Weequahic High School Alumni

Newark, New Jersey (NJ)

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

ALAN LEON GAIDEMAK
ALAN LEON GAIDEMAK
Class of 1959
Air Force, 4 Years

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN AT TRUAX FIELD WIS AND KAS TURKEY GCM RETIRED IN ISRAEL
ALAN LEON GAIDEMAK
ALAN LEON GAIDEMAK
Class of 1959
Air Force, 4 Years

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN IN-CHARGE KARAMURSEL AIR STATION TURKEY
TRUAX FIELD WISCONSIN DISPENSARY
ALAN LEON GAIDEMAK
ALAN LEON GAIDEMAK
Class of 1959
Air Force, 4 Years

Pharmacy specialist at Truax Field Madison Wisconsin and Karamursel Air Station Turkey
Dennis Burton
Dennis Burton
Class of 1978
Air Force, 19 Years

United States Air Force Air Evac Med Tech
Drayton Denson
Drayton Denson
Class of 1991
Air Force, 18 Years

Still serving proudly
frank patterson jr.
frank patterson jr.
Class of 1972
Army, 6 Years

Served in the Army from 1974 to 1980. I was an AirborneInfantry Soldier. In the 509th Airborne Infantry unit from 1975 to 1977. Then in the 82nd Airborne Infantry at Ft. Bragg, N.C. 2nd 505 Infantry. I finished and was discharged as a Black Hat training soldiers at the Airborne Training School.
gary hemmings
gary hemmings
Class of 1977
Navy, 4 Years

Navy ABE-5
Gracie Anthony
Gracie Anthony
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years

Army Nurse and instructor. Combat veteran for the Gulf War. Retired March 2000
IRA COHEN
IRA COHEN
Class of 1956
Army, 2 Years

Personnnel Administrative Specialist
James montague
James montague
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

63BWV Mech., Drill Instr., USArmy touring team, Recruiter,11th Cav.,Desert Storm,Air Assault, Motor Sgt.
James Pierre Walker
James Pierre Walker
Class of 1976
Army, 10 Years

Army medic for 10 years injured in Desert Storm disable Veteran. Medical career after military 25 plus years
James T Cook Jr
James T Cook Jr
Class of 1991
Army, 20+ Years

US Army MOS 75D, 74D, 11B. Retired in 2014. Now an Elementary School Teacher
Janice Kettles
Janice Kettles
Class of 1978
Air Force, 10 Years

Ssgt. USAFR, Lackland AFB, Texas
Joel F. Braverman
Joel F. Braverman
Class of 1958
Air Force, 3 Years

63rd Troop Carrier Wing
Hunter AFB, Savannah, Ga.
Johnavia L Walker
Johnavia L Walker
Class of 1973
Army, 20+ Years

Retired/DAV
Military Police
Recruiting Senior Army Guidance Counselor
Joseph A. Chappina
Joseph A. Chappina
Class of 1964
Army, 11 Years

Served in 'Nam Twice, Korea, Germany , Bragg, and of course Dix(Basic).
LaTasha Daniels-Voelkel
LaTasha Daniels-Voelkel
Class of 1986
Army, 10 Years

Former 71L, stationed at Fort Dix, NJ
LATESHA JONES
LATESHA JONES
Class of 1991
Air Force, 6 Years

Iraqi/Enduring Freedom Veteran
in the Health Service Management Field
Leasonia McAuley
Leasonia McAuley
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

USAF. Trans., SP, Contractor, CE
Lee Stein
Lee Stein
Class of 1962
Navy, 4 Years

Vietnam Vet. Served from 1962-1966. Served on the USS Basilone,destroyer. Off the coast of Vietnam in Spring of 1966.
Leonard J. Cisco
Leonard J. Cisco
Class of 1969
Coast Guard, 4 Years

April 1970-71 U.S.C.G. Cutter Morgenthau,WHEC722,West-Pac deployment, 7th Fleet,Republic of Vietnam, Operation Market Time, Coastal Task Force 115...1971-1972, Barnegat Light Lifeboat Station, Search and Rescue Detachment...1973-1974,U.S.C.G. Training Center...Honorably Discharged as an Electrician Mate 3rd Class, April 1974.
Linda A Jones
Linda A Jones
Class of 1970
Air Force, 24 Years

SMSgt Recruiting Supervisor and Intelligence operations.
Linda A Jones
Linda A Jones
Class of 1970
Air Force, 24 Years

USAF Retired: SMSgt, Recruiting Superintendent. Intelligence Operations Technician.
Linda A Jones, SMSgt
Linda A Jones, SMSgt
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

Recruiting Supervisor
Senior Intelligence Operations Specialist
Mel Goldstein
Mel Goldstein
Class of 1957
Coast Guard, 8 Years

6 Months Active Duty 7 1/2 YearscReserves
morton poznak
morton poznak
Class of 1944
Air Force, 2 Years

Army Air Corps Radio Operator gunner
P. Gordon Dawson Jr
P. Gordon Dawson Jr
Class of 1960
Marine Corps, 4 Years

3 rd Battalion / 2nd Marines 1961 - 1963

Marine Barracks Roosevelt Roads, PR. 1963 -1964
Roosevelt Dwight Farrington
Roosevelt Dwight Farrington
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years

Unit Supply Specialist
Combat Veteran
Stan Nackdymon (Nakdyman)
Stan Nackdymon (Nakdyman)
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

Electronics Tech
stephen alexander
stephen alexander
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years

retired
Tracey E. Gilliam
Tracey E. Gilliam
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years

United States Air Force Retired and Disaled American Veteran
Warren Butler
Warren Butler
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

U.S.M.C. for 4 years and U.S. Air Force for 17 years.
Warren William Butler
Warren William Butler
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 4 Years

U.S.M.C. 1959-1963 Okinawa - Udorn, Thailand - U.S.A.F. 1964 -1980 - Tan Son Nhut, RVN; Itazuki, Japan; Clark Field, P.I., Tan Son Nhut, RVN; Tachikawa AB, Japan; Mangil-san, Korea, Travis AFB, California. Telecommunications Tech.
Warren William Butler
Warren William Butler
Class of 1959
Air Force, 17 Years

See U.S. Marine Corp description.
WILLIE R THOMAS
WILLIE R THOMAS
Class of 1970
Army, 7 Years

VIETNAM VET. 71-72
GERMANY- 75-77

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Class of '43

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Our Weequahic 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 Weequahic High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Newark are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!