Alumni 1955-1959
Robert Finnerty 1955, Army
Many 1957 grads were veterans of the Korean War when they enrolled. They were serious and focused men.
Michael Casella 1956, Army
Served from September 1956 until September 1958, stateside. His assignment was chaplain's assistant, however he never served in that capacity. Instead, he sang with a traveling all-soldier show, entertaining troops and others.
Norm Rickard 1958, Army
Norm served in the army in Germany for two years.
Alumni 1960-1969
John Redmond 1961, Navy
John served during the Korean War era on the USS Yellowstone for six months and on the minesweeper USS Dominant for six months in the Mediterranean during the Korean War Era.
Donald Macio Giorgi 1961, Army
Don was killed in action and is recognized at the Vietnam Memorial at Highland Park.
Frank DeLucia 1962, Army
Frank served in the Army, 1963-1969.
John Miller 1963, Marines
Jack served for four years and was discharged as a captain. He was stationed in Virginia.
Gerry Sokolski 1963, Navy
Gerry with the rank of commander after 22 years of active and reserve service.
Tom Melville 1965, Navy
Tom served four years of active duty, 1966-1970, then 23 more years 1970-1993 in the Naval Reserve Intelligence Command. All were honorable. He retired at the rank of commander. His specialty was military intelligence, especially aviation.
John Tani 1966, Air Force
John was a Distinguished Graduate of the USAF Officer Training school and served in both the Air National Guard and Air Force for seven years.
John Connelly 1966, Air Force
John was an officer in the US Air Force from 1966 to 1971. He was an air traffic control officer and, for three years, he was the commander of a 27-man air traffic control unit at Chievres Air Base in Belgium. For the last two years of his service, John was a captain.
Thomas Diringer 1966, Army
Tom served in Vietnam from 1966-1969.
Daniel Kubiak 1966, Army
Daniel was drafted after graduating from Fisher and served in the army from 1966 until 1969.
George Davin 1966, Army
George served as a criminal investigator in the U.S. Army 5th Military Police Division (CID) at Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri, serving 1967-1969.
Thomas Way 1966, Army
Tom joined the Army following graduation and was deployed to Vietnam. He was killed in action. A sculpture created in his honor is located on campus.
Dick Updaw 1967, Marines
Dick was an officer in Vietnam and served at the “Point of the Spear.”
Thomas Echter 1967, Army
Thomas served 1968-1970
Anthony Biondi 1968, Marines
Tony was a proud Fisher graduate. and was among the first to have his wedding ceremony held at Fisher.
Larry Sanagursky 1968, Air Force
Larry proudly served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War era.
Eugene Blackburn 1968, Army
Gene served in the U.S. Army Artillery and was deployed to Tuy Hoa, Vietnam from March 1969 to March 1970 in the 6th Bn 32nd Artillery Div. as an artillery fire direction control technician.
Robert Tuschong 1968, Army
Robert served in Vietnam and is a recipient of the Purple Heart for wounds received in action.
Jack Dailey 1968, Army
Jack was drafted and served in Korea during the Vietnam War era.
Jim Charles 1968, Army
Jim served in Vietnam for the 2nd LT 101St Airborne Division, company commander.
Hugh Rundle 1969, Army
Hugh served from 1970-1976.
Danny Tessoni 1969, Army
Dan served with distinction during the Vietnam War.c
Benedikt Kellner 1969, Army
Benedikt was drafted June 1970 and served 13 months in Vietnam at Can Tho Army Airfield (Mekong Delta).
Gerald Grace 1969, Army
Gerald served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1969 to 1973 and was honorably discharged. He was a combat medic. Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, and a medical corpsman at Brooks Army Hospital.
Donald Maltese 1969, Army
Don served in Germany.
Alumni 1970-1979
George Nestler 1970, Air Force
Served in the Air Force for five years and was stationed at Griffiss AFB in Rome, NY and at RAF Lakenheath, UK.
John Walsh 1970, Air Force
John served in the U.S. Air Force, 1970-1993, and retired as a Lt. Col.
Thomas Taraba 1970, Air Force
Tom served in the U.S. Air Force, 1970-1990, and retired as a Lt Col. He died in 2008.
Charles Siegert 1970, Air Force
Charlie flew in Vietnam.
David Sheffield 1970, Army
David was Army infantry, serving in Vietnma, 1970-1972.
John Difenderfer 1970, Army
John learned he was drafted via radio on his birthday as a Fisher student. He was trained as an interregator.
Daniel Overbeck 1971, Air Force
Dan served as judge advocate for five years, trying courts-martial and providing legal assistance to servicemen and their families.
Joseph Zambon 1971, Navy
Joseph served active duty from 1974-1978 in the U. S. Navy dental corps, attaining the rank of LCDR.
Timothy Dayton 1971, Army
Tim was drafted after graduation and went to Vietnam.
Joseph Zeoli 1972, Army
Joseph was a combac medic in Vietnam, 1967,1968
William Eddinger 1972, Army
William served from 1966 to 69, and was in Vietnam in the 7th Bn 8th Arty II Field Forces.
Joseph R. Conti 1972, Army
Joseph was 1LT. 4 Inf Div Vietnam from 1967-1969, earning the Bronze Star and Army Commendation medals.
James Bossert 1973, Marines
Jim spent six years in the Marines in force reconnaissance.
Christopher Bailey, CPA CFE 1973, Army
Chris served from 1970 to 1976.
Angelo Piccone 1973, Army
Angelo served in Southeast Asia from 1968-1970.
Russell Keller 1975, Navy
Russell is a Vietnam veteran who served proudly for four years.
Alumni 1980-1989
Al Hoffend 1980, Air Force
Al served as an instructor and member of a helicopter combat search-and-rescue team out of Tan Son Nhut Air base outside Saigon South Vietnam.
Craig Kubik 1980, Air Force
Craig served seven years as a physician, including seven months in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm.
Charles (Chuck) Latham 1980, Air Force
Chuck served his country honorably for several years after graduation. He continues to serve his community and country in many ways today as a pastor with a prison ministry.
Mark Tagliaferri 1980, Army
Mark lives a life of service to others.
Geraldine Howe 1981, Marines
Geraldine served 1959 through 1961 at Paris Island, SC, and Cherry Point, NC.
Steven Momano 1983, Navy
Steven was a career Naval Intelligence Officer. He graduated Navy Officer Candidate School (OCS) in 1985 and attended Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training at Lowry AFB, CO. He was deployed twice to the Mediterranean Sea with Navy Attack Squadron FIFTY-FIVE (VA-55), NAS Oceana, VA. with a follow-on tour as watch officer/analyst with Navy Anti-Terrorism Alert Center. He later served as narcotics liaison officer/analyst to the Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Chicago, IL. Steven spent the next 13 years as an intelligence training and administration officer, managing Naval Reservists in Michigan and Illinois. He did back-to-back reserve management tours in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He also had reserve management tours at the Defense Intelligence Agency with a final tour as commanding officer, DIA Navy Element and director, Joint Military Intelligence Training Center. He retired as a captain in November 2008.
Timothy Streb 1983, Army
Tim served on active duty from 1965 to 1972, and then in the Army Reserve until December 2004. Retired with the rank of sergeant major.
Thomas Disbro 1984, Navy
Thomas graduated in 1984 with a B.A. in economics and was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy that same month. He served on the USS Claude V. Ricketts from 1985 to 1988, when he was honorably discharged from active duty at the rank of lieutenant. During his time on board the Ricketts, he was first the electrical division officer, and then the communications officer. He earned his Surface Warfare Officer qualification during his time on board. He completed a six-month cruise around South America in 1985, and another six-month cruise in the Mediterranean Sea in 1987-88.
Larry Northup 1984, Army
Larry honorably served for more than 23 years, seeing duty in Central and South America, Europe, and the Middle East with combat duty in Panama, Kuwait, and Iraq. He received a Bronze Star for actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom and honorably retired in 2009.
Joe Biehler 1987, Army
John served in the Army National Guard for over 37 years, retiring in 2024 as a major general.
Alumni 1990-1999
Kenneth Kula 1990, Navy
Kenneth left the Navy in March of 1990, shortly before Operation Desert Shield.
Andrew McVeigh 1993, Marines
Andrew played football and went to St. John Fisher while being in the Marine Corps.
David DiNolfo 1994, Marines
David played football and attended Fisher while serving in the US Marine Corps.
Alumni 2000-2009
Lona Edgecombe 2000 and Mark Sommer ’92, Army
Lona and Mark Sommer ’92 met at Officer's Candidate School, brought together by their shared experiences - though in different times - as Fisher students. The two have been great friends ever since.
W. James Whelan 2005, Army
Jim served as a captain in the infantry.
Robert Eisenhart 2005, Army
Bobby graduated Magna Cum Laude and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army the same year. He served from 2005 to 2011, rising to the rank of captain. He served in Balad, Iraq with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Bobby is currently associate director of manufacturing for The Boston Beer Company. He resides with in Mertztown, PA with his wife and two children.
Joe Marino 2007, Navy
Joe served from 1989 to 1998 as an advanced electronics technician and fire controlman. During his service, he maintained complex systems on powerful vessels, playing a critical role in operational readiness and national defense. A veteran of the Gulf War, the Bosnian campaign, and the Somalia campaign, his military career took him across the globe in support of key U.S. and allied missions during a pivotal era in modern history. Joe was honorably discharged in 1998. He now serves as an information technologies administrator and software developer.
Charles Carroll Jr. 2007, Army
Charles served for four years and was stationed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Alex Terrance 2008, Marines
Alex served in the Middle East. After being honorably discharged, he embarked on a career in education, serving as a history teacher and administrator.
Alumni 2010-2025
Shane Luther 2010, Army
Shane served from 2010-2013 on tours in South Korea and Afghanistan.
Kenny Rothfuss 2013, Navy
Kenny served for eight years and was deployed during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Eddie Gonzalez 2014, Marines
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1987-1991 with a tour in Desert Storm.
David Barker 2020, Navy
David earned his MBA at Fisher after serving on board the USS Rushmore. He now works as a financial analyst for Rabo AgriFinance and lives with his wife and three children in the Raleigh, NC, area.
