Cliffside Park High School Alumni
Cliffside Park, New Jersey (NJ)
Recent Members
| Annmarie Mendez | 2005 |
| Joseph Magnifico | 1993 |
| Lily Pastore | 2021 |
| Maria Mastromarino | 1973 |
| Robert Rooney | 1968 |
| Ryan Rushed | 1981 |
| Scott Farrar | 1968 |
| Tony Canchi | 1976 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
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Honored Military Alumni
Angelo Scalo
Class of 1968
Navy, 6 Years
Disabled vietnam veteran, purple heart, navy good conduct, vietnam campaign medal and ribbon
southeast asia medal, global war on terrisiom medal, national defense etc.
patrol boat riverine warfare
uss rooservelt carrier
Class of 1968
Navy, 6 Years
Disabled vietnam veteran, purple heart, navy good conduct, vietnam campaign medal and ribbon
southeast asia medal, global war on terrisiom medal, national defense etc.
patrol boat riverine warfare
uss rooservelt carrier
Bernard T Brady
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years
Drafted in 1964, sent to Ft Benning,to the 2nd Inf Bd. Then overseas to the 1st Air Cav.Got out in 1966 and went to work for the Dept of Defense in Nuclear Missiles and then Huey Aircraft. Condition of employment was belonging to the National Guard. Was able to retire at age 49 with 30 years credit.
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years
Drafted in 1964, sent to Ft Benning,to the 2nd Inf Bd. Then overseas to the 1st Air Cav.Got out in 1966 and went to work for the Dept of Defense in Nuclear Missiles and then Huey Aircraft. Condition of employment was belonging to the National Guard. Was able to retire at age 49 with 30 years credit.
Donald Gebhardt
Class of 1959
Navy, 3 Years
Attended Great Lakes Boot Camp, San Diego for Interior Communications Electrican A School.
Served on the USS Conway DD 507,
was at the Bay of Pigs, retrieved multiple
survivors and took them back to Norfolk, Va.
Served on the USS Dewey DLG 15 out of Norfolk.
Served 3 years 3 months and was discharged on OCT 7 1962.
Class of 1959
Navy, 3 Years
Attended Great Lakes Boot Camp, San Diego for Interior Communications Electrican A School.
Served on the USS Conway DD 507,
was at the Bay of Pigs, retrieved multiple
survivors and took them back to Norfolk, Va.
Served on the USS Dewey DLG 15 out of Norfolk.
Served 3 years 3 months and was discharged on OCT 7 1962.
Doug Daniele
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
served aboard USS Seaowl , Submarine Service as an engineman 2nd class
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
served aboard USS Seaowl , Submarine Service as an engineman 2nd class
George Maryansky
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
Criminql Investigator (CID), stationed in Augsburg, Germany
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
Criminql Investigator (CID), stationed in Augsburg, Germany
Geprge Maryansky
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
536th MP Co; 21st MP Detachment; 9the MP Gp (CI) - Stationed in Augsburg, Germany
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years
536th MP Co; 21st MP Detachment; 9the MP Gp (CI) - Stationed in Augsburg, Germany
greg pavlik
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Spent 20 years on active duty in a variety of places and positions.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Spent 20 years on active duty in a variety of places and positions.
John Fedynich
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
on board USS DAMATO DD871, my entire enlistment. traveled around South America, North Atlantic, Caribbean 3 times and the Mediterrean twice.
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
on board USS DAMATO DD871, my entire enlistment. traveled around South America, North Atlantic, Caribbean 3 times and the Mediterrean twice.
John Schnackenberg
Class of 1959
Air Force, 6 Years
Aircraft Maintenance, Crew Chief on F-101B Fighter Intercepter.
Class of 1959
Air Force, 6 Years
Aircraft Maintenance, Crew Chief on F-101B Fighter Intercepter.
Paul S Colangelo
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Served in the US Army (July 7, 1966 to July 6, 1968) w/one year in Viet Nam as a combat engineer. . Disabled vietnam veteran, good conduct medal, vietnam campaign medal and ribbon southeast, national defense medal etc. Retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as Intelligence Office/ Architect. Major accomplishment: set up the task force to track and capture Osama Bin Laden.
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Served in the US Army (July 7, 1966 to July 6, 1968) w/one year in Viet Nam as a combat engineer. . Disabled vietnam veteran, good conduct medal, vietnam campaign medal and ribbon southeast, national defense medal etc. Retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as Intelligence Office/ Architect. Major accomplishment: set up the task force to track and capture Osama Bin Laden.
Ron Ellis
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
As you know, I "left" school before graduating.
I joined the Army and served two and a half years in Baumholder, Germany, with the 56th Quartermaster Battlion.
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
As you know, I "left" school before graduating.
I joined the Army and served two and a half years in Baumholder, Germany, with the 56th Quartermaster Battlion.
Terence Steer
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted in 1967 Basic Fort Dix- AIT Ft Sill OK - Vietnam- 1ST Air Cav Div 2nd Batt 19th Artillery
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted in 1967 Basic Fort Dix- AIT Ft Sill OK - Vietnam- 1ST Air Cav Div 2nd Batt 19th Artillery
Thomas Herb
Class of 1974
Navy, 3 Years
Joined the Navy in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. Served on the aircraft carrier the Kitty Hawk in the Pacific as an aviation electronics technician.
Class of 1974
Navy, 3 Years
Joined the Navy in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. Served on the aircraft carrier the Kitty Hawk in the Pacific as an aviation electronics technician.
Walter Wierzbicki
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
After boot camp, I received orders for school. After graduating Structural Firefighting School, I was sent to Midway Island for 12 months. After Midway I was ordered to San Diego, Ca. and reported aboard the USS Gunston Hall LSD-5. for the remainder of my military duty. While aboard, the ship went to San Francisco for a six month Yard Repair. We then went to Cuba as part of the Russian/Cuba Blockade. The ship did a 9 month tour of West Pac, which included stops in Hawaii, Philippine Is, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Pago Pago and Okinawa.
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
After boot camp, I received orders for school. After graduating Structural Firefighting School, I was sent to Midway Island for 12 months. After Midway I was ordered to San Diego, Ca. and reported aboard the USS Gunston Hall LSD-5. for the remainder of my military duty. While aboard, the ship went to San Francisco for a six month Yard Repair. We then went to Cuba as part of the Russian/Cuba Blockade. The ship did a 9 month tour of West Pac, which included stops in Hawaii, Philippine Is, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Pago Pago and Okinawa.
Alumni Stories
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retired and loving it
Just retired from the corp. world after 39 years as a application sales engineer in the electronic industry. Served thre...
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Our Cliffside Park High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Cliffside Park High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Cliffside Park are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!