John Jay High School Alumni
Cross River, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Alanna Proskin | 2020 |
| Arthur Webber | 1966 |
| Gary Wenglowski Gary Wenglowski | 1984 |
| Nadia Villanueva | 2020 |
| Rick Vizi | 1984 |
| Robert Shewmaker | 2002 |
| Russ Chiappa | 1978 |
| Susan Slevin | 1974 |
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 John Jay High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Indians lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Bruce Erb
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired as a CMSgt after 30 years total service
8000 plus flying hours in the Rescue HC130 aircraft
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired as a CMSgt after 30 years total service
8000 plus flying hours in the Rescue HC130 aircraft
CPL Lamont R.Tillot (MONTY)
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Machine Gunner,Third Marine Div,3thMAF,CHULAI,Vietnam.
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Machine Gunner,Third Marine Div,3thMAF,CHULAI,Vietnam.
Douglas H. Griswald
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Station in Greenland one year Brrrrrrrr the rest in Georga Grown Radio
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Station in Greenland one year Brrrrrrrr the rest in Georga Grown Radio
Eric Larson
Class of 1968
Navy, 14 Years
US Army Armor Officer ('74-'77) ; US Navy Supply Officer ('80-'91)
Class of 1968
Navy, 14 Years
US Army Armor Officer ('74-'77) ; US Navy Supply Officer ('80-'91)
George Theodore Kaufman III
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
SP5, 1970-1971 RVN, 1971-1972 South Korea, Combat Engineers, Bronze Star
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
SP5, 1970-1971 RVN, 1971-1972 South Korea, Combat Engineers, Bronze Star
Mike Rutland
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Fighter Aircraft Weapons Systems, Stationed in the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa, and Korea. Served in the first Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm at Daharan, Saudi Arabia.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Fighter Aircraft Weapons Systems, Stationed in the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa, and Korea. Served in the first Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm at Daharan, Saudi Arabia.
Simon J Oram
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 4 Years
1992 - Recruit Training
1993 - 2006 2nd Bat 15th Marines Scout Sniper Plt
2003 - Al Naz, Iraq
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 4 Years
1992 - Recruit Training
1993 - 2006 2nd Bat 15th Marines Scout Sniper Plt
2003 - Al Naz, Iraq
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from John Jay High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Indians.
School News
Ron Lyons being inducted into Hall of Fame
Coach and Athletic Director Ron Lyons will be inducted into the John Jay Hall of Fame on Friday October 17th. The ceremo...
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Our John Jay 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 John Jay High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Cross River are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!