El Cerrito High School Alumni
El Cerrito, California (CA)
Recent Members
| Athena Lathrop | 2022 |
| Erik Catherine Swinford | 1978 |
| Glenn Venzon | 1974 |
| Grant Calin Grant Calin | 1959 |
| Gregory B Williams Gregory B Williams | 1975 |
| Jerrie Guggemos | 1965 |
| Michele Cecil | 1963 |
| Rudy Rudy Gallegos | 1965 |
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 El Cerrito High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Gauchos lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Bob Anderson
Class of 1951
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Security Service Language Specialist
Class of 1951
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Security Service Language Specialist
Byrne “Buzz” Sherwood
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
1/46 Inf, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, RVN
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
1/46 Inf, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, RVN
Charles Wigon
Class of 1996
Air Force, 16 Years
Serving the country in the Army and Air Force since 1997. 4th battalion 31st Infantry, 10th mountain division, 319th Air Refueling Wing, NATO E-3A AWACS, US Air Force Test Pilot School since 2010.
Class of 1996
Air Force, 16 Years
Serving the country in the Army and Air Force since 1997. 4th battalion 31st Infantry, 10th mountain division, 319th Air Refueling Wing, NATO E-3A AWACS, US Air Force Test Pilot School since 2010.
David Martuscello
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
drafted 1965, combat engineer Vietnam, 1966-67, with the 4th and 65th engineers
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
drafted 1965, combat engineer Vietnam, 1966-67, with the 4th and 65th engineers
David Ward
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
4 years active Army, 19 years Army Reserve
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
4 years active Army, 19 years Army Reserve
Harry Palu
Class of 1958
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years
Retired after 37 1/2 years as Chief Petty Officer (Yeoman). Served active duty at Naval Air Station, Barber's Point, Hawaii; served in numerous units at Reserve Centers on Treasure Island, San Francisco and Huntington, WV, including a Destroyer Squadron, Legal Unit, Seabees, and 3rd Fleet Staff.
Class of 1958
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years
Retired after 37 1/2 years as Chief Petty Officer (Yeoman). Served active duty at Naval Air Station, Barber's Point, Hawaii; served in numerous units at Reserve Centers on Treasure Island, San Francisco and Huntington, WV, including a Destroyer Squadron, Legal Unit, Seabees, and 3rd Fleet Staff.
J. Dave Nidever
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
82nd Airborne Division; America's Guard of Honor. Entrust your life, unconditionally to a Ranger.. Ready for instant deployment.
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
82nd Airborne Division; America's Guard of Honor. Entrust your life, unconditionally to a Ranger.. Ready for instant deployment.
Pat Hilliard
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
1/28th Inf (Black Lions), 1st Inf Div., RVN
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
1/28th Inf (Black Lions), 1st Inf Div., RVN
Roger Lefever
Class of 1965
Army, 4 Years
Army Security Agency, '68, 101st AB & 25th ID then 2 yrs, Germany at Bad Aibling
Class of 1965
Army, 4 Years
Army Security Agency, '68, 101st AB & 25th ID then 2 yrs, Germany at Bad Aibling
Alumni Stories
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School News
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Our El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in El Cerrito are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!