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

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