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
Class of 1939
Richard
Baggot
Nov 25, 1916 - Apr 17, 1944
Class of 1942
James
Collins
Died Oct 10, 1944
Class of 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.
Class of 1940
Richard
Cornell
Jun 23, 1919 - Apr 29, 1943
Class of 1942
Eugene L.
Cummings
Jun 6, 1924 - Nov 24, 1944
Class of 1941
Lawrence
Decker
Sep 24, 1922 - Apr 2, 1945
Gunner's mate 2c, HSN
National Archives, page 9
Class of 1944
Hubert S.
DeWitt, Jr.
Mar 11, 1926 - Mar 9, 1945
Torpedoman's mate 3c, USN
National Archives, page 9
Class of 1942
Philip Carl
Fander
Sep 15, 1923 - Jun 12, 1944
Class of 1942
Andrew Edward
Harlin
Jun 17, 1924 - Oct 30, 1944
Aviation metalsmith 1c, USNR
National Archives, page 12
Class of 1940
Herbert Clayton
"Toby" Holm
Jun 19, 1921 - Mar 1, 1942
Machinist's mate 3c, USN
National Archives, page 13
Class of 1935
Jero (Jiro)
Kanetomi
Apr 14, 1916 - Oct 20, 1944
Class of 1939
Bernard T.
Kelly
Sep 14, 1919 - Jun 10, 1944
Class of 1941
Robert
Kennewick
Aug 8, 1923 - Dec 9, 1944
Class of 1942
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.
Class of 1934
Milton E.
King
Apr 4, 1915 - Nov 4, 1944
Class of 1934
Warren Edward
Krafft
Mar 27, 1917 - May 10, 1944
Class of 1937
Mike
Lagozzino
Dec 26, 1918 - Aug 6, 1943
Class of 1939
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.
Class of 1941
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.
Class of 1941
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.
Class of 1942
Frederick L.
Morris
Jul 5, 1924 - Feb 21, 1944
Class of 1940
Yoshito
Noritake
Feb 15, 1921 - Oct 16, 1944
Class of 1936
William A.
Rach
Sep 25, 1917 - Apr 18, 1945
Lt., USNR
Wife, Mrs. Lillian J. Rach
National Archives, page 21
Class of 1943
Robert
Rizzo
May 1, 1925 - Jun 4, 1944
Class of 1943
Francis
Schoenmakers
Jun 17, 1925 - Jul 18, 1945
Class of 1942
John
Swick
Nov 27, 1923 - Mar 3, 1945
Class of 1937
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.
Class of 1944
Lenard
Thibaut
May 31, 1925 - Jan 20, 1946
Class of 1941
Louis H.
Wolfe, Jr.
Oct 28, 1922 - Oct 16, 1944
Class of 1940
Eric John
Zackrison
Mar 2, 1922 - Dec 6, 1944
CHS Korean War Heroes
Class of 1947
John W. Churchill
Native American
Birth Unknown. Died March 14, 1952
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Class of 1949
Gene Modenese
Class of 1949
Richard "Dick" E. Larson
6/19/1930 - 10/19/1951
Class of 1949
Ray
Oleson
Class of 1950
Arlen Jackson Morgan
Oct 19, 1933 - Apr 14, 1953
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CHS Vietnam Heroes
Class of 1965
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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Class of 1965
Robert Bruce
Richards
Class of 1966
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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Class of 1966
Ignacio
Duro
Jul 8, 1948 - May 1, 1969
Honored on Panel 26W, Line 90 of The Wall, Vietnam Veteran Memorial
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