Taft High School Alumni
Chicago, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Anthony Rusenovich Anthony Rusenovich | 1977 |
| Carl Falk | 1973 |
| Dan Bey | 1989 |
| Kathy Appleby | 1962 |
| Laura Eaker | 1973 |
| Leah Ricafrente | 1999 |
| Patricia Thernell Patricia Thernell | 1967 |
| Roger Biver Roger Biver | 1953 |
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
Have you lost your Taft High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Eagles lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Barry "Buzz" Phillips
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Taught cryptographic communications, USASESS, Fort Gordon, Ga.
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Taught cryptographic communications, USASESS, Fort Gordon, Ga.
Brian R. Arnspiger
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
1961-1966 Cold War Years-Air Police Atomic Energy Commission-Bossier base Louisiana--kept the B-52's loaded with Nukes 24-7.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
1961-1966 Cold War Years-Air Police Atomic Energy Commission-Bossier base Louisiana--kept the B-52's loaded with Nukes 24-7.
Michael Wulf
Class of 1963
Air Force, 23 Years
Security Forces and AF Recruiting
Viet Nam and four years Bitburg Germany
Class of 1963
Air Force, 23 Years
Security Forces and AF Recruiting
Viet Nam and four years Bitburg Germany
Mitchell F. Betlej
Class of 1965
Navy, 2 Years
stationed aboard the USS Forrestal Aircraft carrier in a Fighter Jet Squadron VF 74 during the Viet Nam era
Class of 1965
Navy, 2 Years
stationed aboard the USS Forrestal Aircraft carrier in a Fighter Jet Squadron VF 74 during the Viet Nam era
Richard Williams
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years
Procurement Officer
Robins AFB, Georgia
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years
Procurement Officer
Robins AFB, Georgia
Robert (Bob) H. Rogers
Class of 1948
Air Force, 4 Years
1951 - 1955.
Basic at Lackland AFB, TX.
Cadet Class 52-2, Waco TX (Radar Observer-Airborne).
Flew in All-Weather Fighters: F-89 and F-94C's.
Honorable discharge as a 1st Lt. in Mar. '55.
Class of 1948
Air Force, 4 Years
1951 - 1955.
Basic at Lackland AFB, TX.
Cadet Class 52-2, Waco TX (Radar Observer-Airborne).
Flew in All-Weather Fighters: F-89 and F-94C's.
Honorable discharge as a 1st Lt. in Mar. '55.
Ron Slaboch
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Served in Vietnam Feb 5, 1967 until Jan 31, 1968. 510th Engineers, 62 ENGR BN. Pleiku.
Thank you all...you paid for my college on my return!
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Served in Vietnam Feb 5, 1967 until Jan 31, 1968. 510th Engineers, 62 ENGR BN. Pleiku.
Thank you all...you paid for my college on my return!
Uwe Martin Ritter
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Amphibious Assault Vehicle Crewman/Chief
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Amphibious Assault Vehicle Crewman/Chief
Alumni Stories
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School News
Taft Foundation Alumni Mixed Chorus
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Our Taft 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 Taft High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Chicago are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!