Here we proudly honor the fallen eagles of CHS who perished during war. Their names are also listed on the monuments located at the CHS Memorial Forest. The video below is based on the book “HONORED DEAD” written by Patricia (Sullivan) Rosenkranz ’49, who passed away peacefully on April 4, 2021.
“Pat was a wonderful woman. I met her through my parents at the Cleveland High School Alumni Association and loved her passion for our high school and the history of the alumni. She will be missed.” ~ Tracy Arnold ’82
CHS World War II Gold Stars
Richard Baggot
Nov 25, 1916 - Apr 17, 1944
Sidney Carl Beinke
Mar 22, 1917 - Oct 3, 1944 1st Lt., USMC National Archives, page 4
James Collins
Died Oct 10, 1944
Hugh Craven
Dec 22, 1924 - Apr 16, 1945 In the 10th Mountain Division based in Italy during a cold miserable winter, Hugh was a cook for the 85th Infantry. A firsthand report tells of Hugh's final hours while attempting to bring a hot meal to men in the field.
Richard Cornell
Jun 23, 1919 - Apr 29, 1943
Eugene L. Cummings
Jun 6, 1924 - Nov 24, 1944
Lawrence Decker
Sep 24, 1922 - Apr 2, 1945
Gunner's mate 2c, HSN
National Archives, page 9
Hubert S. DeWitt, Jr.
Mar 11, 1926 - Mar 9, 1945
Torpedoman's mate 3c, USN
National Archives, page 9
Philip Carl Fander
Sep 15, 1923 - Jun 12, 1944
Andrew Edward Harlin
Jun 17, 1924 - Oct 30, 1944
Aviation metalsmith 1c, USNR
National Archives, page 12
Lawrence Keith Harrison
Died July 6, 1943
Seaman 1c, USN
National Archives, page 12
Herbert Clayton "Toby" Holm
Jun 19, 1921 - Mar 1, 1942
Machinist's mate 3c, USN
National Archives, page 13
Jero (Jiro) Kanetomi
Apr 14, 1916 - Oct 20, 1944
Bernard T. Kelly
Sep 14, 1919 - Jun 10, 1944
Robert Kennewick
Aug 8, 1923 - Dec 9, 1944
Noel Kent
Nov 11, 1925 - Oct 9, 1945 The war was officially over, but at Okinawa, "one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Pacific," sank the LSM 15, and Noel was lost. Noel was born on Nov. 11, 1925, seven years after the signing of the Armistice finalizing the end or World War l, "the war to end all wars." One month short of his 20th birthday, Noel died, away from home, after another war.
Milton E. King
Apr 4, 1915 - Nov 4, 1944
Warren Edward Krafft
Mar 27, 1917 - May 10, 1944
Mike Lagozzino
Dec 26, 1918 - Aug 6, 1943
Gordon Larson
Jul 21, 1920 - Nov 14, 1942 After seven months of confinement as a prisoner of war, Gordon died at Camp Cabanatuan in the Philippine lslands.
William Richard Lewis
Jan 28, 1923 - Aug 14, 1943 Richard was a fireman-waterman in the Merchant Marine, serving aboard the M.H. DeYoung, which was torpedoed near New Hebrides in the Pacific. One passenger, one officer, and two men were killed. Richard Lewis was one of the casualties. In December 1944, a new Liberty ship was launched in his honor, named William Richard Lewis.
John P. McLaughlin
Oct 22, 1922 - Feb 27, 1944 In 1944, John McLaughlin was a Naval aerial gunner participating in submarine bombing and observation surveillances over the Bay of Biscay and along the western approaches to England and Ireland. On his 1Sth mission, his plane went down off the coast of Ireland, reportedly 20 miles from the home of his grandparents.
Frederick L. Morris
Jul 5, 1924 - Feb 21, 1944
Yoshito Noritake
Feb 15, 1921 - Oct 16, 1944
William A. Rach
Sep 25, 1917 - Apr 18, 1945
Lt., USNR
Wife, Mrs. Lillian J. Rach
National Archives, page 21
Robert Rizzo
May 1, 1925 - Jun 4, 1944
Francis Schoenmakers
Jun 17, 1925 - Jul 18, 1945
John Swick
Nov 27, 1923 - Mar 3, 1945
Jack Teply
1919 - Dec 7, 1941 Written in the 1937 Aquilla, Jack Teply was described as "tall and brawny, husky, too, always has a task to do." Jack was reported to be killed during the initial bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Lenard Thibaut
May 31, 1925 - Jan 20, 1946
Louis H. Wolfe, Jr.
Oct 28, 1922 - Oct 16, 1944
Eric John Zackrison
Mar 2, 1922 - Dec 6, 1944
CHS Korean War Heroes
John W. Churchill
Native American
Birth Unknown. Died March 14, 1952
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Gene Modenese
Richard "Dick" E. Larson
6/19/1930 - 10/19/1951
Stuart A. DeWalt, Jr.
1930 - Apr 23, 1952
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Ray Oleson
Robert Foster
1933 - Sep 3, 1951
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Arlen Jackson Morgan
Oct 19, 1933 - Apr 14, 1953
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CHS Vietnam Heroes
Kenneth Henry Visintin
Sep 6, 1947 - Mar 29, 1969
Honored on Panel 28W, Line 87 Of The Wall, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Robert Bruce Richards
Theodor Sylvester Rolstad
Sep 10, 1948 - April 19, 1969
Honored on Panel 26W, Line 11 of The Wall, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Ignacio Duro
Jul 8, 1948 - May 1, 1969
Honored on Panel 26W, Line 90 of The Wall, Vietnam Veteran Memorial
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