Hicksville High School Alumni
Hicksville, New York (NY)

Recent Members
Betty Betty S Brunell | 1972 |
Bob Wilson | 1966 |
Jeffrey Zuzzolo Jeffrey Zuzzolo | 1986 |
John John Ballard | 1971 |
Matthew Kamula | 1982 |
Michael Merino | 2025 |
Michael Michael | 1968 |
Philip Robert (bob) Paterno | 1968 |
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 Hicksville High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Comets lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Adam Tisdale
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1995 – 1999.
Awarded: National Defense Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation W/ 1 Star, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Armed Forces Expedition Medal.
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1995 – 1999.
Awarded: National Defense Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation W/ 1 Star, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Armed Forces Expedition Medal.

Arthur Marks
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Served during Vietnam War as a Radiologic Technician, Stationed at 483rd USAF Hospital Cam Rahn Bay, 1970-71
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
Served during Vietnam War as a Radiologic Technician, Stationed at 483rd USAF Hospital Cam Rahn Bay, 1970-71


Danny Chertiza
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Signal Corp Radio Relay & Carrier Operator
RVN 1966 - 1967
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Signal Corp Radio Relay & Carrier Operator
RVN 1966 - 1967



Joe Perrone
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in the United States Air Force from April 1966 till February 1970.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in the United States Air Force from April 1966 till February 1970.

John Roach
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years
Radio Maint Electronics, Vietnam '70,'71- tdy Tay Ninh Black Virgin MT. Kessler AFB, Maxwell AFB, McGuire AFB.
Class of 1967
Air Force, 4 Years
Radio Maint Electronics, Vietnam '70,'71- tdy Tay Ninh Black Virgin MT. Kessler AFB, Maxwell AFB, McGuire AFB.

Michael Dunne
Class of 1966
Air Force, 7 Years
USAF '66-73, Two tours Vietnam (Danang 67/68 & Saigon all '71).
To my right is brother Patrick (Pleiku RVN 68/69 1965 grad).
Class of 1966
Air Force, 7 Years
USAF '66-73, Two tours Vietnam (Danang 67/68 & Saigon all '71).
To my right is brother Patrick (Pleiku RVN 68/69 1965 grad).



Phil Nocerino
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Served 2 years active duty, 1969-1971, Vietnam 1 year RECON 4th of 21st Americal division.G.. earned 2 Bronze Stars w/V for Valor and Oakleaf clusters, serving in 5 campaigns....2 Arcom with Oakleaf clusters, finished tour in 4 duece mortar platoon in central highlands (LZ DEBBIE)....made sgt 3 times (if you know me you know why) exited Specialist 4th class....
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Served 2 years active duty, 1969-1971, Vietnam 1 year RECON 4th of 21st Americal division.G.. earned 2 Bronze Stars w/V for Valor and Oakleaf clusters, serving in 5 campaigns....2 Arcom with Oakleaf clusters, finished tour in 4 duece mortar platoon in central highlands (LZ DEBBIE)....made sgt 3 times (if you know me you know why) exited Specialist 4th class....

Robert Casale
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
Communication Technician First Class.
Great Lakes; Pensacola, Florida; Bremerhaven, Germany; Nicosia, Cyprus; Pensacola again; USS Liberty (toured the west coast of Africa from the Canary Islands to Capetown, South Africa); Instructor School, Norfolk, Virginia; then to Skaggs Island, California (San Francisco).
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
Communication Technician First Class.
Great Lakes; Pensacola, Florida; Bremerhaven, Germany; Nicosia, Cyprus; Pensacola again; USS Liberty (toured the west coast of Africa from the Canary Islands to Capetown, South Africa); Instructor School, Norfolk, Virginia; then to Skaggs Island, California (San Francisco).

Robert Casale
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
Served from September of 1961 until December 1, 1969. Discharged as Communication Technician First Class. Final billet held was as an instructor in the Navy Reserve Program at Skaggs Island, California. In addition to being an instructor, I was designated as a cryptographer.
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
Served from September of 1961 until December 1, 1969. Discharged as Communication Technician First Class. Final billet held was as an instructor in the Navy Reserve Program at Skaggs Island, California. In addition to being an instructor, I was designated as a cryptographer.



Veronica Grace Kibler Quinn
Class of 1959
Air Force, 2 Years
Air Force Nurse during the Viet Nam War.
Class of 1959
Air Force, 2 Years
Air Force Nurse during the Viet Nam War.
Alumni Stories

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School News
Louis James Sabato HHS Class of 1982
After graduating in 1982,Louis attended C.W. POST on a lacrosse schalorship and started as a defensive middie for Coach ...
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Our Hicksville 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 Hicksville High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Hicksville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!