State Representative and colonel who was Jennette Rankin's (first female member of the U.S. Congress) chief primary rival John Dean (1957), White House Counsel 1970-73 Walter E. Foran, member of the New Jersey Legislature 1969-86 Robert T. Frederick (1924), World War II combat commander Frank L. Gailer Jr. (1941), World War II flying ace Barry Goldwater (1928), five-term US Senator from Arizona (1953–65, 1969–87) Barry Goldwater Jr. (1957), US Representative from California 1969-83 Frank Gorrell (1941) Lt. Gov. of State of Tennessee; Speaker of the state senate; football player for Vanderbilt University Ricardo Martinelli, President of the Republic of Panama 2009-14 David McCampbell (1928), World War II Navy "Ace of Aces" and Medal of Honor recipient Phil Ochs (1958), folk singer and songwriter Edward C. Peter II (1947), U.S. Army lieutenant general Chuck Pfarrer (1975), ex-Navy SEAL, novelist, screenwriter Bill Quinlan (1952), NFL player for nine seasons Johnny Ramone, guitarist and founding member of The Ramones (attended only for ninth grade) Lennie Rosenbluth (1953), college and NBA basketball player Richard P. Ross Jr., decorated brigadier general in the Marine Corps during World War II Bob Savage (1942), Philadelphia Athletics pitcher John F. Seiberling (1937), US Representative from Ohio 1971-87 References External links Staunton Military Academy Alumni Association The Staunton Military Academy History Project Boarding schools in Virginia Defunct boys' schools in the United States Defunct schools in Virginia Defunct United States military academies Educational institutions disestablished in 1976 Educational institutions established in 1884 Schools in Jefferson County, West Virginia Staunton, Virginia 1884 establishments in Virginia 1976 disestablishments in Virginia