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Surely, most visitors to clearfieldfootball are familiar with the above photo and the short article that originally appeared in the Progress. Both are now proudly displayed in the
main commons area of the current Clearfield Area High School.
What many might not know, however, is that during this same period, Clearfield was
nearly as well represented at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
C.H.S. graduates and the year of their enrollment at the USNA during that era
were: 1955-Dan Hastings, 1956-Larry Winslow, 1957-Howard E. Kuhns & Gary Thomas
and 1959-Richard Spingola.
So, rare as it was for Clearfield to have 6 cadets at West Point at one time, imagine the
odds of our little school having nearly a dozen combined enrollees at the Army and
Naval Academies back then !
main commons area of the current Clearfield Area High School.
What many might not know, however, is that during this same period, Clearfield was
nearly as well represented at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
C.H.S. graduates and the year of their enrollment at the USNA during that era
were: 1955-Dan Hastings, 1956-Larry Winslow, 1957-Howard E. Kuhns & Gary Thomas
and 1959-Richard Spingola.
So, rare as it was for Clearfield to have 6 cadets at West Point at one time, imagine the
odds of our little school having nearly a dozen combined enrollees at the Army and
Naval Academies back then !
Notes: This list was compiled from the plaques that are displayed in the Auditorium Lobby at the school. There are two separate plaques for "Gordon Warner"; one dated 1925 and another 1929.
I really doubt that there could be such a coincidence of two people with the same name being appointed four years apart. The Progress article above mentions only one, graduating the Academy in 1934.That same article also refers to Brig. Gen. Frederick Ammerman. There is no plaque at the school for him, so he may have graduated elsewhere. I'll have to do some more research.
Also, the article mentions "Robert R." Lutz graduating the academy in 1933, while at CHS there is a plaque instead for "Horace" Lutz in 1929.
I'd also like to mention that Col. Laurel Hummel, CHS '78, was a member of the first third class at West Point to accept female applicants and was the first female cadet from Clearfield County.
This correction and the additional information was provided to us by the Col.'s mom, Gay Hummel.
Thanks, Mrs. Hummel !
And, finally congratulations to Jack Mellgard on recently being appointed to the Naval Academy.
I really doubt that there could be such a coincidence of two people with the same name being appointed four years apart. The Progress article above mentions only one, graduating the Academy in 1934.That same article also refers to Brig. Gen. Frederick Ammerman. There is no plaque at the school for him, so he may have graduated elsewhere. I'll have to do some more research.
Also, the article mentions "Robert R." Lutz graduating the academy in 1933, while at CHS there is a plaque instead for "Horace" Lutz in 1929.
I'd also like to mention that Col. Laurel Hummel, CHS '78, was a member of the first third class at West Point to accept female applicants and was the first female cadet from Clearfield County.
This correction and the additional information was provided to us by the Col.'s mom, Gay Hummel.
Thanks, Mrs. Hummel !
And, finally congratulations to Jack Mellgard on recently being appointed to the Naval Academy.
And, please, if anyone out there detects any errors or omissions in
the above information, please contact us .
the above information, please contact us .
WEST POINT, N.Y. , MAY 28, 1959 - A cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point is quite a claim for most communities in the nation.
But Clearfield, Pennsylvania, is a real rarity - it has 6 this year.
Records are not available, but officials at West Point are willing to admit that 6 cadets in one year at the Academy from a community the size of Clearfield is not only unusual but probably a record.
Pictured above in the Academy's Central Area with the cadet barracks and the
Cadet Chapel on the hill in the back-ground is this year's Clearfield contingent.
All except Cadet Lewis are Clearfield Area Senior High School graduates. Lewis, whose family now lives in Clearfield is a graduate of Bristol, PA , High School.
The Clearfielders are following in tradition at West Point for the community has furnished several outstanding cadets to theCorps in the past.
They are Brig. Gen. Frederick B. Kerr, grandfather of Cadet Chase and an 1899 graduate; Brig. Gen. Frederick Ammerman class of 1930, Lt. Col. Robert R. Lutz,
1933; Col. Gordon Warner,1934; Lt. Col. Harold A. Ogden, 1942; Major Melvin Gustafson, 1945; Captain Joseph Henry, 1948 and David A. Betts, 1951, now in the U.S. diplomatic service. "
From The Progress , May 1959
But Clearfield, Pennsylvania, is a real rarity - it has 6 this year.
Records are not available, but officials at West Point are willing to admit that 6 cadets in one year at the Academy from a community the size of Clearfield is not only unusual but probably a record.
Pictured above in the Academy's Central Area with the cadet barracks and the
Cadet Chapel on the hill in the back-ground is this year's Clearfield contingent.
All except Cadet Lewis are Clearfield Area Senior High School graduates. Lewis, whose family now lives in Clearfield is a graduate of Bristol, PA , High School.
The Clearfielders are following in tradition at West Point for the community has furnished several outstanding cadets to theCorps in the past.
They are Brig. Gen. Frederick B. Kerr, grandfather of Cadet Chase and an 1899 graduate; Brig. Gen. Frederick Ammerman class of 1930, Lt. Col. Robert R. Lutz,
1933; Col. Gordon Warner,1934; Lt. Col. Harold A. Ogden, 1942; Major Melvin Gustafson, 1945; Captain Joseph Henry, 1948 and David A. Betts, 1951, now in the U.S. diplomatic service. "
From The Progress , May 1959
" A RARITY INDEED AND IT MAY BE A RECORD . . .
Clearfield has 6 Cadets at West Point
Clearfield has 6 Cadets at West Point
US Military Academy -
1852-Lorenzo Lorain
1895-Frederick Kerr
1925-Gordon Warner
1929-Gordon Warner
1929-Horace Lutz
1938-Harold Ogden
1942-Melvin Gustafson
1944-Joseph Henry
1946-David Betts
1951-James Strickland
1955-William Chase
1956-Fred Plummer
1957-Joe Sayers
1958-Dean Learish
1958-Dale Kuhns
1962-Kenneth Carlson
1963-Gary Fowler
1969-Glen Ogden
1970-Philip Garito *
1972-Mark Centra
1978-Laurel Hummel
1982-Mark P. Connor *
1987-Ed Reddington
2000-Derrick Yohe
2001-Stephanie A. Manos
2006-Matt Kyler
2009 -Shay Flanagan
1852-Lorenzo Lorain
1895-Frederick Kerr
1925-Gordon Warner
1929-Gordon Warner
1929-Horace Lutz
1938-Harold Ogden
1942-Melvin Gustafson
1944-Joseph Henry
1946-David Betts
1951-James Strickland
1955-William Chase
1956-Fred Plummer
1957-Joe Sayers
1958-Dean Learish
1958-Dale Kuhns
1962-Kenneth Carlson
1963-Gary Fowler
1969-Glen Ogden
1970-Philip Garito *
1972-Mark Centra
1978-Laurel Hummel
1982-Mark P. Connor *
1987-Ed Reddington
2000-Derrick Yohe
2001-Stephanie A. Manos
2006-Matt Kyler
2009 -Shay Flanagan
A complete list of C.H.S. Grads appointed to the Service Academies over the years -
US Naval Academy -
1927-Robert E. Vandling
1949-Lewis Sykes
1951-Robert Daughenbaugh
1955-Dan Hastings
1956-Larry Winslow
1957-Howard E Kuhns
1957-Gary Thomas
1959-Richard Spingola
1970-Lou Kassab
1984-Robert Sunderland
1986-Chris Adams
1987-Vance Stone
2004-Tenley Fullington
2011-Jack Mellgard
1927-Robert E. Vandling
1949-Lewis Sykes
1951-Robert Daughenbaugh
1955-Dan Hastings
1956-Larry Winslow
1957-Howard E Kuhns
1957-Gary Thomas
1959-Richard Spingola
1970-Lou Kassab
1984-Robert Sunderland
1986-Chris Adams
1987-Vance Stone
2004-Tenley Fullington
2011-Jack Mellgard
US Air Force Academy -
1961-Dennis Nagy
1963-Charles Scott
1966-Lynn Blowers
2009-Parker Herrington
1961-Dennis Nagy
1963-Charles Scott
1966-Lynn Blowers
2009-Parker Herrington
US Merchant Marine Academy -
1980-David Stefan
1980-David Stefan
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* There have been corrections made to these entries, i.e. , we
had misspelled Mr. Garito's name and had the wrong year
for Mr. Connor - Corrections provided by Laurel Hummel. - Thanks !
had misspelled Mr. Garito's name and had the wrong year
for Mr. Connor - Corrections provided by Laurel Hummel. - Thanks !