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

Richard L. Upchurch
Richard L. Upchurch
Class of 1952
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Carrier Pilot; Dive bombers and Jet fighters; Vietnam-250 combat missions; squadron and group commander; Chief of Staff; Iinstructior, Air Force University.
Rodger Joye
Rodger Joye
Class of 1967
Navy, 12 Years

Boiler Technician on three ships from 1968 - 1977 & Naval Reserve from 1980-1982
Ron Couch
Ron Couch
Class of 1982
Army, 16 Years

Infantryman, Drill Instructor
Ronda (Heady) Carter
Ronda (Heady) Carter
Class of 1981
Air Force, 10 Years

Both active and reserve military
Ronda Carter
Ronda Carter
Class of 1981
Air Force, 10 Years

Active AF 3 yrs and Reserve for 7 yrs
Roy L Frazier
Roy L Frazier
Class of 1982
Navy, 26 Years

Retired
Terry Peterfeso
Terry Peterfeso
Class of 1966
Army, 5 Years

Spent 3 years in Germany One year in Vietnam
Staff Sergeant awarded Bronze Star
Thomas Miller
Thomas Miller
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years

Huey Helicopter Maintenance Technician. Vietnam 1965 / 1966
Timothy G Brock
Timothy G Brock
Class of 1983
Air Force, 22 Years

USAF, Security Forces
Tracy Burgess Tiller
Tracy Burgess Tiller
Class of 1996
Army, 8 Years

Served in Bosnia twice, Germany, Washington state, Texas, and S. Carolina
Tracy M. (Conlin) JOnes
Tracy M. (Conlin) JOnes
Class of 1985
Air Force, 4 Years

Security Police
Tracy Tiller
Tracy Tiller
Class of 1996
Army, 8 Years

Served in Bosnia, Germany, Washington, Georgia
Tracy Tiller
Tracy Tiller
Class of 1996
Army, 8 Years

Promoted to Staff Sergeant after 4 years active duty in Bosnia, Germany, and Washington.
4 yrs. Michigan Army Reserves as a Medical Instructor/EMT Combat Medic
Valerie Anne Heady
Valerie Anne Heady
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years

Joined the Army in August of 1977 as an engineer, switched to Signal communications operator and ended my career as a signal communications instructor - Master Sargent in Jan 2005. Virginia, Germany and Colorado for the majority of my tour.

Classmates Spotlight

Fitzgerald High School Classmates

Julie Boik
Class of '95

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Fitzgerald High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Spartans.

School News

State and Regional Tennis Coach of the Year-Inducted into the Macomb County Coaches Hall of Fame & MHSCA Hall of Fame

Yes, still playing and coaching tennis and loving it!!
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Our Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Warren are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!