Sewanhaka High School Alumni
Floral Park, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Dennis Winters Dennis E Winters | 1956 |
| Jeanette Jablon | 1970 |
| John Carollo | 1975 |
| John Reilly Linda Reilly | 1964 |
| Sandy Laboyne | 1963 |
| Tania Vásquez Aguilera | 2022 |
| Walter Ruth Michele Shears | 1944 |
| William William Ottesen | 1960 |
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
+Michael Lepsis
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
attached to SAC repair team to maintain Titan 2sites in the midwest. Also was part of the team to inspect and prepare for the opening of NORADS underground Complex. Served 2ars in Alaska and 3 years in the Phillipines. Served in Vietnam with the 555th Red Horse at Bien Thuy Air Base
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
attached to SAC repair team to maintain Titan 2sites in the midwest. Also was part of the team to inspect and prepare for the opening of NORADS underground Complex. Served 2ars in Alaska and 3 years in the Phillipines. Served in Vietnam with the 555th Red Horse at Bien Thuy Air Base
Arthur Meyer
Class of 1951
Air Force, 20+ Years
US Military Academy grad. Class of 1958. Served 22 yrs in Air Force as pilot and engineering officer.
Class of 1951
Air Force, 20+ Years
US Military Academy grad. Class of 1958. Served 22 yrs in Air Force as pilot and engineering officer.
Arthur Meyer PhD
Class of 1951
Air Force, 20+ Years
US Military Academy grad. Class of 1958. Served 22 yrs in Air Force as pilot and engineering officer.
Class of 1951
Air Force, 20+ Years
US Military Academy grad. Class of 1958. Served 22 yrs in Air Force as pilot and engineering officer.
Bernard Robert McGrath
Class of 1955
Navy, 2 Years
Died on 31July 1957 at Moffett Navy Air Station Ca.Great loss to his family and country.
Class of 1955
Navy, 2 Years
Died on 31July 1957 at Moffett Navy Air Station Ca.Great loss to his family and country.
Brian Andersen
Class of 1961
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Staff-Sargent served 2 years in Viet Nam as a Paratrooper with ANGLICO awarded The Silver Star 2 Purple Hearts, and 12 other awards
Class of 1961
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Staff-Sargent served 2 years in Viet Nam as a Paratrooper with ANGLICO awarded The Silver Star 2 Purple Hearts, and 12 other awards
Bruce A. Barney
Class of 1953
Air Force, 11 Years
Rutgers Univ. 4 year AFROTC. Pilot Tng 1958 ,Combat Crew Tng1959. F-86 Sq. Pilot 1959-60..Hanscomb Field, MA .1961-62 Otis AFB flying RC-121 Radar picket 1963-66.Hahn AB, Germany, T-33 Instructor Pilot.1966-69 T-38 Instructor Pilot, Williams AFB, AZ.
Airline Captain, DC-8/DC-10,B-747 with Transamerica Airline to1987. NASA Research Pilot !987-97, Moffett Field, CA. Retired 1997.
Class of 1953
Air Force, 11 Years
Rutgers Univ. 4 year AFROTC. Pilot Tng 1958 ,Combat Crew Tng1959. F-86 Sq. Pilot 1959-60..Hanscomb Field, MA .1961-62 Otis AFB flying RC-121 Radar picket 1963-66.Hahn AB, Germany, T-33 Instructor Pilot.1966-69 T-38 Instructor Pilot, Williams AFB, AZ.
Airline Captain, DC-8/DC-10,B-747 with Transamerica Airline to1987. NASA Research Pilot !987-97, Moffett Field, CA. Retired 1997.
Dave Manzi
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Weapons loader on fighter and interceptor aircraft. Spent one year in Thailand 68-69 in support of Vietnam War.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Weapons loader on fighter and interceptor aircraft. Spent one year in Thailand 68-69 in support of Vietnam War.
Ed Perkowski
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Served for 4 years intercepting soviet transmissions with Top Secret Crypto clearance.
Worked directly with the National Security Agency in Ft. Mead, Md.
Stationed all over Europe and the mid east.
Honorably discharged in 1974.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Served for 4 years intercepting soviet transmissions with Top Secret Crypto clearance.
Worked directly with the National Security Agency in Ft. Mead, Md.
Stationed all over Europe and the mid east.
Honorably discharged in 1974.
George Johnson
Class of 1971
Army, 3 Years
Served as a Medic in the USArmy. Stationed for 13 months in Korea with the 2nd Division.
Class of 1971
Army, 3 Years
Served as a Medic in the USArmy. Stationed for 13 months in Korea with the 2nd Division.
George Seaman
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Infantr,y Vietnam 1968-1969; Ft. Knox, KY 1969-1970, Artillary, NCO
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Infantr,y Vietnam 1968-1969; Ft. Knox, KY 1969-1970, Artillary, NCO
George Seims
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
USS Forrestal CVA59 3 Mediterraneal cruises.
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
USS Forrestal CVA59 3 Mediterraneal cruises.
Gerhard H Dinda
Class of 1959
Air Force, 21 Years
Served in Korea, on Guam, SEA and numerous bases in the US. Retired as Master Sergeant.
Class of 1959
Air Force, 21 Years
Served in Korea, on Guam, SEA and numerous bases in the US. Retired as Master Sergeant.
James J. McArdle
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired USAF after 24 years now living not to far from Langley AFB in Hampton Virgina. Working for AWAC AKA US Airways Express
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired USAF after 24 years now living not to far from Langley AFB in Hampton Virgina. Working for AWAC AKA US Airways Express
James Levine
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
E6 Electronic Technician
Instructor ET-C school San Diego
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
E6 Electronic Technician
Instructor ET-C school San Diego
Janis Tyrell (Tyrell-Smith)
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Served fir 24 years as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Served fir 24 years as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Janis Tyrell-Smith
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
A member of the Army Nurse Corp, functioning as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
A member of the Army Nurse Corp, functioning as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist.
John Batista
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 21 years 2 months as a fighter aircraft mechanic crew chief. Served in Desert Storm in 1991 and supported operations in Bosnia and Kosovo.
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 21 years 2 months as a fighter aircraft mechanic crew chief. Served in Desert Storm in 1991 and supported operations in Bosnia and Kosovo.
John Di Domizio
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 2 Years
John was my Uncle he was KIA 9-4-1967 in Vietnam. Just wanted him to be remembered. Thank you
David Degnan.
dfalcons1@aol.com
looking for photos of John if any one has any!
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 2 Years
John was my Uncle he was KIA 9-4-1967 in Vietnam. Just wanted him to be remembered. Thank you
David Degnan.
dfalcons1@aol.com
looking for photos of John if any one has any!
John J. McManamy
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
U.S. Navy
Aviation Electrician
1979-1983
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
U.S. Navy
Aviation Electrician
1979-1983
John Vicari
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
475th Civil Engineering squadron PACAF 1968-70.
4th Civil Engineering squadron TAC 1970-72.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
475th Civil Engineering squadron PACAF 1968-70.
4th Civil Engineering squadron TAC 1970-72.
Joseph macauto
Class of 1963
Navy, 3 Years
I served in a recon squadron , Viet Nam 1965 1966
Class of 1963
Navy, 3 Years
I served in a recon squadron , Viet Nam 1965 1966
Kenneth H.Kerr,Jr
Class of 1948
Air Force, 4 Years
Sgt served in Phiilppines 1950-52
Class of 1948
Air Force, 4 Years
Sgt served in Phiilppines 1950-52
Kevin Reinert
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
Rank: Colonel
Primary Career Fields: Public Affairs & Recruiting,
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
Rank: Colonel
Primary Career Fields: Public Affairs & Recruiting,
Marino L. DiLeo
Class of 1954
Navy, 8 Years
PO 2nd Class ,Plane Captain, AirCrewman
Class of 1954
Navy, 8 Years
PO 2nd Class ,Plane Captain, AirCrewman
Michael Lepsis
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
spent my time in combat ready Prime Beef and Reed Horse Squardons as a plumber and pipefitter. Saw combat in Vietnam , Alsot rained personal to be combat ready
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
spent my time in combat ready Prime Beef and Reed Horse Squardons as a plumber and pipefitter. Saw combat in Vietnam , Alsot rained personal to be combat ready
Michael Liebmann
Class of 1973
Navy, 5 Years
Served five years, honorably discharged with the rank of LTJG.
Class of 1973
Navy, 5 Years
Served five years, honorably discharged with the rank of LTJG.
Milton Hyman
Class of 1937
Army, 4 Years
WW11 Staff Sergeant. B-17 Ball Turett Gunner. Shot down over Germany 1943. POW. Returned to Mineola, NY then to Fl. passed away 3-17-88.
Class of 1937
Army, 4 Years
WW11 Staff Sergeant. B-17 Ball Turett Gunner. Shot down over Germany 1943. POW. Returned to Mineola, NY then to Fl. passed away 3-17-88.
Neil E. Krebs, Ph.D., P.E.
Class of 1951
Army, 8 Years
Commanding Officer: 1stLT, 571st Engineer Company[Hvy Equip], Second Engineer Group[Second Engineer Regimenmt], Oso Rei, Eighth United States Army Corps Of Engineers, Seoul, South Korea. Honarable Discharge June 1963.
Class of 1951
Army, 8 Years
Commanding Officer: 1stLT, 571st Engineer Company[Hvy Equip], Second Engineer Group[Second Engineer Regimenmt], Oso Rei, Eighth United States Army Corps Of Engineers, Seoul, South Korea. Honarable Discharge June 1963.
Neil Krebs, P.E.
Class of 1951
Army, 8 Years
Company commander, United States Army Cerps of Engineers, Republic of South Korea,
Secound Engineer Group
Class of 1951
Army, 8 Years
Company commander, United States Army Cerps of Engineers, Republic of South Korea,
Secound Engineer Group
philip c baehrle
Class of 1962
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
us army 65-68 vietnem era
us coast guard 84-2003 dessert storm
Class of 1962
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
us army 65-68 vietnem era
us coast guard 84-2003 dessert storm
Richard C Belmont
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
US Submarine Service
USS Jack SSN-605
New London, CT
Interior Communications Electrician IC2-SS
1967-1970
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
US Submarine Service
USS Jack SSN-605
New London, CT
Interior Communications Electrician IC2-SS
1967-1970
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Our Sewanhaka 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 Sewanhaka High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Floral Park are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!