William H. Taft High School Alumni
Bronx, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Gladys Guity | 1975 |
| Leidy Torres | 1999 |
| Linda Kahan | 1959 |
| Marlene Schwab | 1960 |
| Richard Jacob | 1967 |
| Robert Appel | 1953 |
| Roy Clark | 1974 |
| Stefanie Dublet | 1967 |
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
Have you lost your William H. Taft High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Blue Devils lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Alan Riesenberg
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 1967-1971; one year in Denver, 3 years in Germany
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served 1967-1971; one year in Denver, 3 years in Germany
Alan W Riesenberg
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served one year in Denver (Lowry AFB) and three years in Germany (Hahn AB) servicing F-102 and F-4E aircraft.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served one year in Denver (Lowry AFB) and three years in Germany (Hahn AB) servicing F-102 and F-4E aircraft.
Aurora Ortiz
Class of 1981
Air Force, 8 Years
station overseas for the entire 8 yrs.
Class of 1981
Air Force, 8 Years
station overseas for the entire 8 yrs.
Barry Newman
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
173rd Airborne 2nd Batt Delta Comp 3rd Platoon 2nd squad
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
173rd Airborne 2nd Batt Delta Comp 3rd Platoon 2nd squad
Bruce Foxe
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 13 of 20 years overseas in the Pacific and Europe. Member of Joint Staff. Served with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for four years.
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 13 of 20 years overseas in the Pacific and Europe. Member of Joint Staff. Served with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for four years.
Debra Bethune
Class of 1971
Navy, 20+ Years
Aviation Storekeeper - Stationed in Florida, Calif., Puerto Rico, VA. Was on the USS Yellowstone and retired in VA.
Class of 1971
Navy, 20+ Years
Aviation Storekeeper - Stationed in Florida, Calif., Puerto Rico, VA. Was on the USS Yellowstone and retired in VA.
Elease Dailey-Gaiter
Class of 1981
Army, 8 Years
Flight Operations, Drug and Alcohol NCO, School NCO and Neo Warden
Class of 1981
Army, 8 Years
Flight Operations, Drug and Alcohol NCO, School NCO and Neo Warden
Elizabeth Tejera
Class of 1978
Air Force, 17 Years
1979-1995 C5 Galaxy Senior Aircrew
Primarily stationed out of Dover AFB, De and Zweibrucken Germany
Class of 1978
Air Force, 17 Years
1979-1995 C5 Galaxy Senior Aircrew
Primarily stationed out of Dover AFB, De and Zweibrucken Germany
Esteban Berrios Colon
Class of 1978
Army, 3 Years
Army station in Germany from 1978 - 1981 then the Army Reserve from 1981 - 1992.
Class of 1978
Army, 3 Years
Army station in Germany from 1978 - 1981 then the Army Reserve from 1981 - 1992.
Hagop Avedissian
Class of 1971
Navy, 16 Years
Served as Civil Engineer Corps Officer
Class of 1971
Navy, 16 Years
Served as Civil Engineer Corps Officer
Jerry Rosenzweig
Class of 1950
Army, 2 Years
SCARWAF-Special Category With Air Force.
Spent 1954 in Korea with 440th Signal Aviation Construction Battalion.
Class of 1950
Army, 2 Years
SCARWAF-Special Category With Air Force.
Spent 1954 in Korea with 440th Signal Aviation Construction Battalion.
Kenneth Spivak
Class of 1961
Army, 2 Years
US Army 2nd Inf Div, 122nd Sig Btln
1965-1967
Korea
Class of 1961
Army, 2 Years
US Army 2nd Inf Div, 122nd Sig Btln
1965-1967
Korea
Paul Giblin
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman. USS Sierra AD-18, USS Forrest Sherman DD-931.
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman. USS Sierra AD-18, USS Forrest Sherman DD-931.
Ralph Bouillerce
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
served from 1970 thru 74, ending my tour in Ko Kha, Thailand.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
served from 1970 thru 74, ending my tour in Ko Kha, Thailand.
Stephen Krigger
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20 Years
spent 1yr active duty and 19yrs in the Air National Guard, Rank TSGT
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20 Years
spent 1yr active duty and 19yrs in the Air National Guard, Rank TSGT
Stephen Lindesay Krigger
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in peacetime Air National Guard with the 172nd TACC formerly out if Roslyn, N.Y. currently located in Syracuse, becoming the 172nd TAW.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in peacetime Air National Guard with the 172nd TACC formerly out if Roslyn, N.Y. currently located in Syracuse, becoming the 172nd TAW.
Vincent Lopez
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years
Naval Aviation HS-11 Dragon Slayers
CV-67. USS JOHN F KENNEDY
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years
Naval Aviation HS-11 Dragon Slayers
CV-67. USS JOHN F KENNEDY
Alumni Stories
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School News
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I was a music major and received instruction in band and orchestra for 4 years (1974-1978; Mr. Henry, Mr. Filleramo, and...
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Our William H. Taft 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 William H. Taft High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Bronx are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!