Veteran Salutes
2011 Veteran Salutes
Name: Ed L. Arner
Rank:
Branch: Navy
Bio: Served in Vietnam. He was our Brother-in-law. He died in 1991
Name: Brian Arner
Rank: Second Class Petty Officer
Branch: Navy
Bio: Brian Arner son of Ed and our nephew was Second Class Petty Officer as Aircrew Survival Equipmentman. He served for “Operation Enduring Freedom” on the USS Theadore Roosavelt carrier from 2001-2002 for Afganistan and “operation Iraqi Freedom’ on USS Enterprise 2003-2004 with continued support through 2006 when he was honorably discharged. Pete and Cindy Davis.
Name: Kurt J. Ortlieb
Rank:
Branch: Air Force
Bio: Served 22 years. Dersert Storm Vet. Never had a bad assignment in the Air Force. England, Germany, California, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, North Dakota, Colorado, and South Dakota.
Name: Harold Field
Rank:
Branch:
Bio: Served in WWII and was in the Field Artillery in France. Deceased in 2007
Name: Harold Donahue
Rank: Master Sergeant
Branch: Air Force
Bio: Served from 1976-1997 in the US, UK, Germany and Korea. Electronic Technician repair ground Navaids and weather equipment and security equipment around weapons storage areas.
Name: Vernon Arnolt
Rank: Private
Branch: Army
Bio: Served in WWII in Germany from 1942-1945 (Deceased)
Name: William “Bill” Willman
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Branch:
Bio: Husband, Korean War
Name: Harold York
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Army Air Force
Bio: Served as Merchant Marine from 1945-1946. Then served from 1946 – 1948 in the Army Air Force and was still in the service when the Air Force began it’s own Branch.
Name: Jim Ray
Rank: ” Torpedo Man Second Class “
Branch: Navy
Bio: Served in Korea from 1951 – 1954. 4 unit Citations, Torpedo Man Second class Special Weapons, Ship USS Badoeng Strait CVE-116
Name: Edwin S. Overgard
Rank: Seaman First Class
Branch: Navy
Bio: #7579107. Served on the USS LST 694 in the Pacific. Served from Dec. 1943 to Apr. 1946. Picked up the ship from Norfolk VA. Went down the Ohio River And Mississippi, Went through the Panama Canal and out to the Pacific. They sailed as far south as Austrilia and north to Okinawa. Was in the Battle of Leyle. After the war went to Wis. left to find work and ended up in SD. There he met his wife Cerella Denke and they married Sept. 3rd, 1953 Edwin passed away Dec. 2009.
Name: Dale R. Kay
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: USMC
Bio: Served in the Korean War. Husband for 64 years.
Name: Donald Stratmoen
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Army
Bio: 1st Cavalry, Door Gunner on a Humvee.
Name: Matt Noetzellamann
Rank: “Quarter Master”
Branch: Navy
Bio: Served as Quarter Master on a submarine. Iraq Desert Storm Vet 1990-1996.
Name: Lincoln Scott
Rank: Special Forces
Branch: Army
Bio: “Vietnam Era” Served in Germany 1972- 1975 1st Armour Division
Name: Hilary Scott
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio: Served 2004-2010 1 tour in Iraq
Name: Zachery Scott
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio: Served 2002 – 2009 2 tours in Iraq
Name: Phillip Scott
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio: 2nd tour in Iraq, 2007-current, recently promoted to Staff Sergeant
Name: Art Wolf
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio: 1951-1953 Stationed in Bamberg Germany 3rd Armored Calvery Unit, assigned to the scouts. had Boot Camp in Recker, AL. Favorite memory was coming home and seeing the Statue of Liberty. Grandfather.
Name: Robert Cole
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio: Stationed in Germany from June 1989 through 1995. Now a radio repair man.
Name: Sonja Fairfield
Rank: Corporal
Branch: USMC
Bio: 1984-1988 Stationed at Cherry Point NC. Extremely proud to wear the uniform of the United States.
Name: Richard Wodrich
Rank: Warrent Officer
Branch: Army
Bio: Richard is a Riverton High School Graduate, he is a great dad of four childeren and a great husband. He is in the Army stationed at Fort Riley Kansas. Son-in-law of Jim and Theresa Cunningham.
Name: Larry G Schifferns Sr
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: Marine
Bio: Larry served in Vietnam War 1968 thru 1969 in the Marine Corp with 7th Motors Transport in Northern I Corp.
Name: Larry G Schifferns Jr
Rank: Private First Class
Branch: Wyoming National Guard
Bio: Larry served in Irag in 2005 thru 2006 with the Lander National Guard 300th
Name: Justin Bleak
Rank: Private 1st Class
Branch: Army
Bio: Served in Kuwait from ’95-’99. Then re-enlisted and served in Iraq from ’01-’03.
Sponsors: Fremont Motors, High Country Sporting Goods,
Stork’s Autobody
Name: Barney Himes
Rank: Master Sergeant
Branch: Air Force
Bio:
Name:Ryan Himes
Rank: Special Agent
Branch: Air Force
Bio:
Name: Ron Roger
Rank:
Branch: Navy
Bio:
Sponsors: AAA Storage in Riverton, Four Seasons Sports Center,
Quick Set Auto Glass
Name: Ben Hanson
Rank:
Branch: Navy
Bio:
Name: Chad Kennedy
Rank: Commander (since 2010)
Branch: Navy
Bio:Chad Kennedy received his Commandership in 2010 in Hawaii. He has been in the Navy since 1991, attending Tulane University in New Orleans as a ROTC student, attending helicopter flight school in Pensacola, FL, earning his Masters Degree from the War College in Rhode Island and now overseeing the Navy Security and Safety watch at the Pearl Harbor Navy Base.
Name: Marshal Kennedy (grandfather to Chad)
Rank:
Branch: Navy
Bio: Marshall Kennedy also served in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor base during WWII as a mechanic and sailed on the USS Sierra in and around China repairing warships.
Sponsors: Summit Sheet Metel, Fritz’s Auto Repair,
AD Martin Lumber in Dubois
Name: Dr. John Kennedy (brother to Marshall)
Rank:
Branch: Army
Bio: Dr. John Kennedy served as a doctor in the Army also during WWII as did his younger brother, Larry Kennedy in the Navy.
Name: Larry Kennedy (brother to Marshall & John)
Rank:
Branch: Navy
Bio: Larry served as a doctor during WWII in the Navy.
Name:Alan Mocomie
Rank: 1st Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio:
Sponsors: Taylor Creek Exxon, Chance Phelps Foundation in Dubois,
AAA Discount Auto Glass
Name: Paul F. Dorsey
Rank: Captain
Branch: Air Force
Bio: Paul served for 11 years in the Air Force from ’99-’10. He is an engineer and a graduate of the Colorado Springs Air Force Academy.
Name: James Wade
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Marie Corps.
Bio:Victim Vet From Dubois
Name: Richard A. Sutherland, Jr.
Rank:
Branch: Navy
Bio: Richard served aboard several ships during the Vietnam era. He constructed all sorts of parts for the ships he was on.
Sponsors: Rocky Mountain Agronomy Center in Riverton, Ace Hardware,
Big Horn COOP,
Name: Richard Sutherland (the 3rd)
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio: Richard is currently serving in the Army in Afghanistan. He has been in the military for fifteen (15) years and has served in Bosnia, Iraq and other places also.
Name: Erik R. Sanderson
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Marine Corps.
Bio: Erik served as a US marine from ’99 to ’06. He served in Japan, Korea, Greece, and Iraq.
Name: Paul R. Griffith (now deceased)
Rank:
Branch:
Bio: Paul served in WWII in Europe. He entered Europe 3 days after “D Day” on Omaha Beach. Most of his time was spent aboard a Red Cross hospital train treating soldiers.
Sponsors: Amirigas in Riverton and Dubois and
Hammer Electronics in Riverton
Name: Hugh H. Howard (father to Ron Howard (our board op not the actor))
Rank: Master Sergeant
Branch: Army
Bio: Hugh served in the Korean War.
Name: Kenneth H. Howard (brother to Ron Howard (our board op not the actor))
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: Marie Corps.
Bio: Kenneth served in Desert Storm.
Name: Nicholas Noyes Galloway
Rank: Private First Class
Branch: Army
Bio:Nicholas served in the Army starting in June 2010. He was qualified as a horigontal construction engineer at the time of his death on December 3, 2010.
Name: Brent W. Berg
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Branch: Army
Bio: Brent is stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He is in Afghanistan now but he had two tours of Iraq. He supervises men who work on Apache helicopters. He is a 1995 graduate of Wind River High School.
Name: Chance R. Phelps (now deceased)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: Marine Corps.
Bio: This dedication is for Lance Corporal Chance R. Phelps who gave his life for our country on April 9, 2004 in Iraq. We salute him and all of our military, and thank them for their sacrifices on our behalf.
Name: Hugh L. Otte of Lander (now deceased)
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Wyoming National Guard
Bio: Corporal Hugh L. Otte, of Lander served in the 115th Calvary of the Wyoming National Guard from 1940-1943 during World War II. Otte was stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington where he served as a mechanic.
Name:Thomas E. Gustin of Jeffery City (now deceased)
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Army
Bio:Thomas E. Gustin, of Jeffery City was a corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1950-1955. Gustin received several awards including the Bronze Star, Army Occupation Medal, Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal.
Name: Clifford Henry
Rank:
Branch: Army
Bio: Clifford Henry is a Crow Heart-area rancher who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1970-1976. Henry received 9 commendations for his service including the Bronze Star and the Air Medal.
Name: Romer D. Washakie of Ft. Washakie (now deceased)
Rank:
Branch: Navy
Bio: Romer D. Washakie of Ft. Washakie, served aboard an Aircraft Carrier in the U.S. Navy from 1958-1961. Washakie participated in activities related to the Vietnam conflict prior to the United States’ official involvement.
Name: William Stuart Galloway
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Marine Corps.
Bio: Stuart was a “life” boy scout who went on to be a “Harrier Jet” mechanic. Stuart served in both Iraq & Afghanistan. He was an embassy guard in Damascus, Syria at the time of the death of his brother Nicholas Noyes Galloway.
Name: Drew Porter
Rank: E5
Branch: Navy
Bio: Drew is an amazing father, husband and friend. He served in the United States Navy from 2003 to 2010. We are all so proud of him.
Name: Alvin J. Witzel
Rank: Petty Officer Second Class
Branch: Navy
Bio: My husband, Alvin J. Witzel is a Veteran of the war in Vietnam. Al was in the Navy. His ship was the USS Ingersol. He was a signalman on the Ingersol. His Naval career included three tours of duty in Vietnam, he spent some time in Naval Intelligence and was in the Shore Patrol. Al was a Petty Officer Second Class when he was honorably discharged in 1972. Al is a great guy and I am very proud that he served our Country with Honor.
Name: Michael Bessler
Rank: Third Class petty Officer
Branch: Navy
Bio: My dad served onboard the USS Nathan Hale Sub. as a third class petty officer for 3 years.
Name: James Dow
Rank: Corporal
Branch: USMC
Bio: He was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. Served overseas in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Great husband, father, son, brother and Marine.
Name: Dennis Zoller
Rank: Petty Officer Third Calss
Branch: Army
Bio:
Name: Mike Skiba
Rank: Staff Sargeant
Branch: Army National Gaurd
Bio: My dad is a hard worker, he works at the Riverton Ranger as a printer on the printing press. He Served in the Middle East for a year. It was hard when he was gone and I was sad, but he came home safe. Now he is back at work and is still in the Army. My dad is great! We still pray for him!
Name: Jason Levi Leonard
Rank: Sargent
Branch: Marines
Bio: Jason leonard has served in the marine core for 7 years, been in Iraq twice & afganastan once
Name: D. W. Harry, JR.
Rank: Tech Seargent
Branch: United States Marine Corp
Bio: D. W. served in WWII as top turret gunner on a PBJ Mitchell B25 and was a member of the squadron VMB443. They flew in the South Pacific, flying over Emerau and Rabaul. For more information on the South Pacific Squadrons visit: vmb.443.com
