C.K. McClatchy High School Alumni
Sacramento, California (CA)

Recent Members
Doug Fong | 1966 |
Emilio Palomares | 2011 |
Imani Felix Imani Felix | 2021 |
Lisette Sulik | 1968 |
Ricardo Granados Ricardo Granados | 1969 |
Rovonia Birdsong | 2002 |
Sean Patero | 2010 |
Stan Glaser | 1965 |
Military 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

Allyson Taylor Feller
Class of 1996
Coast Guard, 3 Years
Allyson is a second class petty officer stationed in Cleveland. Her job is a military journalist, meaning she gets paid to take pictures and write stories.
Class of 1996
Coast Guard, 3 Years
Allyson is a second class petty officer stationed in Cleveland. Her job is a military journalist, meaning she gets paid to take pictures and write stories.

Bruce E Bailey
Class of 1972
Coast Guard, 32 Years
Served 32+ years in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.
Class of 1972
Coast Guard, 32 Years
Served 32+ years in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

Carter Sanders
Class of 2000
Army, 5 Years
13b cannon crew member....spent two tours in Bosnia...Kirchgoens, Germany was my first duty station
Class of 2000
Army, 5 Years
13b cannon crew member....spent two tours in Bosnia...Kirchgoens, Germany was my first duty station

Craig Wilson
Class of 1965
Army, 4 Years
Seved as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps, Fort Bragg , North Carolina. Awards included Distinguished Military Graduate, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal , and Airborne Wings.
Class of 1965
Army, 4 Years
Seved as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps, Fort Bragg , North Carolina. Awards included Distinguished Military Graduate, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal , and Airborne Wings.


David Joseph Montijo
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Gunners Mate Gunnner on the USS Constellation CVA 64 . Vietnam Veteran. Active duty 72-75.
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Gunners Mate Gunnner on the USS Constellation CVA 64 . Vietnam Veteran. Active duty 72-75.

Diane J. Hinesley Malone
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served twenty two years in the Air Force Reserves and National Guard.
Flew on C141 air craft with a medical squadron while at Mc Chord A.F.Base.
Directed a Army MASH hospital. Retired as a E Command Sgt. Major.
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served twenty two years in the Air Force Reserves and National Guard.
Flew on C141 air craft with a medical squadron while at Mc Chord A.F.Base.
Directed a Army MASH hospital. Retired as a E Command Sgt. Major.

Eric
Class of 1984
Air Force, 19 Years
Aircraft Mechanic /Supervisor/ Budget Manager
Class of 1984
Air Force, 19 Years
Aircraft Mechanic /Supervisor/ Budget Manager

Frank S Delgado
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Fort Polk La. Fort Lewis Wa. Fort Knox Ky. Augsburg Germany Greece Fort Riley Kansas
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Fort Polk La. Fort Lewis Wa. Fort Knox Ky. Augsburg Germany Greece Fort Riley Kansas



Gerald M. Hew
Class of 1972
Marine Corps Reserve, 28 Years
U.S. Naval Academy, 1977
Class of 1972
Marine Corps Reserve, 28 Years
U.S. Naval Academy, 1977

Gerald Stanton Haley
Class of 1952
Navy, 20+ Years
Started as a ships cook and achieved the rank of Chief Warrant Officer.
Made 3 tours in country Viet Nam.
Retired 1973. Retired from the electronics industry in 1996.
Class of 1952
Navy, 20+ Years
Started as a ships cook and achieved the rank of Chief Warrant Officer.
Made 3 tours in country Viet Nam.
Retired 1973. Retired from the electronics industry in 1996.

Harris F. (Hank) Simmonds, MD
Class of 1956
Army, 3 Years
Basic training at Fort Hood, transferred to Hanau, Germany (23rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Division), later to Frankfurt, Germany serving as assistant to the 3rd Armored Division Provost Marshal, billeted with the 503rd Military Police Battalion. Discharged in August, 1959, with meritorious congratulations
Class of 1956
Army, 3 Years
Basic training at Fort Hood, transferred to Hanau, Germany (23rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Division), later to Frankfurt, Germany serving as assistant to the 3rd Armored Division Provost Marshal, billeted with the 503rd Military Police Battalion. Discharged in August, 1959, with meritorious congratulations

Isaac Bundy
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Entered service post Viet Nam era. Basic at Fort Jackson, SC. Served in the Signal Corps and Military Intelligence.
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Entered service post Viet Nam era. Basic at Fort Jackson, SC. Served in the Signal Corps and Military Intelligence.

James Fassett
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Active duty 1969-1973 as a Communications Center Specialist.
Reserves 1985-2005 Civil Engineering and Services. During 9/11,activated and deployed to Dover A.F.B. port mortuary to assist in the processing of 189 remains from the Pentagon attack involving American Airlines flight 77.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Active duty 1969-1973 as a Communications Center Specialist.
Reserves 1985-2005 Civil Engineering and Services. During 9/11,activated and deployed to Dover A.F.B. port mortuary to assist in the processing of 189 remains from the Pentagon attack involving American Airlines flight 77.

Jeff Parfitt
Class of 1999
Navy, 8 Years
Machinist's Mate First Class (Submarines)
USS Nevada SSBN-733
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Class of 1999
Navy, 8 Years
Machinist's Mate First Class (Submarines)
USS Nevada SSBN-733
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard


John Woods
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
Ft. Lewis, Washington,
Ft. Gordon, Georgia - MP
Savanna Army Deport, Illinois
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
Ft. Lewis, Washington,
Ft. Gordon, Georgia - MP
Savanna Army Deport, Illinois


Jon Sparks
Class of 1953
Army, 11 Years
Served 4 years in the occupation of post WWII Germany, 3.years in France with NATO Hq, and 4 years at various posts in the States. Hon discharge as a Staff Sergeant.
Class of 1953
Army, 11 Years
Served 4 years in the occupation of post WWII Germany, 3.years in France with NATO Hq, and 4 years at various posts in the States. Hon discharge as a Staff Sergeant.



Major Matthew Young, USAR Retired
Class of 1980
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Commissioned in the Army Medical Service Corps. Occupation: Hospital administration; patient administration; and medical regulating officer. Life Member-Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW); Retired in January 2012 with 22 years of service.
Class of 1980
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Commissioned in the Army Medical Service Corps. Occupation: Hospital administration; patient administration; and medical regulating officer. Life Member-Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW); Retired in January 2012 with 22 years of service.

Mary O'Neal (Now Rigsbee)
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Started my career in the active Army at Ft. Lewis and then completed career in the Army National Guard in California and Florida attaining the rank of Sargeant First Class, E-7 at retirement. Best idea I ever had!!
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Started my career in the active Army at Ft. Lewis and then completed career in the Army National Guard in California and Florida attaining the rank of Sargeant First Class, E-7 at retirement. Best idea I ever had!!

Matthew Young
Class of 1980
Army, 16 Years
Captain in the US Army Reserve. Served with the 2D Medical Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq and with the 328th Combat Support Hospital at Landstuhl, Germany.
Class of 1980
Army, 16 Years
Captain in the US Army Reserve. Served with the 2D Medical Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq and with the 328th Combat Support Hospital at Landstuhl, Germany.

Merritt Scott Miller
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman on two destroyers homeported out of Long Beach, California. Shore duty, Long Beach Naval Message Center. Honorably discharged with Vietnam Service Medal (two stars), American Expeditionary Forces Korea (two stars), American Defense Medal and a commendation from Commander, Naval Communications Station, San Diego.
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman on two destroyers homeported out of Long Beach, California. Shore duty, Long Beach Naval Message Center. Honorably discharged with Vietnam Service Medal (two stars), American Expeditionary Forces Korea (two stars), American Defense Medal and a commendation from Commander, Naval Communications Station, San Diego.

Quinton Kruse
Class of 1956
Army, 4 Years
California National Guard (49th Inf. Division)
Army Security Agency - Japan
Class of 1956
Army, 4 Years
California National Guard (49th Inf. Division)
Army Security Agency - Japan

Quinton Kruse
Class of 1956
Army, 4 Years
California Nat'l Guard 49th Inf. Division
Army Security Agency, Hakata, Japan
Class of 1956
Army, 4 Years
California Nat'l Guard 49th Inf. Division
Army Security Agency, Hakata, Japan

Richard Wallace
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Served 2 years in the Army's 25th Infantry Division from 1966 to 1968. The picture is me in Vietnam 1967.
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Served 2 years in the Army's 25th Infantry Division from 1966 to 1968. The picture is me in Vietnam 1967.

Robert Baker
Class of 1955
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years
Cruised on many Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts. Spent 2 Years on Staff Commander Naval Forces Japan in Yokosuka,Japan.
Class of 1955
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years
Cruised on many Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts. Spent 2 Years on Staff Commander Naval Forces Japan in Yokosuka,Japan.

Victor Elias
Class of 1980
Navy, 12 Years
CVN-69, CVN-70, VQ3-Det Travis, NWTS Point Mugu
Class of 1980
Navy, 12 Years
CVN-69, CVN-70, VQ3-Det Travis, NWTS Point Mugu

Wesley Hiratsuka
Class of 1962
Air Force, 6 Years
RAF Croughton, England Wheelus AB, Lybia, AC&W, Kokee, Hawaii.
Class of 1962
Air Force, 6 Years
RAF Croughton, England Wheelus AB, Lybia, AC&W, Kokee, Hawaii.

William Adams
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years
Intelligence officer with years of service in Poland, Yugoslavia, Syria, Phillipines, Korea, Washington DC and combat experience in Vietnam. Former Assistant Defense Attache to Syria. Recipient of the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star plus several other awards.
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years
Intelligence officer with years of service in Poland, Yugoslavia, Syria, Phillipines, Korea, Washington DC and combat experience in Vietnam. Former Assistant Defense Attache to Syria. Recipient of the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star plus several other awards.
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School News
Class Reunion
The June 1957 class is in the planning phase for a reunion in the Fall of 2020.
Contact Neil Huson at oldzin@yaho...
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Our C.K. McClatchy 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 C.K. McClatchy High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Sacramento are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!