Fort Cherry High School Alumni
Mcdonald, Pennsylvania (PA)
Recent Members
| Ann Stanish | 1980 |
| George Aten | 1973 |
| Heather Glover | 2012 |
| Joseph Petrocco | 1993 |
| Kathy Leah K Vechter | 1973 |
| Robert Schmac | 1961 |
| Sarah Robertson | 2021 |
| Thomas Thomas Briggs | 1977 |
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
Have you lost your Fort Cherry High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Rangers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Robert A. Hill Sr.
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined the US Navy in June 1973, attended Boot Camp at Great Lakes IL assigned to the Aircraft Carrier USS Independence (CVA-62), deployed during Arab/Israel War in Oct 1973 in MED Sea.
Attended Radioman "A" School and Teletype "C" School. Reenlisted in Aug 1977, served at Fleet Weather Center Norfolk VA. Transferred to Wooden Minesweeper USS Adroit (MSO-509) Homeported in Portsmouth NH as Leading Radioman. Transferred to Fleet Mine Warfare Training Center in 1981 as RM1 to attend Instructor School and Teach International Morse Code. Transferred to Destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-42) in June of 1985, one of three ships to sit on the "Line of Death" in 1986. Advanced to Chief Petty Officer. Attended Special Communications School in Northwest VA in 1989 and assigned to SPECOMMDIVf Rota Spain. Transferred to Destroyer USS Nicholson in Charleston SC in Dec 1992, deployed to Persian Gulf 93-94, then to Haiti early 1994, Retired after 21 years of service and returned to PA, now living in Canonsburg.
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined the US Navy in June 1973, attended Boot Camp at Great Lakes IL assigned to the Aircraft Carrier USS Independence (CVA-62), deployed during Arab/Israel War in Oct 1973 in MED Sea.
Attended Radioman "A" School and Teletype "C" School. Reenlisted in Aug 1977, served at Fleet Weather Center Norfolk VA. Transferred to Wooden Minesweeper USS Adroit (MSO-509) Homeported in Portsmouth NH as Leading Radioman. Transferred to Fleet Mine Warfare Training Center in 1981 as RM1 to attend Instructor School and Teach International Morse Code. Transferred to Destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-42) in June of 1985, one of three ships to sit on the "Line of Death" in 1986. Advanced to Chief Petty Officer. Attended Special Communications School in Northwest VA in 1989 and assigned to SPECOMMDIVf Rota Spain. Transferred to Destroyer USS Nicholson in Charleston SC in Dec 1992, deployed to Persian Gulf 93-94, then to Haiti early 1994, Retired after 21 years of service and returned to PA, now living in Canonsburg.
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from Fort Cherry High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Rangers.
School News
Do you have any news to share? Keep our classmates informed on news and current events! Please post all reunion information in the reunion area.
Our Fort Cherry 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 Fort Cherry High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Mcdonald are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!