, James* (US Navy)
1950 - Anderson, Marion * (US Marines)
1950 - Atkisson, Ernest * (US Navy)
1950 - Fraley, William* (US Army) Staff Sargent Fraley served during the Korean War however, he was later stationed in Germany where he was also an Honor Guard. One of this duties was overseeing the imprisonment of Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess at Spandau. Upon returning home Bill attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois through the VA loan program.
1950 - Miguel, Eddie - (US Navy)
1950 - Miranda, Emelio * (US Marines)
1950 - Neighbors, James* (US Navy)
1950 - Peck, Linus Crawford* (US Army & USAF)
1950 - Phillips, Don * (US Navy) Don served aboard a hospital ship during the Korean War.
1951 - Adams, James (US Navy) After high school, Jim attended UC Berkeley where he was in the Navy ROTC program. He entered the US Navy following his graduation and became a pilot. He later returned to Laton High School as a math and science teacher.
1951 - Bookout, Lloyd (USAF)
1951 - Bookout, Floyd * (US Army)
1951 - Haun, Richard * (USAF)
1951 - Rush, Ed L. (US Navy) Ed served on a ship in the Mediterranean. He was able to visit many countries in the area including France, Italy, Portugal, North Africa, Greece and Turkey. He spent 6 months in Barcelona, Spain
1951 - Rutherford, Leroy * (US Army)
1951 - Westfall, Walter
1952 - Bell, Lloyd *
1952 - Dudley, A.J.* (US Army)
1952 - Miranda, Felix - (US Army)
1952 - Stonebarger, Harold (US Army)
1952 - Vargas, Louis * (US Army) SP3
1953 - Aguayo, Gabriel * (US Army)
1953 - Avila, Ignacio
1953 - Estrada, Rudy
1953 - McHone, Alfred* (US Army)
1953 - Montejano, Joe (US Army)
1953 - Vargas, Ray* (US Army)
1954 - Avila, Manuel* (US Army)
1954 - Durst, Trent (USAF)
1954 - Nunes, Louie*
1954 - Redwine, Ken (USAF??)
1954 - Richmond, Frank* (USAF ??)
1954 - Stout, Gerald* (US Army)
1955 - Burleson, Leon O'dell (USAF)
1950 - Phillips, Don * (US Navy) Don served aboard a hospital ship during the Korean War.
1951 - Adams, James (US Navy) After high school, Jim attended UC Berkeley where he was in the Navy ROTC program. He entered the US Navy following his graduation and became a pilot. He later returned to Laton High School as a math and science teacher.
1951 - Bookout, Lloyd (USAF)
1951 - Bookout, Floyd * (US Army)
1951 - Haun, Richard * (USAF)
1951 - Rush, Ed L. (US Navy) Ed served on a ship in the Mediterranean. He was able to visit many countries in the area including France, Italy, Portugal, North Africa, Greece and Turkey. He spent 6 months in Barcelona, Spain
1951 - Rutherford, Leroy * (US Army)
1951 - Westfall, Walter
1952 - Bell, Lloyd *
1952 - Dudley, A.J.* (US Army)
1952 - Miranda, Felix - (US Army)
1952 - Stonebarger, Harold (US Army)
1952 - Vargas, Louis * (US Army) SP3
1953 - Aguayo, Gabriel * (US Army)
1953 - Avila, Ignacio
1953 - Estrada, Rudy
1953 - McHone, Alfred* (US Army)
1953 - Montejano, Joe (US Army)
1953 - Vargas, Ray* (US Army)
1954 - Avila, Manuel* (US Army)
1954 - Durst, Trent (USAF)
1954 - Nunes, Louie*
1954 - Redwine, Ken (USAF??)
1954 - Richmond, Frank* (USAF ??)
1954 - Stout, Gerald* (US Army)
1955 - Burleson, Leon O'dell (USAF)
Jerry Madruga - Class of 1955
1955 - Madruga, Jerry* (USAF) In September 1954, Jerry
joined the U.S. Air Force then reenlisted in 1958. In 1959, his father passed away and Jerry left a promising career in the Air Force to operated the family farm. He was later hired as a civilian fire fighter at the Lemoore Naval Air Station, reaching the position of Assistant Fire Chief. He retired from that job after 20 years of service.
1955 - Myers, Richard* (US Navy)
1955 - Royval, Albert (US Army)
1955 - Spurlock, Radford
1955 - Willhite, Marvin - (US Army)
1956 - Brassert. Ray (US Army) Ray served in the U. S. Army from December 1956 to December 1959 with the 11th Engineer Group in Germany
1956 - L.V. Dotson - (US Army) L.V. was stationed in Germany and later decided to remain in Germany. Sadly, he passed away in about 1999.
1956 - Duty, Jack - (US Army) Jack served as a Military Policeman
1956 - Gillam, Paul* (US Navy)
1956 - Goble, Arnie* (US Army or Marines???)
1956 - Payne, Kelly J.* (US Army)
Dick Adams being awarded his 2nd DFC.
1957 - Adams, Dick (US Marines) Dick (R.T.) spent 20 years in the military and after having earned his wings as a Naval Aviator in the USMC and flying two tours in Vietnam - first in Hueys on med-evacs and then the Cobras gunbirds, he retired. He then worked another 20 years in Civil Service instructing in helicopter simulators. He just "changed hats." He spent another three years as an instructor with CUBIC, Inc., who staff the simulators for the USMC, at New River Air Station, Jacksonville, NC. He finally retired leaving time for he and Claudia to do some traveling, going out on their boat, fishing and just enjoying life.
1957 - Baker, Norman - (US Army)
1957 - Betts, David* (US Marines)
1957 - Durst, Eddie* (USAF)
1957 - Jones, Tom (US Army)
1957 - Lopez, Emelio (Coast Guard)
1957 - Mendes, Louie* (USAF)
1957 - Godley, Jim (USAF)
1958 - Adams, Falvey (USAF)
1958 - Hurlbut, Robert L. (USAF) Served at Lackland AFB (Texas), Kessler AFB (Mississippi), Giger AFB (Spokane WA), McCord AFB, Tacoma WA, and Elmendorf AFB (Anchorage Alaska).
1958 - Harris, Gene (US Navy)
1958 - Madruga, Ron (US Navy)
1958 - Payne, Jacob Chester* (US Coast Guard)
1959 - Borges, Gerald
1959 - Dragoo, Bill (US Marines)
1959 - Hargrove, Robert (US Army National Guard) Served for 6 years
Robert 'Bob' Smith
1959 - Smith, Robert (US Army)
1959 - Webster, Gerald (USAF)
1959 - Winslow, Ray (US Navy) Ray joined the Navy in 1964 to fly jets and eventually flew 123 combat missions over North Vietnam. He joined Continental Airlines while out of the Navy for a short time in 1969. He returned to the Navy where he retired in 1985 as a Captain. He then retired from Continental in 2001 after flying the DC10, B747 and B777. Sue and Ray lived on the island of Guam for 5 years in the 90's, flying to many small Pacific islands. After the airline, Ray flew a Gulfstream for the producer of the "Simpsons" for three years. Now he works part time flying a Gulfstream, mostly in Europe.
1959 - Webster, Gerald (USAF)
1959 - Winslow, Ray (US Navy) Ray joined the Navy in 1964 to fly jets and eventually flew 123 combat missions over North Vietnam. He joined Continental Airlines while out of the Navy for a short time in 1969. He returned to the Navy where he retired in 1985 as a Captain. He then retired from Continental in 2001 after flying the DC10, B747 and B777. Sue and Ray lived on the island of Guam for 5 years in the 90's, flying to many small Pacific islands. After the airline, Ray flew a Gulfstream for the producer of the "Simpsons" for three years. Now he works part time flying a Gulfstream, mostly in Europe.
Durwood 'Woody' Durst
1960 - Azevedo, Eddie* (US Army) Served in Vietnam
1960 - Durst, Durwood 'Woody' (US Navy)
1960 - Hall, Bobby* (US Army)
1960 - Mendes, Anthony (US Army)
1961 - Sherman, Rueben * (US Army)
1961 - Singleton, Dale G. (USAF) Dale served from 2 Apr 1965 -
25 Sept 1968 then served from 17 Nov 1971 - 6 Dec 1990
with the U.S. Naval Reserve.
1961 - Law, John (US Army)
1962 - DeHart, Michael (US Navy)
1962 - Durst, Jim
1962 - Leoni, Gerald (Army National Guard) 1962 to 1967, Sergeant
1962 - McHone, Casey (National Guard)
1960 - Durst, Durwood 'Woody' (US Navy)
1960 - Hall, Bobby* (US Army)
1960 - Mendes, Anthony (US Army)
1961 - Sherman, Rueben * (US Army)
1961 - Singleton, Dale G. (USAF) Dale served from 2 Apr 1965 -
25 Sept 1968 then served from 17 Nov 1971 - 6 Dec 1990
with the U.S. Naval Reserve.
1961 - Law, John (US Army)
1962 - DeHart, Michael (US Navy)
1962 - Durst, Jim
1962 - Leoni, Gerald (Army National Guard) 1962 to 1967, Sergeant
1962 - McHone, Casey (National Guard)
1962 - Righetti, Kenneth A. - (US Army) SGT E-5 Stationed in Germany for 18 months.
1962 - Stockton, Ken* Ken died in 2012 due to the harmful affects of Agent Orange.
1962 - Stockton, Ken* Ken died in 2012 due to the harmful affects of Agent Orange.
Elmer Lawrence Borges
1963 - Elmer Lawrence Borges (Army National Guard) Co A 2nd BN 160th INF. He enlisted in 1965 - served 6 years active and 6 years inactive to 1972. Elmer served during the Watts Riots and the Berkeley Riots. He was a Sergeant E-6. Elmer went to Grant Grammar School and Laton Elementary prior to Laton High School.
1963 - Mendes, Richard* (California Army National Guard)
1963 - Miranda, Tony (National Guard)
1963 - Perry, Don (USAF)
1963 - Souza, Bob (California Army National Guard)
1963 - Mendes, Richard* (California Army National Guard)
1963 - Miranda, Tony (National Guard)
1963 - Perry, Don (USAF)
1963 - Souza, Bob (California Army National Guard)
1963 - Vanderheiden, Paul (US Navy) I was in the Navy from Oct. 1963 until Oct.1967 during the Vietnam war, served as a petty officer 2nd class; E-5. After leaving the service I settled in the Hartford Connecticut area and Joined the Hartford police dept. During my 22 plus years on the dept. I was a homicide and major crimes Detective, retiring in 1992. I then spent the next 15 years as a Special Deputy, with the U.S Marshal's office in Hartford, retiring in 2008. During the time with Hartford PD, I also spent 6 years in the Army National guard, 143 rd Military Police company as a Staff Sergeant E-6 . I was the first squad leader and training sergeant. After retiring, I now live in Venice Florida from October 1 to May 1 and in Connecticut during the summer.
1964 - Dooley, Orie (John) - (US Army) He was discharged with the rank of sergeant in June of 1969
1964 - Hall, Curtis Odell
1964 - Hill, Randy J. (US Army)
1964 - Hunt, Steve (US Army)
1965 - Balderama, Ron (US Marines)
1965 - Kopenhefer, Glen
1965 - Kuckenbaker, George (US Army)
1965 - Kuckenbaker, Michael
1965 - McHone, Rickey (US Marines) Served in Vietnam
1965 - McHone, Ron (Army) Wounded in Vietnam and was awarded The Purple Heart
1965 - Mos, Ron * (US Marines) K Co, 3rd Bn, 9th MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF On May 20, 1967, Company K, point for the battalion, made contact with what it initially estimated to be an enemy platoon deployed in mutually supporting bunkers in a draw in vicinity of grid coordinates YD 104644. The enemy, now estimated to be at least a company, took Company K under fire. To relieve pressure on Company K, Company L maneuvered to the flank of the enemy position, but was unable to link up with Company K because of heavy enemy fire. The enemy had sprung a well concealed ambush, using machine guns, grenades, and 60 mm mortars. Companies K and L were concentrated on high ground but still on the sides of a draw and receiving intense enemy fire. Air Strikes were called. Both companies spent the night on opposite sides of the draw with the enemy force between them, while supporting arms pounded the enemy positions all night. Killed were 25 sailors and Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines in heavy fighting including Corporal Ronald Bruce Mos, a machine gunner from Laton, California
1965 - Stockton, Wayne (USAF)
1966 - Brewster, Larry (USAF)
1966 - Gregory, Bob (USAF)
1966 - Dooley, Bill
1966 - Kopenhefer, Alan* Alan was a Wounded Warrior. He died in 2008 from the effects of Agent Orange.
1966 - Milligan, Randy * (USAF) Killed in Action on May 15, 1968 - Airman First Class, 12th SEC POLICE SQDN, ]12TH TAC FTR WING, 7th AF
1966 - Sutphin, Steve
1966 - Victorino, Roy (US Army)
1967 - Alves, Daniel (US Army)
1967 - Borba, Tony (US Navy) West Pac tour of Vietnam
1967 - Caldera, Pasqual
1967 - Garrison, Phil
1967 - Holland, Boyd
1967 - Louderbaugh, Robert (US Navy)
1967 - Navarro, David
1967 - Petty, Mike
1967 - Pickens, Marvin
1967 - Stout, John* (USAF)
1967 - Wilson, Danny (US Navy)
1968 - Brewster, Virgil (Army Reserve)
1968 - Dias, Frank J. (US Army)
1968 - Montejano, Eddie*
1969 - Roubos, John
1969 - DeLuca, Victor (USAF) I was drafted into the ARMY, however, three days before I reported to Ft Ord I had managed to get into the Air Force ROTC program. And for a bribe of an extra $100 bucks a month... I flew a jet for the next 25 years. After two more years of college, one year of pilot training, three months of every kind of survival training and four months of learning how to fly a KC-135 Tanker, I was ready to go and do what I was trained to do... Finally in December of 1975 I was on the Island of Guam getting ready to go to Vietnam. On the day of the deployment the war in Vietnam was declared over. I never went in country. I was part of an "Air Bridge" that refueled airplanes leaving Vietnam for the United States.
1969 - Jett, Michael Stephen * (US Army) C TRP, 2ND SQDN, 17TH CAVALRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USAR Sgt. Michael Jett was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on May 31, 1970.
1969 - O'Daniel, Larry Dean *
1969 - Vargas, Phillip, Jr.* - (US Marines) LCPL fought in Vietnam
1970 - McHone, John (Navy)
1970 - Mello, Delbert - (US Army Reserve)
1964 - Dooley, Orie (John) - (US Army) He was discharged with the rank of sergeant in June of 1969
1964 - Hall, Curtis Odell
1964 - Hill, Randy J. (US Army)
1964 - Hunt, Steve (US Army)
1965 - Balderama, Ron (US Marines)
1965 - Kopenhefer, Glen
1965 - Kuckenbaker, George (US Army)
1965 - Kuckenbaker, Michael
1965 - McHone, Rickey (US Marines) Served in Vietnam
1965 - McHone, Ron (Army) Wounded in Vietnam and was awarded The Purple Heart
1965 - Mos, Ron * (US Marines) K Co, 3rd Bn, 9th MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF On May 20, 1967, Company K, point for the battalion, made contact with what it initially estimated to be an enemy platoon deployed in mutually supporting bunkers in a draw in vicinity of grid coordinates YD 104644. The enemy, now estimated to be at least a company, took Company K under fire. To relieve pressure on Company K, Company L maneuvered to the flank of the enemy position, but was unable to link up with Company K because of heavy enemy fire. The enemy had sprung a well concealed ambush, using machine guns, grenades, and 60 mm mortars. Companies K and L were concentrated on high ground but still on the sides of a draw and receiving intense enemy fire. Air Strikes were called. Both companies spent the night on opposite sides of the draw with the enemy force between them, while supporting arms pounded the enemy positions all night. Killed were 25 sailors and Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines in heavy fighting including Corporal Ronald Bruce Mos, a machine gunner from Laton, California
1965 - Stockton, Wayne (USAF)
1966 - Brewster, Larry (USAF)
1966 - Gregory, Bob (USAF)
1966 - Dooley, Bill
1966 - Kopenhefer, Alan* Alan was a Wounded Warrior. He died in 2008 from the effects of Agent Orange.
1966 - Milligan, Randy * (USAF) Killed in Action on May 15, 1968 - Airman First Class, 12th SEC POLICE SQDN, ]12TH TAC FTR WING, 7th AF
1966 - Sutphin, Steve
1966 - Victorino, Roy (US Army)
1967 - Alves, Daniel (US Army)
1967 - Borba, Tony (US Navy) West Pac tour of Vietnam
1967 - Caldera, Pasqual
1967 - Garrison, Phil
1967 - Holland, Boyd
1967 - Louderbaugh, Robert (US Navy)
1967 - Navarro, David
1967 - Petty, Mike
1967 - Pickens, Marvin
1967 - Stout, John* (USAF)
1967 - Wilson, Danny (US Navy)
1968 - Brewster, Virgil (Army Reserve)
1968 - Dias, Frank J. (US Army)
1968 - Montejano, Eddie*
1969 - Roubos, John
1969 - DeLuca, Victor (USAF) I was drafted into the ARMY, however, three days before I reported to Ft Ord I had managed to get into the Air Force ROTC program. And for a bribe of an extra $100 bucks a month... I flew a jet for the next 25 years. After two more years of college, one year of pilot training, three months of every kind of survival training and four months of learning how to fly a KC-135 Tanker, I was ready to go and do what I was trained to do... Finally in December of 1975 I was on the Island of Guam getting ready to go to Vietnam. On the day of the deployment the war in Vietnam was declared over. I never went in country. I was part of an "Air Bridge" that refueled airplanes leaving Vietnam for the United States.
1969 - Jett, Michael Stephen * (US Army) C TRP, 2ND SQDN, 17TH CAVALRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USAR Sgt. Michael Jett was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on May 31, 1970.
1969 - O'Daniel, Larry Dean *
1969 - Vargas, Phillip, Jr.* - (US Marines) LCPL fought in Vietnam
1970 - McHone, John (Navy)
1970 - Mello, Delbert - (US Army Reserve)
Thomas J. Gregory - Class o 1971
1971 - Gregory, Thomas J. - The following is from a 2002 Hanford Sentinel article, "Navy Capt. Thomas J. Gregory, son of John and Marion Gregory of Laton, has retired after 31 years of service. Gregory most recently served as Branch Head, Surface Ship Branch, Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
During his career, Gregory was commanding officer of four ships. He was also assigned duties on the Joint Staff and a tour on the staff of the director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion as well as the Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit at Idaho Falls, Idaho. He also served as Deputy Director for Theater Air Warfare on the Chief of Naval Operations staff where he was responsible for the Navy missile defense and interoperability for the Surface Combatant Force. In October 2001, he became the Branch Head for the newly formed Surface Ship Branch, responsible for more than 120 ships including ship concept development, new construction, life cycle support and decommissionings.
Gregory is a 1971 graduate of Laton High School. He is also a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD., with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering and a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I. with a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies."
1972 - Jundt, Delbert - (US Army)
1972 - Jundt, Jeffrey - (US Army)
1976 - Jundt, Timothy - (USAF)
1979 - Gonzalez, Arthur - (US Army)
1982 - Springs, David C. - (US Army) Served from 1987 to 1995
1983 - Rhodes, Chris
1983 - Rhodes, Curtis
2007 - Rios, Ufrano Jiminez * - (US Marines) Ufrano was a Wounded Warrior. He lost his leg while serving in Afghanistan. He passed away 5 years later.
During his career, Gregory was commanding officer of four ships. He was also assigned duties on the Joint Staff and a tour on the staff of the director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion as well as the Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit at Idaho Falls, Idaho. He also served as Deputy Director for Theater Air Warfare on the Chief of Naval Operations staff where he was responsible for the Navy missile defense and interoperability for the Surface Combatant Force. In October 2001, he became the Branch Head for the newly formed Surface Ship Branch, responsible for more than 120 ships including ship concept development, new construction, life cycle support and decommissionings.
Gregory is a 1971 graduate of Laton High School. He is also a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD., with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering and a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I. with a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies."
1972 - Jundt, Delbert - (US Army)
1972 - Jundt, Jeffrey - (US Army)
1976 - Jundt, Timothy - (USAF)
1979 - Gonzalez, Arthur - (US Army)
1982 - Springs, David C. - (US Army) Served from 1987 to 1995
1983 - Rhodes, Chris
1983 - Rhodes, Curtis
2007 - Rios, Ufrano Jiminez * - (US Marines) Ufrano was a Wounded Warrior. He lost his leg while serving in Afghanistan. He passed away 5 years later.