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

Armand Chris Erickson
Armand Chris Erickson
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years

Stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany 1945th Comm Grp, Det 25B as a Technical Controller at a microwave relay site in Bann.
Arthur Wayne Erickson
Arthur Wayne Erickson
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Stationed at Camp Lejeune in units F/2/6 and C/1/2 served in Vietnam in MAG-12 Group Guard Security at Chu Lai in 1966 & 1967 been on three cruises at sea about 11 months and been to 20 different countries in my four year enlistment.
Bob Dziadzio
Bob Dziadzio
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years

U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer.
Vietnam
Cathy Molchan
Cathy Molchan
Class of 1981
Air Force, 13 Years

Served as a medic in Weisbaden Germany and Grand Forks ND. Taught the medic course in Wichita Falls TX prior to leavign the AIr Force. Served during the Beirut Bombing and Persian Gulf War.
David Boutilier
David Boutilier
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years

Master Chief Hospital Corpsman
4 years Active 25 years Reserve
Diana Holloway
Diana Holloway
Class of 1991
Air Force, 3 Years

Personnel, served 3 years maintaining military records for 300 enlisted and commissioned members in the 5th Munitions Squadron at Minot AFB in North Dakota then spent 3 years as an Air Force spouse at Misawa AB Japan. Loved every minute of my time in the military and don't regret a moment.
Donald H Chapdelaine
Donald H Chapdelaine
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Did 6 years Air force went into the Army for 10 years decided to go back to the Air force for 6 more years Did a lot of diffrent jobs police, military Intelligence and Aviation. Seen a lot of the world and I would do all over again. Everybody should do it. It grows you up, a lot of people need that I did and I'm a better person from it.
Gordon Rae
Gordon Rae
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served as a Club and Recreation Specialist. Travelled the world, retired and returned as a civilian will retire 2nd time in 2018 with 50 years service.
Howard D. Altman
Howard D. Altman
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years

Crytptology
John T. Dean
John T. Dean
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years

US army signacorps/infantry 1971-1973
US Air force reserve 1982-1986
Linda Barnard
Linda Barnard
Class of 1973
Navy, 5 Years

Interior Communication Electrician
peter j lemanski
peter j lemanski
Class of 1965
Coast Guard, 6 Years

us coast guard squadron 1 cat lo Vietnam combat veteran
Rich Raymond
Rich Raymond
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Started my military career in 84 with the Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton California, 2 WestPac tours....
Came home after
4 years and joined the CT Army National Guard full time for 11 years then transferred to MA Army Guard full time until retirement in 2016
Grand total of 32 years of Service
All 32 years were in Helicopter Aviation wrenching on: AH-1J, AH-1T, AH-1W, CH-47D, CH-54, UH-1H, UH-1N, UH-1V, UH-60A, UH-60D, UH-60M, UH-72A, OH-6, OH-58A, OH-58C helicopters
Retired E-8 Master Sergeant
Violet Rae Desroches
Violet Rae Desroches
Class of 1977
Navy, 8 Years

Hospital corspman
VioletRaeDesroches
VioletRaeDesroches
Class of 1977
Navy Reserves, 8 Years

HM2 in the Navy Reserves on Active duty for most of my career. HM2DesrochesUSNR

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Class of '69

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Our Chicopee Comprehensive 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 Chicopee Comprehensive High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Chicopee are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!