Memorial Plaque to Honor Fallen RPI Classmates

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To date, 73 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 RPI motto of knowledge and thoroughness. This plaque will honor their courage and carry forward their legacy.

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 the line of duty. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since World War II. The plaque will be mounted on the Approach near memorials for RPI alumni who died in service during the first and second world wars.

Current Plaque Listing of Fallen RPI Service Members

  1. LTJG Arthur Abramson (1953)
  2. Col Richard Kenneth Allee (1958)
  3. CDR Joseph S. Allen (1942)
  4. Maj Moses Lopez Alves (1957)
  5. CDR Warren D. Andrews (1951)
  6. 2d Lt Philip T. Bastian (1950)
  7. Lt. William M. Bedinger (1964)
  8. Maj Charles Lawrence Bifolchi (1965)
  9. Lt Robert J. Bond (1963)
  10. Col Denzil H. Boyd Jr. (1970)
  11. MAJ Jeffery R. Calero (1996)
  12. LTJG Jay K. Cook (1986)
  13. 1st Lt C. Richard Cooper Jr. (1967)
  14. LT John James Dunne Jr. (1990)
  15. LT David B. Dunning (1956)
  16. Lt Col Gene H. Eiler (1977)
  17. LTJG John Jay Entstrasser Jr. (1949)
  18. LT Robert Walter Flesch (1960)
  19. LTJG Alois John Forger Jr. (1952)
  20. 2 Lt. Ronald Marvin Frank (1968)
  21. ENS Vincent J. Franze Jr. (1954)
  22. LT William F. Garrity (1958)
  23. Col Louis Gasparine Jr. (1966)
  24. Maj Gen Joseph P. Gentile (1928)
  25. MG Harold J. Greene (1980)
  26. Ens James Hains (1966)
  27. SSG John Jay Janoska Jr. (1968)
  28. Col Richard A. Kibbey (1957)
  29. CPT John Ellsworth Kingsley (1949)
  30. 2d Lt Robert A Krause (1956)
  31. 1st Lt Theodore A. Kruk (1965)
  32. 1st Lt Lance La Grange (1966)
  33. CDR Jerome N Lawlor (1924)
  34. 1st Lt. George H. Lochner (1946)
  35. Capt Bernard T. Lofft Jr. (1963)
  36. Capt Carmen A. Lucci (1975)
  37. LTJG Stephen Mark Martone (1980)
  1. 2nd Lt Ian T. McVey (2007)
  2. LT Fred Meardon (1952)
  3. CDR Charles N. Metcalf (1926)
  4. Capt Robert M. Morgenroth (1952)
  5. CAPT Fred M. Mosley (1931)
  6. 2d Lt Jerry Nelson (1954)
  7. ENS Julie Anne Sauve Norman (1988)
  8. 2nd Lt Owen A. Norton (1951)
  9. Col John F. O’Grady (1963)
  10. 1st Lt Ray W. Olcott (1950)
  11. 2LT Ransom S. Pattison (1908)
  12. RADM John R. Perry (1926)
  13. ENS Alvin C. Petrie (1951)
  14. 1LT Charles W. Petsche (1948)
  15. LTC Guy D. Potter (1923)
  16. LCDR James Vincent Rockwell (1898)
  17. 1st Lt Earle R Roswell Jr. (1961)
  18. Capt John R. Rutledge (1954)
  19. 1st Lt Ralph J. Schiavone (1965)
  20. 1st Lt John E. Sherbin (1970)
  21. LT Harold L. Shipley Jr. (1944)
  22. 2nd Lt Gordon W. Simonds (1953)
  23. 1st Lt Stephen Stuart Sirkin (1983)
  24. LTC Elmore G. Smith (1924)
  25. LT James R. Stratton (1959)
  26. 2nd Lt Robert E. Taylor (1965)
  27. LCDR Robert B. Thorne (1952)
  28. LCDR Paul A. Thornton (1961)
  29. 1LT William J. Torpie (1965)
  30. LT Richard Albert Urbanek (1982)
  31. MSG Jared Van Aalst (1997)
  32. LCDR John E. Walker (1937)
  33. PVT James H. Wallace (1952)
  34. LCpl Douglas Whiting Young (1970)
  35. LTJG Kenneth T. Winsor (1954)
  36. LTJG Miroslav Steven Zilberman (2003)
View Remembrance Booklet
Bronze memorial plaque honoring Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute veterans, featuring a bald eagle crest, U.S. military service emblems, commemorative text recognizing service and sacrifice, and campaign medals representing conflicts from the Korean War through Operation Inherent Resolve.

HOW YOU CAN HELP​

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, 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.

  • 2Lt Jack Gandolfini ’26, Mechanical Engineering
  • Eyenain Misgar ’27, Biomedical Engineering
  • Sherlyn Wu ’28, Computer Science
  • 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.