Portage Area High School Alumni
Portage, Pennsylvania (PA)
Recent Members
| Bill Baith | 1987 |
| Darlene Frear | 1978 |
| Diane Lamar | 1974 |
| Eileen Myers | 1975 |
| Gail Rabatin | 1964 |
| Jo Robert J Lucas | 1978 |
| John Shandor John Shandor | 1970 |
| Thomas William Giles Giles | 1970 |
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
Cheryl (Wilcox) Monroe-Medonich
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
1970 - 2001 (broken service)
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
1970 - 2001 (broken service)
Edward Sady
Class of 1958
Air Force, 4 Years
Served stateside in Texas, Illinois, Virginia. Overseas in Thailand.
Class of 1958
Air Force, 4 Years
Served stateside in Texas, Illinois, Virginia. Overseas in Thailand.
Frank Scipione
Class of 1950
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Active duty with 82d Abn Div &18th Abn Corps.
Class of 1950
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Active duty with 82d Abn Div &18th Abn Corps.
Gerald Lynn Hess
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
Flight Instructor Rotary Wing. Flew Huey's, 1st Cavalry Division in Viet Nam 1968-1969. Served in Fort Rucker, AL for two years and Fort Indiantown Gap, PA for 29 years.
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
Flight Instructor Rotary Wing. Flew Huey's, 1st Cavalry Division in Viet Nam 1968-1969. Served in Fort Rucker, AL for two years and Fort Indiantown Gap, PA for 29 years.
James T. Bradley
Class of 1959
Air Force, 20+ Years
Law enforcement. Security, Missile launch co-ordinator at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Ca. Transfer to Supply, 1971.
Class of 1959
Air Force, 20+ Years
Law enforcement. Security, Missile launch co-ordinator at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Ca. Transfer to Supply, 1971.
Kevin T Hagerich
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1976 and retired as a Major in 2001. Last position was as a Theater Operations Officer for Southwest Asia.
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1976 and retired as a Major in 2001. Last position was as a Theater Operations Officer for Southwest Asia.
Richard Lee
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years
23 yrs service. stationed at Ft. Bragg NC. 82nd ABN, Camp Carroll Korea. 307 Sig., Ft. Richardson AK 425 ABN. Deployed for (Just Cause) Panama, (Desert Shield/Storm) Saudi Arabia, (Iraqi Freedom) Iraq.
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years
23 yrs service. stationed at Ft. Bragg NC. 82nd ABN, Camp Carroll Korea. 307 Sig., Ft. Richardson AK 425 ABN. Deployed for (Just Cause) Panama, (Desert Shield/Storm) Saudi Arabia, (Iraqi Freedom) Iraq.
Robert Long
Class of 1958
Navy, 4 Years
Served at Great Lakes, Il - Boot camp to discharge - Building 1
Settled in northeast Illinois at discharge
Class of 1958
Navy, 4 Years
Served at Great Lakes, Il - Boot camp to discharge - Building 1
Settled in northeast Illinois at discharge
Robert Long
Class of 1958
Navy, 4 Years
Served at Great Lakes, Illinois - Boot camp to discharge - Building 1 - Settled in northeast Il after my Navy time
Class of 1958
Navy, 4 Years
Served at Great Lakes, Illinois - Boot camp to discharge - Building 1 - Settled in northeast Il after my Navy time
Roger Azzarello
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Japan, Azores, Guam, Wake Island, Spain and P.I. Stateside- Tex, Ill. And N.J.
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Japan, Azores, Guam, Wake Island, Spain and P.I. Stateside- Tex, Ill. And N.J.
TSgt Chad Wagner
Class of 1995
Air Force, 13 Years
Currently serving as Active Duty Air Force member. Started his service at the following locations; Minot AFB ND, Osan AFB South Korea, Keesler AFB Biloxi MS, Camp Humphreys South Korea, Patrick AFB Cocoa Beach FL, and currently at Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls TX. Deployed to Ali Al Salem AB Kuwait in support of opperation Enduring Freedom. He is a Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Craftsman in the 82 CE Squadron.
Class of 1995
Air Force, 13 Years
Currently serving as Active Duty Air Force member. Started his service at the following locations; Minot AFB ND, Osan AFB South Korea, Keesler AFB Biloxi MS, Camp Humphreys South Korea, Patrick AFB Cocoa Beach FL, and currently at Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls TX. Deployed to Ali Al Salem AB Kuwait in support of opperation Enduring Freedom. He is a Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Craftsman in the 82 CE Squadron.
TSGT Roy W. Crichton
Class of 1936
Army, 4 Years
Crew Chief on a B-25 bomber nicknamed "Men Strafing Maisie" for violating rules on bomb runs breaking formations to Strafe Jap convoys.
Assigned to the 14th Air Force (army Air Corps) Flying Tiger unit. 491 Bomb SQDN "Ringers", CBI Theater, China. "Diary of A Bomb Squadron" published in 2006 as a tribute to the 1080 men that served in this unit from 1942 to 1945.
Enlisted Jan 8th 1942 discharged Sept 1945
Class of 1936
Army, 4 Years
Crew Chief on a B-25 bomber nicknamed "Men Strafing Maisie" for violating rules on bomb runs breaking formations to Strafe Jap convoys.
Assigned to the 14th Air Force (army Air Corps) Flying Tiger unit. 491 Bomb SQDN "Ringers", CBI Theater, China. "Diary of A Bomb Squadron" published in 2006 as a tribute to the 1080 men that served in this unit from 1942 to 1945.
Enlisted Jan 8th 1942 discharged Sept 1945
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School News
First Book Is Published
Johanna SHUNIAK Devon, formerly of Cassandra and a 1971 graduate of PAHS has had her first book published.
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Our Portage Area 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 Portage Area High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Portage are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!