Bourne High School Alumni
Bourne, Massachusetts (MA)
Recent Members
| Andrea Hutchenrider | 1985 |
| Chris Chris Nardine | 1966 |
| John Cummings | 2001 |
| John Cummings | 2001 |
| Judy Elane Burney | 1966 |
| Marie Benedetti | 1966 |
| Peggy Kenney | 1969 |
| Will Bentley | 1964 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
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Honored Military Alumni
Howard F. Gregory
Class of 1989
Army, 2 Years
Howard was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He had worked as an English teacher and was the head of the English Department for Bourne High School, from which he retired in 1989.
Class of 1989
Army, 2 Years
Howard was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He had worked as an English teacher and was the head of the English Department for Bourne High School, from which he retired in 1989.
James Donald Waters, "Donald, Don"
Class of 1952
Air Force, 4 Years
Don was a veteran of the US Air Force Strategic Air Command and a member of the American Legion Post 95.
Class of 1952
Air Force, 4 Years
Don was a veteran of the US Air Force Strategic Air Command and a member of the American Legion Post 95.
James Mendes
Class of 1960
Navy, 7 Years
Served 7 years in navy Completed Submarine School and Naval Nuclear Propulsion School. Spent 4.5 years on a Ballistic Missle sub in the North Atlantic and mediterranean areas. Discharged April 1969 as first clas petty officer.
Class of 1960
Navy, 7 Years
Served 7 years in navy Completed Submarine School and Naval Nuclear Propulsion School. Spent 4.5 years on a Ballistic Missle sub in the North Atlantic and mediterranean areas. Discharged April 1969 as first clas petty officer.
James S. Spooner, "Jim"
Class of 1966
Navy, 4 Years
Cape Cod Times
March 10, 2016
Jim graduated from Bourne High School in 1966. He trained to be an electrician and joined the U.S. Navy in 1968, where he served four years aboard a minesweeper.
Class of 1966
Navy, 4 Years
Cape Cod Times
March 10, 2016
Jim graduated from Bourne High School in 1966. He trained to be an electrician and joined the U.S. Navy in 1968, where he served four years aboard a minesweeper.
John A. Watt
Class of 1957
Army, 4 Years
Falmouth Enterprise, Friday, October 19, 1962, Page 9
PVT. JOHN A. WATT, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Watt, 678 County Road, Pocasset, recently completed eight weeks of military police training at the Provost Marshal General's School, Fort Gordon, GA.
He entered the Army in May 1962 and completed basic training at Fort Dix, N.J.
The 22 year old soldier is a 1957 graduate of Bourne High School.
Class of 1957
Army, 4 Years
Falmouth Enterprise, Friday, October 19, 1962, Page 9
PVT. JOHN A. WATT, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Watt, 678 County Road, Pocasset, recently completed eight weeks of military police training at the Provost Marshal General's School, Fort Gordon, GA.
He entered the Army in May 1962 and completed basic training at Fort Dix, N.J.
The 22 year old soldier is a 1957 graduate of Bourne High School.
John Bosnengo
Class of 1955
Navy, 20+ Years
Mr. Bosnengo retired as a Chief Master at Arms with the U.S. Navy after 25 years of service.
He also retired from Civil Service as Naval Base Police Officer at Norfolk Naval Base and Little Creek Amphibious Base and Utility Specialist at Little Creek Amphibious Base.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Class of 1955
Navy, 20+ Years
Mr. Bosnengo retired as a Chief Master at Arms with the U.S. Navy after 25 years of service.
He also retired from Civil Service as Naval Base Police Officer at Norfolk Naval Base and Little Creek Amphibious Base and Utility Specialist at Little Creek Amphibious Base.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
John Francis Burns
Class of 1943
Navy, 4 Years
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, John served on the U.S.S. Admiral W.S. Benson during W.W.II.
A lifetime professional musician, John was a member of many area bands, preformed with the U.S. Navy band and taught many local youths the guitar.
Class of 1943
Navy, 4 Years
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, John served on the U.S.S. Admiral W.S. Benson during W.W.II.
A lifetime professional musician, John was a member of many area bands, preformed with the U.S. Navy band and taught many local youths the guitar.
John Gordon MacDonald Jr. "Johnny"
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Johnny was the eldest son of a proud United States Air Force family that called Pleasant Street in Sagamore home, all the while stationed in various bases around the world, most notably post WWII China and Japan
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Johnny was the eldest son of a proud United States Air Force family that called Pleasant Street in Sagamore home, all the while stationed in various bases around the world, most notably post WWII China and Japan
John H. Hickey, Sr.
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 4 Years
John H. Hickey, Sr.
After graduating from Bourne High School in 1956, John became a member of the United States Marine Corps where he proudly and honorably served as a jet mechanic. It was in the corps where John was taught to be an electrician and he finally settled back in Bourne to raise his family and started his own electrical business.
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 4 Years
John H. Hickey, Sr.
After graduating from Bourne High School in 1956, John became a member of the United States Marine Corps where he proudly and honorably served as a jet mechanic. It was in the corps where John was taught to be an electrician and he finally settled back in Bourne to raise his family and started his own electrical business.
John J. Kostro
Class of 1940
Air Force, 4 Years
John. J. Kostro, Technical Sergeant 1957
Class of 1940
Air Force, 4 Years
John. J. Kostro, Technical Sergeant 1957
John Martin Butler
Class of 1961
Marine Corps Reserve, 6 Years
John served in the Marine Corps Reserves from 1964 to 1970.
Class of 1961
Marine Corps Reserve, 6 Years
John served in the Marine Corps Reserves from 1964 to 1970.
John N.F. Harris, Jr.
Class of 1947
Army, 20+ Years
John retired from the US Army after 30 years of honorable service.
He was a Criminal Investigator (CID) and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer.
Class of 1947
Army, 20+ Years
John retired from the US Army after 30 years of honorable service.
He was a Criminal Investigator (CID) and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer.
Jon Michael Lodi
Class of 1964
Navy, 20+ Years
I served for 27 years, on 5 ships (15+ years at sea),1 squadron, 1 NAS, 1 Naval Air Station. I retired to the Fleet Reserve as a MSCM (Food Service ) as an E-9.
Class of 1964
Navy, 20+ Years
I served for 27 years, on 5 ships (15+ years at sea),1 squadron, 1 NAS, 1 Naval Air Station. I retired to the Fleet Reserve as a MSCM (Food Service ) as an E-9.
Joseph Bartlett Whitman
Class of 1941
Navy, 3 Years
Served in Navy during World War II as a signal man, second class, on the USS P.C. 1124 and was in the service for three years.
Class of 1941
Navy, 3 Years
Served in Navy during World War II as a signal man, second class, on the USS P.C. 1124 and was in the service for three years.
Joseph F. Oliva
Class of 1943
Navy, 2 Years
Joe was a veteran of the United States Navy serving from 1943 to 1945 he served aboard the USS Nicholas during WWII. He had worked as a consultant for Comm Electric for 25 years until his retirement.
Class of 1943
Navy, 2 Years
Joe was a veteran of the United States Navy serving from 1943 to 1945 he served aboard the USS Nicholas during WWII. He had worked as a consultant for Comm Electric for 25 years until his retirement.
Kevin Fielding
Class of 1957
Navy, 2 Years
Kevin served in the U.S. Navy from 1962 to 1964 aboard the destroyer USS Witeck.
Class of 1957
Navy, 2 Years
Kevin served in the U.S. Navy from 1962 to 1964 aboard the destroyer USS Witeck.
Leslie F. Ellis Jr., Bourne Fire Chief
Class of 1942
Navy, 4 Years
Born in Sagamore Beach, Leslie was a graduate of Bourne High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a Sea Bee during World War II.
Class of 1942
Navy, 4 Years
Born in Sagamore Beach, Leslie was a graduate of Bourne High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a Sea Bee during World War II.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Wallace Jr., "Bob,"
Class of 1947
Army, 20+ Years
Bob enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 18, 1947 and started his career training to be an airplane and engine mechanic.
Colonel Wallace went on to become a search and rescue pilot, serving 22 years out of the country. Some of the locations he was stationed during his career were Alaska, Texas, Burma, France, Saudi Arabia, Alabama, Maine, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vietnam, Germany and Delaware. While serving in the Vietnam War as a Major and senior pilot with an air rescue unit at Da Nang, he helped to rebuild orphanages at Tuy Hoa to replace those destroyed in the conflict.
Colonel Wallace also served with the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, and was involved with many of its space missions in those early years and got to know just about all of the astronauts.
Colonel Wallace retired in June of 1975 out of Dover, Delaware, after having served for 28 years and having been awarded numerous medals, including two Distinguished Flying Cross Medals for valor in aerial combat, two Bronze Star Medals, eight Air Medals, the Meritorious Service Medal and three presidential unit citations.
Colonel Wallace's name has been engraved on the DFC panel at the new Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Colonel Wallace was a command pilot with more than 13,000 hours, 1,000 of which were in combat.
He is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Class of 1947
Army, 20+ Years
Bob enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 18, 1947 and started his career training to be an airplane and engine mechanic.
Colonel Wallace went on to become a search and rescue pilot, serving 22 years out of the country. Some of the locations he was stationed during his career were Alaska, Texas, Burma, France, Saudi Arabia, Alabama, Maine, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vietnam, Germany and Delaware. While serving in the Vietnam War as a Major and senior pilot with an air rescue unit at Da Nang, he helped to rebuild orphanages at Tuy Hoa to replace those destroyed in the conflict.
Colonel Wallace also served with the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, and was involved with many of its space missions in those early years and got to know just about all of the astronauts.
Colonel Wallace retired in June of 1975 out of Dover, Delaware, after having served for 28 years and having been awarded numerous medals, including two Distinguished Flying Cross Medals for valor in aerial combat, two Bronze Star Medals, eight Air Medals, the Meritorious Service Medal and three presidential unit citations.
Colonel Wallace's name has been engraved on the DFC panel at the new Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Colonel Wallace was a command pilot with more than 13,000 hours, 1,000 of which were in combat.
He is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Lucien Lionel Bachand
Class of 1943
Navy, 3 Years
Lou served in the Navy at the end of WW II as a Seaman 1st Class
Class of 1943
Navy, 3 Years
Lou served in the Navy at the end of WW II as a Seaman 1st Class
Maurice Leonard Fuller Jr.
Class of 1945
Army, 4 Years
Maurice served in the Army during World War II in the Philippines and received the Asiatic-Pacific Theater service ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal
Class of 1945
Army, 4 Years
Maurice served in the Army during World War II in the Philippines and received the Asiatic-Pacific Theater service ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal
Melvin Joseph Burns
Class of 1945
Navy, 4 Years
Melvin attended Bourne High School before entering the United States Navy.
After his discharge from the Navy he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he played football to entertain the troops in Europe.
Class of 1945
Navy, 4 Years
Melvin attended Bourne High School before entering the United States Navy.
After his discharge from the Navy he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he played football to entertain the troops in Europe.
Neil R Lodi
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard USS INTREPID CVA11 WESPAC, Tonkin Gulf and Newport RI. Discharged Nov 72 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard USS INTREPID CVA11 WESPAC, Tonkin Gulf and Newport RI. Discharged Nov 72 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II
Class of 2007
Army, 1 Years
Community mourning death of young soldier with local ties; Clinton Springer II had hundreds of friends, father says
By Ellen W. Todd, Sanford News Writer
September 30, 2010
SANFORD
Clinton Springer II will be long remembered by his fellow soldiers, his hundreds of friends and, most of all, by his loving family.
Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, died last Friday, Sept. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan in what the U.S. Department of Defense has called a noncombat related incident. The cause of death is under investigation.
"His commanding officer in Afghanistan said he was a magnificent soldier and that he watched him develop from a boy to a man," said Springer's father, Clinton E. Springer, of Sanford.
"He said Clint got along with everyone in his unit," the elder Springer said.
That didn't surprise him.
The soldier's father said his son was very outgoing and made friends everywhere he went. "He was a person who, at 21, had hundreds of friends.
"He was a great kid, he'd do anything for you," Springer said. "If you wanted to stack wood in the rain, he'd be there to help you."
The younger Springer was born in Fall River, Mass., and grew up in Cataumet, a small town on Cape Cod, between Bourne and Falmouth, according to the Cape Cod Times.
He attended Bourne High School but transferred to Contoocook Valley High School in Peterborough, N.H., his senior year. He graduated from Contoocook Valley and then lived in Sanford with his father for two years before joining the U.S. Army.
In that decision he followed in his father's footsteps, more or less. The older Springer had a 20 year career in the Navy. When his son was considering his options, Springer said he decided against the Navy, "because he said he didn't want to live on a ship."
"He made his own decision and I supported it," Springer said.
During the time he lived in Sanford, Springer said his son worked at the company where he works, Northeast Mechanical in Portland, as a temp for three months and did various short-term jobs for his father's friends. He was looking at his options and figuring out what he wanted to do with his life, the older Springer said.
Springer lives in a second floor apartment on Lord Street. Pictures of his two sons, Clinton and his brother Eric, who is 19, are everywhere. There are framed photographs of two smiling, little blond boys to high school portraits to more recent photos.
"My kids were my life," Springer said during an interview on Tuesday.
When he and the boys' mother, Kathleen, were divorced, "I had my kids every single weekend," he said. "We went scuba diving in Mexico..., rode four-wheelers... "They cooked together too. Springer remembered taking the boys to a Saturday kids' cooking class at a Hannaford Supermarket in Virginia, where they lived at the time. And Clint didn't just throw hamburgers on the grill, it was more likely to be salmon with a special seasoning, Springer said.
"He was the kind of kid," Springer said, "that if there was a party, he didn't want to go to it, he wanted to host it." He always wanted to help out. At Sanford's Summah Daze Bike Show, his son didn't want to just go to the show, he wanted to help park vehicles and direct traffic, Springer said.
In the days since his son's death, Springer says his phone hasn't stopped ringing. "People have been calling from all over the world," he said. His son's friends include people he grew up with on Cape Cod, people he went to high school with in Bourne as well as New Hampshire, people in Maine, people with whom he worked at Northeast Mechanical, and his fellow soldiers.
The callers have included Maine Governor John Baldacci and U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, who talked to Springer for 25 minutes and gave him her cell phone number.
"Everyone is giving my son the respect he deserves," he said.
Springer said he talked to his son almost every day, except when he was out on a mission. He said he last spoke to him last Thursday, the night before he died. It was 1 a.m. in Afghanistan. "He wanted me to set up an ebank account," Springer said. He said his son talked about having only 10 more weeks until he came home and said he couldn't wait to get home, and that he was excited about getting married and about going to school in North Carolina.
Springer and Clinton's mother, Kathleen Lumsden, flew to Dover, Del., Sunday to retrieve their son's body.
Pfc. Springer was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the 1st Brigade Combat Team in Afghanistan in January 2010. It was his first deployment.
His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Afghanistan Campaign Medal. He had completed the Combat Lifesavers Course this year before deployment.
Class of 2007
Army, 1 Years
Community mourning death of young soldier with local ties; Clinton Springer II had hundreds of friends, father says
By Ellen W. Todd, Sanford News Writer
September 30, 2010
SANFORD
Clinton Springer II will be long remembered by his fellow soldiers, his hundreds of friends and, most of all, by his loving family.
Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, died last Friday, Sept. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan in what the U.S. Department of Defense has called a noncombat related incident. The cause of death is under investigation.
"His commanding officer in Afghanistan said he was a magnificent soldier and that he watched him develop from a boy to a man," said Springer's father, Clinton E. Springer, of Sanford.
"He said Clint got along with everyone in his unit," the elder Springer said.
That didn't surprise him.
The soldier's father said his son was very outgoing and made friends everywhere he went. "He was a person who, at 21, had hundreds of friends.
"He was a great kid, he'd do anything for you," Springer said. "If you wanted to stack wood in the rain, he'd be there to help you."
The younger Springer was born in Fall River, Mass., and grew up in Cataumet, a small town on Cape Cod, between Bourne and Falmouth, according to the Cape Cod Times.
He attended Bourne High School but transferred to Contoocook Valley High School in Peterborough, N.H., his senior year. He graduated from Contoocook Valley and then lived in Sanford with his father for two years before joining the U.S. Army.
In that decision he followed in his father's footsteps, more or less. The older Springer had a 20 year career in the Navy. When his son was considering his options, Springer said he decided against the Navy, "because he said he didn't want to live on a ship."
"He made his own decision and I supported it," Springer said.
During the time he lived in Sanford, Springer said his son worked at the company where he works, Northeast Mechanical in Portland, as a temp for three months and did various short-term jobs for his father's friends. He was looking at his options and figuring out what he wanted to do with his life, the older Springer said.
Springer lives in a second floor apartment on Lord Street. Pictures of his two sons, Clinton and his brother Eric, who is 19, are everywhere. There are framed photographs of two smiling, little blond boys to high school portraits to more recent photos.
"My kids were my life," Springer said during an interview on Tuesday.
When he and the boys' mother, Kathleen, were divorced, "I had my kids every single weekend," he said. "We went scuba diving in Mexico..., rode four-wheelers... "They cooked together too. Springer remembered taking the boys to a Saturday kids' cooking class at a Hannaford Supermarket in Virginia, where they lived at the time. And Clint didn't just throw hamburgers on the grill, it was more likely to be salmon with a special seasoning, Springer said.
"He was the kind of kid," Springer said, "that if there was a party, he didn't want to go to it, he wanted to host it." He always wanted to help out. At Sanford's Summah Daze Bike Show, his son didn't want to just go to the show, he wanted to help park vehicles and direct traffic, Springer said.
In the days since his son's death, Springer says his phone hasn't stopped ringing. "People have been calling from all over the world," he said. His son's friends include people he grew up with on Cape Cod, people he went to high school with in Bourne as well as New Hampshire, people in Maine, people with whom he worked at Northeast Mechanical, and his fellow soldiers.
The callers have included Maine Governor John Baldacci and U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, who talked to Springer for 25 minutes and gave him her cell phone number.
"Everyone is giving my son the respect he deserves," he said.
Springer said he talked to his son almost every day, except when he was out on a mission. He said he last spoke to him last Thursday, the night before he died. It was 1 a.m. in Afghanistan. "He wanted me to set up an ebank account," Springer said. He said his son talked about having only 10 more weeks until he came home and said he couldn't wait to get home, and that he was excited about getting married and about going to school in North Carolina.
Springer and Clinton's mother, Kathleen Lumsden, flew to Dover, Del., Sunday to retrieve their son's body.
Pfc. Springer was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the 1st Brigade Combat Team in Afghanistan in January 2010. It was his first deployment.
His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Afghanistan Campaign Medal. He had completed the Combat Lifesavers Course this year before deployment.
Raymond Janes
Class of 1951
Air Force, 4 Years
RAYMOND JANES
Class of 1951
Falmouth Enterprise, Friday, April 09, 1954, Page 9
A1C RAYMOND JANES, son of Mrs. Catherine Gouch Janes of Shore Road, Cataumet, will soon receive orders for duty in Japan for 30 months.
Recently graduated from Intelligence School in Denver, Col., he returned there Saturday after a week at home.
Airman Janes, who is a graduate of Bourne high School, has been stationed in England, Europe, Guam, North Africa and ten months in Japan during the Korean Conflict.
Class of 1951
Air Force, 4 Years
RAYMOND JANES
Class of 1951
Falmouth Enterprise, Friday, April 09, 1954, Page 9
A1C RAYMOND JANES, son of Mrs. Catherine Gouch Janes of Shore Road, Cataumet, will soon receive orders for duty in Japan for 30 months.
Recently graduated from Intelligence School in Denver, Col., he returned there Saturday after a week at home.
Airman Janes, who is a graduate of Bourne high School, has been stationed in England, Europe, Guam, North Africa and ten months in Japan during the Korean Conflict.
Richard Barker Salsman
Class of 1950
Air Force, 4 Years
Richard Barker Salsman, 82, of Danvers, MA passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015.
He grew up in Medford and Bourne, MA,
Richard graduated from Bourne High School in 1950.
He entered the first U.S. Air Force training academy in Lubbock, TX, and he served with distinction as a commissioned officer navigator during the Korean War, stationed in Dover, DE. He completed hundreds of hours of highly classified flying missions all over the world in defense of our country.
Class of 1950
Air Force, 4 Years
Richard Barker Salsman, 82, of Danvers, MA passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015.
He grew up in Medford and Bourne, MA,
Richard graduated from Bourne High School in 1950.
He entered the first U.S. Air Force training academy in Lubbock, TX, and he served with distinction as a commissioned officer navigator during the Korean War, stationed in Dover, DE. He completed hundreds of hours of highly classified flying missions all over the world in defense of our country.
Richard Charles Melcher, Sr.
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
Richard Charles Melcher, Sr.
January 29, 2016
WAREHAM and BOURNE - Wareham, and former Bourne resident, Richard Charles Melcher, Sr. passed away on Monday, January 18 after his battle with cancer. He was 56.
He attended Bourne High School and graduated there in 1979. He then joined the United States Navy serving from 1979 to 1983. Among his duty stations was the Little Creek, Virginia-based dock landing ship USS Pensacola (LSD-38).
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
Richard Charles Melcher, Sr.
January 29, 2016
WAREHAM and BOURNE - Wareham, and former Bourne resident, Richard Charles Melcher, Sr. passed away on Monday, January 18 after his battle with cancer. He was 56.
He attended Bourne High School and graduated there in 1979. He then joined the United States Navy serving from 1979 to 1983. Among his duty stations was the Little Creek, Virginia-based dock landing ship USS Pensacola (LSD-38).
richard d warrington
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
unfortunately left Bourne; xmas vacation 8th grade (1962) would have graduated in '67
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
unfortunately left Bourne; xmas vacation 8th grade (1962) would have graduated in '67
Richard F. "Dick" Daley
Class of 1943
Navy, 3 Years
Dick Daley grew up in Buzzards Bay, across Bourne’s Pond from classmate Richard “Ricky” Eldridge, who retired as a Navy captain and was the skipper who fished Alan Sheppard’s space module out of the Atlantic. Both men were in military uniform and overseas before they donned a high school graduation robe. They are gone now.
On a rainy Memorial Day afternoon, Dudley Jensen recalled his last encounter with Daly. It was during Eldridge’s burial service at Massachusetts National Cemetery on Joint Base Cape Cod. Now, Jensen said, there are but five remaining 1943 BHS grads out of a class of 43 members.
Still in uniform and after Japan, Daly sailed with a Navy carrier task force to Tsingtao in northern China “to discourage Mao from taking that city. He did so after we left.”
Then it was on to Shanghai and Hong Kong. Then the Pacific islands. Then home in August 1946. MIT was somewhat unsure about Daly as a post-war student. Bates was not. Off to Maine he went.
Daly was of the generation that did not talk about war and its aftermath, its let-down, and its impact on those who fought and returned home to reclaim their lives as quickly as possible.
When his Navy ship was in the Inland Basin at Hiroshima, Daly and his shipmates spotted an abandoned torpedo factory among waterfront buildings. They had baskets installed and organized basketball games, perhaps the very first in Japanese history.
Class of 1943
Navy, 3 Years
Dick Daley grew up in Buzzards Bay, across Bourne’s Pond from classmate Richard “Ricky” Eldridge, who retired as a Navy captain and was the skipper who fished Alan Sheppard’s space module out of the Atlantic. Both men were in military uniform and overseas before they donned a high school graduation robe. They are gone now.
On a rainy Memorial Day afternoon, Dudley Jensen recalled his last encounter with Daly. It was during Eldridge’s burial service at Massachusetts National Cemetery on Joint Base Cape Cod. Now, Jensen said, there are but five remaining 1943 BHS grads out of a class of 43 members.
Still in uniform and after Japan, Daly sailed with a Navy carrier task force to Tsingtao in northern China “to discourage Mao from taking that city. He did so after we left.”
Then it was on to Shanghai and Hong Kong. Then the Pacific islands. Then home in August 1946. MIT was somewhat unsure about Daly as a post-war student. Bates was not. Off to Maine he went.
Daly was of the generation that did not talk about war and its aftermath, its let-down, and its impact on those who fought and returned home to reclaim their lives as quickly as possible.
When his Navy ship was in the Inland Basin at Hiroshima, Daly and his shipmates spotted an abandoned torpedo factory among waterfront buildings. They had baskets installed and organized basketball games, perhaps the very first in Japanese history.
Richard Joseph Cohoon, II (Rick)
Class of 1979
Air Force, 15 Years
After graduating from Bourne High School, Rick joined the Air Force and retired in 1994. He was a veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After spending his career traveling the world, he was happy to come home to Cape Cod.
Class of 1979
Air Force, 15 Years
After graduating from Bourne High School, Rick joined the Air Force and retired in 1994. He was a veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After spending his career traveling the world, he was happy to come home to Cape Cod.
Richard Joseph Dixon
Class of 1962
Army, 4 Years
Richard was an Army veteran who worked as a nursing assistant at the VA Hospital in Brockton, MA before his retirement
Class of 1962
Army, 4 Years
Richard was an Army veteran who worked as a nursing assistant at the VA Hospital in Brockton, MA before his retirement
Richard L. Crawford
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Infantry Officer's Basic Course IOBC-7-70 at Ft. Benning, then on to IMPOC for Bn Heavy Mortar Plt. Ldr training. First PCS was in Augsburg Germany with 3rd of the 19th redesignated 1st of the 26th in the Big Red One (Fwd). Next to Stuttgart and HHC VII Corps. From there it was on to Republic of S. Korea and 2nd ID Forward. The NEW VOLUNTEER Army was not for me, so we parted company.
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Infantry Officer's Basic Course IOBC-7-70 at Ft. Benning, then on to IMPOC for Bn Heavy Mortar Plt. Ldr training. First PCS was in Augsburg Germany with 3rd of the 19th redesignated 1st of the 26th in the Big Red One (Fwd). Next to Stuttgart and HHC VII Corps. From there it was on to Republic of S. Korea and 2nd ID Forward. The NEW VOLUNTEER Army was not for me, so we parted company.
Richard L. Crawford
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Infantry Officer serving in Germany and Korea.
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Infantry Officer serving in Germany and Korea.
Robert Lee Young
Class of 1954
Navy, 4 Years
A Korean War Navy veteran, he worked for Barnstable County for 30 years as an engineer until retiring in 1994.
Class of 1954
Navy, 4 Years
A Korean War Navy veteran, he worked for Barnstable County for 30 years as an engineer until retiring in 1994.
Robert T. Smith
Class of 1954
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Falmouth Enterprise, Friday, February 07, 1958. Page 9
Robert T. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Smith of Olney Road, Gray Gables and Orlando, Florida was graduated in 1954 from Bourne High School where he was a member of the football squad.
After serving two years in the Marine Corps, he attended the University of Massachusetts.
Class of 1954
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Falmouth Enterprise, Friday, February 07, 1958. Page 9
Robert T. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Smith of Olney Road, Gray Gables and Orlando, Florida was graduated in 1954 from Bourne High School where he was a member of the football squad.
After serving two years in the Marine Corps, he attended the University of Massachusetts.
Robert W. Eldridge
Class of 1953
Navy, 4 Years
Bob entered in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict and served from 1953 until his discharge in 1957 as Electrician’s Mate. He served onboard the U.S.S. Canberra (CAG-2) and the U.S.S. Ashain (AKA-55)
Class of 1953
Navy, 4 Years
Bob entered in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict and served from 1953 until his discharge in 1957 as Electrician’s Mate. He served onboard the U.S.S. Canberra (CAG-2) and the U.S.S. Ashain (AKA-55)
Romeo Ferretti
Class of 1935
Army, 20+ Years
In 1941, he was drafted into the Army, attended flight training for the Army Air Forces and was commissioned a flight officer. He served in the European theater and attained the rank of captain before his release from active duty in 1946.
On Easter Sunday, 1945, his night fighter aircraft was shot down. He was able to parachute to safety and evade capture by German forces. In 1946, he was released from active duty as a captain, but rejoined the U.S. Air Force at the beginning of the Berlin Airlift and made it his career until retirement in 1966 as a Lt. Colonel. He received the Distinguished Service Medal, Air Medal and numerous other medals.
Class of 1935
Army, 20+ Years
In 1941, he was drafted into the Army, attended flight training for the Army Air Forces and was commissioned a flight officer. He served in the European theater and attained the rank of captain before his release from active duty in 1946.
On Easter Sunday, 1945, his night fighter aircraft was shot down. He was able to parachute to safety and evade capture by German forces. In 1946, he was released from active duty as a captain, but rejoined the U.S. Air Force at the beginning of the Berlin Airlift and made it his career until retirement in 1966 as a Lt. Colonel. He received the Distinguished Service Medal, Air Medal and numerous other medals.
Tello Tontini
Class of 1941
Navy, 4 Years
Tello graduated from Bourne High School in 1941 and entered the US Navy, serving until
1946. He served on the aircraft carrier USS Card.
Since 1984 he and his wife have enjoyed attending the ship’s annual reunion held in a different state each year.
Class of 1941
Navy, 4 Years
Tello graduated from Bourne High School in 1941 and entered the US Navy, serving until
1946. He served on the aircraft carrier USS Card.
Since 1984 he and his wife have enjoyed attending the ship’s annual reunion held in a different state each year.
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Our Bourne 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 Bourne High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Bourne are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!