Watervliet High School Alumni
Watervliet, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Arthur Obrien | 1963 |
| Carolyn Clickner | 1969 |
| Constance Polacek Mock | 1984 |
| Dan Smith | 1992 |
| Jim Jim Cornell | 1993 |
| Mannie Valastro | 1966 |
| Mark Cunningham | 1999 |
| Michael Johnson Michael Johnson | 2004 |
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 Watervliet High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Cannoneers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
1st LT Lisa (Laughlin) Nieman
Class of 2001
Army, 3 Years
West Point graduate currently serving in Speicher, Iraq
Class of 2001
Army, 3 Years
West Point graduate currently serving in Speicher, Iraq
David Elder
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Served in Beirut, Lebanon 83-84. Last survivor of my original squad by march of 84. Spent the remaining years in service both abroad and stateside finishing my commitment in 1989.
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Served in Beirut, Lebanon 83-84. Last survivor of my original squad by march of 84. Spent the remaining years in service both abroad and stateside finishing my commitment in 1989.
Dick Terrill
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
Communication Electronics Maintenance
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
Communication Electronics Maintenance
george curran
Class of 1957
Air Force, 4 Years
still photographer - aerial
base photo lab- morocco- still photos, processing
base newspaper, air police/ cdf, portraits, slide presentations, aerial recon
Class of 1957
Air Force, 4 Years
still photographer - aerial
base photo lab- morocco- still photos, processing
base newspaper, air police/ cdf, portraits, slide presentations, aerial recon
John Henningson
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Received a commission in the the Artillery after completing Basic and AIT in Combat Engineering at Ft Leonard Wood MO and Officer Candidate School in OK. Servered as the Executive Officer (XO) of a 155 Self Propelled Howitzer Battery at Ft Riley KS. Then was sent to I Corps in Vietnam with the Americal Division as a forward observer with the 1/52 infantry and a Liaison Officer with 2/1st Infantry. Released from active duty in 1971.
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Received a commission in the the Artillery after completing Basic and AIT in Combat Engineering at Ft Leonard Wood MO and Officer Candidate School in OK. Servered as the Executive Officer (XO) of a 155 Self Propelled Howitzer Battery at Ft Riley KS. Then was sent to I Corps in Vietnam with the Americal Division as a forward observer with the 1/52 infantry and a Liaison Officer with 2/1st Infantry. Released from active duty in 1971.
Mary Ann Dean Harms
Class of 1974
Navy, 15 Years
Active Duty 1976-77, Desert Storm 1990-1991 Naval Reserve 1982-1994
Class of 1974
Navy, 15 Years
Active Duty 1976-77, Desert Storm 1990-1991 Naval Reserve 1982-1994
Robert Comtois
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
3 Years Army and 37 Years Fulltime in NY Army National Guard Flight Facility in Latham, NY.
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
3 Years Army and 37 Years Fulltime in NY Army National Guard Flight Facility in Latham, NY.
Robert Swota
Class of 1966
Army, 6 Years
Army infantry, later member of ARMTE (Army missile test and evaluation command)
Class of 1966
Army, 6 Years
Army infantry, later member of ARMTE (Army missile test and evaluation command)
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from Watervliet High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Cannoneers.
School News
Alumni involved in local one-act play weekend benefit
Mary Daigneault, class of "75, is working on a one-act play weekend with her husband, Joe Starzyk, that will be a b...
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Our Watervliet 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 Watervliet High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Watervliet are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!