South Portland High School Alumni
South Portland, Maine (ME)
Recent Members
| Chelsea Gladu Chelsea Gladu | 2015 |
| Cynthia Batchelder | 1999 |
| Dave Stephannie Stewart | 1975 |
| Kathryn Olson | 1974 |
| Linda Ricker | 1975 |
| Michael Lowe | 1967 |
| Miller Miller | 1980 |
| Steve York Elaine And Steve York | 1976 |
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
1SG (RET) Michael Hughes
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Engineer, Drill Sergeant, West Point Instructor
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Engineer, Drill Sergeant, West Point Instructor
Alan Hammond
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
164th Military Police Company
Miesau, Germany
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
164th Military Police Company
Miesau, Germany
Alfred Alonzo
Class of 1973
Air Force, 6 Years
USAF Third Combat Communications Group
TAFB OK
Department of Defense 25 years
Class of 1973
Air Force, 6 Years
USAF Third Combat Communications Group
TAFB OK
Department of Defense 25 years
Amy Tupper
Class of 1990
Air Force, 15 Years
I'm still serving and will retire in 2011
Class of 1990
Air Force, 15 Years
I'm still serving and will retire in 2011
Anthony Nickerson
Class of 2005
National Guard, 6 Years
Two years Active Air Force, next four in the Air Guard. Two deployments so far. Still in.
Class of 2005
National Guard, 6 Years
Two years Active Air Force, next four in the Air Guard. Two deployments so far. Still in.
Bernal Tate
Class of 1949
Navy, 6 Years
Aviation Metalsmith / 2nd class
Korean Police Action (not a war)
Class of 1949
Navy, 6 Years
Aviation Metalsmith / 2nd class
Korean Police Action (not a war)
Bob Bennett
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
A year in the Naval Reserve with a period at navy OCS in Newport, RI (summer '70) and 20 years in Army bands at Fort Dix, NJ and the 195th Army Band, Maine Nat. Guard, retiring in 1991. I got to serve my country in a way that was good for me and my state.
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
A year in the Naval Reserve with a period at navy OCS in Newport, RI (summer '70) and 20 years in Army bands at Fort Dix, NJ and the 195th Army Band, Maine Nat. Guard, retiring in 1991. I got to serve my country in a way that was good for me and my state.
Bob Lewis
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired as an CMSgt; cooked for the senior leadership at the Pentagon; coordinated President Bush's first swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol; heavily involved with contingency planning on 9-11 for the 89th Services Squadron, retired from Andrews AFB .
Class of 1972
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired as an CMSgt; cooked for the senior leadership at the Pentagon; coordinated President Bush's first swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol; heavily involved with contingency planning on 9-11 for the 89th Services Squadron, retired from Andrews AFB .
Daniel C. Kinney, Lt Col, USAF (Retired)
Class of 1970
Air Force, 27 Years
7 years enlisted active duty USAF
20 years commissioned USAF
5 months USCGR (Southwest Harbor, ME)
Class of 1970
Air Force, 27 Years
7 years enlisted active duty USAF
20 years commissioned USAF
5 months USCGR (Southwest Harbor, ME)
David Mahoney
Class of 1977
Army, 10 Years
Served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany, Fort Gordon, GA, and Fort Belvoir, VA
Class of 1977
Army, 10 Years
Served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany, Fort Gordon, GA, and Fort Belvoir, VA
Dennis Dean
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted Vietnam Era - Retired in 1989.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted Vietnam Era - Retired in 1989.
Doug Spaltro
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aircraft Electrician, 4 years with the USAF Thunderbirds, USAF First Sergeant
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aircraft Electrician, 4 years with the USAF Thunderbirds, USAF First Sergeant
Ed Day
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired in 1986 as a Msgt, FTD 204 Detachment Chief, Loring AFB, Maine
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired in 1986 as a Msgt, FTD 204 Detachment Chief, Loring AFB, Maine
Ed Gaudreau
Class of 1958
Air Force, 6 Years
Four years active duty, 2.5 years stateside, followed by 1.5 years overseas.Two years inactive reserve.
Class of 1958
Air Force, 6 Years
Four years active duty, 2.5 years stateside, followed by 1.5 years overseas.Two years inactive reserve.
Ed Gaudreau
Class of 1958
Air Force, 6 Years
Four years active duty, two years inactive reserve. Spent 2.5 years stateside and 1.5 years overseas. Assignments were with the Air Defense Command and the Tactical Air Command.
An interesting experience that I don't regret.
Class of 1958
Air Force, 6 Years
Four years active duty, two years inactive reserve. Spent 2.5 years stateside and 1.5 years overseas. Assignments were with the Air Defense Command and the Tactical Air Command.
An interesting experience that I don't regret.
Edward Day
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
Caswell Air Force Station was one of the many assignments I had during my 26 years that I served and it was in Maine next to Loring Air Force Base which I was later assigned.
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years
Caswell Air Force Station was one of the many assignments I had during my 26 years that I served and it was in Maine next to Loring Air Force Base which I was later assigned.
Edward A. Sawyer, Ph.D.
Class of 1975
Navy, 27 Years
A Steam plant engineer, recruiter and trainer. Enlisted for 11 years (CPO) and an officer for the rest.
Class of 1975
Navy, 27 Years
A Steam plant engineer, recruiter and trainer. Enlisted for 11 years (CPO) and an officer for the rest.
Elizabeth Marion Gibson Pulver
Class of 1957
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years
Served as Radioman, Naval Instructor and Command Career Counselor.
Class of 1957
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years
Served as Radioman, Naval Instructor and Command Career Counselor.
G. Joslin
Class of 1980
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 1982-2004, Served in USS Eisenhower; NAS Brunswick, Maine; Naval Reserve Center, Boise; Naval Support Activity Chinhae, So. Korea; Partnership for Peace, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; European Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany.
Class of 1980
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 1982-2004, Served in USS Eisenhower; NAS Brunswick, Maine; Naval Reserve Center, Boise; Naval Support Activity Chinhae, So. Korea; Partnership for Peace, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; European Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany.
James E. Butler
Class of 1966
Army, 11 Years
Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces - Special Operations Group - Vietnam- Founder of the Special Operations Association.
Class of 1966
Army, 11 Years
Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces - Special Operations Group - Vietnam- Founder of the Special Operations Association.
James E. Butlert
Class of 1961
Army, 12 Years
Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces, Special Operations. 4.25 years in Vietnam. 1973 assigned to SOG Europe. Got hurt and medically out. I loved it.
Class of 1961
Army, 12 Years
Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces, Special Operations. 4.25 years in Vietnam. 1973 assigned to SOG Europe. Got hurt and medically out. I loved it.
Jeffrey Crangle
Class of 1987
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Master Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician
Class of 1987
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Master Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician
jim dyer
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years
left high school at 130 pounds and after 22 years as an army cook has only gained 100 pounds
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years
left high school at 130 pounds and after 22 years as an army cook has only gained 100 pounds
john .w.olds
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
sargent aircraft a7d corsair crew chief 354 tfw 511th sq. myrtal beach south Carolina. run missons out of karat thiland into laose / Cambodia/ Vietnam.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
sargent aircraft a7d corsair crew chief 354 tfw 511th sq. myrtal beach south Carolina. run missons out of karat thiland into laose / Cambodia/ Vietnam.
John Buckley
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years
Commissioned 2nd Lt (1968). Served 22 years active duty; retired July 1990.
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years
Commissioned 2nd Lt (1968). Served 22 years active duty; retired July 1990.
Ken Curry
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Juust finished 34th year in Army/ARNG (fulltimer) as an aviator. Will retire in 2012 upon return from 3rd deployment to SWA.
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Juust finished 34th year in Army/ARNG (fulltimer) as an aviator. Will retire in 2012 upon return from 3rd deployment to SWA.
Kenneth Upton
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
ABF-3. Served four years on board the Aircraft Carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19). Completed four torus of Viet Nam from 1968-1972.
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
ABF-3. Served four years on board the Aircraft Carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19). Completed four torus of Viet Nam from 1968-1972.
Kurt Aclin
Class of 1958
Army, 3 Years
1960 to 1963 with the 82nd airborne at fort bragg north carolina
Class of 1958
Army, 3 Years
1960 to 1963 with the 82nd airborne at fort bragg north carolina
leon humiston
Class of 1982
National Guard, 20+ Years
4 years active army / 21 years national guard served in operation desert shield/desert storm, airport securtiy, operation iraq freedom, many reliefs efforts (katrina, york county, ice storm of 98)
Class of 1982
National Guard, 20+ Years
4 years active army / 21 years national guard served in operation desert shield/desert storm, airport securtiy, operation iraq freedom, many reliefs efforts (katrina, york county, ice storm of 98)
Louise Pierce McIntyre
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
1965-1968. Hospital Corpsman 2nd class stationed at Beaufort Naval Hospital, Beaufort, SC.
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
1965-1968. Hospital Corpsman 2nd class stationed at Beaufort Naval Hospital, Beaufort, SC.
Mark Minervino
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
Became BM3 on the USS Concord, a store ship in the 6th fleet covering the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf during the Carter administration hostage crisis, and into the early Reagan years. I narrowly escaped death twice onboard ship, and once in port (Sicily)! In the absence of a quartermaster, I manned the helm through the entire Suez Canal (17 hours w/o a break). At the time, I couldn't wait to get out. Wish I knew then what I know now!
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years
Became BM3 on the USS Concord, a store ship in the 6th fleet covering the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf during the Carter administration hostage crisis, and into the early Reagan years. I narrowly escaped death twice onboard ship, and once in port (Sicily)! In the absence of a quartermaster, I manned the helm through the entire Suez Canal (17 hours w/o a break). At the time, I couldn't wait to get out. Wish I knew then what I know now!
Michael Buchanan
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Honorable Discharge with rank of Sgt.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Honorable Discharge with rank of Sgt.
Michael D Buchanan
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Entered the Air Force after graduation. After basic training and tech school was stationed in Germany as an Air Traffic Controller. Spent 3 1/2 years in Germany and was honorably discharged in 1970 with rank of Sgt.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Entered the Air Force after graduation. After basic training and tech school was stationed in Germany as an Air Traffic Controller. Spent 3 1/2 years in Germany and was honorably discharged in 1970 with rank of Sgt.
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Our South Portland 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 South Portland High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in South Portland are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!