Riverdale High School Alumni
Riverdale, California (CA)

Recent Members
Adrian Martinez | 2002 |
Antonio Avila | 1964 |
Claudia Fischer | 1973 |
David Lopes | 1980 |
Elisa Plasencia Elisa Ayala | 2009 |
Lawrence Dotson | 1984 |
Matt Stevens | 1972 |
Sr Rosa Dolores Rodriguez | 1958 |
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


Donald Thomas
Class of 1997
National Guard, 12 Years
Currently serving, deployed Afghanistan 2012
Class of 1997
National Guard, 12 Years
Currently serving, deployed Afghanistan 2012


Forrest Chapman
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years
Storekeeper 3rd class . Served aboard U.S.S Hoel , Midway Island.
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years
Storekeeper 3rd class . Served aboard U.S.S Hoel , Midway Island.


George Alves
Class of 1969
Navy, 8 Years
Served 1969 through 1977. NAS Moffett Field Calif, with deployments to Japan and Philippines.
Class of 1969
Navy, 8 Years
Served 1969 through 1977. NAS Moffett Field Calif, with deployments to Japan and Philippines.

Hershey Julien
Class of 1935
Army Reserves, 4 Years
Commissioned as 2nd Lt. , Field Artillery, from Stanford ROTC, 1939. Served in US & Europe, 1941-1945, promoted to Major on terminal leave.
Class of 1935
Army Reserves, 4 Years
Commissioned as 2nd Lt. , Field Artillery, from Stanford ROTC, 1939. Served in US & Europe, 1941-1945, promoted to Major on terminal leave.


Joe LoCastro
Class of 1967
Army, 4 Years
818th Engineer Battalion
139th Military Police Co.
Class of 1967
Army, 4 Years
818th Engineer Battalion
139th Military Police Co.

John Gossett
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 1966-1970; honorable dischagre.
Served in Panama, Central America and Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
Attained rank of Staff Sargeant - E5.
AFSC - Electrical Power Production-Generators.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 1966-1970; honorable dischagre.
Served in Panama, Central America and Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
Attained rank of Staff Sargeant - E5.
AFSC - Electrical Power Production-Generators.


Lloyd Edwin Luallin
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years
Ten years on various submarines, college, commissioned in 1976. Then served on destroyers, graduate studies in Monterey, Ca.; staff service under fleet commander Atlantic.
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years
Ten years on various submarines, college, commissioned in 1976. Then served on destroyers, graduate studies in Monterey, Ca.; staff service under fleet commander Atlantic.

Moton "Bob" Holt, Jr.
Class of 1946
Navy, 3 Years
Gunners Mate Yeoman aboard USS Chara, AKA 58 (ammunition ship). Rearmed carriers at high sea, Won Son bombardment, marine withdrawal, 7 battle flags. Rating: E-4.
Class of 1946
Navy, 3 Years
Gunners Mate Yeoman aboard USS Chara, AKA 58 (ammunition ship). Rearmed carriers at high sea, Won Son bombardment, marine withdrawal, 7 battle flags. Rating: E-4.



Robert Davis
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Started after HS graduation as an aircraft mechanic, decided after 4 years to get into the medical field, and spent the next 18 years in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. Retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 2001, and now work as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse.
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Started after HS graduation as an aircraft mechanic, decided after 4 years to get into the medical field, and spent the next 18 years in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. Retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 2001, and now work as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse.


Ted Durant
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Theodore Roosevelt SSBN-600, Polaris sub, 2 yrs refueling reactor/overhaul in Charleston yards then operated from Guam. MM1 ops engineer.
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Theodore Roosevelt SSBN-600, Polaris sub, 2 yrs refueling reactor/overhaul in Charleston yards then operated from Guam. MM1 ops engineer.

William Kloster
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
Armor Officer and Aviation Officer Helicopter Pilot Retired Active Duty. Served 1976-1996
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
Armor Officer and Aviation Officer Helicopter Pilot Retired Active Duty. Served 1976-1996
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Our Riverdale 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 Riverdale High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Riverdale are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!