Remembering Veterans on the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
Pictured: As part of the #greenlightavet initiative, the lights outside of the 84th Street entrance are green again this Veterans Day weekend as a symbol of appreciation and support for our veterans.
One hundred and four years ago—as war was breaking out across the Atlantic Ocean on a scale previously unimaginable—a school opened its doors on 84th Street in Manhattan with a bold goal: to provide tuition-free Jesuit education to high school boys whose families could not otherwise afford a Catholic education. Since then, Regis has produced countless Men for Others, a number of whom have served our country in the armed forces. Regians have served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the ongoing conflicts the nation is involved in today.
Now, one hundred years after the conclusion of World War I, we reflect on those who have proudly served. We honor the 100th anniversary of Armistice day by honoring and cherishing those soldiers in our community. In their service, these brave men have exemplified the Regis call to serve God and country.
On this 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day, Regis honors our living alumni veterans and active-duty service members who have served our country, listed below. Help us keep this list accurate. Email edits to communications@regis.org.
“The call to be great hearted, to have the noble heart and to dare the hero’s part, is very much the spirit of Regis High School, an idea and an institution born out of vision and generosity.” —Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J. ’48 | Diamond Anniversary Address, April 1, 1989 | ||
Living Alumni Veterans and Active-Duty Service Members | ||
Class of 1935 | Ovid DiFiore | Army |
Class of 1944 | Donald Dougherty | |
Thomas Glasser | Army | |
Class of 1946 | Bob Fortier | Army |
Class of 1947 | Robert O'Neil | Marine Corps |
Class of 1948 | Andrew L. McMahon | Army |
Class of 1949 | Robert Byrnes | Navy |
Frank Cryan | Army | |
David Donohue | Navy | |
James Evrard | Army | |
Joseph Garon | Army | |
Robert Hatch | Marine Corps | |
Paul Geisler | Navy | |
Howard Gould | Air Force Medical Officer | |
Andrew Hernon | Army | |
Joseph Mulqueen | Naval Chaplain | |
Edward Romary | Air Force | |
George Roos | Navy | |
Richard Simler | Navy | |
William Storz | Naval Surgeon | |
Gerard Watson | Marine Corps | |
John Weiser | Navy | |
Class of 1950 | John Corrigan | Army |
Bob Dalury | Marine Corps | |
Tom Delaney | Army | |
Paul Giuffre | Navy ROTC | |
Howard McCormack | Navy ROTC | |
Ray Murphy | Navy ROTC | |
Michael O'Connor | ||
Joe Purtell | Navy ROTC | |
Class of 1951 | Erich Baumgartner | Navy ROTC |
Joseph Biscoglio | Army | |
Donal Butterfield | Navy ROTC | |
Barry Cullen | ||
Pete Donovan | Marine Corps | |
Thomas Delahunty | Army | |
Dr. Thomas Fahey | Air Force | |
John Foley | Army | |
William Foote | Navy ROTC | |
James Hagan | Air Force | |
William Kane | Air Force | |
John Konvalinka | Naval Aviator | |
Charles La Belle | Army | |
Francis Lynch | Army | |
Donald McCarthy | Army | |
James O'Rourke | Navy ROTC | |
Hugh Quinn | Army | |
John Ryan | Air Force | |
Paul Tomes | Marines | |
Bernard Tracey | Navy ROTC | |
Robert Walsh | Army | |
James Winberg | Navy ROTC | |
John Wynne | ||
Class of 1952 | Michael Hayes | Navy |
Class of 1953 | George Bouvet | Air Force |
Gordon D. Brownlee | Marine Corps | |
Brian Fitzgerald | Marine Corps | |
Fred Gluck | Air Force Reserves | |
John Russo | Navy Medical Officer | |
James Whelan | Army | |
Class of 1954 | Frederick Burgess | Coast Guard |
Thomas Cahill | Coast Guard | |
John Conroy | Navy | |
Thomas Curley | Army | |
Donald Dodd | Air Force | |
Richard Emmons | Air Force | |
John Fanning | Army Intelligence | |
Francis Franks | Army | |
Michael Lanzarone | Army Military Police | |
Traugott Lawler | Marine Corps | |
Sam Milana | Army Paratroopers | |
William Monahan | Army | |
David Nicholas | Public Health Service Officers | |
William Noval | Army Reserves | |
Matthew O'Connell | Naval Reserves | |
Robert O'Connor | Army Signal Corps | |
Francis O'Regan | Navy | |
Joseph Panzarino | Navy | |
James Perrone | Air Force | |
Thomas Smith | Air Force | |
Robert Stibler | Navy | |
Phillip Trainor | Navy | |
Richard Ward | Army | |
Edward Wilson | Navy | |
Class of 1955 | Ron Polant | |
Lou Umscheid | Air Force | |
Class of 1956 | Harold Bauman | |
Jack Dowling | ||
Edward Gallagher | ||
William Kelly | ||
Richard Kuhn | ||
Jeff Landau | ||
Charlie Lynch | ||
Daniel McCarthy | ||
Dennis McGrath | ||
Ray McGuire | ||
Edward Moran | ||
William Noll | ||
Fergus O'Scannlain | ||
Peter Philbin | ||
William Postner | ||
Frank Reilly | ||
Robert Shaffhauser | ||
Andre Vernot | ||
Edward Walsh | ||
Charlie Wertalik | ||
Class of 1957 | Robert Arbour | Army |
William Barbieri | Air Force | |
Ray Begin | Army | |
Michael Burke | Marine Corps | |
John Caronna | Navy | |
John Carroll | ||
Gene Cheslock | Navy/Marine Corps | |
Tony Chessick | Navy | |
James Cox | Air Force | |
James Coyle | Navy | |
John Cummings | Air Force | |
Tom Donnelly | Air Force | |
Pat Fitzpatrick | Navy | |
Dennis Flannery | Army | |
John Garvey | Air Force | |
William Gillen | Army | |
James Gow | Air Force | |
Jack Hannon | Navy | |
Andy Jackson | Air Force | |
Jerry Jehnson | Army | |
Packy Lawler | Marine Corps | |
Tom Lippman | Army | |
Mike McCormack | Navy | |
Joe Phelan | Army | |
James Power | marine Corps | |
Edward Sayre | Air Force | |
Ray Schuerger | Army | |
Florian Storch | Navy | |
Walter Sullivan | Army | |
Joe Vaira | New York National Guard | |
Willie Werwaiss | Navy | |
Vin Zichello | Army | |
Class of 1958 | Robert Bastek | Coast Guard |
Joseph Blass | Air Force | |
Dennis Card | Air Force | |
Chris Daly | Army | |
John Forrest | Nav | |
John Friia | Army | |
George Garces | Marine Corps | |
John Kelly | Navy | |
Daniel Marshall | Navy | |
James M. Moran | Navy | |
Michael Napoliello | army | |
Philip Otero | Air Force ROTC | |
Raymond Sisk | Navy Reserves | |
Robert Stanley | Air Force | |
Charles Stark | Navy | |
Jeremiah Sullivan | Coast Guard | |
Philip Volastro | Air Force | |
John Zeman | Army | |
Class of 1959 | James Alexander | Army |
James Bonnell | Army | |
Pat Brosnan | Navy | |
Richard Gembecki | Army | |
Richard Loeffler | Army | |
Pat Monahan | Army | |
Ed Montell | Navy | |
Paul Mulligan | Army | |
John Nugent | Army | |
Daniel O'Leary | Navy | |
Tom Reilly | Army | |
Gerry Swinarsky | Air Force | |
Ralph Thomann | Army | |
Leo Tymon | Army | |
Larry Warnken | Navy | |
Class of 1960 | James Barbara | Army |
William Dickey | Air Force | |
Stephen Greene | Marine Corps | |
Edwin Powers | Army | |
Class of 1961 | Robert Bonnell | Army |
John Kelly | Air Force | |
Robert A. O'Brien | Air Force | |
Sebastian Pandolfo | Army | |
Class of 1962 | Joseph Mullaney | Army |
Richard Muth | Army | |
John Shay, Jr. | Army | |
Class of 1963 | Mark Olesnicki | Army |
William Pries | Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps | |
Class of 1964 | Eugene Boggia | Naval Reserve Unit |
Gerard Carroll | Air Force | |
Timothy Chorba | Army | |
Joseph Cirrito | Army | |
James Hoolahan | Navy | |
William Janofsky | Air Force | |
John Keane | Army | |
Kenneth Kelly | Army | |
Richard Luc | Air Force | |
Dennis Moulton | ||
Ed Murphy | Army | |
James O'Keefe | Army | |
James Oliviero | Judge Advocate General's Corps | |
Bernard Owens | Navy Medical Corps | |
James Pielli | Air Force | |
Daniel Pukstas | Navy | |
Martin Quigley | Navy Reserves | |
David Ritchie | Army ROTC | |
Kevin Rodgers | Army | |
Robert Shullman | Army | |
Frank Silvestri | ||
John Steinmuller | Marine Corps | |
Ronald Tristal | Army | |
Neil Walsh | Navy | |
Jeff Weinlandt | Army | |
Class of 1965 | James Barry | Air Force |
Richard Jefson | Army | |
Class of 1966 | Karl L. Blaha | Army |
James Elliot | USANG | |
George Hodges | Army | |
Edward Marut | US Public Health Service | |
Patrick Mazzeo | Army | |
Gerald Schwerdt | Navy | |
Robert Thomas | army | |
John Van Name | New York National Guard | |
Class of 1967 | Terry Chorba | |
Jack Hund | ||
Steve Malone | Navy | |
Pat Murphy | ||
Dennis O'Brien | ||
William Yadlon | Army | |
Class of 1968 | Dennis Eaton | Marine Corps |
Robert Minutoli | Army | |
Class of 1970 | Blair Bozek | Air Force |
Tom Daly | Marine Corps | |
Louis P. Deasaro | Navy | |
Robert Gasser | Air Force | |
William Lee | Navy | |
Steven Nevins | Air Force | |
Jonathan rusch | ||
John Sullivan | ||
Class of 1971 | Roger Moran | Navy |
Class of 1972 | Thomas Abate | Navy |
Kevin Gil | Air Force | |
John Hederman | US Public Health Service | |
Stephen Kaczynski | Army | |
Kevin Murray | Navy | |
Bohdan Twerdowsky | Army | |
Class of 1974 | Thomas Cannon | Navy |
Class of 1976 | Michael Antonucci | Air Force |
Rich Mathus | ||
Fr. Gerald Murray | US Naval Reserve Chaplain | |
Class of 1978 | Thomas P. Doyle | Army ROTC |
Gregory Sullivan | Air Force ROTC | |
Class of 1979 | John Feeley | Marine Corps |
Marty Newshan | Navy | |
Kevin Rochford | Marine Corps | |
Dave White | Army | |
Class of 1980 | John Buckheit | Army Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Patrick McGreal | Army | |
Class of 1981 | Neil McCarthy | Army Medical Corps |
Michael Morriss | Navy | |
Paula Neira | Navy | |
Class of 1982 | Al Blumenstock | Marine Corps |
Christopher Carl | Marine Corps | |
Peter Driscoll | Navy | |
Class of 1983 | Donald Culkin | Coast Guard |
Andrew Lennon | Navy | |
Patrick J. Mahaney, Jr. | Army | |
Class of 1984 | Raymond McGoldrick | US Army Medical Corps |
Richard Paul Sorrentino, Ph.D. | US Army Reserve | |
Valentino Vila | Navy | |
Class of 1986 | David Duff | Navy |
Donald Hess | Air Force | |
Class of 1988 | Orlando Acosta | Air Force |
Class of 1989 | Kevin Gerrity | Navy |
Wilson Kim | Air Force | |
Class of 1990 | Fred Baptiste | Marine Corps |
Jan Sydor | Marine Corps | |
Class of 1991 | Peter Gallagher | Navy |
Timothy Kelly | ||
Tremaine Sayles | Army | |
Class of 1992 | Michael Brons | |
Chris Dougherty | ||
John Pacor | ||
Class of 1993 | Jermaine Leonard | |
Class of 1995 | Frank Cowan | Air Force/Navy |
Tom Kelly | Navy ROTC | |
Class of 1996 | Carlos Capellan | Army |
Mike Harmon | Navy | |
Marin Dragojevic | Navy | |
Keith Schoales | ||
Class of 1997 | Mike LaValle | Army |
Dan Sullivan | ||
Michael Toth | ||
Class of 1998 | Mike Zanetti | |
Class of 1999 | Ben Klay | |
Patrick Shaw | ||
Class of 2000 | Frank Parisi | |
Class of 2001 | Phil Klay | Marine Corps |
Daniel Socci | Marine Corps | |
Class of 2002 | Mike Conway | |
Stephen Deere | ||
Class of 2004 | Daniel Rios | Navy |
Michael Jordan | Air Force | |
Class of 2005 | Matthew Guido | Marine Corps |
Michael Wolff | Navy | |
Class of 2007 | Cris Espinal | |
Michael Orzetti | Marine Corps | |
Michal Poplawski | Army | |
Class of 2008 | Patrick Coughlin | Army |
Class of 2009 | Anthony Finch | |
Daniel Ramirez | Army | |
Class of 2012 | Max Umland | |
Class of 2014 | Harry Aquino | Air Force |
Maxwell Dopsch | Navy | |
Class of 2016 | Max Morreale | |
Charles O'Brien | ||
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