South Shore 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!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your South Shore High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Tars lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Ada Taylor
Ada Taylor
Class of 1990
Army, 8 Years

Health care specialist- A*K*A* Combat medic. Served one year in Korea.
Ben Butler
Ben Butler
Class of 1953
Air Force, 4 Years

Printer
Bernie Marx
Bernie Marx
Class of 1964
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years

Enlisted in 1967. Completed basic Hospital Corpsman training at Great Lakes, IL. and Pharmacy Tech School in Portsmouth, Va.
while on active duty.
Received commission as Medical Service Corps officer in 1982. Retired in 1999 with rank of Commander as a reservist.
CAPT PHIL HERR USNR-RET
CAPT PHIL HERR USNR-RET
Class of 1956
Navy Reserves, 29 Years

CO MIUW1329
6 YRS NSWG 1 STAFF,
VN JUNK FORCE ADVISOR 66-67
Darlene Cooley
Darlene Cooley
Class of 1974
Army, 2 Years

Served in Korea
Katharine  Banks Laster-Newberry
Katharine Banks Laster-Newberry
Class of 1974
Army, 3 Years

Clerical
MAXINE BOOKER-HASTY
MAXINE BOOKER-HASTY
Class of 1973
National Guard, 2 Years

91BRAVO, FORT SAM HOUSTON,TX
nort Horwitz
nort Horwitz
Class of 1954
Air Force, 3 Years

Served in Texas and Alaska
Norton Horwitz
Norton Horwitz
Class of 1954
Air Force, 3 Years

Stationed in Texas and Alaska
ROBERT A MCGREAL SR
ROBERT A MCGREAL SR
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 4 Years

3rdForce Recon. ParaMarine, Scuba Diver 1 tour in Viet Nam.
ROBERT A. MC GREAL
ROBERT A. MC GREAL
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Radio operator. 3rdForce Recon Co
VietNam veteran
ROBERT A. MC GREAL
ROBERT A. MC GREAL
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served with 3rdForce Recon Co. in Viet Nam May '66-February '67. Bronze Star recipient
as radio operator, participating in 40 deep recon patrols.
Served with 2Anglico from 63'-66 at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Classmates Spotlight

South Shore High School Classmates

Tony Elumn
Class of '77

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from South Shore High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Tars.

School News

Keith Ferrell South Shore Class of 1973

Keith Ferrell football start for South Shore Class years 1970-1974 said Goodbye to the world and Hello to Heaven on Nove...
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Our South Shore 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 Shore 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!