This is an incomplete listing of Central alumni who have served in the military. We need your help to compile a more accurate list. Please let us know the following information: your name, class year, address, branch served and location served.
If you would like to share an experience of your time in service, please e-mail bulletin@central.edu along with the information requested above.
Class |
Name |
City |
Service Branch |
Served |
1926 |
Ralph VanderPol |
Pella, Iowa |
Army |
WWI & WWII |
1934 |
Walter Arens |
Guthrie, Okla. |
Army |
Europe |
1934 |
Martin Heerema |
Pella, Iowa |
Navy |
WWII |
1935 |
Addison Wells |
Minneapolis , Minn. |
WWII |
|
1936 |
Veryl C. Myers |
Atlanta, Ga. |
Army Air Corp |
Europe |
1937 |
Louis Bosveld |
Mason City, Iowa |
Navy |
Pacific |
1937 |
Raymond Van Heukelom |
Holland, Mich. |
Army |
Europe |
1937 |
Arthur Wesselink |
Eagle Grove, Iowa |
Navy |
Asia |
1937 |
Palmer Whittenberg |
Bella Vista, Ark. |
Army |
Europe |
1938 |
Carlos W. Bryan |
Aurelia, Iowa |
Army |
US |
1938 |
Ellis F. Furda |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Navy |
North Atlantic |
1938 |
Howard McKee |
Bonita Springs, Fla. |
Army |
Europe |
1938 |
Stanley Roelofs |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Army Air Force |
Hawaii |
1939 |
William Gosselink |
Pella, Iowa |
Army |
WWII & Pacific |
1939 |
John B. Heeren |
Rockford, Ill. |
Army Air Corp |
WWII & Korea |
1939 |
Arnon Lensink |
Bradbury, Calif. |
Army |
Europe |
1939 |
Gerald Thompson |
Smithshire, Ill. |
Army |
South Pacific |
1939 |
Earl Ver Meer |
Pella, Iowa |
Army Air Force |
US |
1939 |
Bernice Ver Ploeg-Hedge |
Ottumwa, Iowa |
Marines |
US |
1940 |
Hobart Hanson |
Berkeley, Calif. |
Air Intelligence |
Pacific/Japan |
1940 |
Clyde Jones |
Lynnville, Iowa |
Navy |
Atlantic & Pacific |
1940 |
Dalton Smith |
Haworth, N.J. |
Army Air Corp/Air Force |
Europe |
1940 |
Herbert Wormhoudt |
Fernandina Beach, Fla. |
Medical Corp |
US/Pacific |
1941 |
Gerhard Damhof |
Willmar, Minn. |
Navy |
Atlantic & Pacific |
1941 |
Esley Langerak |
Wilmington, Del. |
Army |
Philippines |
1941 |
H. Lewis Lyke |
Sun City, Ariz. |
Navy |
Atlantic & Pacific |
1942 |
Lambert DeJong |
Bellflower, Calif. |
Army Air Corp |
Alaska |
1942 |
Ray Den Hartog |
Clear Lake, Iowa |
Army |
Europe |
1942 |
Edmund T. Gardiner |
Lewiston, Idaho |
Navy |
Okinawa |
1942 |
Tryg Grufman |
Durham, N.C. |
Navy Air Force |
US |
1942 |
John S. Hovenga |
Austin, Texas |
Army |
Pacific |
1942 |
L. Hoyt McGuire |
Tustin, Calif. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1942 |
Donald L. Ten Haken |
Sheboygan, Wis. |
Army |
Asiatic Pacific |
1942 |
Robert Vander Schaaf |
Alton, Iowa |
Navy |
Panama |
1942 |
John P. Ver Meer |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
Army Air Force |
Europe |
1943 |
Louis Boomgarden |
German Valley, Ill. |
Navy |
US |
1943 |
Arie Breed |
Ottumwa, Iowa |
Navy |
Pacific |
1943 |
Russell Buttel |
German Valley, Ill. |
Army |
Europe |
1943 |
Wayne L. Decker |
Columbia, Mo. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1943 |
Glenn Dickson |
Pacifica, Calif. |
Navy |
Europe |
1943 |
John Ennen |
Albert Lea, Minn. |
Navy |
US |
1943 |
Carroll Hollebrands |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Army |
Asiatic Theatre |
1943 |
Al Jolink |
Edgerton, Minn. |
Marine Air |
South Pacific |
1943 |
James J. Naccarato |
Silver Spring, Md. |
Army Air Corp |
USA |
1943 |
Arvin Roos |
Strasburg, N.D. |
Army Air Force |
Europe |
1943 |
Everett Van De Voort |
Plainfield, Ill. |
Army Air Force |
Europe |
1944 |
Marvin E. Baker |
San Diego, Calif. |
Army Air Corp |
U.S. |
1944 |
Elmer H Brunsting |
Houston, Texas |
Navy |
Pacific |
1944 |
Fred L. Duven |
Lincoln, Neb. |
Navy |
WWII |
1944 |
James Freeburger |
Southampton, N.J. |
Navy |
Pacific Theatre |
1944 |
Max Kuyk |
Naples, Fla. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1944 |
Howard Vander Linden |
San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
Army |
Europe |
1945 |
Howard De Motts |
Burnsville, Minn. |
Army Air Corp |
England |
1945 |
Theodore F. Ludwig |
Sandy, Utah |
Army |
US |
1945 |
Marvin F. Piburn |
Wichita, Kan. |
Navy/Army |
WWII/Korea |
1945 |
Earl M. Vogelaar |
Newton, Iowa |
Marines |
Atlantic & Pacific, Korea |
1945 |
Clarence Vos |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Army Air Force |
US |
1946 |
Robert L. Davey |
Indianola, Iowa |
Army Air Corp |
Europe |
1946 |
Noel Decker |
Newton, Iowa |
Navy |
Pacific |
1946 |
Chuck De Wild |
Rockford, Ill. |
Army Air Corp |
Europe |
1946 |
Robert Hector |
Orange City, Iowa |
Army |
Europe |
1946 |
John E. Hibma |
Grandville, Mich. |
Engineers |
Philippines |
1946 |
Neal Kuyper |
Bradenton, Fla. |
Army |
Europe |
1946 |
Marvin Van Cleave |
Madison, Wis. |
Army Air Corp |
South Pacific |
1946 |
Stanley Ver Ploeg |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
Navy |
Pacific |
1947 |
Leonard S. Braam |
Glenmont, N.Y. |
Navy |
WW II/Korea |
1947 |
Clarence Greving |
Orange City, Iowa |
Air Force |
North Africa |
1947 |
Ralph E. Hays |
Los Gatos, Calif. |
Army Air Corp |
Europe WWII |
1947 |
James D. Kempkes |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Navy |
Okinawa |
1947 |
Norman R. Loats |
Corona del Mar, Calif. |
Navy |
Pacific duty |
1947 |
Ellsworth Ten Clay |
Zeeland, Mich. |
Army |
US |
1947 |
Leon Vander Schaaf |
Pequot Lakes, Minn. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1947 |
John Vander Waal |
Saint Louis, Mo. |
Army |
Philippines |
1947 |
Eugene E. Wormhoudt |
Mesa, Ariz. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1948 |
John Fulton |
Kinnelon, N.J. |
Army |
Okinawa |
1948 |
Gerald C. Hussong |
Benedict, Minn. |
Army |
Pacific |
1948 |
Howard Lubach |
Sioux Center, Iowa |
Army |
South Pacific/Korea |
1948 |
Russell H Miller |
Lenexa, Kan. |
Army Air Corp |
Italy |
1948 |
Howard Van Peursem |
Crystal Lake, Ill. |
Navy |
US |
1948 |
Ralph Van Rheenen |
Pella, Iowa |
Army |
Philippines |
1948 |
Carl Vogelaar |
San Jose, Calif. |
Army Air Force |
US |
1949 |
Howard Borgman |
Marysville, Mich. |
Army |
WW II |
1949 |
Keith Emmert |
Pella, Iowa |
Army Air Corp |
US |
1949 |
Clyde Evers |
Marshalltown, Iowa |
Army |
South Pacific |
1949 |
Bruce Longstreet |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Army |
Europe |
1949 |
Gerald Stravers |
Pella, Iowa |
Army Air Force |
US |
1949 |
Marion Ter Louw |
Brandon, Wis. |
Army |
Europe |
1949 |
Gerald Van Swol |
White Bear Lake, Minn. |
Army Air Force |
Europe |
1949 |
Burton E. Voss |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Army |
US/Korea |
1949 |
Verne E. Wilkins |
Iowa Falls, Iowa |
Marines |
Pacific |
1950 |
Ward Bailey |
Scotia, N.Y. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1950 |
Clinton Brasser |
Sheboygan, Wis. |
Army Air Corp |
South Pacific |
1950 |
Harold De Bruin |
Oskaloosa, Iowa |
Army |
Africa/India |
1950 |
Gene Den Hartog |
Clive, Iowa |
Army |
Korea |
1950 |
James Dunham |
Pella, Iowa |
Navy |
New Guinea |
1950 |
Donald Hull |
Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
Navy |
South Pacific |
1950 |
Marlyn Klimstra |
Casa Grande, Ariz. |
Army |
Philippines |
1950 |
Ed Kooi |
Pella, Iowa |
Army Air Corp |
US |
1950 |
Lloyd Menning |
Bryant, Ark. |
Navy |
South Pacific |
1950 |
Norman Roorda |
Pella, Iowa |
Army |
Korea |
1950 |
John F. Smeltzer |
Rutland, Iowa |
Navy |
Europe |
1950 |
Donald R. Taylor |
Dallas, Texas |
Army |
Europe |
1950 |
Paul Tedford |
Wilmington, Del. |
Navy |
South Pacific |
1950 |
Lawrence Tysseling |
Newton, Iowa |
Army Air Force |
South Pacific |
1950 |
Charles Vander Ploeg |
Pella, Iowa |
Army Air Force |
US |
1950 |
Mark Vander Ploeg |
Pella, Iowa |
Army Air Force |
US |
1950 |
Duane Vander Schaaf |
Franklin, Wis. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1950 |
Marion J. Witzenburg |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
Army |
Europe/Korea |
1951 |
Marvin E. Aiken |
Grand Lake, Colo. |
Army |
WW II |
1951 |
M. Robert Anderson |
Prescott, Ariz. |
Army |
Korea |
1951 |
Stanley B. Boertje |
Bemidji, Minn. |
Army |
Korea |
1951 |
Arthur Bosch |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
Army |
US & Germany |
1951 |
Herman Clemens |
Sioux Center, Iowa |
Navy |
South Pacific |
1951 |
Roderick De Young |
Randolph, N.J. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1951 |
Wayne Greving |
Pella, Iowa |
Air Force |
Korea & US |
1951 |
Kenneth Klanderman |
Baldwin, Wis. |
Army |
Japan |
1951 |
Kenneth Kramer |
Park Forest, Ill. |
Army |
US |
1951 |
Earl Logterman |
Denver, Colo. |
Army |
US |
1951 |
Thomas A. Macmillan |
Northport, Fla. |
Army Air Corp |
Europe |
1951 |
Williard Prather |
Knoxville, Iowa |
Army |
Korea |
1951 |
Ted Privitera |
Elk Grove Villag, Ill. |
Army Air Corp |
Europe |
1951 |
Lowell Ryan |
Chapala, Mexico |
Navy |
Pacific |
1951 |
August L. Stassen |
Holland, Mich. |
Navy |
South Pacific |
1951 |
Howard Tagliabue |
Rutherford, N.J. |
Navy |
Europe |
1951 |
Logan Vander Leest |
Pella, Iowa |
Army |
Korea |
1951 |
Henry Vander Ploeg |
Paullina, Iowa |
Army |
Italy |
1952 |
Robert C. Anderson |
Ottumwa, Iowa |
Navy |
Korea |
1952 |
Vernord Boekelman |
Fort Dodge, Iowa |
Navy |
Pacific |
1952 |
Gerrit R. Boogerd |
Sheldon, Iowa |
Army |
Korea |
1952 |
Ernest De Jong |
Pella, Iowa |
Army |
Korea |
1952 |
Gene Klimstra |
Apache Junction, Ariz. |
Army |
Korea |
1952 |
Ronald Moitzfield |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Navy |
US |
1952 |
Robert Staley |
Arlington Heights, Ill. |
Army |
US |
1952 |
Percy M. Walley, Jr. |
Harcourt, Iowa |
Navy |
Pacific |
1953 |
Orville Dunkin |
Pella, Iowa |
Army |
US & Korea |
1953 |
Dick Lautenbach |
Larkspur, Colo. |
Army |
Germany |
1953 |
Sylvester Moths |
Peoria, Ariz. |
Army |
Italy |
1953 |
Jack Thommassen |
Pella, Iowa |
Air Force |
Europe |
1953 |
Melvin Veldhuizen |
Loveland, Colo. |
Air Force |
Korea |
1953 |
Roy W. Wagoner |
Bedminster, N.J. |
Army |
Korea |
1955 |
John Schoon |
Saint Louis, Mo. |
Army |
Korea |
1955 |
Fred Van Swol |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Navy |
Pacific |
1956 |
Raymond Doorenbos |
Pella, Iowa |
Army Air Corp |
US |
1961 |
Gene Chapman |
Geneseo, Ill. |
Navy |
Atlantic & Pacific |
1963 |
John Newton Allen |
Coin, Iowa |
Army/Air Force |
China |
1964 |
Sharon K. Vander Zyl |
McFarland, WI |
US |
|
1967 |
Robert J. Ulrich |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Army |
Vietnam |
1968 |
John Foss Latimer |
Iowa |
Army |
Vietnam |
1973 |
Catherine Georgeson Moranda |
Tyler, Texas |
Army |
US & Germany |
1973 |
John Pearson |
Saratoga Springs, UT |
Army |
Iraq & US |
1975 |
Shawn O'Rourke |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
Navy |
Atlantic/Europe/ South America & West Africa |
1979 |
Bruce Vander Ploeg |
Army |
Vietnam |
|
1990 |
Brad Thomas |
Knoxville, Iowa |
Air Force |
US |
1992 |
Kate Bearce |
Pella, Iowa |
Navy |
US |
1992 |
Gregory F. Greiner |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Army |
US |
1996 |
Diane Dolby Harris |
Bellevue, Wash. |
Navy |
US |
2000 |
Kristina M. Stanger |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
Army |
Iraq & US |
2004 |
Kate Pipho |
Grimes, Iowa |
Army Reserve |
Iraq |
2006 |
Tim Bates |
Lakeville, Minn. |
Army |
Afghanistan |
2006 |
AJ Christian |
Story City, Iowa |
Kyrgyzstan |
|
2008 |
Jeremy Hinkel |
Los Altos, Calif. |
Army |
Afghanistan/Iraq |