Eastside High School Alumni

Paterson, New Jersey (NJ)

Military Alumni

Military High School Alumni

Honoring Our Heroes

This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!

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Honored Military Alumni

Alphonso Lewis
Alphonso Lewis
Class of 1977
Navy, 20+ Years

Operations Specialist Chief Petty Officer: served aboard the USS Nashville; Charles F Adams; Orion, Eishenhower; Shreveport; FTC Damneck; ASWTC Norfolk; OS "A" School; NAVSTA Adak, Alaska; FFT Alameda,CA. 6 Med, 2 No American,
1 So American Deployment(s)
Andre Thomas
Andre Thomas
Class of 1981
Army, 16 Years

spent 14 yrs in active army now serving 6 yrs national guard
Bob Brumale
Bob Brumale
Class of 1957
Navy, 18 Years

LCDR Legal officer USS Randolph CVS-15 Cuban Crisis
Carol Zachmann Flanagan
Carol Zachmann Flanagan
Class of 1965
Navy, 5 Years

Navy Nurse Corps
Christopher Lewis
Christopher Lewis
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years

Career began at Ft. Bliss August 1985 and ended July 2009.
Christopher Lewis
Christopher Lewis
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years

Retired from active duty April 2009. Picture taken prior to deployment of August 2004.
Claire Dorothy Weis (married Cummings)
Claire Dorothy Weis (married Cummings)
Class of 1939
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Claire was the first female drum major at Eastside High. She joined the Woman Marines in 1943 and went to Hunter College in NY for boot camp. Sadly she passed January 2013 at the age of 90 still proud of Eastside High and the Marines. Such an interesting driven head strong woman and mother!
Clarence McKaine
Clarence McKaine
Class of 1992
Army, 19 Years

19D Armored Reconnaissance Specialist.
Currently Serving in South Korea as a
First Sergeant (1SG).
Served 2 tours in Iraq and also did peacekeeping operational tours in Bosnia and Macedonia.
Freddy Torres
Freddy Torres
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Infantry / Drill Instructor / Commander of the Guards / School of Infantry / Dersert Storm / Dersert Shield / Always Faithful...
Gary Veal
Gary Veal
Class of 1986
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired. Last station, U.S. Capitol (2004-2007)
Helen Seymour
Helen Seymour
Class of 1942
Navy, 4 Years

Helen was my mother who graduated Eastside H.S. in 1942. I also had other aunts and uncles who graduated from Eastside H.S. too: Ruth Seymour, Harry Seymour, Joseph Seymour, and Mae Seymour.
James Adams
James Adams
Class of 1978
Air Force, 8 Years

I was a Security Police in the the Air Force in Minot AFB, ND. I then retrained into the Financial Management career field and thats what I have been doing for 26 years. But now as a civilian.
Jerry Ferrazzano
Jerry Ferrazzano
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years

Fort Dix, Fort Knox, DaNang, Frankfurt
Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years

USN
Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years

USN
Joel Berger
Joel Berger
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years

USAF Security Service, 203-E (Czech) voice intercept processing specialist, Hof am Saale, & Rimbach Germany.
John Kwak
John Kwak
Class of 1960
Army, 2 Years

Civil Engineer
Joseph Calvitti
Joseph Calvitti
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years

US ARMY SERVICE 1 YEAR STATES 1 YEAR VIETNAM (1970-71)
JOSEPH KUHN
JOSEPH KUHN
Class of 1965
Army, 8 Years

VIETNAM VET1966 TO 1968 DURING THE TET OFFENCES INF. THEN CARRIED 6,000 OF GASOLINE ALL OVER COUNTRY. I SHOULD NOT BE HERE. JOE
Joseph P. Sabeh Sr.
Joseph P. Sabeh Sr.
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years

SKCS(SW)
Marvin Levine
Marvin Levine
Class of 1957
Army, 2 Years

Vietnam ‘68-‘69
Captain 44th med btn
Michael Bethune
Michael Bethune
Class of 1981
Army, 7 Years

construction engineer - 4 years / NBC [nuclear, biological, chemical] Non-commissioned officer / 3 years
Michael Bohner
Michael Bohner
Class of 1967
Navy, 6 Years

Homeport, Newport R.I. Viet Nam Vets of America Chapter 201,President Anerican Legion Riders Post 49
Michael Walker
Michael Walker
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years

United States Navy, Last duty stationed NSA Bahrain and Naval Recruiting District Jacksonville FL
Paul Arthur
Paul Arthur
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served as a KC-10A crew Chief, inspection section supervisor, Quailty Assurance inspector, Section Chief and Aircraft Maintenance Production Supervisor. Travel the world 10 days a month on an average, involve in everything since 1987.
Reggie Johnson
Reggie Johnson
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served four years active duty from 1983 - 1987.
I've continued my service as a reservist.
I'm currently assigned to the 556 Red Horse, Hurlburt Field, FL as the Chief of Cyber Systems Operations.
Roberto Maldonado
Roberto Maldonado
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 6 Years

HMM 265 Squadron CH46 Crew Chief
Rochelle  (Moore) James
Rochelle (Moore) James
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired in 2006 .
Ruben Ortiz
Ruben Ortiz
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Civil Engineer
Ruben Ortiz
Ruben Ortiz
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20 Years

Engineer
Russell B. Taliaferro
Russell B. Taliaferro
Class of 1977
Navy, 20+ Years

Served 20+ years RET Jan 2000
Samuel Colon
Samuel Colon
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

4MO Aerospace Physiologist
Seth Schurman
Seth Schurman
Class of 1963
Air Force, 2 Years

1975 - 1977
Chief of Allergy, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi
Sherri Jones
Sherri Jones
Class of 1985
Army, 11 Years

My last re-enlistment. 6 years. Sent back to SHAPE Belgium
SSG Brooks ,Leslie E
SSG Brooks ,Leslie E
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years

deployed to iraq twice been to hawaii and germany fort Lenardwood and fort polk ,korea and japan
Steven Legette
Steven Legette
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years

Currently still serving in the Navy and finished a tour in Afghanistam 2007 to 2008.
TOM NARDELLA
TOM NARDELLA
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 4 Years

MARINE CORPS BAND
Victor G. Alcalde
Victor G. Alcalde
Class of 1988
Army, 7 Years

Enrolled in the US Army in June 2002. Graduated Basic Trainind and Advance Individual Training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. First duty assigment 1/6 CAV Camp Eagle, South Korea 2003-04; HHC III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas 2004-05; 151st AG CO Postal, Fort Hood, Texas 2005-06;deployed ot Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006-07; 4th Sustainment Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas 2007-08; since Feb 2008 with HHC V Corps, Heidelberg Germany.
William Michael Ferrazzano
William Michael Ferrazzano
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years

Airmen 2nd TDY tour 1963 moron A.F.B. SPAIN, 1964 Anchoage Alaska airlift stranded Eskimos after major earth quake, 1966 April TDY Tun Son Nhut A.F.B SIGON flew 12 Combat Missions as Crew chief on a C130 E did 8 month tour tdy, released from TUN SON NHUT A.F.B. to return to POPE AFB North Carolina for discharge

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Our Eastside 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 Eastside High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Paterson are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!