Mendel Veterans
Welcome to our dedicated page honoring the brave men and women who walked the halls of Mendel High School and went on to serve our nation with distinction. This space is a tribute to their courage, dedication, and the sacrifices they have made in the line of duty. Each name listed here represents not just a former student of Mendel High School, but a hero who has played a vital role in safeguarding our freedoms and upholding our values.
As you browse through this list, we invite you to reflect on the contributions these individuals have made, both to our school community and to our country. Their journeys from the classrooms of Mendel to various branches of the military are stories of commitment, resilience, and patriotism.
This list is not just a record of names; it's a testament to the spirit of service that runs deep in the Mendel High School community. We are immensely proud of our veterans and forever grateful for their service. May this page serve as a small token of our appreciation and a lasting reminder of their invaluable contributions.
ABOLT, RUSSELL | 60 | USMC |
ADDUCI, JOSEPH | 57 | US ARMY |
AKLINSKI, DENNIS | 63 | US ARMY |
AMENDOLA, ALLEN | 65 | NATIONAL GUARD |
ANDERSON, DALE | 62 | USMC |
ANDERSON, DONALD | 62 | US ARMY |
ANDERSON, SHELDON | 62 | US ARMY |
ANDERSON, SHELDON | 62 | US ARMY |
ANTHONY, JAMES | 67 | US NAVY |
APPEL, ROBERT | 61 | US ARMY |
APRATI, ROBERT | 62 | US ARMY |
ARENDT, ALAN | 74 | US NAVY |
AUTENRIETH, ROBERT | 62 | USMC |
BARRY, DENNIS | 65 | NATIONAL GUARD |
BARTH, RICHARD | 67 | US ARMY |
BARTHOLOMEW, MARK | 69 | US ARMY |
BEAVERS, CHARLES | 79 | US ARMY |
BECKA, DONALD | 63 | US ARMY |
BELL, HUGH | 60 | US ARMY |
BESSER, DENNIS | 66 | US ARMY |
BIAGI, KENNETH | 67 | US ARMY |
BIRES, KENNETH | 64 | US ARMY |
BITTERS, DON | 67 | USAF |
BONIOR, JAMES | 65 | IL NATIONAL GUARD 178 INF |
BONOIR, RICHARD | 60 | US ARMY |
BORST, JOSEPH | 65 | US NAVY |
BOWMAN, DONALD | 59 | US NAVY |
BOYLAN, MICHAEL | 64 | |
BRAZZALE, RICHARD D | 58 | US NAVY |
BROWN, TRACY | 87 | US ARMY |
BROWN, WILLIAM | 60 | USAF |
BRUNDERMAN, EDWARD | 67 | USAF |
BUCHANIEC, RICHARD | 61 | US ARMY |
BULL, THOMAS | 65 | US ARMY |
BURKE, JIM | 69 | US ARMY |
BURKE, JOHN | 65 | US ARMY |
BURNS, RON | 65 | US ARMY |
BUTKUS, ALAN | 65 | US ARMY |
CALVANO, CHARLES | 59 | US NAVY |
CAMPAGNOLO, MICHAEL | 66 | US ARMY |
CAMPAGNOLO, RICHARD | 59 | USMC |
CANNON, TOM | 68 | US ARMY |
CARTER, PHILIP | 68 | US ARMY |
CAVATO, DONALD | 65 | NATIONAL GUARD |
CHEVALIER, JAMES | 66 | US NAVY |
CHIARODO, MIKE | 66 | USMC |
CHUCHLA, EDWARD | 67 | US ARMY |
CIESLAK, JAMES L. | 65 | USMC |
CIMAROLLI, ROBERT | 60 | US ARMY |
CLAM, CHARLES | 64 | US ARMY |
CLANCY, CRAIG M. | 65 | USMC |
CLIFFORD, JOHN | 66 | USMC |
COLE, KENNETH | 62 | USAF |
COLE, MARTIN | 59 | US NAVY |
CONLEY, THOMAS J | 65 | US ARMY |
CONNEELY, JOHN | 62 | US ARMY |
CONNOLLY MIKE | 60 | US ARMY |
CONROY, THOMAS F | 55 | US ARMY |
CONWAY, MICHAEL | 60 | US ARMY |
COOK, CAREY, J | 71 | US ARMY |
COVERICK, TIMOTHY J. | 73 | US NAVY |
CRAWFORD, TED | 67 | CPD |
CRONQUIST, THOMAS | 68 | US ARMY |
CROWLEY, PATRICK J | 63 | US ARMY |
CULLEN, BARRY | 64 | USMC |
CUMMINGS, JAMES J | 65 | US ARMY |
CURRAN, TOM | 67 | USMC |
CURTIN, MICHAEL J | 56 | US ARMY |
CUTRARA, SAMUEL | 58 | US ARMY |
CZACHURA, ALEXANDER | 58 | US ARMY |
CZERWINSKI, BERNIE | 69 | USMC |
DABROWSKI, JAMES | 68 | USMC |
DALLEMOLLE, ERNEST (SKIP) | 67 | USAF |
DALTON, JACK M. | 65 | US ARMY |
DAMIANI, LOUIS F. | 67 | US ARMY |
DANAHER, TIM | 56 | US NAVY |
DANNENBERG, HENRY W. | 64 | US ARMY |
DAVIS, KEVIN | 87 | US ARMY |
DAVIS, STEVEN | 87 | US ARMY |
DAVOREN, JAMES | 64 | US ARMY |
DAVOREN, JOHN | 59 | US ARMY |
DENTZMAN, JOSEPH J. | 65 | US ARMY |
DESANTIS, RONALD | 55 | US NAVY |
DESMOND, MICHAEL A. | 65 | US NAVY |
DESMOND, DENNIS | 67 | US NAVY |
DESTEFANO, ROB | 69 | US ARMY |
DEVINE, JOHN | 66 | USAF |
DIGNAN, PETER | 65 | USMC |
DILLON, GREGORY | 66 | US NAVY |
DODGE, FR. ERWIN OSA | TCH | US NAVY |
DOIG, GREG | 74 | US ARMY |
DOMAR, ROBERT P | 64 | US ARMY |
DONATI CHESTER | 65 | IL NATIONAL GUARD |
DONNELLY, PHILIP | 62 | US ARMY |
DOODY, JOHN T. | 62 | US ARMY |
DREZNES, JACK | 66 | US ARMY |
DROBICK, BILL | 66 | US ARMY |
DUBIEL, TERRY | 68 | US ARMY |
DUBIN, RONALD | 63 | US ARMY |
DUFFIN, LAWRENCE J. | 65 | US NAVY |
DUFFY, THOMAS | 63 | US ARMY |
DUFFY, WILLIAM | 64 | US NAVY |
DUGAN, LARRY | 69 | US NAVY |
DUNNE, THOMAS | 59 | USMC |
DURKIN, JAMES | 58 | US ARMY |
DURKIN, MICHAEL J | 64 | US ARMY |
DUST, FRED | 65 | US ARMY |
DUST, RICHARD | 62 | US ARMY |
DUTKO, BERNIE | 62 | US ARMY |
DWYER, MICHAEL | 63 | US NAVY |
ENRIGHT, JOSEPH F | 64 | USMC |
EVANS, ROBERT | 60 | US ARMY |
FALKENTHAL, STEVEN | 66 | US ARMY/VA NATIONAL GD |
FANNING, JOHN | 68 | US ARMY |
FARRELL, KEVIN | 67 | US ARMY |
FARRELL, THOMAS R. | 70 | USAF |
FIAONI, KENNETH W. | 73 | US ARMY |
FINN, THOMAS | 71 | USAF |
FISHER, RON | 65 | US NAVY |
FITZGERALD, STEPHEN | 60 | USMC |
FITZPATRICK, BERNARD (DAN) | 69 | US ARMY |
FLEMING, JERRY | 66 | US ARMY |
FOGES, JOHN | 62 | USMC |
FOLEY, JOHN | 75 | US ARMY |
FOWLER, JAMES (SKIP) | 62 | US ARMY |
FRJELICH, JOSEPH | 66 | US ARMY |
GAINER, JAMES | 59 | US ARMY |
GAINER, MARTY | 70 | US ARMY |
GAINER, ROBERT | 63 | US NAVY |
GAINER, TERRANCE W. | 65 | US NAVY |
GAINER, THOMAS | 59 | USMC |
GAINER, TIMOTHY | 61 | US ARMY |
GARCIA, WILLIAM | 69 | US ARMY |
GASPAR, MICHAEL A. | 66 | US ARMY |
GASSER, LAWRENCE | 70 | US ARMY |
GATELY, RICHARD | 65 | US ARMY |
GAUGUSH, JEFFERY | 60 | USMC |
GAWLIK, JOSEPH | 66 | US NAVY |
GEIS, WILLIAM C. | 64 | US ARMY |
GEISERT, BARRY | 66 | USMC |
GEISS, RICHARD J. | 66 | USAF |
GILMAN, JOHN L. OSA | TCH | US ARMY |
GLASEN, RONALD R. | 56 | US NAVY |
GLIM, MARK | 68 | USAF |
GLIM, PAUL B. | 70 | USAF |
GODSELL, MIKE | 60 | US NAVY |
GORMAN, MICHAEL E. | 60 | US NAVY |
GORMAN, WILLIAM | 65 | USAF |
GRABOWSKI, LEONARD | 59 | US NAVY |
GRAF, JOHN | 71 | USMC |
GRAF, WILLIAM | 59 | US ARMY |
GRASKE, GEORGE | 56 | US NAVY |
GRASKE, KENNETH W. | 61 | US ARMY |
GREEN, RONALD MD | 55 | USAF |
GRIFFIN THOMAS E. OSA | TCH | US NAVY |
GRIFFIN, FATHER TOM OSA | 72 | US NAVY |
GRIFFIN, TOM | 63 | USMC |
GROBOSKI, FRANK | 64 | USMC |
HAMMOCK, DAVID | 86 | US NAVY |
HAMPSON, TOM | 66 | US ARMY |
HARRIS, BRUCE | 72 | US NAVY |
HAYWOOD, KEVIN | 78 | US ARMY |
HECKER, DR. RICHARD (DOC) | 69 | US ARMY |
HECKER, MELVIN | 64 | USAF/USMC |
HEISSE, EDWIN | 57 | US ARMY |
HEITZMANN, DENNIS | 64 | US ARMY |
HEITZMANN, THOMAS | 60 | US COAST GUARD |
HENNESSEY, WILLIAM J | 62 | US ARMY |
HERMANEK, PHILLIP | 66 | US ARMY |
HERNDON, ROLAND JR. | 85 | USMC |
HERSAM, LAWRENCE J. | 67 | NATIONAL GUARD |
HIGGINS, WILLIAM | 62 | USAF |
HIRTZ, DAVID | 59 | USMC |
HOARD, MICHAEL E | 64 | US ARMY |
HOGAN, BILL | 64 | US ARMY |
HOJNACKI, ROBERT | 69 | US ARMY |
HOKE, MICHAEL | 62 | US ARMY |
HOLAN, MICHAEL F | 64 | US ARMY |
HORVATH, TOM | 64 | US ARMY |
HUBBARD, DELWIN REV | 78 | USAF |
HUMPHREY. PAUL | USAF | |
JACKSON, EDWIN ANTHONY | 78 | US NAVY |
JAKUBOWSKI, TIMOTHY | 62 | US ARMY |
JAMES, JOSEPH | 80 | US ARMY |
JANECZKO, GREGORY MD | 64 | US ARMY |
JANOUSEK, RONALD J. | 62 | USMC |
JANULIS, RAYMOND | TCH | US ARMY/USAF |
JAROSKY, JOSEPH F. | 61 | US ARMY |
JAVORKA, DAN | 66 | US ARMY NAT GD |
JESS, JACK M. | 65 | US ARMY |
JOHNSON, JOSEPH F. | 73 | USAF |
JOHNSON, RICHARD C. | 61 | US NAVY |
JOHNSON, ROBERT | 61 | US NAVY |
JONES, KEN | 58 | USMC |
JONES, RON | 60 | USMC |
JOSEPH, WILLIAM | 61 | US NAVY |
JULA, MICHAEL | 66 | US NAVY |
KACHIROUBAS, ANDREW | 71 | US ARMY |
KAFFKA, RICHARD G. | 68 | US NAVY |
KANE, WILLIAM | 59 | USAF |
KARL, GEORGE | 64 | US ARMY |
KATUZNY, LAWRENCE | 61 | US ARMY |
KATUZNY, WALTER | 59 | US ARMY |
KAVANAUGH, PAUL G | 65 | US ARMY |
KEANE, DANIEL | 56 | US ARMY |
KEARNEY, JIM | 59 | US ARMY |
KEIM, ED | 64 | US ARMY |
KIELBOWSKI, DAVE | 72 | US ARMY |
KING, JOHN P | 64 | USMC |
KING, TOM | 62 | US ARMY |
KINNEY, MICHAEL MD | 55 | USPHSCC |
KIRCHNER, FRED | 65 | US NAVY |
KISER, JEFFREY | 67 | USAF |
KLAUSNER, KEN | 67 | ILANG USAF |
KLUCKER, RUSSELL | 61 | USMC |
KNOR, FRANK | 62 | US ARMY |
KOBAR, GEORGE | 64 | USAF |
KOCH, TIMOTHY | 61 | USAF |
KOCSIS, JOHN | 67 | US ARMY |
KOKO, DAVID G | 63 | USMC |
KOKO, PAUL | 58 | US ARMY |
KOLAR, KEN | 71 | US COAST GUARD |
KRAL, ALBERT | 71 | USAF |
KRAUSE, ROBERT | 68 | US ARMY |
KRECIOCH, REGINALD | 60 | US ARMY |
KREKE, GEORGE | 64 | USMC |
KRESS, WILLIAM | 66 | USAF |
KROPP, DONALD | 69 | US ARMY |
KRYDA, MICHAEL | 64 | US NAVY |
KRZECZOWSKI, TOM | 68 | US NAVY |
KUHL, EUGENE MD | 55 | USAF |
LaCHINE, LES | 73 | US COAST GUARD |
LARISEY, DONALD | 65 | US NAVY |
LARSEN, JOHN G. | 68 | US NAVY |
LARSON, RICHARD | 62 | USAF |
LAUB, ROBERT | 60 | US ARMY |
LAWLOR, JAMES V. | 66 | US ARMY |
LEMON, JEFFREY | 61 | USAF |
LENCZYCKI, RONALD | 61 | US ARMY |
LENZINI, CHARLES L. | 61 | US ARMY |
LEUBSCHER, WILLIAM | 65 | US NAVY |
LEWIS, KEN | 59 | US ARMY |
LIND, MICHAEL | 66 | US NAVY |
LIS,JIM | 64 | |
LOFRANO, CHARLES | 67 | USMC |
LOTHROP, ROBERT | 62 | US ARMY |
LOVE, ERNEST | 85 | US ARMY |
LOVELY, KIRK J. | 75 | USAF |
LUCE, GEORGE | 60 | US ARMY |
LUCKETT, MICHAEL | 78 | US ARMY |
LUMBRAZO, MICHAEL B. | 64 | US ARMY |
LUSSING, JOHN | 57 | US NAVY |
LYNCH, KEVIN | 65 | ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD |
MACRI, FRANK | 60 | US ARMY |
MACRI, RAY | 64 | US ARMY |
MADEL, JAMES | 68 | US ARMY |
MAGEE, DENNIS | 66 | US ARMY |
MAHONEY, MICHAEL | 64 | US NAVY |
MAKRIS, KENNETH | 64 | US NAVY |
MANTHEY, JOHN | 62 | US ARMY |
MARCHESE, ED | 64 | US ARMY |
MARIANOVICH, PETER J. | 56 | USMC |
MARKOVICH, JOHN | 63 | US ARMY |
MARSALA, FRANCIS | 67 | USMC |
MARTIN, ANTONIO | 83 | US ARMY |
MARTON, BRIAN | 62 | US ARMY |
MASLANKA, BRYAN | 66 | US ARMY |
MASON, MICHAEL | 76 | USMC |
MAYER, JACK | 63 | US ARMY |
MAYES, JAMIE | 78 | USAF |
MCCABE, RICH | 64 | US ARMY |
McCANN, BRIAN | 65 | US ARMY |
MCGRANE JR., WILLIAM | 62 | US ARMY |
MCGREAL, TOM P | 58 | US ARMY |
McHALE, CLEMENT C. OSA | TCH | US NAVY |
McMAHON, SHAWN J. | 81 | USAF |
McMASTER, KEN | 70 | US ARMY |
McNICHOLAS, WALTER F. OSA | TCH | US NAVY |
McQUAID, KEVIN JAMES | 71 | US NAVY |
MCSHERRY, DONALD | 64 | USAF |
MEREDITH, ERIC | 87 | US NAVY |
MEYERING, WILLIAM A | 63 | US ARMY |
MEYERING, WILLIAM A | 62 | US NAVY |
MILLER, DAVID | 66 | US NAVY |
MILLER, RICHARD | 60 | US ARMY |
MILLER, ROBERTÂ M | 65 | USMC |
MION, RICHARD V. | 56 | US ARMY |
MISEK, RONALD | 63 | US ARMY |
MORAN, MARK G | 63 | USMC |
MULAC, ALLEN | 57 | US ARMY |
MULCAHY, ROBERT J | 59 | USMC |
MUNDO, JAMES J | 67 | US ARMY |
MURRIN, MICHAEL | 64 | US ARMY |
NAKROSHIS, RICK | 74 | US NAVY |
NASH, TIMOTHY | 60 | USAF |
NELLIGAN, JEROME M. | 64 | US ARMY |
NIELSEN, KENNETH | 62 | US NAVY |
NOWAK, RICH | 68 | USMC |
O'CONOR, EDWARD D. | 65 | USAF |
O'CONOR, JOHN | 64 | USMC |
O'DONNELL, MARK | 69 | USMC |
O'HARA, JIM | 65 | US ARMY |
O'HARE, MARK | 72 | US NAVY |
ORMSBY, RICHARD | 67 | USMC |
OSKILANEC, WILLIAM J | 64 | USMC |
OSTAPOWICZ, KENNETH | 61 | US ARMY |
OSTER, JOSEPH | 62 | US ARMY |
OTTO, WILLIAMÂ F. | 59 | US ARMY |
OUIMET, JAMES | 65 | US NAVY |
PALA, STANLEY | 58 | US ARMY |
PALLANTI, THOMAS | 68 | US ARMY |
PALMER, RONALD | 66 | US ARMY |
PANOZZO, PETE | 69 | USAF |
PARRISH, JAMES | 62 | USMC |
PAUL, RICHARD A. | 60 | US ARMY |
PAWLAK, JOHN | 67 | US ARMY |
PERKINS, DON | 60 | US ARMY |
PETERS, BILL | 62 | US ARMY |
PETERSON, ROBERT | 60 | US ARMY |
PETERSON, RON | 65 | USMC |
PETRIZZO, RUSS | 68 | US ARMY |
PICKETT, RICHARD P. | 62 | USMCR |
PIONTEK, FRANCIS | 67 | USMC |
PONSEIGO, BILL | 61 | USAF |
PRATSCHER, CHARLES | 71 | US ARMY |
PRICE, RAY | 64 | USMC |
PUCH, TED | 66 | US ARMY |
PURVIS, WILLIAM | 71 | US ARMY 536th MP CO |
QUATTROCKI, JOHN J. | 71 | USAF |
QUINLAN, PATRICK C. | 64 | USMC |
QUINN, JIM | 70 | US ARMY |
RADAVICH, ED | 65 | NATIONAL GUARD |
RANGEL, DENNIS | 59 | US ARMY |
RATUSZNY, LAWRENCE | 64 | US NAVY |
RATUSZNY, LEONARD | 60 | US ARMY |
RECUPIDO, PATRICK F. | 65 | US NAVY |
REGAN, TERRENCE D | 66 | USMC |
REHER, RAYMOND A. | 66 | US ARMY |
REILLEY, PATRICK | 68 | US ARMY |
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM | 59 | USMC |
ROSSIANO, VINCENT J | 68 | US ARMY |
RUDAK, RANDALL | 65 | US ARMY |
RUFF, WILLIAM M. | 67 | USMC |
RUSWICK, GEORGE H. | 62 | US ARMY |
RYAN, THOMAS | 65 | US NAVY |
RYAN, VINCENT | 58 | US ARMY |
SALVADOR, FREDERICK | 61 | USAF |
SCHMITT, ROBERT | 67 | US ARMY |
SCHOLTEN, WILLIAM (BILL) | 62 | USAF |
SCHURMAN, ROBERT J. OSA | TCH | US NAVY |
SCHWAB, THOMAS V | 66 | US NAVY |
SCHWARTZ, FRANCIS | 66 | US ARMY |
SCHWARZ, ROBERT | 60 | USMC |
SEIBT, LARRY | 65 | US ARMY |
SEPUTIS, CHARLES | 58 | USAF |
SHEILS, JOHN | 61 | US ARMY |
SHELTON, JAMES R | 78 | USAF |
SHELTON, DR.RICHARD | 63 | USMC |
SHEPHERD, BRET D. | 84 | USAF |
SHIRLEY, JOHN T. OSA | TCH | USAF |
SHUPRYT, JAMES | 69 | US ARMY |
SIDLER, DAVE | 62 | US ARMY |
SILVERWOOD, JAMES | 62 | USMC |
SKONY, GREG (SKONIECZNY) | 71 | US ARMY |
SMITH, JOSEPH | 66 | US ARMY |
SMITH, MICHAEL | 59 | US ARMY RESERVE |
SOBECKE, JAMES B. | 61 | US ARMY |
ST. AUBIN, LEO | 62 | US NAVY |
STAIB, ROBERT LEE | 58 | USAF |
STARKWEATHER, JAMES | 64 | USAF |
STEGENGA, DALE | 62 | US ARMY |
STERNEMANN, REINHARD J OSA | TCH | USAF |
STETINA, ANTHONY R. | 61 | US ARMY |
STRONSKI, SIGMUND (JOHN) | 66 | USMC |
STUMPF, MIKE | 67 | US ARMY |
SULLIVAN, JOSEPH | 66 | USMC |
SWIONTEK, STANLEY | 61 | USAF |
SZABO, STEVEN | 61 | USMC |
TAYLOR, LLOYD | 87 | US ARMY |
TAYLOR, WILLIAM | 66 | USMC |
THURMAN, ROBERT | 60 | US ARMY |
TRAVIS, RUSSELL | 75 | US ARMY |
TROPP, RICHARD J | 65 | USAF |
TULLY, MATT | 64 | USMC |
TYLER, AARON W. | 74 | US ARMY |
ULRICH, EDWARD | 55 | US ARMY |
VALLORTIGARA, JOHN | 65 | US ARMY |
VAN ETTEN, TOM | 59 | USMC |
VAN HAZEBROECK, CONRAD | 63 | USAF |
VAN OOSTERHOUT, JOSEPH | 65 | US NAVY |
VARDA, JAMES | 61 | US ARMY |
VORIS, JAMES P | 65 | US NAVY |
VORIS, WILLIAM | 65 | US ARMY |
WALEGA, RICHARD | 66 | US ARMY |
WALLER, ARTHUR | 87 | USMC |
WALSH, JAMES R. | 61 | US ARMY |
WATKINS, ROBERT | 78 | USAF |
WATSON, GREG | 69 | US ARMY |
WEAVER, SEBASTIAN | 79 | USMC |
WEBER, GEORGE | 62 | US COAST GUARD |
WELSFORD, ROBERT C | 68 | US ARMY |
WILCOXON,DARREL JR | 86 | USMC |
WILKUS, ROBERT | 55 | US ARMY |
WILLIAMS, RICHARD | 62 | US ARMY |
WILSON, DERRICK | 80 | USAF |
WISZNIEWSKI, ROBERT L OSA | TCH | US ARMY |
WITHERS, LLOYD | 64 | US NAVY |
WOLF, JOSEPH | 55 | US NAVY |
WOOD, DONALD | 63 | US NAVY |
WOOD, KENNETH | 65 | USMC |
YOUNG FRANCIS W. (FRANK) | 63 | US NAVY |
YOUNG, DARNELL L | 78 | USAF |
YOUNG, KENNETH | 60 | US NAVY |
YOUNGMAN, ROBERT W. | 61 | AIR NATIONAL GUARD |
YOUPEL, ANDREW G. | 66 | US NAVY |
ZACKEY, RALPH L. | 70 | USMC |
ZATARSKI, CASIMIR E. | 70 | US ARMY |
ZATARSKI, JOHN | 67 | US ARMY |
ZIEMBA, JOHN | 60 | US ARMY |