Alumni Salute Colonist Military in Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Attack

December 7, 2016 by

Anaheim High salutes Colonists veterans who witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor today Dec. 7,  1941. 

Junior Perkins – Class of 1941

Our own Anaheim High alumnus Junior Perkins, Class of 1941, was on the U.S.S. Navy Destroyer Shaw docked in the harbor at the very moment of the enemy attack. Perkins survived the attack without a scratch, though his best friend standing next to him wajunior perkinss killed. [Read more…]

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Jerry Shipkey – Class of 1943

November 24, 2013 by
Jerry Shipkey - Class of 1943

Jerry Shipkey – Class of 1943

Legendary Hall of Fame athlete Jerry Shipkey has the distinction of being the only person to play in the Rose Bowl for both USC and UCLA. But his accomplishments as an athlete include much more. Shipkey went on to a standout career in professional ball with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was also a record-setting track and field star in high school and college. [Read more…]

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