Mckinley High School Alumni

Buffalo, 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

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

Honored Military Alumni

Eddie J. Cornelius
Eddie J. Cornelius
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years

Served as RM3
Isaiah Frederick II
Isaiah Frederick II
Class of 1974
Air Force, 14 Years

Entered Army f/t with brother (David); served 3 yrs.
Reentered service-Air Nat'l Guard/Army Reserves, many yrs later; was activated for duty-Operation Enduring Freedom, 2003( unit didn't deploy). Voluntary Service-Operation Jumpstart-worked in conjunction w/Border Patrol-SW corridor(2007). Currently serving w/Nat'l Guard(winding down career) Honors: Letter of Commendation-US Army/Class Leader; Class Leader (1976); Vehicle Operator's School (2005)
Joe McGee
Joe McGee
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years

Spent from 1963 to 2000 totaling 35 years in the Army. Retired in 2000 and haven't worked since
John R Racsumberger
John R Racsumberger
Class of 1970
Navy, 28 Years

Joined the U.S. Navy in 1972 and served for 28 years achieving the rank for Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9).
John Racsumberger
John Racsumberger
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years

Enter the U.S. Navy in 1972. Served for 28+ years in the field of communications and intelligence and as Command Master Chief for Second Fleet and Joint Command Task Force before retiring from service.
John Racsumberger
John Racsumberger
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years

Communications/Intelligence/Command Master Chief
RUSSELL S. HAYES
RUSSELL S. HAYES
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 15 Years

SPENT 15 YRS LOADING ORDNANCE ON ALL NAVY & MARINE CORPS AIRCRAFT. I WAS INSTRUCTORS OF AVIATION ORDNANCE CONVENTIONAL AS WELL AS NUCLEAR WEAPONS LOADING (FOR A WHILE TILL THEY ENDED) WATER SWIM SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR, I RECEIVED NAVY& MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT AS WELL AS NUMEROUS UNIT AWARDS. MY ENLISTMENT ENDED DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUES SUFFERED WHILE IN.
Terence Nelson
Terence Nelson
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Served 4 years, out for 2 and back in for 2 Just your every day Grunt.

Classmates Spotlight

Mckinley High School Classmates

Robert Zloty
Class of '73

Alumni Stories

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School News

James Laettner - Memorial Service

A memorial service will be held for Jim, a former plumbing teacher at McKinley, on Sun., July 14th, in Buffalo. Time &a...
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Our Mckinley 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 Mckinley High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Buffalo are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!