Point Pleasant Beach High School Alumni
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey (NJ)

Recent Members
Barbara' Macdonald | 1959 |
Craig Mullen | 1985 |
Diana Tuhro Coulouridis | 2001 |
Greg Weber Greg | 1964 |
John Lesica | 1974 |
Mary Lynn Van Schoick | 1971 |
Thomas Brady | 1964 |
Tom Tom Ross | 1993 |
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

"Snuffy" Mackson
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 4 Years
weapons platoons..all over the world Vietnam 1967 loved the crotch! any other jar heads out there?
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 4 Years
weapons platoons..all over the world Vietnam 1967 loved the crotch! any other jar heads out there?

Al Van Duyn
Class of 1953
Air Force, 23 Years
Fighter pilot. Viet Nam 168 combat missions
Class of 1953
Air Force, 23 Years
Fighter pilot. Viet Nam 168 combat missions

Charles (Chuck) Van Schoick
Class of 1953
Navy, 8 Years
Submarine Service, USS Redfin SS 272, END2
Class of 1953
Navy, 8 Years
Submarine Service, USS Redfin SS 272, END2

Charles (Chuck) Van Schoick
Class of 1953
Navy, 8 Years
Submarine Service....Engineman 2nd....USS Redfin SS272
Class of 1953
Navy, 8 Years
Submarine Service....Engineman 2nd....USS Redfin SS272

Dave Meseroll
Class of 1943
Navy, 3 Years
WW II Served on Liberty Ships as the 'armed guard'. Signalman 1st Class (E-6)
Class of 1943
Navy, 3 Years
WW II Served on Liberty Ships as the 'armed guard'. Signalman 1st Class (E-6)

Dave Meseroll, Jr.
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
Viet Nam Vet. Tonkin Gulf 1969 - USS Kitty Hawk
CVA-63 Aviation Electronics Tech. (E-4) VA-105
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
Viet Nam Vet. Tonkin Gulf 1969 - USS Kitty Hawk
CVA-63 Aviation Electronics Tech. (E-4) VA-105

David Reid (Shirley)
Class of 1979
Army, 17 Years
Served in:
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Just Cause Panama 89
Operation Iraqi Freedom 03-04
Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan 06-07
Class of 1979
Army, 17 Years
Served in:
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Just Cause Panama 89
Operation Iraqi Freedom 03-04
Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan 06-07


Edward (Eddy) Vercelli
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 8 Years
Intelligence, doorgunner on Huey's and CH-46's,
Intelligence scout in Recon
Semper Fi!
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 8 Years
Intelligence, doorgunner on Huey's and CH-46's,
Intelligence scout in Recon
Semper Fi!

Edwin C Doe
Class of 1963
Navy Reserves, 6 Years
Served from 1968-1973. Honorably discharged as 2nd Class Petty Officer, stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station,Navigator on S2E Anti-submarine warfare aircraft as a radar and sonobuoy operator.
Class of 1963
Navy Reserves, 6 Years
Served from 1968-1973. Honorably discharged as 2nd Class Petty Officer, stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station,Navigator on S2E Anti-submarine warfare aircraft as a radar and sonobuoy operator.

Eliot Butterfield quit school in 1951 joined the Navy
Class of 1954
Navy, 19 Years
served 1951 to 1971
Heavy Cruiser, Ocean Going Minesweeper, Mine sweeping boat, High Speed Gunboat Viet Nam 1967
Class of 1954
Navy, 19 Years
served 1951 to 1971
Heavy Cruiser, Ocean Going Minesweeper, Mine sweeping boat, High Speed Gunboat Viet Nam 1967

George Haynes/Butterfield
Class of 1957
Navy, 10 Years
Machinist Mate First Class, Served aboard Destroyers and attended air conditioning and refrigeration school.
Class of 1957
Navy, 10 Years
Machinist Mate First Class, Served aboard Destroyers and attended air conditioning and refrigeration school.


John W. Bell
Class of 1965
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Retired MCPO, three Ice Breakers, Viet Nam 69-70
Class of 1965
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Retired MCPO, three Ice Breakers, Viet Nam 69-70

Keven S. Reid
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years
Served on first submarine in history to launch tomahawk cruise missiles(Desert Shield,Desert Storm) Served on three submarines during Cold War Served on six submarines in a 20 year career
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years
Served on first submarine in history to launch tomahawk cruise missiles(Desert Shield,Desert Storm) Served on three submarines during Cold War Served on six submarines in a 20 year career

Philip L. Walsh Jr.
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Dover AFB DE.
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years
436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Dover AFB DE.

Ray Rauanheimo
Class of 1955
National Guard, 20+ Years
43 years of National Guard service, still serving as Honor Guard for Military Funerals.
Class of 1955
National Guard, 20+ Years
43 years of National Guard service, still serving as Honor Guard for Military Funerals.

Robert Caruso
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
US Army, 25 years, retired First Sergeant, Last assignment 2nd Field Hospital, Bremerhaven Germany. Assignments included Vietnam,Fort Riley Kansas,West Point NY, Frankfurt Germany,Fort Devens MA, Salt Lake City Utah, and Desert Storm.
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
US Army, 25 years, retired First Sergeant, Last assignment 2nd Field Hospital, Bremerhaven Germany. Assignments included Vietnam,Fort Riley Kansas,West Point NY, Frankfurt Germany,Fort Devens MA, Salt Lake City Utah, and Desert Storm.
Alumni Stories

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School News
PPBHS CLASS OF 1973 ANNUAL SUMMER GATHERING
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Our Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Point Pleasant Beach are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!