Irvington High School Alumni
Irvington, New Jersey (NJ)
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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
Barry Kutenplon
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
38thBG D Btry 4thMSL BN 44thARTY Korea. ADAM 600th Combat Eng.Fort Belvoir
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
38thBG D Btry 4thMSL BN 44thARTY Korea. ADAM 600th Combat Eng.Fort Belvoir
Bernard (Bud) DeRose
Class of 1960
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Served 2 years aboard the USCGC Kukui throughout the Pacific. Visited Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines
Class of 1960
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Served 2 years aboard the USCGC Kukui throughout the Pacific. Visited Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines
George "Erick" Mueller
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Beat those "Commie" bastards.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Beat those "Commie" bastards.
Gerald (Jerry) Cohen
Class of 1955
Army, 2 Years
Communications. Radio repair and communication control. Tokyo, Japan
Class of 1955
Army, 2 Years
Communications. Radio repair and communication control. Tokyo, Japan
Mark Laurino
Class of 1979
Navy, 6 Years
USS Forrestal CV-59 Aviation Ordenance.
Was part of WepDept for the FIDs 16th Mediterranean deployment. The Syria/Israel missile crisis during this time. Wel maintained a high state of readiness for 53 consecutive days at sea.
In a Gulf of Sidra exercise, two Libyan aircraft were shot down after firing upon F-14s from Nimitz over international waters. Forrestal aircraft made more than 60% of all the intercepts of Libyan planes. After departing the Mediterranean we operated above the Arctic Circle as part of NATO Ocean Venture '81.
I deployed for the Forrestal's 17th Mediterranean cruise on 8 June 1982, and operated in the eastern Mediterranean in support of the Lebanon Contingency Force of 800 U.S. Marines in Beirut. On 12 September 1982, after transiting the Suez Canal for the first time in her 28-year history, we entered the Indian Ocean.
Forrestal completed the five and one-half month deployment with a nighttime arrival at Mayport on 16 November and immediately began preparing for the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).
The ship shifted homeport to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 January 1983, and embarked on the 28-month, $550 million SLEP, designed to extend the life of U.S. aircraft carriers another 15 to 20 years.
Class of 1979
Navy, 6 Years
USS Forrestal CV-59 Aviation Ordenance.
Was part of WepDept for the FIDs 16th Mediterranean deployment. The Syria/Israel missile crisis during this time. Wel maintained a high state of readiness for 53 consecutive days at sea.
In a Gulf of Sidra exercise, two Libyan aircraft were shot down after firing upon F-14s from Nimitz over international waters. Forrestal aircraft made more than 60% of all the intercepts of Libyan planes. After departing the Mediterranean we operated above the Arctic Circle as part of NATO Ocean Venture '81.
I deployed for the Forrestal's 17th Mediterranean cruise on 8 June 1982, and operated in the eastern Mediterranean in support of the Lebanon Contingency Force of 800 U.S. Marines in Beirut. On 12 September 1982, after transiting the Suez Canal for the first time in her 28-year history, we entered the Indian Ocean.
Forrestal completed the five and one-half month deployment with a nighttime arrival at Mayport on 16 November and immediately began preparing for the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).
The ship shifted homeport to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 January 1983, and embarked on the 28-month, $550 million SLEP, designed to extend the life of U.S. aircraft carriers another 15 to 20 years.
Michael Turoczy
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 4 Years
USMC-From 1968 to 1972
3RD Force Recon Republic of Viet Nam, 68-69
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 4 Years
USMC-From 1968 to 1972
3RD Force Recon Republic of Viet Nam, 68-69
Robert Lott barrett
Class of 1949
Air Force, 2 Years
2 years active stationed in Morocco, Army Corp, of Engineers
6 years reserves
Discharged as Captain
Class of 1949
Air Force, 2 Years
2 years active stationed in Morocco, Army Corp, of Engineers
6 years reserves
Discharged as Captain
Robert S. Czernuch
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired 1994 Senior Chief Radioman
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired 1994 Senior Chief Radioman
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Our Irvington 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 Irvington High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Irvington are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!