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In conjunction with ROTC, a memorial plaque has been commissioned to serve as a tribute to the bravery, service, and sacrifice of the veterans, prisoners-of-war, and service members killed and wounded in action from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since World War II. The plaque will be mounted on the Approach, adjacent to memorials for RPI alumni who died in service during the first and second world wars.
To date, 70 members of the RPI family have been identified to be included on the plaque. These individuals answered our nation’s call, and their commitment to service embodies the Rensselaer motto of “knowledge and thoroughness.” This plaque will honor their courage and carry forward their legacy.
- Col. Robert Taylor — 1899
- Lt. Ransom S. Pattison — 1908
- Cmdr. Jerome N. Lawler — 1924
- Lt. Col. Elmore G. Smith — 1924
- Roy N. Dickie — 1924
- Rear Adm. John R. Perry — 1926
- Charles N. Metcalf — 1926
- Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Gentile — 1928
- Rear Adm. Thomas L. Davey — 1931
- Capt. Fred M. Mosley — 1931
- Rear Adm. Joseph P. Plichta — 1940
- Cmdr. Joseph S. Allen — 1942
- Lt. Harold L. Shipley Jr. — 1944
- Lt. George H. Lochner — 1946
- Lt. Charles W. Petsche — 1948
- Lt. j.g. John Jay Entstrasser Jr. — 1949
- Lt. Philip T. Bastain — 1950
- Lt. Ray W. Olcott — 1950
- Col. Walter H. Clifford — 1951
- Ens. Alvin C. Petrie — 1951
- Lt. Owen A. Norton — 1951
- Cmdr. Warren D. Andrews — 1951
- Lt. Col. Stanley R. Wilber — 1951
- Pvt. James H. Wallace — 1952
- Capt. Robert M. Morgenroth — 1952
- Lt. Cmdr. Robert B. Thorne — 1952
- Lt. j.g. Alois John Forger Jr. — 1952
- Lt. Fred Meardon — 1952
- Lt. j.g. Arthur Abramson — 1953
- Lt. Gordon W. Simonds — 1953
- Vincent J. Franze Jr. — 1954
- Capt. John R. Rutledge — 1954
- Lt. j.g. Kenneth T. Winsor — 1954
- Lt. David B. Dunning — 1956
- Col. Richard A. Kibbey — 1957
- Maj. Moses Lopes Alves — 1957
- Col. Richard Kenneth Allee — 1958
- Lt. William F. Garrity — 1958
- Lt. James R. Stratton — 1959
- Lt. Robert W. Flesch — 1960
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul A. Thornton — 1961
- Lt. Earle R. Roswell — 1961
- Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. Kennedy — 1962
- Capt. Bernard T. Lofft Jr. — 1963
- Lt. Robert J. Bond — 1963
- Col. John F. O’Grady — 1963
- John S. Walker — 1963
- Lt. William M. Bedinger — 1964
- Maj. Charles L. Bifolchi — 1965
- Lt. Robert E. Taylor — 1965
- Lt. William J. Torpie — 1965
- Lt. Ralph J. Schiavone — 1965
- Lt. Theodore A. Kruk — 1965
- Lt. Lance La Grange — 1966
- Col. Louis Gasparine Jr. — 1966
- Lt. Col. Richard Cooper Jr. — 1967
- Lt. Ronald M. Frank — 1968
- Staff Sgt. John Jay Janoska Jr. — 1968
- Col. Denzil H. Boyd Jr. — 1970
- Lt. John E. Sherbin — 1970
- Capt. Carmen Lucci — 1975
- Lt. Col. Gene H. Eiler — 1977
- Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene — 1980
- Lt. j.g. Stephen Mark Martone — 1980
- Lt. Stephen Stuart Sirkin — 1983
- Jay Cook — 1986
- Ens. Julie Anne Sauve Norman — 1988
- Lt. John Jay Dunne Jr. — 1990
- Maj. Jeffrey R. Calero — 1996
- Master Sgt. Jared N. Van Aalst — 1997
- Lt. j.g. Miroslav Steven Zilberman — 2003
- Lt. Ian T. McVey — 2007
- Lt. Jerry Nelson
- Capt. John E. Kingsley
- Capt. Tom Loft
- Lt. Robert A. Krause
- Lt. Col. Guy D. Potter
- John E. Walker
- Lance Cpl. Douglas Whiting Young
How You Can Help
Funds are being raised to pay for the construction and installation of the plaque with expected ceremonies during Reunion & Homecoming and Veterans Day this year. More event information and registration to come, check back soon!
You can donate using the link above. You can help bring this tribute to life through your support and by sharing the names of any alumni who may not yet be included. You can reach out to Lt. Col. Jake Miller at jakelmiller@gmail.com, Cadet Jack Gandolfini at gandoj@rpi.edu, and Cadet Aaron Verkleeren at verkla@rpi.edu or call 518-276-8001 for any new names or for additional information.
Project Team
This project is led by a team of current RPI ROTC cadets, in conjunction with Lt. Col. Jake Miller and Approach and Beyond, LLC.
- Cadet Jack Gandolfini ’26, Mechanical Engineering
- Cadet Eyenain Misgar ’27, Biomedical Engineering
- Cadet Eric Wu ’28, Engineering
- Cadet Aaron Verkleeren ’26, Computer Science
- Cadet Jake Hascup ’28, ITWS
- Lander Linen, DotCIO, Ph.D. Student, C.A.S.E
About ROTC at RPI
RPI hosts Army, Air Force/Space Force, and Navy/Marine Corps Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs for students desiring to commission as officers in the armed forces following graduation. For more information about each program, visit rotc.rpi.edu.
Stop by to see us during Reunion & Homecoming 2025 – October 10-12th– to see the mock-up plaque and learn more about how you can help!
- Affinity and Club Connection Hub on Friday, 10 September from 3:30 – 5:30pm outside the Rensselaer Union
- The Alumni Fan Festival on Saturday, 11 October from 3:30 – 5:30pm on the Georgian Terrace