Schurz High School Alumni

Chicago, Illinois (IL)

Military Alumni

Military High School 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

David Caragher
David Caragher
Class of 1974
Air Force, 16 Years

16 yrs active and 4 yrs Res .
Dennis Anderson
Dennis Anderson
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired Navy Senoir Chief. Now actor and producer
Doyal Shelby
Doyal Shelby
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years

20 Years and Still going
Ed de Soto
Ed de Soto
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 10 Years

Legal Services Specialist/Paralegal/Court Reporter/Legal Assistance/Staff Judge Advocate's Office/Notary Public
george e ryan
george e ryan
Class of 1949
Air Force, 20+ Years

communications maintenance -radio-radar and crypto operations - last Assignment was NORAD, Colorado Springs until retirement in 1969. Msgt USAF
Jerry Medina
Jerry Medina
Class of 1989
Navy, 4 Years

Served in the U.S.Navy working on F-14A Tomcat fighter aircraft assigned to Fighter Squadron 213 "The Fighting Blacklions" Served one tour to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm 1991 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 aircraft carrier
Joseph Price
Joseph Price
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years

12 years Enlisted and 12 years Commissioned
Joseph R. Pedersen
Joseph R. Pedersen
Class of 1972
Coast Guard, 10 Years

10 years USCG Reserve. Port Securityman 1st Class. Desert Storm Veteran.
Kenneth Schmutzler
Kenneth Schmutzler
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years

Naval aviation From jets to helos
Leonardo Elizondo
Leonardo Elizondo
Class of 2000
Air Force, 8 Years

Avionics Specialist
Mark W Hill
Mark W Hill
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years

Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Division
Patricia (Mileski) Faunt
Patricia (Mileski) Faunt
Class of 1954
Navy, 2 Years

Also USAF AUX 29 yrs.
Patricia Hartowicz
Patricia Hartowicz
Class of 1969
Navy, 23 Years

From USN Tradevman to USNR LCDR 1635 Officer.
Ramona Zavala
Ramona Zavala
Class of 1981
National Guard, 19 Years

Ordnance Officer and currently a Logistic Officer Currently serving in Afghanistan with ISAF combat advisor team until 2011.
robert fogarty
robert fogarty
Class of 1954
Army, 2 Years

infantry Korea dmz
robert fogarty
robert fogarty
Class of 1954
Army, 2 Years

infantry Korea dmz
Robert Krueger
Robert Krueger
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years

Served as an MP
Robert Moberly
Robert Moberly
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years

Chief Petty Officer (HMCM) and
LT Medical Service Corps (Hospital Admimnistration)
Scott Jensen
Scott Jensen
Class of 1980
Navy, 20+ Years

U.S Navy Chief Petty Officer. Chief Aviation Electrican mate & Antiterrorism Force /Protection Specialist
Scott Jensen
Scott Jensen
Class of 1980
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer in the aviation and military law enforcement
Steve Durkovic
Steve Durkovic
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years

Combat Infantry - Viet Nam 1970
Infantry - Germany 1969
got some metals
Thomas J. Hornada
Thomas J. Hornada
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years

Retired LTC, Manpower and Force Management, DoD Civilian Emergency Operations Officer
Tom Panko
Tom Panko
Class of 1964
Navy, 6 Years

after 6 years left Navy as E-6, Viet Nam Combat Vet, got married, got divorced, got married again, still married
William John Watson  (Bill)
William John Watson (Bill)
Class of 1961
Navy, 5 Years

Bill has passed in 2003, and at the moment cannot remember what rank he was and the ship's he served on.
WILLIAM POST
WILLIAM POST
Class of 1969
Navy, 6 Years

USS AMERICA GULF OF TONKIN

Classmates Spotlight

Schurz High School Classmates

Charlene Hoffman
Class of '71

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School News

Class of January 1959

We are having our reunion on September 12 & 13 - our 55th year! We will be at the Holiday Inn in Itasca, Illinois. ...
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Our Schurz 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 Schurz High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Chicago are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!