Wall of Honor

On By Milby Alumni

The “Wall of Honor” was created as a tribute to those Milby Alumni who gave their lives on the field of battle for our country and was dedicated on Veterans Day weekend in November 2001 

THEY ARE MILBY’S MILITARY FAMILY

The Wall of Honor contains the names of 100+ Buffs who where killed in action: 
WW II – 67
Korea – 11
Vietnam – 21 
Somalia – 1
Iraq – 1

Here are the names of those lost:

World War II: Elof Ahlgren, Trudy Brock, Norman F Buckley, Allan Burts, Jack L. Callaway, Thomas J Cavanaugh, Lewis J Colbert, Laverne Coleman, Glenwell W Deal, Calvit Dickinson, Weldon M Dosser, William H Dosser, Victor L Durham, William J DuRant, Edgar J Dutel Jr, Lenox Enghdohl, Theron R Ferguson, Van Fowler, Roy J Fried, Manuel Gomez, Mack Gorman, Walter Hendrix, Thomas P High, Alton S Hill, William Holder, Harold W Hooper, Lonnie N Howard, Carl D Jarvis, Mearl L Jones, Frank B Lucas, Fidel B Lucio, Robert L Martin, Elmer T Marx, Robert A Mason, James R Masterson Jr, James P Maxwell, Thomas B McCowan, Joseph Michalinos, Curtis O Middleton, Robert N Morrison, Milas A Mugnier, Fred Nagorny Jr, Donald Nelson, Roy H Nunn Jr, Ralph D Parker Jr, Harland B Parks, James V Perkins, John O Peterson, Paul Pooley, Robert N Preston, Sidney Radley, Walter Retzer, Gordon E Rhemann, Walter H Rice, Edwin Ritchie, William Rivers, Maurice E Rushing, James Sealy, Leon A Shepard, John N Terrell, Darrell D Tucker, Joe Warren, Robert R Weems, August Weiss, Lealand C Welch, Donald Wells 

Korea: Richard C Davis, Fred Fleener, Robert C Harris, Richard A McNees, Edward A Muntz, Reuben D Owen, James E Quillen Jr, Raymond M Tartt, Joe W. Walker Jr, William B Watson, Robert L Williams 

Vietnam:  Robert A. Brown, Davis C. Butcher, Cesario Calderon, Michael R. Callaway, Donald J. Callison, Barry A. Coop, Bobby L. Denton,  Charles D. Hardie, Richard L. Honey, Gary W. Hopkins, Martin Jasso, Robert L. McIntyre, Felipe R. Morales, Marion H. Norman, James J. Pumphrey, Jesse N. Rodriguez, Stephen C. Sharp, Floyd D. Solomon, Glenn E. Spratley, Tony Vale  

Somalia: Richard W. Kowalewski

Iraq:  Alberto V Sanchez Jr.

  • Milby High School ROTC Col. Norris Posehn pose in the hallway with the Wall of Honor on both sides of him, 11/05/04. The wall on Posehn’s left are names of the students who attended Milby High School and died in previous wars and the other wall are pictures of those ex-Milby students who are serving in Iraq. (Photo by Kim Christensen)