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

Have you lost your York High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Wildcats lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Brian M Chase
Brian M Chase
Class of 1966
Navy, 4 Years

After Recruit Training I was assigned to HS -10 Team Field Imperial Beach CA. Selected for Air Crew School at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado CA. Assigned to Uh1a Door Gunners School Fort Benning GA. Assigned To Escape and Evasion School, Little Creek VA. Assigned to Helicopter Attack(Light) Squadron Three Detachment Three Vinh Long Army Air Field South Vietnam Nov 67 to Nov 68. Returned State Side November fifth 68, assigned to VQ -4 Pax River MD, Assigned to Machine Shop, Released from active Duty August 70.
Chris Sawyer
Chris Sawyer
Class of 1979
Navy, 8 Years

Served as a Hospital Corpsman assigned to a Marine Infantry Battalion,a Naval Hospital and two branch clinics. Learned how to play well with others and moved up by moving out.
Gerald O. Matthews
Gerald O. Matthews
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years

Jerry retired from a distinct military career having served in the US NAVY submarine fleet. He now resides in southern New Mexico.
Martin C. Arntzen, Jr.
Martin C. Arntzen, Jr.
Class of 1962
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years

After serving my initial hitch in the Naval Submarine Service. I returned home and completed 20+ years in the Naval Submarine Reserve and retired in 1984 with 20+ years of service.
Neal Doten
Neal Doten
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years

Received commission as Second Lieutenant through Officer Training School and served for ten years on active duty as a C-141A Navigator, Instructor Navigator, and Flight Examiner Navigator. Flew worldwide missions and certified as a Prime Nuclear Airlift Force crewmember. Left active duty and entered the Air Force Reserve. Served as an Emergency Preparedness Officer assigned to the San Mateo Area (County) Office of Emergency Services. Retired in 1995 with the rank of Major.

Classmates Spotlight

York High School Classmates

Karen Larsen
Class of '84

Alumni Stories

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School News

Poet Laureate of Rockland for a second terms

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