Mckinleyville High School Alumni
Mckinleyville, California (CA)

Recent Members
Anastasia Stanish Stanish | 2018 |
Beverly Gurney Beverly Gurney | 1985 |
Kenneth Conaway | 2014 |
Lawrence Tromp | 2001 |
Linda Williams | 1974 |
Pat Bain | 1964 |
Robert Lee | 1974 |
Sandy Conatser | 1975 |
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 Mckinleyville High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Panthers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Charlene Albro Taylor
Class of 1970
Air Force Reserves, 16 Years
Flight Nurse, Chief Nurse
Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Class of 1970
Air Force Reserves, 16 Years
Flight Nurse, Chief Nurse
Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom

Dan Swearingen
Class of 1973
Army, 20+ Years
US Army active duty 1974-1977. US Army Reserves 1992 to present. US Army Drill Sergeant (Reserves) 1994-2007. US Army Drill Sergeant School instructor (Reserves) 2000-2007. Deployed IRAQ-OIF-Operation Iraqi Freedom-2008. Mobilized Ft Sill, OK, March 2010 to present, in support of OEF-Operation Enduring Freedom, conducting Basic Combat Training .Rank First Sergeant.
Class of 1973
Army, 20+ Years
US Army active duty 1974-1977. US Army Reserves 1992 to present. US Army Drill Sergeant (Reserves) 1994-2007. US Army Drill Sergeant School instructor (Reserves) 2000-2007. Deployed IRAQ-OIF-Operation Iraqi Freedom-2008. Mobilized Ft Sill, OK, March 2010 to present, in support of OEF-Operation Enduring Freedom, conducting Basic Combat Training .Rank First Sergeant.

David Spencer
Class of 1990
Army, 20+ Years
Still serving as an Active Duty Engineer Officer. Getting ready to retire in the next few years.
Class of 1990
Army, 20+ Years
Still serving as an Active Duty Engineer Officer. Getting ready to retire in the next few years.


Gerry Stockwell
Class of 1981
Navy, 5 Years
second class,served 2 West Pacific deployments,numerous other cruises
Class of 1981
Navy, 5 Years
second class,served 2 West Pacific deployments,numerous other cruises

John Edward Kiesling
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Served in Vietnam. Received major leg wound in June 1968, Retired as 1st Lieutenant. Dies March 10, 2014 from liposarcoma....Army attributes it to agent orange exposure
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Served in Vietnam. Received major leg wound in June 1968, Retired as 1st Lieutenant. Dies March 10, 2014 from liposarcoma....Army attributes it to agent orange exposure

Kendra Nigh (Trimm)
Class of 1995
Army, 11 Years
AH-64 A (Apache) / AH-64 D (Apache Longbow) helicopter repairer, deployed in both OEF (2002) and OIF (2009-2010); 9 years active service (Jan 1999-Nov 2007), National Guard since Nov 2007.
Class of 1995
Army, 11 Years
AH-64 A (Apache) / AH-64 D (Apache Longbow) helicopter repairer, deployed in both OEF (2002) and OIF (2009-2010); 9 years active service (Jan 1999-Nov 2007), National Guard since Nov 2007.

Matthew R. Parker
Class of 1993
Navy, 5 Years
plenty of travel, and experiences under my belt. Been a Network Engineer ever since.
Class of 1993
Navy, 5 Years
plenty of travel, and experiences under my belt. Been a Network Engineer ever since.

Richard E. Freeman
Class of 1969
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Served US Navy 1970 - 1974 (vietnam) and US Coast Guard 1976 - 1994.
Class of 1969
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Served US Navy 1970 - 1974 (vietnam) and US Coast Guard 1976 - 1994.

Richard Freeman
Class of 1969
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Richard served 4 years in the U.S. Navy and 18 years in the U. S. Coast Guard
Class of 1969
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Richard served 4 years in the U.S. Navy and 18 years in the U. S. Coast Guard
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Our Mckinleyville 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 Mckinleyville High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Mckinleyville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!