Southside High School Alumni
Elmira, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Carter Sharky | 2023 |
| James James R Lazenby | 1969 |
| Jill Arthur Opdyke | 1973 |
| Nancy Lofstrom | 1958 |
| Phil Rafferty | 1965 |
| Stu Morrison | 1956 |
| Timothy Holmes | 1978 |
| Timothy Holmes | 1978 |
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
Gary Warren
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Air/Security Police 1963-67
Bien Hoa, RVN 1966-67
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years
Air/Security Police 1963-67
Bien Hoa, RVN 1966-67
Cecil Roote
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
Served on the USS Hoel DDG-13 for 3 years and 7 months. The Hoel helped provide support of ground forces in South and North Vietnam from 1964 to 1967.
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years
Served on the USS Hoel DDG-13 for 3 years and 7 months. The Hoel helped provide support of ground forces in South and North Vietnam from 1964 to 1967.
Clifton (Bud) Hunt
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
18 months as CGM-13B (Mace-B) missile launch crew member Kadena AB, Okinawa. 24 years in airborne missiles - ADM-20C (Quail), AGM-69A (SRAM), AGM-86 (ALCM). Also served on Strategic Air Command inspection team (MSET) and as Deputy Director of Munitions at 40th Air Division HQ.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
18 months as CGM-13B (Mace-B) missile launch crew member Kadena AB, Okinawa. 24 years in airborne missiles - ADM-20C (Quail), AGM-69A (SRAM), AGM-86 (ALCM). Also served on Strategic Air Command inspection team (MSET) and as Deputy Director of Munitions at 40th Air Division HQ.
Cynthia Jankowski Stover
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Started out as a Yeoman then changed rate to Intelligence Specialist. Earned Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist designation. Served during VietNam through Desert Storm plus a few more. Was also a drilling reservist at Naval Air Station, Glenview,IL.
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Started out as a Yeoman then changed rate to Intelligence Specialist. Earned Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist designation. Served during VietNam through Desert Storm plus a few more. Was also a drilling reservist at Naval Air Station, Glenview,IL.
Dennis Lutes
Class of 1960
Navy, 9 Years
Training as a Corpsman I served 7 years with the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune,NC, 2d Marine air wing, Cherry Point, NC and 13 months as a combat Corpsman in Vietnam.
Class of 1960
Navy, 9 Years
Training as a Corpsman I served 7 years with the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune,NC, 2d Marine air wing, Cherry Point, NC and 13 months as a combat Corpsman in Vietnam.
Dennis Lutes
Class of 1960
Navy, 9 Years
Training as a Corpsman I served 7 years with the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune,NC, 2d Marine air wing, Cherry Point, NC and 13 months as a combat Corpsman in Vietnam.
Class of 1960
Navy, 9 Years
Training as a Corpsman I served 7 years with the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune,NC, 2d Marine air wing, Cherry Point, NC and 13 months as a combat Corpsman in Vietnam.
Diane Taber
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
I joined the Women's Army Corp June 30, 1966. Basic Trng at Ft. McClellan, Ala. Advanced Training at Ft. Sam Houston, Tx. Served as a Dental Hygienist at Ft. McPherson GA. Viet Nam era veteren
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
I joined the Women's Army Corp June 30, 1966. Basic Trng at Ft. McClellan, Ala. Advanced Training at Ft. Sam Houston, Tx. Served as a Dental Hygienist at Ft. McPherson GA. Viet Nam era veteren
Donald Park
Class of 1953
Army, 20+ Years
Retired in 1979 as a LTC Favorite assignment as a Faculty member at the US Atmy Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth for a total of 6 years
Class of 1953
Army, 20+ Years
Retired in 1979 as a LTC Favorite assignment as a Faculty member at the US Atmy Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth for a total of 6 years
James Haner
Class of 1968
Navy, 8 Years
Aviation Ordnance ! E-6 Earned crew wings , P-3 Orion's,
Class of 1968
Navy, 8 Years
Aviation Ordnance ! E-6 Earned crew wings , P-3 Orion's,
Michael Thomas Dodge
Class of 2007
Navy, 6 Years
In the United States Navy, served in GTMO, Bahrain and and California, currently In my 6th year in the service. I am a master-at-Arms. (Military police).
Class of 2007
Navy, 6 Years
In the United States Navy, served in GTMO, Bahrain and and California, currently In my 6th year in the service. I am a master-at-Arms. (Military police).
Richard Trowbridge
Class of 1969
Navy, 20+ Years
24 years serving the mine countermeasures community. (Iron Men & Wooden Ships), Assigned to five Ocean Going Minesweepers, four years as Mine Countermeasures Instructor, Senior Operations Instructor for the Mine Countermeasures Refresher Training Team. Retired January 1994 as a Senior Chief Sonar Technician - Surface Warfare qualified.
Class of 1969
Navy, 20+ Years
24 years serving the mine countermeasures community. (Iron Men & Wooden Ships), Assigned to five Ocean Going Minesweepers, four years as Mine Countermeasures Instructor, Senior Operations Instructor for the Mine Countermeasures Refresher Training Team. Retired January 1994 as a Senior Chief Sonar Technician - Surface Warfare qualified.
Robert F. Howland Jr. (Tsgt. USAF/USAFR)
Class of 1962
Air Force, 12 Years
Vietnam, Loring (ME) and Dover (DE) AFB, SAC, NCO award for 512 FMS and 512 MAW, B52 Airframe Repair Tech. Supervisor.
Class of 1962
Air Force, 12 Years
Vietnam, Loring (ME) and Dover (DE) AFB, SAC, NCO award for 512 FMS and 512 MAW, B52 Airframe Repair Tech. Supervisor.
steve greatsinger
Class of 1952
Army, 20+ Years
infantry 22 years, Korea 7th div, 82 airborne div,, 5th sfg.
Class of 1952
Army, 20+ Years
infantry 22 years, Korea 7th div, 82 airborne div,, 5th sfg.
THomas E Gates
Class of 1964
Navy, 20+ Years
Served in Navy Seabee. Served two tours in Vietnam. Ten years in Okinawa and various other duty stations.
Class of 1964
Navy, 20+ Years
Served in Navy Seabee. Served two tours in Vietnam. Ten years in Okinawa and various other duty stations.
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Our Southside 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 Southside High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Elmira are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!