Point Pleasant Beach High School Alumni

Point Pleasant Beach, 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!

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

"Snuffy" Mackson
"Snuffy" Mackson
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 4 Years

weapons platoons..all over the world Vietnam 1967 loved the crotch! any other jar heads out there?
Al Van Duyn
Al Van Duyn
Class of 1953
Air Force, 23 Years

Fighter pilot. Viet Nam 168 combat missions
Art Kretzschmar
Art Kretzschmar
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years

Viet Nam '67-'68'-69
Charles  (Chuck)  Van Schoick
Charles (Chuck) Van Schoick
Class of 1953
Navy, 8 Years

Submarine Service, USS Redfin SS 272, END2
Charles (Chuck) Van Schoick
Charles (Chuck) Van Schoick
Class of 1953
Navy, 8 Years

Submarine Service....Engineman 2nd....USS Redfin SS272
Dave Meseroll
Dave Meseroll
Class of 1943
Navy, 3 Years

WW II Served on Liberty Ships as the 'armed guard'. Signalman 1st Class (E-6)
Dave Meseroll, Jr.
Dave Meseroll, Jr.
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years

Viet Nam Vet. Tonkin Gulf 1969 - USS Kitty Hawk
CVA-63 Aviation Electronics Tech. (E-4) VA-105
David Reid (Shirley)
David Reid (Shirley)
Class of 1979
Army, 17 Years

Served in:
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Just Cause Panama 89
Operation Iraqi Freedom 03-04
Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan 06-07
Ed  Henry
Ed Henry
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years

FTG 3 (E-4)
USS Okinawa LPH-3
Edward (Eddy) Vercelli
Edward (Eddy) Vercelli
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Intelligence, doorgunner on Huey's and CH-46's,
Intelligence scout in Recon
Semper Fi!
Edwin C Doe
Edwin C Doe
Class of 1963
Navy Reserves, 6 Years

Served from 1968-1973. Honorably discharged as 2nd Class Petty Officer, stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station,Navigator on S2E Anti-submarine warfare aircraft as a radar and sonobuoy operator.
Eliot Butterfield quit school in 1951 joined the Navy
Eliot Butterfield quit school in 1951 joined the Navy
Class of 1954
Navy, 19 Years

served 1951 to 1971
Heavy Cruiser, Ocean Going Minesweeper, Mine sweeping boat, High Speed Gunboat Viet Nam 1967
George Haynes/Butterfield
George Haynes/Butterfield
Class of 1957
Navy, 10 Years

Machinist Mate First Class, Served aboard Destroyers and attended air conditioning and refrigeration school.
James Urie
James Urie
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years

F106 Weapons Tech
John W. Bell
John W. Bell
Class of 1965
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

Retired MCPO, three Ice Breakers, Viet Nam 69-70
Keven S. Reid
Keven S. Reid
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

Served on first submarine in history to launch tomahawk cruise missiles(Desert Shield,Desert Storm) Served on three submarines during Cold War Served on six submarines in a 20 year career
Paul Genovese
Paul Genovese
Class of 1963
, 4 Years

U.S. Navy 1964-1968 Aviation Electrician's Mate AE2.
Peter Smith
Peter Smith
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years

US Army Military Police Corps
Sgt E-5
Philip L. Walsh Jr.
Philip L. Walsh Jr.
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Dover AFB DE.
Ray Rauanheimo
Ray Rauanheimo
Class of 1955
National Guard, 20+ Years

43 years of National Guard service, still serving as Honor Guard for Military Funerals.
Robert Caruso
Robert Caruso
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years

US Army, 25 years, retired First Sergeant, Last assignment 2nd Field Hospital, Bremerhaven Germany. Assignments included Vietnam,Fort Riley Kansas,West Point NY, Frankfurt Germany,Fort Devens MA, Salt Lake City Utah, and Desert Storm.
Warren Plum
Warren Plum
Class of 1960
Army, 2 Years

U S Army 79th Engineer Battalion, Pirmirsens, Germany, 1964-1966

Classmates Spotlight

Point Pleasant Beach High School Classmates

Mark Kravecz
Class of '78

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

PPBHS CLASS OF 1973 ANNUAL SUMMER GATHERING

JULY 14, 2017 7PM AT JENKINSONS INLET BAR AND PATIO. VERY INFORMAL JUST SHOW UP. FOR FURTHER INFO CONTACT VIC SUSKEVICH...
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Our Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Point Pleasant Beach are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!