Hammondsport High School Alumni

Hammondsport, New York (NY)

Military Alumni

Military High School Alumni

Honoring Our Heroes

This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

BILL McCann
BILL McCann
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years

volunteered for draft, 1060-1962. basic at Ft Bennington,Ga, advanced Infintry at Ft Jackson,SC
spent the rest of my tour in Schofield Bks, Hawaii. Hey somebody had to o there,lol A great expeience.
had an appt to West Point but declined, no regrets,I guess,lol
Bill Northrup
Bill Northrup
Class of 1972
Navy, 11 Years

Stationed at NAS Oceana (Virginia Beach,VA) Two Mediterranean cruises aboard the USS Independence CV 62 (1974-1976)
Cal Walrath
Cal Walrath
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years

US nuclear Navy Machinist mate. Commisioning crew USS Numitz.
Gary  H Wood
Gary H Wood
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

Traveled the world with 7 assignments in 21 years as a crew chief on C-130 aircraft. Retired in 1996 while at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Worked at Cessna Aircraft building business jets for over 17 yrs. currently retired and enjoying life.
Harry Alderman
Harry Alderman
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

Personnel Management Specialist
Served 1964-1966 in Germany as redeployment specialist.
Feb 1966-Nov 1966 Ft Leonard Wood, MO as a classification and assignment specialist.
John Hardy
John Hardy
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

ELINT ops.
Norm Botsford
Norm Botsford
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

1963-1966, Guided Missile Repairman, Korea,1964-1965, Redstone Arsenal 1965-1966
Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith
Class of 1999
Air Force, 13 Years

currently serving at McGuire AFB NJ
Rick Bennett
Rick Bennett
Class of 1964
Navy, 6 Years

Training at Great Lakes, IL and Mare Island, CA, then 4 years on missile frigate/cruiser USS Belknap (DLG/CG-26) out of Norfolk, VA.
Robert Niver
Robert Niver
Class of 1952
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Spent about half of my service time in Korea from July 1954 to April 1955 and finished up at Camp Pendleton as an MP. Great training for school administration!
William F McCann
William F McCann
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years

thats 2 year,1 month 28days, was extended due to Cuban crisis and building of the Berlin wall. volunteered for draft. Basic in Ft Benning,GA, AIT in Ft Jackson,SC, rest of term in Schofield Brks,Hawaii. Hey someone had to go,:O)
William Gillett
William Gillett
Class of 1975
Army, 13 Years

Crewchief/ forward obsever on light observation helicopters served in Germany

Classmates Spotlight

Hammondsport High School Classmates

Tara Tara Mizerak
Class of '87

Alumni Stories

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School News

Barbara S. Mortensen

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Our Hammondsport 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 Hammondsport High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Hammondsport are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!