Long Branch High School Alumni
Long Branch, New Jersey (NJ)

Recent Members
Anna Penta | 1991 |
Antoinette Crump | 1975 |
Charles Alcott | 1965 |
John Mehrlander | 1965 |
Myra Towler Belton | 1974 |
Ronnie Smith | 1977 |
Rose Rizzo | 1968 |
Susana Alves | 2009 |
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 Long Branch High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Green Wave lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni


David L Seals
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
Served with VA-82 (Marauders), an A-7 Corsair II Aircraft squadron out of NAS Cecil Field attached to the USS America CV-66 and then became a plank owner on the USS Nimitz CVAN-68 late changed to CVN_68. Enlistment from SEP73 to SEP77
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
Served with VA-82 (Marauders), an A-7 Corsair II Aircraft squadron out of NAS Cecil Field attached to the USS America CV-66 and then became a plank owner on the USS Nimitz CVAN-68 late changed to CVN_68. Enlistment from SEP73 to SEP77

Donald McGee
Class of 1961
Army, 6 Years
Fort Dix, NJ, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Fort Bliss TX, 7th Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea, Fort Benning, GA, Fort Rucker, AL
Class of 1961
Army, 6 Years
Fort Dix, NJ, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Fort Bliss TX, 7th Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea, Fort Benning, GA, Fort Rucker, AL

Douglas J. Wood
Class of 1947
Army, 20+ Years
LTC US Army 33 years
Fixed wing and helicopter pilot
Vietnam - Huey helicopter pilot 65-66 & 67-68
Distinguished Flying Cross
Class of 1947
Army, 20+ Years
LTC US Army 33 years
Fixed wing and helicopter pilot
Vietnam - Huey helicopter pilot 65-66 & 67-68
Distinguished Flying Cross

Eddie C Polite
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 6 Years
Served as a battalion chaplain at Ft. Dix & Ft. Monmouth, NJ, and Ft. Knox, KY
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 6 Years
Served as a battalion chaplain at Ft. Dix & Ft. Monmouth, NJ, and Ft. Knox, KY

Eddie C Polite
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 6 Years
Served as a Battalion Chaplain at Ft. Dix & Ft. Monmouth, NJ, and Ft. Knox, KY
Class of 1973
Army Reserves, 6 Years
Served as a Battalion Chaplain at Ft. Dix & Ft. Monmouth, NJ, and Ft. Knox, KY

Gary B. Mcduffy
Class of 1983
Air Force, 12 Years
Wepons load crew tech 1984-1990 ,NCOIC of mobility, during Desert Storm-Desert shelid, 1990-96
Class of 1983
Air Force, 12 Years
Wepons load crew tech 1984-1990 ,NCOIC of mobility, during Desert Storm-Desert shelid, 1990-96

Henry Encarnacion
Class of 1993
Army, 5 Years
Ft. Gordon, GA 1995
Okinawa, Japan 1996-1999
Ft. Detrick, MD 1999-2000
Class of 1993
Army, 5 Years
Ft. Gordon, GA 1995
Okinawa, Japan 1996-1999
Ft. Detrick, MD 1999-2000




Rev Dr Ernest Branch
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
USMC Retired Vietnam Combat Veteran 100% Disabled Loving Jesus Christ as a Baptist Pastor in Columbia South Carolina.
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
USMC Retired Vietnam Combat Veteran 100% Disabled Loving Jesus Christ as a Baptist Pastor in Columbia South Carolina.

Rosemary E. Lloyd
Class of 1972
Navy Reserves, 10 Years
Boot camp in 1984 at age 31.Various reserve units until honorable discharge in 1994. I LOVED IT.
Class of 1972
Navy Reserves, 10 Years
Boot camp in 1984 at age 31.Various reserve units until honorable discharge in 1994. I LOVED IT.

Sonya Thomas-Hampton
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Faithfully and honorably served for 20 years. Severed one tour in Iraq (2007-2008) and retired 2015.
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Faithfully and honorably served for 20 years. Severed one tour in Iraq (2007-2008) and retired 2015.

Tim Driscoll
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
SP4-577-ARMOR COMMAND TRAC-1/32-HHC-3RD ARMOR DIV-BANDITS-FRIEDBERG-GERMANY-now-VP-MICH STATE COUNCIL-VIETNAN VETERANS OF AMERICA -COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION POST -322-SALINE MICHIGAN
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
SP4-577-ARMOR COMMAND TRAC-1/32-HHC-3RD ARMOR DIV-BANDITS-FRIEDBERG-GERMANY-now-VP-MICH STATE COUNCIL-VIETNAN VETERANS OF AMERICA -COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION POST -322-SALINE MICHIGAN
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Our Long Branch 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 Long Branch High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Long Branch are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!