Westmoreland High School Alumni

Westmoreland, New York (NY)

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

ART SPENCER
ART SPENCER
Class of 1970
Air Force, 34 Years

1st 9 year Civil Engineering
11 years Electronic Systems
14 Years Air Force Researce Lab Project mgr and Frequency Manager
Charles (Charlie) De Armond
Charles (Charlie) De Armond
Class of 1970
Air Force, 26 Years

Avionics Sensor Systems. Worked with electronics, electrical and optical photo devices, Radar, Infrared, Lasers, Low Light Level Cameras and devices, computers, video recorders, night vision googles. One of the founders of the Air Force Night Vision Goggle Board. Involved with the Design process of the AC-130U Gunship, Talon II, Pave Low Helicopters, Automatic Test Equipment for Avionic devices, and Support Equipment. Wrote thousands of pages of procedures several aircraft, testing stations, support equipment and systems. Designed an aircraft interface (Mechanical and electrical) to install the Q-17 on the AC-130 H Gunship prior to SOFI upgrades. Aircraft worked on SR-71, AC-130 A/H Gunships, RF-4C, F-4D/E, F-111F, AC-130 Talon I and II, and HH-53 Pave Low. Worked systems and aircraft interfaces on all of these Aircraft. We did both in shop and flight line work. Set-up Aircraft Modification line for AN/AVQ-153 laser Target Designator System at Mc Dill AFB. Also got to work on one system designed and built locally at the time by GE of Utica, NY. It was the AN/ASQ-145 Low Level Light Camera System. I was also involved with this company by submitting plans to our program manager to improve this system. I was involved in the design review process and flight testing of these components. I also wrote the Laser Safety procedures for Tactical Air Command and it became the Air Standard.
Christopher Dabrowski
Christopher Dabrowski
Class of 1969
Air Force, 9 Years

My job in the Air Force was computer repair.
I served in:
Massachusetts (Westover AFB) 1972-73
N Dakota (Minot AFB) 1973-76
West Germany (Hessish Oldendorf AS) 1976-79
S Carolina (Shaw AFB) 1979-81
Christopher Dabrowski
Christopher Dabrowski
Class of 1969
Air Force, 9 Years

I was a computer repair person. Served 1972-1981. Stationed in Westover Mass,
Minot ND, Sembauch West Germany, Sumter SC, Biloxi Miss
Dennis Fred Creamer
Dennis Fred Creamer
Class of 1950
Air Force, 20+ Years

Nine years active, then in the reserves or National Guard. Radio repair, then Radar Ops where I was M&I Supervisor. Retired after 33 total years. Overseas duty in Germany and Alaska when it was still a territory.
EDWARD LABAYEWSKI
EDWARD LABAYEWSKI
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

TEST EQUIPMENT REPAIR
Herbert H Smith
Herbert H Smith
Class of 1956
Air Force, 4 Years

Basic training at Lackland AFB San Antonio, TExas. Air weather school at Chanute Field in Illinois. Weather observer at Stewart AFB, Newburgh NY and Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY 1959 Airman of the year at Syracuse
James A. Mitchell, Jr.
James A. Mitchell, Jr.
Class of 1995
Air Force, 8 Years

US Air Force Captain
JohnRuling
JohnRuling
Class of 1984
Navy, 4 Years

Went to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois and then went to my "A" school in Millington, TN. After training I was stationed aboard the USS Enterprise CVN-65. My job in the Navy was an Aviation Ordnance which meant that I was working around different types of bombs and missiles that went on the aircraft. While in the Navy I was able to travel around the world 2x and got to see action over in the Middle East. I was also among the few guys that was able to make it in the movie "Top Gun".
Larry Woodman
Larry Woodman
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years

mechanized infantry
Mark Hoffmeister
Mark Hoffmeister
Class of 1972
Air Force, 2 Years

Intelligence Operations Specialist
Tactical Air Control Center
17th Air Force HQ
Sembach Air Base, Germany

Early out at the end of the Vietnam War to enter law enforcement.
Michael Finch
Michael Finch
Class of 1985
Navy, 20+ Years

Proud American and Westmo Alumni........
Robert Howard Chaffee II
Robert Howard Chaffee II
Class of 1981
Army, 14 Years

All spent as a heavy wheeled vehicle mechanic. Attained rank of E-5 Promotable, Sergeant. A veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm 1991.

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Michelle Minnig
Class of '84

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