Louis E. Dieruff High School Alumni
Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA)
Recent Members
| Barbara Druckenmiller Barbara Druckenmiller | 1981 |
| Curtis Dries | 1985 |
| Debra Waricher | 1975 |
| Gregory Yatko | 1974 |
| Joseph Barchini Joseph Barchini | 1977 |
| Karen Dannenhower | 2000 |
| Lexy Pepper | 2019 |
| Stephen Morales Stephen Morales | 2011 |
Military Alumni
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
Ambrosia Handwerk Shellenberger, LTC, (RETIRED)
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Served in Army Nurse Corps
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Served in Army Nurse Corps
Carrie (Meckstroth) McCoy
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 17 Years
Been around the world and done a lot of cool stuff. Currently serving at my last duty station (Adjutant, MAG 49 WIllow Grove, PA) before I grow up (ie. retire) and have to get a real job.
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 17 Years
Been around the world and done a lot of cool stuff. Currently serving at my last duty station (Adjutant, MAG 49 WIllow Grove, PA) before I grow up (ie. retire) and have to get a real job.
Christopher s Geist
Class of 1983
Navy, 8 Years
Boot camp San Diego ca, hospital corpsman school SanDiego ca, Naval school of advanced health sciences in Radiology. Sent to Okinawa Japan for 4 years learning Cat Scan and advanced open water scuba diving. Then to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
Class of 1983
Navy, 8 Years
Boot camp San Diego ca, hospital corpsman school SanDiego ca, Naval school of advanced health sciences in Radiology. Sent to Okinawa Japan for 4 years learning Cat Scan and advanced open water scuba diving. Then to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
Craig M. Olivieri
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired after 20+ years of military Service, having served onboard the USS Yancey (AKA93) the USS Chilton (APA38), the USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7), the Uss Farragut (DDG 37) and the USS Hoist (ARS 40). Attached to the Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron VQ2, before accepting orders to work with the Iceland Defense Force, and Comstrikeforcesouth, a component of NATO.
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired after 20+ years of military Service, having served onboard the USS Yancey (AKA93) the USS Chilton (APA38), the USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7), the Uss Farragut (DDG 37) and the USS Hoist (ARS 40). Attached to the Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron VQ2, before accepting orders to work with the Iceland Defense Force, and Comstrikeforcesouth, a component of NATO.
Craig Michael Olivieri
Class of 1967
Navy, 20 Years
Retired Petty Officer First Class.
Class of 1967
Navy, 20 Years
Retired Petty Officer First Class.
David A. Tedesco
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Served in the U.S. Army 1971 - 1974
Vietnam Veteran - Served from 1971 - 1972
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Served in the U.S. Army 1971 - 1974
Vietnam Veteran - Served from 1971 - 1972
David C. Adams
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Service disabled combat veteran with 14 years overseas. Retired in 1993 as a CW3, US Army.
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Service disabled combat veteran with 14 years overseas. Retired in 1993 as a CW3, US Army.
Deborah Frantz
Class of 1971
Air Force, 4 Years
Administrative Specialist - stationed at Wright Patterson AFB, OH after TX and training in Biloxi, MS
Class of 1971
Air Force, 4 Years
Administrative Specialist - stationed at Wright Patterson AFB, OH after TX and training in Biloxi, MS
Delviah Purcell
Class of 1983
Air Force, 8 Years
Served 1985-1994 with Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Air Force. Work: Air Traffic Control Operator, Air Traffic Control Instructor, and Human Resources Specialist.
Class of 1983
Air Force, 8 Years
Served 1985-1994 with Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Air Force. Work: Air Traffic Control Operator, Air Traffic Control Instructor, and Human Resources Specialist.
Dennis J Erkinger
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Served 1967-1968 with the 525th Military Intelligence Group Vietnam
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Served 1967-1968 with the 525th Military Intelligence Group Vietnam
ERNEST DAVID PERINOTTO
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 1 Years
IN MEMORY
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Oct 1, 1968
Casualty was on Nov 17, 1968
In QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Panel 38W - Line 4 On the Vietnam Memorial Wall
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 1 Years
IN MEMORY
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Oct 1, 1968
Casualty was on Nov 17, 1968
In QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Panel 38W - Line 4 On the Vietnam Memorial Wall
Jacqueline Washington
Class of 1988
Army, 12 Years
U.S. Army Supply Sergeant/ Military Police
Class of 1988
Army, 12 Years
U.S. Army Supply Sergeant/ Military Police
JAMES ROLAND FALLSTICH
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 1 Years
IN MEMORY
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Jun 27, 1968
Casualty was on Jul 18, 1968
In QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 51W - Line 4 on the Vietnam Memorial Wall
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 1 Years
IN MEMORY
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Jun 27, 1968
Casualty was on Jul 18, 1968
In QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 51W - Line 4 on the Vietnam Memorial Wall
Jay Chamberlain
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years
Still serving and Scheduled to go to Afghanistan
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years
Still serving and Scheduled to go to Afghanistan
Jeff Kadas
Class of 1972
Navy, 4 Years
Operations Specialist (Radar) Petty Officer 2ndClass
NATO
COMAIRSOUTH
Air Control & Warning Specialist
Naples, Italy
USS Tarawa LHA-1
Pre-Commissioning Detail
San Diego, CA
Class of 1972
Navy, 4 Years
Operations Specialist (Radar) Petty Officer 2ndClass
NATO
COMAIRSOUTH
Air Control & Warning Specialist
Naples, Italy
USS Tarawa LHA-1
Pre-Commissioning Detail
San Diego, CA
jeffrey b garis
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Jeff served for 26 years receiving numerous awards his two highest are the joint service commendation medal and the legion of merit.
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Jeff served for 26 years receiving numerous awards his two highest are the joint service commendation medal and the legion of merit.
Jeffrey Stangl
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Made 9 FBM deterrent patrols on board the USS Ethan Allen SSBN 608 (G) out of Pearl Harbor Hawaii. I was a missile technician second class.
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Made 9 FBM deterrent patrols on board the USS Ethan Allen SSBN 608 (G) out of Pearl Harbor Hawaii. I was a missile technician second class.
Jeremiah Pike
Class of 2002
Air Force, 5 Years
Five years working with some of the Brightest minds in the Air Forces 3C0 Division at RAF Lakenheath and Mountain Home AFB, ID
Class of 2002
Air Force, 5 Years
Five years working with some of the Brightest minds in the Air Forces 3C0 Division at RAF Lakenheath and Mountain Home AFB, ID
Joseph D Tedesco
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted and left two weeks after graduation. I was an intercept operator...I intercepted foreign communications. I went to Vietnam three times and my last duty station was Honolulu. What a way to end my service to the greatest country in the world.
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted and left two weeks after graduation. I was an intercept operator...I intercepted foreign communications. I went to Vietnam three times and my last duty station was Honolulu. What a way to end my service to the greatest country in the world.
Joseph Tedesco
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
Served oversea's Okinawa, Japan, Viet-nam and Hawaii.
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
Served oversea's Okinawa, Japan, Viet-nam and Hawaii.
Kenneth Bogert
Class of 1984
Army, 15 Years
Ken was an M1a1 Abrahms Tank Commander. He saw acation in Iraq during Operation Storm.
Class of 1984
Army, 15 Years
Ken was an M1a1 Abrahms Tank Commander. He saw acation in Iraq during Operation Storm.
Kevin Shinsky
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired after 28 years as a Command Pilot flying various aircraft.
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired after 28 years as a Command Pilot flying various aircraft.
Kimberly Yurasits-Hollowell
Class of 2001
Air Force, 5 Years
Served 3 years at RAF Lakenheath, England, 2 years in Minot AFB, North Dakota and now following my husband...2 years at Dover AFB, DE
Class of 2001
Air Force, 5 Years
Served 3 years at RAF Lakenheath, England, 2 years in Minot AFB, North Dakota and now following my husband...2 years at Dover AFB, DE
Leroy Allen Heffelfinger
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Leroy passed away May 22, 2011 in Kingman, Arizona.
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Leroy passed away May 22, 2011 in Kingman, Arizona.
Leslie (Hontz) Shepherd
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Communications specialist. Stationed at Westover AFB in MA and Dover AFB in DE
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Communications specialist. Stationed at Westover AFB in MA and Dover AFB in DE
Mary A DeDolce-Hunter
Class of 1975
Air Force, 12 Years
Toured the world; loved it.
Class of 1975
Air Force, 12 Years
Toured the world; loved it.
Mary Ann Dollak (Sebesta)
Class of 1981
National Guard, 11 Years
Proud to serve my country.
Served in PA Army National Guard Unit as a Chaplains Assistant and served in U.S. Army as a Construction Engineer.
Class of 1981
National Guard, 11 Years
Proud to serve my country.
Served in PA Army National Guard Unit as a Chaplains Assistant and served in U.S. Army as a Construction Engineer.
Michael H. Weigand
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS, Technical School for
Morse Systems Operator. Served At Hakata Air
Base, Fukuoka, Japan; Iraklion Air Station, Crete, Greece; and Lackland AFB, San Antonio,
Texas. Achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant and
was Honorably Discharged.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS, Technical School for
Morse Systems Operator. Served At Hakata Air
Base, Fukuoka, Japan; Iraklion Air Station, Crete, Greece; and Lackland AFB, San Antonio,
Texas. Achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant and
was Honorably Discharged.
Michele(Badura) Teachworth
Class of 1971
Air Force, 4 Years
Served as a jet engine mechanic on F-4 phantom and F-16 fighting falcon aircraft at MacDill AFB in Tampa Fl. with the 61st TAC Fighter squadron from 1978 to 1982.
Class of 1971
Air Force, 4 Years
Served as a jet engine mechanic on F-4 phantom and F-16 fighting falcon aircraft at MacDill AFB in Tampa Fl. with the 61st TAC Fighter squadron from 1978 to 1982.
Neal Schiff
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 3-1/2 years at Glasgow Air Force Base in Montana handling tech order kits for aircraft.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 3-1/2 years at Glasgow Air Force Base in Montana handling tech order kits for aircraft.
Quentin Hamory
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
I spent my first 10 years with the Pacific Fleet. I was assigned to a destroyer in Pearl Harbor, a frigate in San Diego, and a cruiser in Yokosuka, Japan. I also taught NROTC at the University of New Mexico.
My next 10 years was with the Atlantic Fleet. I attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk and was assigned to an amphibious assault ship homeported in Norfolk. My last 7 years I was assigned to a US staff position and then a NATO staff position, both in Naples, Italy.
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
I spent my first 10 years with the Pacific Fleet. I was assigned to a destroyer in Pearl Harbor, a frigate in San Diego, and a cruiser in Yokosuka, Japan. I also taught NROTC at the University of New Mexico.
My next 10 years was with the Atlantic Fleet. I attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk and was assigned to an amphibious assault ship homeported in Norfolk. My last 7 years I was assigned to a US staff position and then a NATO staff position, both in Naples, Italy.
Richard Lang
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
Vietnam veteran 50 gunner Gun truck Hell on Wheels
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
Vietnam veteran 50 gunner Gun truck Hell on Wheels
Rosemary Rodriguez
Class of 1989
Navy, 16 Years
US Navy Hospital Corpsman
"Corpsman Up" loved every day of my Navy career. Miss it like crazy.
Class of 1989
Navy, 16 Years
US Navy Hospital Corpsman
"Corpsman Up" loved every day of my Navy career. Miss it like crazy.
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Our Louis E. Dieruff 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 Louis E. Dieruff High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Allentown are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!