Lane Tech High School Alumni
Chicago, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Arturo Arturo Villalpando | 1973 |
| David Buhrke | 1979 |
| Frank Krupa | 1974 |
| Jerry Warner | 1964 |
| Jesse Mendez | 1983 |
| Kathleen Ng | 1981 |
| Michael Michael V Abene | 1982 |
| Paul Newey | 1962 |
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
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Honored Military Alumni
Adrian S. Adriano
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 5 Years
MOS 6412 - Aircraft Communications Systems Technician, IMA
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 5 Years
MOS 6412 - Aircraft Communications Systems Technician, IMA
Anna M. Reed
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted from July 1983 to July 1987. Served on board the U.S.S. Puget Sound (AD 38) and the U.S.S. L.Y. Spear (AS 36) as a Molder (ML2). Stationed overseas in Gaeta, Italy and visited various ports in Italy, Spain, France and Israel. Also stationed in Norfolk, VA.
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted from July 1983 to July 1987. Served on board the U.S.S. Puget Sound (AD 38) and the U.S.S. L.Y. Spear (AS 36) as a Molder (ML2). Stationed overseas in Gaeta, Italy and visited various ports in Italy, Spain, France and Israel. Also stationed in Norfolk, VA.
Brewer, Robert Charles
Class of 1957
Coast Guard, 8 Years
USCGR, 8 yrs: Petty Officer / Radar Navigation Instructor-Depts Treasury, Transportation. CG Auxy 5 yrs: Homeland Secty- Flotilla Cmdr/Boatg Safety Inspector/Instructor, Div. & Dist. Public Info Ofcr, CG Academy Rep.
Class of 1957
Coast Guard, 8 Years
USCGR, 8 yrs: Petty Officer / Radar Navigation Instructor-Depts Treasury, Transportation. CG Auxy 5 yrs: Homeland Secty- Flotilla Cmdr/Boatg Safety Inspector/Instructor, Div. & Dist. Public Info Ofcr, CG Academy Rep.
Brian J Graniero
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Active duty since 1976. Assigned to multiple communications units within the Marine Corps. Currently assigned with the 8th Communications Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC. Hold the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 5.
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Active duty since 1976. Assigned to multiple communications units within the Marine Corps. Currently assigned with the 8th Communications Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC. Hold the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 5.
Brian Paul Kaess
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 1 Years
Served in U.S. Army 1985-88. Served in USMC (Cuba) from 1997-98.
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 1 Years
Served in U.S. Army 1985-88. Served in USMC (Cuba) from 1997-98.
David Finke
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
USN Seabee. Builder petty officer second class. Served at Camp David for the president and then with MCB 62 out of Gulfport,Miss. Builder crew leader in Gaeta Italy. Awarded the Presidential service badge.
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
USN Seabee. Builder petty officer second class. Served at Camp David for the president and then with MCB 62 out of Gulfport,Miss. Builder crew leader in Gaeta Italy. Awarded the Presidential service badge.
Frank J. Gyssler
Class of 1942
Air Force, 3 Years
Aerial photography on B24 in the central Pacific area 1942-1945
Class of 1942
Air Force, 3 Years
Aerial photography on B24 in the central Pacific area 1942-1945
Gerald Fon
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
Served Dec 1965 to Nov 1969. Boot Camp and Electronics School at Great Lakes. IL Training Base and School Command Dec 65 to Aug 66. Torii Station Okinawa 66 - 67; USNSG Kama Seya Japan 67 - 68; and USNSG Northwest VA 68 - 69. Discharged as CTM2.
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
Served Dec 1965 to Nov 1969. Boot Camp and Electronics School at Great Lakes. IL Training Base and School Command Dec 65 to Aug 66. Torii Station Okinawa 66 - 67; USNSG Kama Seya Japan 67 - 68; and USNSG Northwest VA 68 - 69. Discharged as CTM2.
Howard S Ex
Class of 1950
Air Force, 3 Years
6004th Air Intelligence Service Company, Japan, Korea attached to the Army.
Class of 1950
Air Force, 3 Years
6004th Air Intelligence Service Company, Japan, Korea attached to the Army.
James Sutton
Class of 1954
Air Force, 4 Years
crew chief B47 med. jet bomber
307th Bomb Wing
Class of 1954
Air Force, 4 Years
crew chief B47 med. jet bomber
307th Bomb Wing
Jeffrey E Johnson
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years
Military Policeman-95B Served primarily in Schofield Barracks, HI. HHC 731st MI Bn, 703rd MI Brigade.
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years
Military Policeman-95B Served primarily in Schofield Barracks, HI. HHC 731st MI Bn, 703rd MI Brigade.
judge johnson
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Honorably dischared/retired. Complete blast.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Honorably dischared/retired. Complete blast.
ken ford
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
Served with the Mobile Riverine Force TF 117
in the Mekong Delta- Vietnam as a Radioman.
Got in frequent fire fights, mostly on a daily basis 1968- 1969
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
Served with the Mobile Riverine Force TF 117
in the Mekong Delta- Vietnam as a Radioman.
Got in frequent fire fights, mostly on a daily basis 1968- 1969
ken ford
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
1 extended 9 month Mediterranean cruise,3 Caribbean cruises aboard USS Spiegel Grove LSD-32. Served as a combat radioman with Mobile Riverine Force TF-117
68-69 Mekong Delta Vietnam. Multiple daily firefights on the river was routine. My unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for
extrordinary heroism.
Training included Radioman A School,Bainbridge Md, CounterInsurgency School, Coronado Calif, weapons training Camp Pendelton,Calif, Jungle School, Ft Sherman, Panama, Survival,Resistance,Escape (SERE) Warner Springs Calif.
Other units i served with Assualt Craft Unit Two- Little Creek,Va, operated with the 1St ,4th,5th Vietnamese Marine Corp battalon as well as 2nd Brigade 9th Infantry (US)
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
1 extended 9 month Mediterranean cruise,3 Caribbean cruises aboard USS Spiegel Grove LSD-32. Served as a combat radioman with Mobile Riverine Force TF-117
68-69 Mekong Delta Vietnam. Multiple daily firefights on the river was routine. My unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for
extrordinary heroism.
Training included Radioman A School,Bainbridge Md, CounterInsurgency School, Coronado Calif, weapons training Camp Pendelton,Calif, Jungle School, Ft Sherman, Panama, Survival,Resistance,Escape (SERE) Warner Springs Calif.
Other units i served with Assualt Craft Unit Two- Little Creek,Va, operated with the 1St ,4th,5th Vietnamese Marine Corp battalon as well as 2nd Brigade 9th Infantry (US)
Alumni Stories
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School News
1988 Reunion Weekend 7/12-14, 2013
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Our Lane Tech 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 Lane Tech High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Chicago are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!