Richfield Springs Central Alumni
Richfield Springs, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Anne Kaminski | 1983 |
| Courtney Courtney Craft | 2005 |
| Donna Grant | 1954 |
| Donna Thomson | 1972 |
| Fred Culbert | 1961 |
| Joann Van Alstine | 1976 |
| Kendall Llewelyn | 1978 |
| Teresa Sullivan | 1975 |
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
Bob Emerick
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years
Enlisted '66. After Basic & Advanced training at Ft. Dix became an Infantry Officer via Ft. Benning. As a chemical engineer, I then receeived chemical warfare training and was stationed stateside for two years in Technical Escort Center in Maryland as OIC of unit logistics. Direct support to various Asian theatre activities but never permanently stationed there. Declined promotion to captain and returned to my civilian career joining manufacturing management at Monsanto Chemical in Springfield, MA.
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years
Enlisted '66. After Basic & Advanced training at Ft. Dix became an Infantry Officer via Ft. Benning. As a chemical engineer, I then receeived chemical warfare training and was stationed stateside for two years in Technical Escort Center in Maryland as OIC of unit logistics. Direct support to various Asian theatre activities but never permanently stationed there. Declined promotion to captain and returned to my civilian career joining manufacturing management at Monsanto Chemical in Springfield, MA.
Bob Purple
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF/ANG 1958-1964 Highest Rank Tsgt ANG & USAF 1961 Berlin Call-up
1972- 1995 Highest Rank - Brigadier General Time spent in Air National Guard and USAF. Also called up several times for NY State duty.
1st Gulf Warl
Class of 1953
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF/ANG 1958-1964 Highest Rank Tsgt ANG & USAF 1961 Berlin Call-up
1972- 1995 Highest Rank - Brigadier General Time spent in Air National Guard and USAF. Also called up several times for NY State duty.
1st Gulf Warl
Cheryl (Oppel) Petrilli
Class of 1961
Air Force, 2 Years
1st Lt., USAF Nurse Corps, Sewart AFB, Smyrna, TN. I was a general duty nurse, caring for military personnel on the medical and surgical units of the 839th Tactical Hospital.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 2 Years
1st Lt., USAF Nurse Corps, Sewart AFB, Smyrna, TN. I was a general duty nurse, caring for military personnel on the medical and surgical units of the 839th Tactical Hospital.
Ed Bak
Class of 1974
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard the USS Glover AGFF1 as a Petty Officer Second Class. Home port was Norfolk, VA. However, in four years we were there for only a few months. We served in Cuba, the North Atlantic, the Med. Sea, Middle East including Karachi, Pakistan, and the highlight of my Navy days, a two week safari in Kenya National Park while we we in port at Mombasa, Kenya. And finally the last year in drydock in Phila. Naval shipyard where I met my wonderful Wife Heidi Riether(31 years and counting) who lived in South Jersey.
Class of 1974
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard the USS Glover AGFF1 as a Petty Officer Second Class. Home port was Norfolk, VA. However, in four years we were there for only a few months. We served in Cuba, the North Atlantic, the Med. Sea, Middle East including Karachi, Pakistan, and the highlight of my Navy days, a two week safari in Kenya National Park while we we in port at Mombasa, Kenya. And finally the last year in drydock in Phila. Naval shipyard where I met my wonderful Wife Heidi Riether(31 years and counting) who lived in South Jersey.
Laurence A. Lincourt Jr.
Class of 1966
Army, 21 Years
Laurence A. Lincourt, Jr
Class of 1966
I graduated from SUNY at Morrisville in June 1968. I was drafted and joined the US Army in January 1969 serving for 21 years where I worked in electronics, new systems development, and training development for current, new, and future army weather systems. During my 21 years in the military I resided overseas for 5 years in Germany and 1 year in South Korea. While residing in the states, most of my time was spent serving at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Following retirement from the US Army, I earned a BS Degree in Technology and worked 23 years as a government contractor performing and managing verification and validation of software and training products developed for military fire support systems. I married my wife, Brenda, in November of 1970 while serving in Alabama and was married for 47 years. We had two children, a boy and a girl; and four grandchildren. I am now retired and living in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Class of 1966
Army, 21 Years
Laurence A. Lincourt, Jr
Class of 1966
I graduated from SUNY at Morrisville in June 1968. I was drafted and joined the US Army in January 1969 serving for 21 years where I worked in electronics, new systems development, and training development for current, new, and future army weather systems. During my 21 years in the military I resided overseas for 5 years in Germany and 1 year in South Korea. While residing in the states, most of my time was spent serving at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Following retirement from the US Army, I earned a BS Degree in Technology and worked 23 years as a government contractor performing and managing verification and validation of software and training products developed for military fire support systems. I married my wife, Brenda, in November of 1970 while serving in Alabama and was married for 47 years. We had two children, a boy and a girl; and four grandchildren. I am now retired and living in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Lianne M. (Combs) Preston
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Joined on 15 July 1963 and was discharged on 14 July 1967. Basic training at Lackland AFB, TX; tech school for teletype operator at Sheppard AFB, TX. Assigned to 18th Comm Squadron at Westover AFB, MA and worked at 8th AF switchboard because there were no other WAF in the commcenters at Westover.
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Joined on 15 July 1963 and was discharged on 14 July 1967. Basic training at Lackland AFB, TX; tech school for teletype operator at Sheppard AFB, TX. Assigned to 18th Comm Squadron at Westover AFB, MA and worked at 8th AF switchboard because there were no other WAF in the commcenters at Westover.
Wayne Lincourt
Class of 1965
Army, 10 Years
Served in the US Army and NY Army National Guard as a helicopter pilot. Arrived in Vietnam at the start of the 1968 Tet Offensive. Flew Hueys and Cobras 1968-1969 for more than 600 combat missions. Was a classroom and flight instructor in the Attack Helicopter Training Branch of the US Army Aviation School at Ft. Rucker Alabama.
Class of 1965
Army, 10 Years
Served in the US Army and NY Army National Guard as a helicopter pilot. Arrived in Vietnam at the start of the 1968 Tet Offensive. Flew Hueys and Cobras 1968-1969 for more than 600 combat missions. Was a classroom and flight instructor in the Attack Helicopter Training Branch of the US Army Aviation School at Ft. Rucker Alabama.
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Our Richfield Springs Central 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 Richfield Springs Central Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Richfield Springs are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!