Middletown High School Graduates
Middletown, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Annette Young Annette Young | 1976 |
| Anthony Desalvo Anthony Desalvo | 1975 |
| Gary Higby Gary Higby | 1973 |
| Gretchen Eltz Gretchen Eltz | 1973 |
| Jeffrey Ruppel Jeffrey Ruppel | 1974 |
| Mike Ross | 1973 |
| Oscar Ramos Oscar Ramos | 2004 |
| Peter Masci | 1965 |
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
Bob Robbins
Class of 1958
Air Force, 20+ Years
Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner, Maintenance Officer, Safety Program Manager, Senior Operations Manger, Senior Training and Education Leader
Class of 1958
Air Force, 20+ Years
Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner, Maintenance Officer, Safety Program Manager, Senior Operations Manger, Senior Training and Education Leader
Diane M. Piasecki
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Sp5 in Special Services (Managed five outdoor and one indoor swimming pool at Ft. Benning GA. Trained enlisted soldiers to become Red Cross Qualified Senior Lifesavers to lifeguard the pools. Trained Ranger Officers survival swimming. Life guarded and managed the indoor pool.)
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Sp5 in Special Services (Managed five outdoor and one indoor swimming pool at Ft. Benning GA. Trained enlisted soldiers to become Red Cross Qualified Senior Lifesavers to lifeguard the pools. Trained Ranger Officers survival swimming. Life guarded and managed the indoor pool.)
EDWARD D. ECKERT
Class of 1954
Navy, 20+ Years
RADIOMAN. SERVED ON VARIOUS SHIPS
AND SHORE STATIONS. MORSE CODE
OPERATOR, CRYPTOGRAPHER, ELECTRONICS TRAINING. SERVED IN DA NANG VIETNAM, PHILLIPINES, JAPAN, CANADA. SERVED DURING EVOLUTION OF
MORSE CODE, RADIO TELETYPE, SINGLE SIDE BAND, COMPUTER COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS. RETIRED AS A RADIOMAN CHIEF IN 1975.
Class of 1954
Navy, 20+ Years
RADIOMAN. SERVED ON VARIOUS SHIPS
AND SHORE STATIONS. MORSE CODE
OPERATOR, CRYPTOGRAPHER, ELECTRONICS TRAINING. SERVED IN DA NANG VIETNAM, PHILLIPINES, JAPAN, CANADA. SERVED DURING EVOLUTION OF
MORSE CODE, RADIO TELETYPE, SINGLE SIDE BAND, COMPUTER COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS. RETIRED AS A RADIOMAN CHIEF IN 1975.
Edward W Straut
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 26 Years, 1976 to 2002. Fighter Crew Crew Chief, Instructor, First Sergeant
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 26 Years, 1976 to 2002. Fighter Crew Crew Chief, Instructor, First Sergeant
George Drake
Class of 1960
Army, 20+ Years
Served from 1960 until retirement from the US Army as a Sergeants Major in July 1982. Saw duty in Germany (10 years) and Vietnam (1year).
Class of 1960
Army, 20+ Years
Served from 1960 until retirement from the US Army as a Sergeants Major in July 1982. Saw duty in Germany (10 years) and Vietnam (1year).
John Atkins
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
viet nam vet now 100% + disabled served Alaska
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
viet nam vet now 100% + disabled served Alaska
John Como
Class of 1992
Army, 18 Years
I am still on active duty and I am currently deployed to Afghanistan.
Class of 1992
Army, 18 Years
I am still on active duty and I am currently deployed to Afghanistan.
Kenneth E Williams
Class of 1954
Air Force, 4 Years
Spent four years in the USAF as an airborne navigational RADAR technician and NCOIC of the field maintenance section. My duty stations included Sampson AFB in Geneva NY, Keesler AFB Biloxi MS, Barksdale AFB Shreveport LA, Dyess AFB Abilene TX. I also spent a 90 day TDY at BenGureir AFB Morocco,4 weeks in Maine at Loring AFB, 4 weeks in Denver CO at Lowrey AFB. Plus some short stints in Macon GA, Bermuda, and Presque Isle ME. After discharge, I worked for the DOD in missile telemetry (Dept. of the Army) and US Naval guns (Dept. of the Navy0. I lived in Lerici Italy for 5 years overseeing the production of the MK-75 rapid fire cannon. At the time of my retirement I was serving as foreign military sales representative to the Taiwanese Navy.
Class of 1954
Air Force, 4 Years
Spent four years in the USAF as an airborne navigational RADAR technician and NCOIC of the field maintenance section. My duty stations included Sampson AFB in Geneva NY, Keesler AFB Biloxi MS, Barksdale AFB Shreveport LA, Dyess AFB Abilene TX. I also spent a 90 day TDY at BenGureir AFB Morocco,4 weeks in Maine at Loring AFB, 4 weeks in Denver CO at Lowrey AFB. Plus some short stints in Macon GA, Bermuda, and Presque Isle ME. After discharge, I worked for the DOD in missile telemetry (Dept. of the Army) and US Naval guns (Dept. of the Navy0. I lived in Lerici Italy for 5 years overseeing the production of the MK-75 rapid fire cannon. At the time of my retirement I was serving as foreign military sales representative to the Taiwanese Navy.
Kenneth E Williams (honorary graduate)
Class of 1954
Air Force, 4 Years
S/Sgt airborne radar technician 30171
Class of 1954
Air Force, 4 Years
S/Sgt airborne radar technician 30171
Lawrence Kniffin
Class of 1962
Army, 4 Years
After enlisting in Navy reserve as a Junior and then having an accident that delayed my active duty, I was allowed to exit Navy and join the Army. Served in Taejon Korea in Ordinance Group and Headquarters Company. Upon returning stateside I trained in computers and served at HQ 3rd Army at Fort McPherson Georgia.
Class of 1962
Army, 4 Years
After enlisting in Navy reserve as a Junior and then having an accident that delayed my active duty, I was allowed to exit Navy and join the Army. Served in Taejon Korea in Ordinance Group and Headquarters Company. Upon returning stateside I trained in computers and served at HQ 3rd Army at Fort McPherson Georgia.
Roger Craft
Class of 1961
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served first 2 yrs as grunt, then to Defense Language Institute, Monterey Ca for Swahili Language, attached to NSA at Ft Meade, Md then to Camp Lejeune with 2nd Radio Bn, 13 months with 1st Radio Bn, Dong Ha, Vietnam, then to the Philippines for 2 yrs then back to Camp Lejeune for a year with 6 mos in Morocco, back to Monterey for Chinese Mandarin, Okinawa, Monterey for 4 yrs as Chinese Mandarin Instructor, 3yrs at Kaneohe MCAS to retirement. 22 yrs total.
Class of 1961
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served first 2 yrs as grunt, then to Defense Language Institute, Monterey Ca for Swahili Language, attached to NSA at Ft Meade, Md then to Camp Lejeune with 2nd Radio Bn, 13 months with 1st Radio Bn, Dong Ha, Vietnam, then to the Philippines for 2 yrs then back to Camp Lejeune for a year with 6 mos in Morocco, back to Monterey for Chinese Mandarin, Okinawa, Monterey for 4 yrs as Chinese Mandarin Instructor, 3yrs at Kaneohe MCAS to retirement. 22 yrs total.
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School News
Dorothea Banks MIller
Hi, I am Susan Miszler daughter of Dorothea Banks Miller. I am informing you that my mother passed away july 2 2013. She...
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Our Middletown 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 Middletown High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Middletown are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!