Ridgewood High School Alumni
Ridgewood, New Jersey (NJ)
Recent Members
| Cornelia Off | 1972 |
| Heather Haring | 1975 |
| Jane Vanderplaat Costanza | 1959 |
| Jerry Gerald Francis Reddington Jr | 1962 |
| Kimberlee V Rickenberg Kimberlee V Rickenberg | 1973 |
| Matt Loughran | 1980 |
| Sheryl Siber Sheryl Siber | 1984 |
| Thomas Gardiner | 1970 |
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
Bill Windsor
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
Comptroller, Wing and Major Command levels
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
Comptroller, Wing and Major Command levels
Blair Ross
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
28 years, Infantry/Airborne/Special Operations, including tours in El Salvador and Iraq
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
28 years, Infantry/Airborne/Special Operations, including tours in El Salvador and Iraq
Bruce Patterson
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
Sr. Food Service Instructor Ft. Lee. Va, Served tours, Korea,Germany, Panama, Irag, Saudi Arabia, Hobbies, NHRA Drag Racing NFL Football. married living in Atlanta Ga.
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
Sr. Food Service Instructor Ft. Lee. Va, Served tours, Korea,Germany, Panama, Irag, Saudi Arabia, Hobbies, NHRA Drag Racing NFL Football. married living in Atlanta Ga.
Christopher M. Clarke
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years
Physical conditioning, sports, and recreation specialist; karate and weightlifting instructor. Stationed at Lockbourne (now Rickenbacker) AFB, Columbus, OH and Anderson AFB, Guam.
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years
Physical conditioning, sports, and recreation specialist; karate and weightlifting instructor. Stationed at Lockbourne (now Rickenbacker) AFB, Columbus, OH and Anderson AFB, Guam.
Chuck Sharpe
Class of 1958
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Sailed on the Cutter Bibb out of Boston as a radarman for 4 years from 1958 to 1962
Class of 1958
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Sailed on the Cutter Bibb out of Boston as a radarman for 4 years from 1958 to 1962
Claire Bauer Gaston
Class of 1940
Navy, 3 Years
Was a Yeoman stationed at the Wave Base in the Bronx. NY
Class of 1940
Navy, 3 Years
Was a Yeoman stationed at the Wave Base in the Bronx. NY
David Rumpeltin
Class of 1962
Navy, 4 Years
A year in Cuba, three years at sea, Served on two ammunition ships, one cruise to the Mediterranean and one to Vietnam.
Class of 1962
Navy, 4 Years
A year in Cuba, three years at sea, Served on two ammunition ships, one cruise to the Mediterranean and one to Vietnam.
Edward J Orr
Class of 1957
Army, 6 Years
Rank Captain, helicopter pilot. One year Korea, one year Viet Nam, two years Germany.
Class of 1957
Army, 6 Years
Rank Captain, helicopter pilot. One year Korea, one year Viet Nam, two years Germany.
Edward T. Blake, Sr.
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Strategic Air Command Shaw Air Force Base, 1963 - 1967
Flight Engineer, B66
2 tours - Southeast Asia
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Strategic Air Command Shaw Air Force Base, 1963 - 1967
Flight Engineer, B66
2 tours - Southeast Asia
Fredrick Steven Adam(s)
Class of 1972
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Honorably discharged Dec., 1976, sergeant(E-5)
Class of 1972
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Honorably discharged Dec., 1976, sergeant(E-5)
Henry C Petermann
Class of 1957
Navy, 3 Years
USS Dewey DLG15 Worlds first guided missile destroyer
Class of 1957
Navy, 3 Years
USS Dewey DLG15 Worlds first guided missile destroyer
Herb Nowack
Class of 1957
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Stationed two years in Okinawa,and two years at
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Class of 1957
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Stationed two years in Okinawa,and two years at
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
James B. Mclaughlin
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
U. S. Army Infantry. 13 months in Korea, 1967 - 68 and 12 months in Viet Nam, 1968 - 69. CIB; BS; ACM, 1st and 2nd OLC, w/"V"; AM; VCG;
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
U. S. Army Infantry. 13 months in Korea, 1967 - 68 and 12 months in Viet Nam, 1968 - 69. CIB; BS; ACM, 1st and 2nd OLC, w/"V"; AM; VCG;
James B. Mclaughlin
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
U. S. Army, Infantry 2nd Division Korea Apr 1967 - May 1968, 101 Airborne Div. Viet Nam Sept. 1968 - Oct 1969, discharged as a Captain
BS; ACM, 1st & 2nd OLC, with V; Vietnamese Cross of Gallentry; Air Medal; CIB
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
U. S. Army, Infantry 2nd Division Korea Apr 1967 - May 1968, 101 Airborne Div. Viet Nam Sept. 1968 - Oct 1969, discharged as a Captain
BS; ACM, 1st & 2nd OLC, with V; Vietnamese Cross of Gallentry; Air Medal; CIB
James G. Weaving
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Served as a Military Police Officer in Korea 1969-70, commissioned as an officer in 1979 tours as Deputy Provost Marshal for South Florida and ROTC Battalion Commander Ft. Valley State University.
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Served as a Military Police Officer in Korea 1969-70, commissioned as an officer in 1979 tours as Deputy Provost Marshal for South Florida and ROTC Battalion Commander Ft. Valley State University.
Joe Boldt
Class of 1963
Army, 4 Years
Warrant Officer Aviator 1966-70. Vietnam 68-69 101st Airborne B Co/159 ASHB CH-47 Chinooks
Class of 1963
Army, 4 Years
Warrant Officer Aviator 1966-70. Vietnam 68-69 101st Airborne B Co/159 ASHB CH-47 Chinooks
John (Jack Lewis
Class of 1957
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Photo Radar Officer. Worked reconnaissance. Vietnam Vet. Retired as a Captain.
Class of 1957
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Photo Radar Officer. Worked reconnaissance. Vietnam Vet. Retired as a Captain.
John Scheuermann
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Headquarters Company, U.S. Army, Enlisted Assistant to the General Counsel, Department of the Army, Pentagon, Washington DC
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Headquarters Company, U.S. Army, Enlisted Assistant to the General Counsel, Department of the Army, Pentagon, Washington DC
Lowry Hughes
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Naval aviator and helicopter pilot. Vietnam 1969 & 1970 retired in 1972 as a Captain.
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Naval aviator and helicopter pilot. Vietnam 1969 & 1970 retired in 1972 as a Captain.
m crockett marsh III
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Radarman, USS Barry, DD933 out of Charlestown harbor. North Atlantic patrol service.
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Radarman, USS Barry, DD933 out of Charlestown harbor. North Atlantic patrol service.
m crockett marsh III
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Radarman/electronic warfare on the USS Barry, DD933, out of Charlestown harbor.
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
Radarman/electronic warfare on the USS Barry, DD933, out of Charlestown harbor.
Mark S. Fuller
Class of 1967
Army, 9 Years
Initially, was trained to be a track and wheeled vehicle mechanic, but then served as a legal clerk, assigned to Germany and then Fort Ord, California. Then received a commission as a 2LT as a tactical intelligence officer, and served with the 2nd ID in Korea and then with the Army Intelligence and Security Command in Arlington, Virginia. After release from active duty, served in the Army Reserves for about 14 years, retiring in 2001 as a major.
Class of 1967
Army, 9 Years
Initially, was trained to be a track and wheeled vehicle mechanic, but then served as a legal clerk, assigned to Germany and then Fort Ord, California. Then received a commission as a 2LT as a tactical intelligence officer, and served with the 2nd ID in Korea and then with the Army Intelligence and Security Command in Arlington, Virginia. After release from active duty, served in the Army Reserves for about 14 years, retiring in 2001 as a major.
Peter C. Senft
Class of 1967
Army, 6 Years
Served with 101st Abn Div in Vietnam 70-71, Special Agent, US Army Intelligence
Class of 1967
Army, 6 Years
Served with 101st Abn Div in Vietnam 70-71, Special Agent, US Army Intelligence
Rich Gesell
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years
Served on the USS Orion, AS 18 (Submarine Tender) out of Norfolk, Va.
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years
Served on the USS Orion, AS 18 (Submarine Tender) out of Norfolk, Va.
Richard Linehan Felix
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 10 Years
Forward air control Vietnam 1966-1967, RS New York Recruiting duty, Military Police, Career counselor.
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 10 Years
Forward air control Vietnam 1966-1967, RS New York Recruiting duty, Military Police, Career counselor.
Richard T. Lawrenson
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
6th Weather Observation Unit. Tinker Air Base 1968-1969. Military Airlift Command -Phan Rang, Vietnam 1969-1971. Back to Tinker until discharge 1972.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
6th Weather Observation Unit. Tinker Air Base 1968-1969. Military Airlift Command -Phan Rang, Vietnam 1969-1971. Back to Tinker until discharge 1972.
Robert N. Neske
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Chaplain serving Airborne Rangers, Infantry and Armor Brigades, with Tours in Korea, Panama, El Salvador and Kuwait
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
Chaplain serving Airborne Rangers, Infantry and Armor Brigades, with Tours in Korea, Panama, El Salvador and Kuwait
Scott Kilian
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served from 1979 to 2000. Was stationed in England and Germany and New Miexico two times. Had a great career and it did wonderful things for me after graduation.
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served from 1979 to 2000. Was stationed in England and Germany and New Miexico two times. Had a great career and it did wonderful things for me after graduation.
Alumni Stories
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Our Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Ridgewood are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!