Balboa High School Alumni
San Francisco, California (CA)
Recent Members
| Anita Groves | 1965 |
| Anthony C Suafai Anthony C Suafai | 1973 |
| Deborah Deborah Ann Bustos | 1975 |
| Evelyn Steffinich | 1953 |
| Joseph Broussard | 1971 |
| Lana Ballew | 1978 |
| Raul Aguilar | 1997 |
| Tonya S Fontenot Tonya S Fontenot | 1985 |
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 Balboa High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Buccaneers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Adamson M. Castaneda
Class of 1978
Navy, 11 Years
Fire Controlman 2nd Class. Served from 1982 - 1993 on USS Berkeley DDG-15 and USS Lake Champlain CG-57 (Plank Owner). Deployed on 3 Overseas Tours.
Class of 1978
Navy, 11 Years
Fire Controlman 2nd Class. Served from 1982 - 1993 on USS Berkeley DDG-15 and USS Lake Champlain CG-57 (Plank Owner). Deployed on 3 Overseas Tours.
Danny Gurash
Class of 1965
Army, 16 Years
USAR 1970 -1971
2nd LT Training Officer
1st LT. Armor
Reserves: 1971- 1988.
CPT. Civil Affair
CPT. Company Commander Training Co
Class of 1965
Army, 16 Years
USAR 1970 -1971
2nd LT Training Officer
1st LT. Armor
Reserves: 1971- 1988.
CPT. Civil Affair
CPT. Company Commander Training Co
Dr. Colonel Shirley A. Thornton
Class of 1957
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Enlisted in US Army 1957. Honorably discharged 1960. Joined US Army Reserves 1960 retired Colonel 0-6 May 1999
Class of 1957
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Enlisted in US Army 1957. Honorably discharged 1960. Joined US Army Reserves 1960 retired Colonel 0-6 May 1999
Edward G. Goldberg
Class of 1962
Navy, 19 Years
Nas Memphis 1962-1963, AEW Barsronpac Barbers Point, HI. VQ 1 Atsugi Japan 1963-1965, VA-95 Nas lemoore CA., NAS Alemeda 1966-1969, NAS North Island, 1969-1970, FASU DaNang Vietnam vet 70-71, VP-31 NAS Moffet Field CA. 1970-1976, USS Ranger 1976-1978, NAS Moffett Field 1978-1981
Class of 1962
Navy, 19 Years
Nas Memphis 1962-1963, AEW Barsronpac Barbers Point, HI. VQ 1 Atsugi Japan 1963-1965, VA-95 Nas lemoore CA., NAS Alemeda 1966-1969, NAS North Island, 1969-1970, FASU DaNang Vietnam vet 70-71, VP-31 NAS Moffet Field CA. 1970-1976, USS Ranger 1976-1978, NAS Moffett Field 1978-1981
Emery Barnes
Class of 1982
Army Reserves, 8 Years
Army reserve for 8 years, served a communication specialist with the rank E4
Class of 1982
Army Reserves, 8 Years
Army reserve for 8 years, served a communication specialist with the rank E4
Fernando M. Rodriguez
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years
Retired after 33 years of service in the Active Duty and Reserves, started as a PFC and retired as a LTC. MSG Carter and SFC James were my role models, great men!!!
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years
Retired after 33 years of service in the Active Duty and Reserves, started as a PFC and retired as a LTC. MSG Carter and SFC James were my role models, great men!!!
Gerald (Jerry) Dieter Griffin
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years
Retired as Brigadier General,Medical Corps,US Army,after 41 1/2 years,22 as Active Duty, ~20 in the USAR.....4 war-time deployments.....
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years
Retired as Brigadier General,Medical Corps,US Army,after 41 1/2 years,22 as Active Duty, ~20 in the USAR.....4 war-time deployments.....
James Collie Knight
Class of 1943
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Served 30 years, Retired as Captain (0-6)
Class of 1943
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Served 30 years, Retired as Captain (0-6)
james george langlands
Class of 1962
Navy, 20+ Years
sailed sea many times basicly tin cans(destroyer)vancour bc alameda treasure island san mateo san bruno peterberg va naval supply center oakland hunter point
Class of 1962
Navy, 20+ Years
sailed sea many times basicly tin cans(destroyer)vancour bc alameda treasure island san mateo san bruno peterberg va naval supply center oakland hunter point
Jesse Camp
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Retired after 27+ years Army Reserves
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Retired after 27+ years Army Reserves
Joe Williams
Class of 1976
Army, 3 Years
Air Defense Artillery, Nike Hercules
West Germany
Class of 1976
Army, 3 Years
Air Defense Artillery, Nike Hercules
West Germany
Kenneth "Ed" Campbell
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Air craft crew chief, March AFB, Barksdale AFB, Okinawa and Thiland 1966-1970
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Air craft crew chief, March AFB, Barksdale AFB, Okinawa and Thiland 1966-1970
Michael L Brown
Class of 1981
Navy, 7 Years
Navy, 7 Years * 82 - 89
Aviation Storekeeper 3rd Class - E4
Served first 4 years in VF2 Fighter Squadron servicing F14's Fighter Jets
2 West Pac's on USS Ranger & USS Kitty Hawk
Class of 1981
Navy, 7 Years
Navy, 7 Years * 82 - 89
Aviation Storekeeper 3rd Class - E4
Served first 4 years in VF2 Fighter Squadron servicing F14's Fighter Jets
2 West Pac's on USS Ranger & USS Kitty Hawk
Mike Cole
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Kaiserslautern, Germany 1962-65. Armor crewman 7th U.S. Army.
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Kaiserslautern, Germany 1962-65. Armor crewman 7th U.S. Army.
Patrick E. Santiago
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Served in Vietnam-1968. Honorable discharge in 1969 as Spec5 - mos Supply Clerk
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Served in Vietnam-1968. Honorable discharge in 1969 as Spec5 - mos Supply Clerk
Ric Menjivar
Class of 1967
Air Force, 3 Years
Crew Chief on F-4 Phantom Jet. DaNang, Vietnam, Class of '70
Class of 1967
Air Force, 3 Years
Crew Chief on F-4 Phantom Jet. DaNang, Vietnam, Class of '70
Richard Bonnardel
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
was Crew Chief AF 2 aircraft 1966 to 1968
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
was Crew Chief AF 2 aircraft 1966 to 1968
Richard E Bonnardel
Class of 1957
Air Force, 21 Years
was in heavy aircraft maintenance and quality control
Class of 1957
Air Force, 21 Years
was in heavy aircraft maintenance and quality control
RICHARD W PIERCE
Class of 1958
Navy, 6 Years
u s navel air
U S NAVAL AIR TEXAS NAVAL AIR TRAING BASE CUBA
Class of 1958
Navy, 6 Years
u s navel air
U S NAVAL AIR TEXAS NAVAL AIR TRAING BASE CUBA
STEVEN ANDERSON
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 2 Years
GUNT IN NAM WITH 3RD MARINES.IN MP'S BACK IN THE STATES.
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 2 Years
GUNT IN NAM WITH 3RD MARINES.IN MP'S BACK IN THE STATES.
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School News
Classical Reunions
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Our Balboa 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 Balboa High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in San Francisco are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!