Joseph D. D'Amelio faculty/staff
Margaret T. Goyette Dahm Class Year: 1968, 1972; faculty/staff
D H. Daley Class Year: 1915*
David W. Daley Class Year: 1978
Robert C. Daly Class Years: 1952, 1953, 1961 Paul E. Dammer (PHOTO 1) (PHOTO 2) Class Years: 1958, 1961, 1970 Paul Dammer served in the Army during the Korean war. This photograph was taken in May 1953, as he was returning from Korea. He attended the university after his time in the service, and graduated as a member of the class of 1958. Philip D. Danaher Class Year: 1972
Walter Daniels Class Year: 1941
Peter Danoda Class Year: 1944* Peter Danoda, originally a member of the class of 1944, served in the Navy during World War II. Read more about Danoda in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of February 11, 1944; Letter of April 28, 1944; Letter of March 14, 1945
Samuel S. Danton Class Year: 1947*
Robert Darling Class Year: 1862 Robert Darling graduated from the Normal School in 1862. He joined the Normal School Company in August 1862, in response to recruitment efforts by Normal School professors Kimball and Husted. He was killed in battle on June 19, 1864.
The following biographical sketch was published in The Heroes of Albany. A Memorial of the Patriot-Martyrs of the City and County of Albany Who Sacrificed Their Lives During the Late War in Defence of Our Nation, 1861-1865, by Rufus W. Clark. "Among the noble band of young men who left their home, in Albany county, for the battle field, there are few more deserving of commemorative eulogy than ROBERT BURNETT DARLING. "Combining energy and perseverance in whatever he undertook, with high moral qualities, he endeared himself to a large circle of friends. His promptness and zeal in the discharge of his religious duties have rendered his memory precious in the church of God. "From his childhood ROBERT evinced a keenness of moral sensibility. Especially was this apparent in his solemn regard for the truth. His abhorrence of falsehood, in every form, was a marked feature in his character. His brief history furnishes but few materials for a biographical sketch. He was born January 24, 1836, in Westford, Otsego county, New York. His father, Mr. JOHN DARLING, is the proprietor and cultivator of a farm located at Newtonville, town of Watervliet, Albany county.. His mother's name is Mrs. ELIZA MYERS DARLING. To this estimable lady ROBERT was indebted, for many of those excellencies of character, which were so happily developed in subsequent manhood. "It was intended by his parents, as he advanced toward maturity, that he should aid his father in the cultivation of his farm. But his frequently expressed desire for an education, and the indications of more than usual powers of mind, induced them to place his at an academy, located at Wilbraham, Massachusetts, under the direction of Professor RAYMOND. "While prosecuting his studies there, he became the subject of renewing grace. There was, at this time, a revival of religion in the village, and many of the pupils were brought to a saving knowledge of the truth. Into this work of mercy, young DARLING entered with all the force of his earnest nature. His convictions were pungent, and his joy and faith correspondingly elevated. "He was baptized, at Newtonville, on the first Sabbath of July, 1854. He entered at once and devotedly into the works of faith and labors of love, to which, by his profession, he had been sacredly consecrated. Upon the prayer meetings of the church, he was a constant attendant, and never did he hesitate to take a part in prayer with his brethren. His labors as a Sunday school teacher were earnest and successful. "Having completed his academic studies at Wilbraham, he returned to the farm, and again engaged in aiding his father in the labors of the field. But his earnest desire for knowledge induced him, with the consent of his parents, to enter the Normal school, in the city of Albany, then under the charge of Professor COCHRAN, In that institution he prosecuted his studies during three terms, and graduated with the confidence and esteem of both his teachers and fellow students. "It is somewhat remarkable that a disposition so amiable and so full of kind and generous feeling should ever have cherished the least inclination for the clash of arms, and the perils and hardships of war. But ROBERT dearly loved his country and felt deeply indignant at the wrongs inflicted upon her, and the contemptuous insults poured upon her flag. When Professor KIMBALL, who had been his teacher at the Normal School, proposed to organize a company for the United States service, a number of his pupils engaged to follow him to the field. Young DARLING united with them, and enlisted in the service of the United States on the 14th of August, 1862, in Company E, Forty-fourth Regiment. Thus the beloved preceptor, who had led them in the paths of knowledge, was now to lead them into scenes of peril and sanguinary conflict. "ROBERT took an active part in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, with the exception of Gettysburg. While that sanguinary struggle was in progress, he was upon the sick list, and confined to the hospital. In every battle, he manifested a courage, steadiness and soldierly bearing, that won for him the confidence of the officers and men. "But he was also a soldier of the cross. Amid the stirring events of the war, the deprivations of the camp, and perils by which he was surrounded, he ever bore with him the love of Jesus in his heart, and found in Him a blessed source of strength and consolation. He originated and attended the prayer meetings of his company, encouraging the hearts of his comrades to the exercise of a holy faith. As opportunity was offered him he stood, a servant of Christ, by the bedside of the sick, and into the ears of the dying whispered the words of consolation and hope. His presence was ever hailed with pleasure, because he everywhere diffused around him the sweet spirit of a sincere Christian. He was repeatedly urged to accept of a chaplaincy. His pastor was especially desirous that he should occupy this position, for the duties of which he appears to have been eminently qualified. But this office he steadfastly declined. His modest estimation of himself made him shrink from the responsibilities it involved. Indeed, he refused promotion to any rank and to the solicitations of his pastor he replied: 'No, I have enlisted in the ranks, and in that position intend to fight through the war.' At the earnest and repeated solicitation, however, of his company, he accepted the post of Corporal, but no consideration could induce him to take any higher office. "His death occurred on the 19th of June, 1864. On the morning of that day he was in the trenches directly opposite Petersburg, and in near proximity to the enemy. Having raised his head above the bank, a bullet from the rifle of a rebel sharpshooter, sent with unerring aim, struck him immediately above the left eye, penetrating the brain. The blow was mortal. He fell and instantly expired without uttering a word, nor did a sigh or groan pass his lips. "His remains were interred by his comrades near the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad, and although his grave had been carefully marked with his name, company and regiment placed at the head, his bereaved friends have sought for him in vain. "Thus passed away a useful and very lovely life. A painful bereavement, indeed, to those who are more immediately connected with him. But there is light amid the gloom, and a sweet solace to their sorrows. They have the precious consolation, which the gospel affords, that ROBERT now rests not only from the alarms of war, but from all the trials and sorrows of earth, in the bosom of his covenant God. 'Champion of Jesus, man of God, Servant of Christ, well done. Thy path of thorns hath now been trod, Thy red cross crown it won. Champion of Jesus, on that breast, From whence thy fervor flowed, Thou hast obtained eternal rest, The bosom of thy God.'" Rufus W. Clark, The Heroes of Albany. A Memorial of the Patriot-Martyrs of the City and County of Albany Who Sacrificed Their Lives During the Late War in Defense of Our Nation, 1861-1865. Albany: S.R. Gray, 1866. Documentation reproduced with permission of Chris Hunter and the Normal School Company website.
Susan R. Dauria (PHOTO) Class Years: 1991, 1994 Susan Dauria served in the US Army from 1981 to 1983. She graduated from the University at Albany with a PhD in Anthropology in 1994.
Jim L. Davenport Class Years: 1981 Sergeant Jim L. Davenport served in the U.S. Army January 1969 through January 1971. -Vietnam Combat Veteran, Squad Leader, June 14, 1969-June 14, 1970, Americal Division, 196th Infantry Brigade
William M. Davidge Class Year: 1935
Edith (Trece) Aney Davidson Class Year: 1944
George J. Davidson Class Year: 1921
Robert K. Davies Class Year: 1980
Percy H. Davis Class Year: 1915*
Thomas A. Davis Class Year: 1969
Frederick Day Class Year: 1941 Frederick Day, class of 1941, served in the Navy during World War II. Read more about Day in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of October 9, 1943 Letter of February 11, 1944 Letter of April 28, 1944 Letter of March 14, 1945 Thorpe De Void Class Year: 1942 Thorpe De Void graduated in 1942 with a BA and subsequently entered the Navy as an aviation cadet. He served 20 years as a naval aviator, retiring with the rank of Commander on the West Cost.
Lois Dann De Wahl Class Year: 1944
Julian DeLyser Class Years: 1951, 1956 Julian DeLyser served in the US Navy from January 1946 to October 1947, and again from June 1951 to August 1952.
Valentin A. DeMarco, Jr. Class Year: 1997; faculty/staff
Robert DeMichiell Class Year: 1955
Norman E. DeNeef Class Year: 1940
Rinaldo V. DeNuzzo Class Year: 1956 Rinaldo V. DeNuzzo, a member of the class of 1956, served in the Army Air Force during World War II. He remained in the Air Force after the world war ended, serving as navigator on the B-17 and B-29 aircraft throughout the Cold War. By the time of his retirement, he had attained the rank of captain.
Paschal DeSanctis Class Year: 1941
Harold E. DeVoe Class Year: 1919*
Donald E. Dean Class Years: 1951, 1955
George E. Decker (PHOTO) Class Year: 1936, 1992 George Decker received a BA from the State College for Teachers in 1936, and an MA in 1942, before serving in the Coast Guard during World War II.
George Decker Class Year: 1950*
James Decker Class Year: 1932*
Marie Hardie Decker Class Year: 1939
Robert F. Decker Class Year: 1938 Robert F. Decker graduated from the State College for Teachers in 1938. In August 1941, he was commission into the Navy Reserves, following completion of a government-sponsored graduate course in meteorology at the Guggenheim School of Aeronautics in New York City. From September to December 1941, he received Navy Indoctrination at NAS in Lakehurst, NJ. His training complete, he was first stationed at NAS Argentia, Newfoundland, where he served as Aerological Officer, performing weather forecasting for anti-submarine air patrols in the North-west Atlantic. In October 1942 he was reassigned to the Northern Group Eastern Sea Frontier and sent to the 1st Naval Headquarters in Boston, where he forecast the weather for air and sea anti-sub patrols off the New England coast until November 1944. In December 1944, he was assigned to Naval Air Transport Command Pacific, based at NAS Hawaii, and NATS Detachment at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. He remained there until November 1945, when he returned to inactive service and went home. He served in the Navy Reserves for 20 years, retiring as Commander, USNR in September 1961.
Sidney R. Decker Class Year: 1971; faculty/staff
Susan Decker Class Year: 1989*
Walter Decker Class Year: 1954
Walter C. Decker Class Year: 1969 F/S
Alfred E. Dedicke Class Year: 1918 Alfred Dedicke, originally a member of the class of 1918, left State College for the military several days after the declaration of war in 1917. He survived the war, but did not return to college.
Blanchard Dedrick faculty/staff Blanchard Dedrick, a University at Albany employee, received a Bronze Star in 1981 for his service in World War II. During the war, Dedrick was a platoon sergeant with the 25th Infantry Division stationed in the South Pacific, where he lead his unit in combat against the enemy, assisted medics and helped transport food and medical supplies.
William Dedrick faculty/staff
Jack Deeringer faculty/staff
Leah Cohen Degnan Class Year: 1928
Myasha Dehenre Class Year: 2001 Myasha Dehenre entered the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant after graduation.
Paul B. Deierlein Class Years: 1972, 1980
James J. Delaney Class Year: 1922*
James M. Delaney Class Year: 1983
Nancy J. Delaney Class Year: 1970
Sara T. Delaney faculty/staff
William J. Delehanty Class Year: 1926
Jean Delehany Class Year: 1943*
David J. Delfavero Class Year: 1981
Glenn R. Delong Class Year: 1948; faculty/staff
Adam S. Delvecchio Class Year: 1996
Donald G. Demick Class Year: 1944 James K. Dempsey Class Year: 1987
James R. Dempsey, Jr. Class Year: 1979
Michael P. Dempsey Class Year: 1985
Dennis Dempster Class Years: 1957, 1961
John P. Denn Class Year: 1985
Cassie Laurence Denney Class Year: 1937 Cassie Denney was in the Army during World War II. She served in the Air Corps and was based in Lauringburg-Maxton, NC. There, she taught pilots weather and map reading.
Warren Densmore Class Year: 1938; faculty/staff Warren Densmore, class of 1938 and later a faculty member at the college, served in the Navy during World War II. Read more about Densmore in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of April 28, 1944; Letter of March 14, 1945
Cuthbert D. Denton Class Year: 1986
Frank R. Denton, Jr. Class Year: 1955
Brian T. Denzler Class Year: 2000 Sgt. Brian T. Denzler enlisted in the Army in April 2002. He was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) in 2005.
Douglas L. Depew Class Year: 1987
Karl A. Depold Class Year: 1967
Joseph E. Deporte faculty/staff
Samuel Q. DerBedrosian (PHOTO) Class Year: 1942
Paul der Ohannesian Class Year: 1945 Paul der Ohannesian, a member of the class of 1945, entered the service in 1942 as a Private. He spent time at Penn State and at various military camps in the US before going to Europe in 1945. He was discharged from active service in early 1947, and served for a few years as company commander of Battery C of the Army National Guard at the Albany Armory before going to law school.
Joseph J. Derusso Class Year: 1938
Dana S. Dervay Class Year: 1979
Charles C. Derwin Class Year: 1955
Mark R. Desai Class Year: 1989
Rudolph Desantolo Class Year: 1953
Nathan A. Deschenes Class Year: 1997
Leslie Deweerdt Class Year: 1949
Fred E. Dexter, Jr. Class Year: 1937
James F. Dexter Class Year: 1847
Anthony M. Diange Class Year: 1983
David Dickerman Class Year: 1935
Charles Dickerson Class Year: 1940
Samuel C. Dickieson Class Year: 1948
Robert Dickinson Class Year: 1948, 1949
William G. Dickinson Class Year: 1851
George W. Dicks Class Year: 1951, 1956
David Dickson Class Year: 1940
George H. Dickson (PHOTO) Class Year: 1866 George Dickson left the Normal School in 1862 to join the Normal School Company. He returned to school after the Civil War ended, and graduated in 1866. Although he had survived the war, he died in 1871 of illnesses he had contracted while a soldier.
William G. Dickson Class Year: 1942 William G. Dickson served in the Navy during World War II. Read more about Dickson in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of April 28, 1944; Letter of March 14, 1945
Clyde C. Diedrich Class Year: 1922*
James R. Diesing Class Year: 1979
Robert E. Dietrich Class Year: 1971
Herman O. Dietz Class Year: 1926
A. Carmello Digioia Class Year: 1936
Michael Digioia Class Year: 1936* Michael Digioia, originally a member of the class of 1936, served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Read more about Digioia in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of February 11, 1944; Letter of April 28, 1944; Letter of March 14, 1945
Frank Digregorio Class Year: 1951
Douglas D. Dillenbeck Class Year: 1941 Douglas D. Dillenbeck, class of 1941, served in the Air Force during World War II. Read more about Dillenbeck in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of October 9, 1943; Letter of February 11, 1944; Letter of April 28, 1944; Letter of March 14, 1945
Laverne Dillenbeck Class Year: 1936* Staff Sgt. Laverne A. Dillenbeck served in the Army Air Force during World War II, as a non-commissioned officer in the photography section of the 509 bomb group, in Okinawa.
Michael P. Dinet Class Year: 1980
Harley Dingman Class Year: 1943
Alexander Disanto Class Year: 1970
Charles Disare Class Year: 1938
Paul Dittman Class Year: 1938 Paul Dittman, class of 1938, served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Read more about Dittman in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of April 28, 1944; Letter of March 14, 1945
Alex F. Dix Class Year: 1854
Linda Purcell Dixon Class Years: 1973, 1975
Ronald Dixon Class Year: 1949
Thomas E. Dixon Class Year: 1955
Ruth Leonard Djoumkovsky Class Year: 1913
Ann M. Philion Doerffel Class Year: 1982
David T. Doerffel Class Year: 1996 Joseph D. Dolan Class Year: 1952
LeRoy A. Dolan Class Year: 1915*
Dennis Dole Class Year: 1941 Dennis Dole served in the Air Force during World War II. Read more about Dole in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of October 9, 1943; Letter of February 11, 1944; Letter of April 28, 1944; Letter of March 14, 1945
David V. Dollner Class Year: 1982
Levi S. Dominy Class Year: 1853
Edith Scholl Donahue (PHOTO) Class Year: 1936 Edith S. Donahue graduated from the New York State College for Teachers in 1936. She enlisted in the US Navy in December 1943, and was commissioned as an ensign on March 7, 1944. By the time she returned to civilian life on September 24, 1946, she had been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade. Read more about Donahue in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of March 14, 1945
Vincent J. Donehue Class Year: 1936
Robert J. Donnelly Class Year: 1952; faculty/staff
C. Kevin Donovan Class Year: 1976 C. Kevin Donovan served in the Army from 1976 to 1999.
Joseph Donovan Class Year: 1935
Robert Donovan faculty/staff
Edward A. Doolan Class Year: 1940
John F. Dooley Class Year: 1948 John F. Dooley attended Albany State College for Teachers before serving in the Army Air Force during World War II. After the war, he returned to college and graduated in 1948. Read more about Dooley in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of October 9, 1943
Patrick J. Dooley Class Year: 1951
Richard J. Dooley Class Year: 1940
Kenneth T. Doran Class Year: 1939; faculty/staff
Leonard Dormette Class Year: 1942*
Samuel S. Dorrance Class Year: 1932 Samuel S. Dorrance, class of 1932, served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Read more about Dorrance in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of October 9, 1943
William Dorrance Class Year: 1942
Bernard A. Dorsey Class Year: 1972
Earl J. Dorwaldt Class Year: 1920
Mildred Crowley Dougherty Class Year: 1932
Harriet R. Tedford Doughten Class Year: 1916
Douglas S. Dowd Class Year: 1980
James P. Downey Class Year: 1986
Jill G. Russo Downey Class Year: 1987
Daniel S. Doyle (PHOTO) Class Year: 1958 Daniel Doyle served in the Navy during the Korean War.
Walter J. Doyle Class Year: 1920
William E. Doyle Class Year: 1916*
John E. Drake Class Year: 1978
Charles M. Drexel Class Year: 1968
Doris French Droz Class Year: 1942
Henry R. Druschel Class Years: 1947, 1948
Lester S. Dryden Class Year: 1939
Alonzo Du Mont Class Year: 1937
Daniel S. Dubin Class Year: 1968
Harold Duffey (PHOTO) Class Year: 1942 Harold "Hal" Duffey, class of 1942, served in the Navy during World War II. Read more about Duffey in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of October 9, 1943; Letter of March 14, 1945
John H. Duffus Class Years: 1950, 1951
Gregory S. Duflo Class Year: 1993
Normand E. Dumont Class Year: 1955
Graham H. Duncan Class Year: 1947 Graham Duncan, class of 1947, writes: Counting the Dead At the end of each day you look around to see who's missing and say I'm still here, knowing it might come tomorrow or the day after and will surely come before the month is out. that settled, you can forget the count and get back to work. you help to gather the bodies, the grenades and rifles and hope, when your turn comes, someone will do the same for you. and if your boots are still good that someone who needs them will notice. Read more about Duncan in the Louis C. Jones Letters: Letter of October 9, 1943; Letter of March 14, 1945
Winnifred Duncan Class Year: 1922*
Gerald E. Dunn Class Year: 1951
James W. Dunn Class Year: 1951
Winfred Dunn Class Year: 1923
James Dunning Class Year: 1945
Edmond R. Duprey Class Year: 1956
David Durkee Class Year: 1950
Thomas J. Dusel Class Year: 1972
Bernard Duszkiewicz Class Year: 1984
Carlton W. Dyer Class Year: 1971
Robert A. Dyson Class Years: 1972, 1976 Robert Dyson served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970.
Robert Dyestra faculty/staff
Andrew Dzik Class Year: 1973
Robert T. Dzikowicz Class Year: 1962