Cardinal Dougherty High School Alumni

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA)

Military Alumni

Military High School 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

Arturo Roman
Arturo Roman
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years

Yeoman Second Class
B. Tait
B. Tait
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years

SETAF
29th USA Missile Detachment
Cologne Italy 1968-70
Ben Bonner
Ben Bonner
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

Sergeant - US Army Honor Guard
Bernd (Ben) Herrmann
Bernd (Ben) Herrmann
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 26 Years

Entered the US Marines upon graduating in 1967 and went on to served 26 years with the Corps, graduating as a Master Gunnery Sergeant (E-9). I retired from the Corps in 1993. The photo shown here is me in Vietnam.
Bill Crean
Bill Crean
Class of 1967
Air Force, 6 Years

U.S. Air Force. Vietnam Veteran 68-69. F-4 Crew Chief.
Bill Stunder
Bill Stunder
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Sgt. - Vietnam Veteran 1968 - 1969
Bob Bandholz
Bob Bandholz
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

US Army, Airborne, Ranger, 8" Artillery, Bamberg, Germany, Nuclear Weapons Officer. Graduated LaSalle in 69, ROTC
brian mcfarland
brian mcfarland
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years

Aircraft maintenance tech
Charles (Chris) Trainor
Charles (Chris) Trainor
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 3 Years

1966-1969, Vietnam Vet, 3 Battalion 1st Marines, Philly Navy Yard,
Charles Cleary
Charles Cleary
Class of 1965
Army, 6 Years

ARMY Reserves - Civil Affairs
Washington DC 1LT
Charles F Girnius
Charles F Girnius
Class of 1964
Navy, 9 Years

Viet Nam 1968
Charles Shearer
Charles Shearer
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

Jet Engine Technician/ Production Superintendent/ C-5A/B. / C-17
Chuck Adams
Chuck Adams
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Aviation Maintenance Mechanic
David G. DeLellis
David G. DeLellis
Class of 1960
Navy Reserves, 6 Years

Naval Air Reserve, 2 years active duty 1968-69, PO2
PA Air National Guard 1975-2002, SMSgt Retired USAF
Dr. James McKernan
Dr. James McKernan
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years

Jim McKernan,
Class of 1963
U.S. Navy 1967-1971
Vietnam Veteran
Distinguished Service Commendation
Edward Beck
Edward Beck
Class of 1971
Army, 4 Years

Field Artilley Officer served with USAFAS (Fort Sill, OK), 1/76th FA (KItzingen FRG), 3/6FA (Fort Riley)
Edward Beck
Edward Beck
Class of 1971
Army, 4 Years

Field Artillery officer stationed at Fort Sill, OK(USAFAS); Kitzingen, FRG(1/76 FA) and Fort Riley, KS.(3/6 FA)
Edward Beck
Edward Beck
Class of 1971
Army, 8 Years

Captain , Field Artillery
Elizabeth Dooley Sutton
Elizabeth Dooley Sutton
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years

Aviation Electronics AIMD PaxRiver MD
francis c. williams
francis c. williams
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years

staff sergeant, Viet-Nam veteran
Frank corley
Frank corley
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

Army 1966 to 1969
Frank Frech
Frank Frech
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years

CTR3
George Mateo
George Mateo
Class of 1998
Army, 12 Years

Staff Sergeant, Chemical Operations Specialist/Non-Commissioned Officer, Overseas service in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
George R. Graeff
George R. Graeff
Class of 1966
Air Force, 2 Years

Crew chief
GeraldFecher
GeraldFecher
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years

Petty Officer 2nd Class-Vietnam Veteran 1966-1968
Gwendolyn (Alston) Joyner
Gwendolyn (Alston) Joyner
Class of 1966
Air Force, 24 Years

Active duty & Retired from Reserves as LTC.
Gwendolyn Alston Joyner
Gwendolyn Alston Joyner
Class of 1966
Air Force Reserves, 24 Years

USAF active 4years
USAF Reserves 20 years
Howard Guinan
Howard Guinan
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years

Logistics
J j Clayton Potter
J j Clayton Potter
Class of 1960
Army, 20+ Years

Served 30 years . Eleven years with Special Forces and then the rest with the Nurse corp retiring as a Lt Colonel
James J Broderick
James J Broderick
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years

1st Lt. Germany 1969-1971
James J. Hess
James J. Hess
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years

Physician Assistant , Desert Storm, 24TH Infantry Division, CPT/O3E
james rosenburg
james rosenburg
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

Served in Biloxi MS and malmstrom AFB Mt Bien hoa Vietnam
Jesse C.Jenkins
Jesse C.Jenkins
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served Two Tours 66-67/67-68.2nd.Batt.1st Div.Sniper Scout
john  j  williams
john j williams
Class of 1968
Navy, 14 Years

HAL (3) Binh Thuy.Delta,South Vietnam
John Decker
John Decker
Class of 1967
Army, 6 Years

Medical Corps
John Hunter
John Hunter
Class of 1969
Air Force, 24 Years

I enjoyed the traveling and seeing other countries
John hunter
John hunter
Class of 1969
Air Force, 24 Years

Air transportation air mobility
John J Murphy
John J Murphy
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20 Years

Retired Master Sergeant
John R Cook
John R Cook
Class of 1970
Army, 40 Years

20 years active duty, another 20 years as a JROTC instructor. Retired as a Major.
johnj jpseph williams
johnj jpseph williams
Class of 1968
Navy, 14 Years

Helakatron (3) Binh Thuy/Delta,South Vietnam

Classmates Spotlight

Cardinal Dougherty High School Classmates

Joseph Lasalle
Class of '73

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School News

Arlene Pyett Class of 1977

Arlene passed on December 3rd, 2017
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Our Cardinal Dougherty 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 Cardinal Dougherty High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Philadelphia are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!