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"S. 1/c B. R. Decker, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Decker. Volunteered in U.S. Navy Air Corps Sept. 1942. Attended the McKinney School. Now stationed with the W.S.N.A.B.P.D. at San Bruno, Calif."

"Cpl. Ben F. Giles, son of Mrs. Ben F. Giles and the late Ben F. Giles, Sr., Anna. A graduate of McKinney High School. Entered service March, 1943. Trained at Camp Hood and Aberdeen and Northern State Teachers College. Served in Scotland, France,…

"Benjamin Frank Lovell, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Lovell, McKinney. Graduate of McKinney High School. Entered service in 1939. Trained in San Diego, Calif., and was assigned to USS Case in Pacific. Was at Pearl Harbor when Japs attacked. Has been in…

"Pvt. Bennie Alton Taylor, Jr., husband of the former Helen Brazell, Frisco, attended McKinney High School. Entered U.S. Marine Corp, April, 1945. Now stationed at Parris Island, S. C."

"Pvt. Benny S. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Green, graduated from McKinney High School and attended N.T.A.C. Enlisted in Marine Corps Aug. 1944. Took his training at Parris Island, S.C., and Camp Lejeune, N.C. Now with the 41st Repl. draft in…

Bertha Bailey was a well-loved cornerstone of the educational system in McKinney. Mrs. Bailey served MISD for 30 years before her passing with many students considering her as a second mother.

During her career, she was responsible for creating a…

Bessie Heard is known for the creation the Heard Wildlife Sanctuary and Museum in 1964 with the purchase of 207 acres of land. In her earlier years she obtained a charter for the McKinney Library and helped raise funds to buy books and purchase a…

"Captain Bill H. Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Martin, McKinney. Graduate of McKinney High School and attended University of Texas. Volunteered in Air Corp before Pearl Harbor. Trained as bomber pilot. Served in European theater of war two and…