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The Owen D. Young School District is very proud of our alumni and community members who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Mrs. Wanda Armstrong has spent many, many hours over the years researching the following list of military service members who either graduated from the former Van Hornesville School, or the current Owen D. Young School District.
We realize that this list is likely not complete. If you see any errors, or would like to add someone to the list, please contact Mrs. Armstrong by email: warmstrong@odycsd.org
Charles Ackerman
Ethan Allum
Frank Andrecheck
James Andrecheck
Joseph Andrecheck
Robert Andrecheck
Charles Anthony
Frank Anthony
Michael Anthony
Edward Barker
Harold Barrett
Stanley Bayzon
Zigmunt Bednarski
Douglas Bell
William Botsford
Harold Breish
Charles Bullock
George Bundyk
Joseph Bundyk
Myron Burke
Earl Bush
Frederick Butler
Stanley Cinch
Clifford Cook
Robert Cook
Wilber Crnadall
Wilson Crouse
John Czerniawski
Joseph Czerniawski
Walter Czerniawski
Louis Czeck
Walter Czeck
Stanley Danielak
Willis DeLaney
Arthur Dingman
Eddie Donlyuk
Irving Douglas
Michael Dziadik
Ralph Ecker
Arthur Edick
Lysle Eggleston
Kenneth Engell
Gordon Fikes
Birlyn Flint
Ward Gerhardt
Derward Gifford
Ludwick Gogal
Andrew Goodell
Stanley Gresack
Michael Grescheck
Jon Gresiack
Glenn Griffith
Raymond Gros
Frank Hadcox
John Hailston
Harold Hanlon
Bruce Harter
Frank Hemenway
Henry Hemenway
Frederick Herron
Robert Herron
Leo Hynda
Leon Hoke
John Hubiak
Lester Hull
Raymond Irish
Andrew Ivan
George Ivan
Stanley Janczuk
Robert Jordan
Bruce Kennerknecht
Lorne King
Andrew Konn
John Konn
John Kozoil
Robert Krum
John Kusmak
Edward Lampman
Earl Lawrence
Francis Lawrence
Harold Lampman
Frank Layman
Robert Leneker
Donald Lighthall
Arthur Loomis
Nicholas Malinchak
Stanley Malzeski
Clyde Manclow
Samuel Mayton
Eugine McGuire
Lyman McGuire
Burton Miller
Leon Miller
William Milne
Richard Misencik
Roger Moore
Theron Moore
Wesley Moore
Benjamin Morgan
Charles Mosovsky
Russell Moyer
Wilfred Muironey
Harold Mumford
Orville Mumford
Michael Mygas
Harry Nestle
Robert Ostrander
Webster Ough
Ronald Parr
Samuel Paulus
Donald Perry
John Peskiak
Henry Pestar
Donald Petrie
Walter Petrie
Robert Pierce
Victor Phillipson
Charles Pickersgill
Curtis Pooler
Albert Posello
Fred Posello
Rufus Quinn
Frederick Richards
James Richardson
Donald Robertson
Harold Robertson
Raymond Rogers
Leonard Sadlon
Bernard Snaders
Edgar Shaut
Lester Shaut
Russell Sherman
Clarke Shoemaker
Dorlan Shoemaker
Edwin Shoemaker
Robert Shoemaker
Frank Sholver
Gordon Shriner
Quenton Shriner
Waldo Shriner
Charles Skee
Fred Smagalski
Dean Smith
Donald Smith
Everett Smith
Harry Smith
Marion Smith
Owen Smith
Glen Snyder
Harold Snyder
Howard Snyder
Joseph Sokal
George Soposki
Metro Soposki
Gerald Soule
Angeline Stallone
Michael Stallone
Oris Stallone
John Stark
Steven Stark
Nicholas Steckler
Steven Steckler
William Steckler
George Streeter
Kames Suits
John Sukocki
Russell Swetmon
Manley Tabor
George Tynda
Nicholas Tynda
Frank Ucasz
Mitchell Ulinski
Oakley VanAlstine
William VanValkenburg
Gordon Waffle
Merwin Waffle
Ralph Waffle
Harold Walrath
Andrew Wichowsky
Edward Witkowski
Ralph Wollaber
Steven Yaworski
Glenn Young
Robert Young
Vera Young
Curtis Yule
Donald Yule
Benedick Zysk
During World War II, the call for aid was greatly heard and young men forfeited their high school graduations to join the military to support our country. And there were many. Two such ODY students were:
Class of 1940: James Andrecheck, US Army Air Corps
Class of 1944: Glenn Young, Army
In 1999, Operation Recognition was created by Section 305 of New York State’s Education Law, recognizing the devotion and sacrifice of all veterans who, for this reason left school early, by declaring those servicemen eligible for high school diplomas. On June 24, 2001 ODY presented a diploma under this provision to:
Class of 1940: James Andrecheck, US Army Air Corps
Class of 1947
Paul Kucerak, III, Army Air Corp
Class of 1948
Thomas F. Herron, Army
Class of 1959
Kenneth Landers, Navy
Class of 1960
Kenneth Edick, Army
Class of 1961
David H. Moyer, Navy
Class of 1962
Francis Cogan, Army
Timothy Flynn, Army
Charles F. Moyer, Army
Richard Mussmacher, Army Green Beret
Robert Smith, Navy
Fred Van Amburgh, Army
Class of 1963
Wayne Getman, Army
Class of 1965
Gregory Bednarski, Army
Frederick Herron, Army
Norman Woodruff, Army Reserves
Class of 1966
Stanley Cook, Army
Dale Gerhardt, Army
Walter Ough, Army
Class of 1967
Christopher Moyer, Marines
Joseph Soposki, Navy
Class of 1968
David Burton Flint, Navy
Robert J. Moyer, Army
Class of 1969
Karen Collins, Air Force
Class of 1971
Theodore Herron, Army
David Delaney, Army
Class of 1973
Bernard Rogers, Army
Class of 1976
Richard Baylor, Army
Michael W. Landers, Army
Class of 1977
Tracey Bond, Navy
William Bouck, Army
Leland Dan Collins, Marines
Class of 1978
Peter Puskarenko, Army
Class of 1980
J. David Sprague, Jr., Marines
Class of 1982
Lyle Smith, Navy
Nicholas Hula, Army National Guard
Daniel Belgrader, Marines
Class of 1983
Richard Edick, Army
Scott Mayton, Air Force
Michael Peplinski, Navy
Class of 1985
Shawn Mayton, Air Force
Michael Mower, Marines
Charles Scott Moyer, Army
Class of 1986
Todd Smith, Marines
Class of 1987
Paul Bannister, Marines
Jerald Bernhardt, Air Force
Steven Hula, Army National Guard
Class of 1988
Amelia Greene, Navy
Peter Bokowski, Marines
Timothy Haskell, Marines
Class of 1989
Amelia Greene, Navy
Christopher Kraft , Army
Class of 1992
David Luke, Army
Class of 1997
Geoff Rogers, Army National Guard & Reserves
* Medic/Bronze Star recipient
Class of 1999
Jason Galusha, Army
Nicole Mizner, Air Force
Class of 2000
Joshua Hogeboom, Coast Guard
Seth Puskarenko, Coast Guard
Class of 2001
Aaron Wilson, Army
Class of 2004
Cory Barton, Army
Class of 2005
Jessica Anglin, Navy
Seth Hammont, Air Force
Class of 2006
Dale Wood, Army
Christopher Strain, Army
Class of 2007
Christopher Alfisi, Air Force
Dmitri Gvozd, National Guard
Kimberly Hugick, Army Reserves
Matthew Proctor, Army
Class of 2008
Joshua Fuller, Army ROTC
Class of 2009
Brenden Brouillard, Navy
Class of 2010
Anthony King, Marines
Class of 2011
Kyle Hoke, Marines
Class of 2014
Natasha Mower, Army National Guard
Class of 2015
Jeff Weeks, Jr., Marine Reserves
Class of 2016
Misty Hess, Army
Class of 2017
Herman Delgado, Army
Class of 2018
Carson Hess, Air Force National Guard
Class of 2020
Hunter Coveny, Army
Class of 2021
Christian Andreev, Air Force
Samuel Weeks, Marine Reserves
Class of 2022
Vladimir Hula, Marines
Joseph Burditt
Leland Dan Collins
Alex Dorantes
Richard Edick
Timothy Flynn
Jason Galusha
Amelia Green Geweye
John Michael Hula
Nicholas Hula
Steven Hula
Ronald Klump
Michael Mower
Charles Moyer
Peter Puskarenko
Geoff Rogers
Joseph Soposki
Brian Wilson
Emil Ziaja