Durand High School Alumni

Durand, Wisconsin (WI)

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

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Honored Military Alumni

Barry Jon Bauer
Barry Jon Bauer
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 6 Years

F-4 Aircraft Flight Line
Don Blair
Don Blair
Class of 1971
Coast Guard, 4 Years

Spent time looking for the Edmund Fitzgerald while stationed in Michigan and 3.5 years working on and flying in helicopters in Oregon.
Edward Pickering
Edward Pickering
Class of 1990
Navy, 18 Years

Aircraft Mechanic
Janelle Stewart
Janelle Stewart
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 3 Years

Served with the Reserve Unit in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
Joseph C. Brenner
Joseph C. Brenner
Class of 1947
Navy, 20+ Years

Enlisted after graduating from UW Madison in 1951.
In Oct. of 1952 was accepted into the Navy OCS program and commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve in Mar. 1953. Released to inactive duty in Mar. 1956. Stayed as a drilling reservist until retirement on July 1 1980 wirh the rank of a Navy
Captain.
Ken Smith
Ken Smith
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Infantry - Vietnam - 101st Airborne Division
Kim Pelke
Kim Pelke
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired
Korey Hammer
Korey Hammer
Class of 1988
Army, 20+ Years

Served 20 years in the Army from Hawaii to IRAQ and back to Virginia. Retired from Fort Eustis and am still serving working Civil Service for the Army.
Leigh Hagness
Leigh Hagness
Class of 1947
Army, 2 Years

E5 717th AAA GERMANY 1952-53
Michael Kadinger
Michael Kadinger
Class of 1972
Navy, 3 Years

Mick did 8 weeks of boot camp for the National Guard and then did another 8 for the Navy. He served as an airplane mechanic on the Midway aircraft Carrier CVA-41 for 3 years off the shores of Vietnam and was home-ported in Japan. His was the first ship back in Korea since the Korean Conflict.
Paul Lerum
Paul Lerum
Class of 1939
Army, 4 Years

European Theater. Tech/4 Sargeant
Stacy Briggs
Stacy Briggs
Class of 1989
Army, 20+ Years

Army & Army National Guard (AGR)

Classmates Spotlight

Durand High School Classmates

Steve Cole
Class of '82

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

50th Class Reunion -- Class of 1964

Hello, fellow alumni!
In 2014, we'll be celebrating our Golden Reunion: 50 years since we trod the boards of DHS...
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Our Durand 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 Durand High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Durand are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!