Belvidere High School Alumni
Belvidere, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Brianna Liparota | 2009 |
| Dani Gonzalez | 2024 |
| Dean Dean Edwards | 1964 |
| James Crum | 1981 |
| Juan Cortes | 2006 |
| Meghan Hermann Meghan Hermann | 2005 |
| Robb Kline | 1973 |
| Sue Walters | 1978 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Belvidere High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Bucs lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Bruce Boettcher
Class of 1981
Marine Corps, 11 Years
I was a Combat Engineer for 11 years and served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Class of 1981
Marine Corps, 11 Years
I was a Combat Engineer for 11 years and served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Daniel Ryman
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served as a H-1 Huey/Cobra Helicopter Crew Chief for 10 years. Promoted to Warrant Officer served as a Maintenance Engineering Officer for 7 years and Promoted to Limited Duty Officer for the remainder. Retired 10/1/05 as a Major.
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Served as a H-1 Huey/Cobra Helicopter Crew Chief for 10 years. Promoted to Warrant Officer served as a Maintenance Engineering Officer for 7 years and Promoted to Limited Duty Officer for the remainder. Retired 10/1/05 as a Major.
David Meinheit
Class of 1969
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted in the Navy as an Operations Specialists. Entered Officer Candidate School in 1980 and retired as a Lieutenant Commander. Served on 5 different ships.
Class of 1969
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted in the Navy as an Operations Specialists. Entered Officer Candidate School in 1980 and retired as a Lieutenant Commander. Served on 5 different ships.
Jerry McGivern
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Communication Technician 1959 to 1963. Adak Alaska '60-'61, Waihiwa, HI '61-'63. Special duty to Christmas Island Atomic Bomb tests. Special duty on USS Bonne Homme Richard Aircraft Carrier for 6 months off Japan. USS Pueblo was duty station for CT's. Also served on USS Rowan, a destroyer.
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Communication Technician 1959 to 1963. Adak Alaska '60-'61, Waihiwa, HI '61-'63. Special duty to Christmas Island Atomic Bomb tests. Special duty on USS Bonne Homme Richard Aircraft Carrier for 6 months off Japan. USS Pueblo was duty station for CT's. Also served on USS Rowan, a destroyer.
Joseph Smith
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
USMC 1969-1975 (CPL) Army Reserve 79-80,NG 80-81, U.S.Army 81-02 as a 13Foxtrot Artillery Forward Observer. Served 4 th ID, 8th ID, 5th Corp, 12th Avn, 10th Mtn over 21 years retiring as an E9 Sergeant Major.
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
USMC 1969-1975 (CPL) Army Reserve 79-80,NG 80-81, U.S.Army 81-02 as a 13Foxtrot Artillery Forward Observer. Served 4 th ID, 8th ID, 5th Corp, 12th Avn, 10th Mtn over 21 years retiring as an E9 Sergeant Major.
Richard Brady
Class of 1964
Navy, 5 Years
Ended up in the Aviation branch of the Navy, hunting Russian Subs over in the Med as we called it! I was stationed with a land based sub hunter squadron up in Maine! Flew from there to Sicily where we did 8/12 hour patrols of the Med serching for Russian Subs! I was with Patrol Squadron VP-23 and we flew Neptune P2V-7 aircraft. I mustered out in 1969 E-4 over 5!
Class of 1964
Navy, 5 Years
Ended up in the Aviation branch of the Navy, hunting Russian Subs over in the Med as we called it! I was stationed with a land based sub hunter squadron up in Maine! Flew from there to Sicily where we did 8/12 hour patrols of the Med serching for Russian Subs! I was with Patrol Squadron VP-23 and we flew Neptune P2V-7 aircraft. I mustered out in 1969 E-4 over 5!
Alumni Stories
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School News
Searching for Stephanie Thompson
Does anyone from the class of 88 know Stephanie Thompson? If so, could you please email me rld197041@yahoo.com
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Our Belvidere High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Belvidere High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Belvidere are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!