Contents:
Area Hall of Fame Master List
Medal of Honor Recipients
Port Byron High School Hall of Fame Members
Port Byron High School Graduates - Year Index
Academic Achievement - Valedictorians and Salutatorians - Port Byron High School
Athletic Achievement - Port Byron High School
Performing Arts and Debate Achievement - Port Byron High School
Additional Historic Events
Elvin Freeman Band Years 1931-1951
Jon Bowen Band Years 1975-1979
PBCS Athletic Records (need additional input - current list limited to newspaper reports)
New York State Historic Markers
Port Byron's Connection to the Titanic
Veterans Master List
Revolutionary War 19 Apr 1775 - 15 Apr 1783
War of 1812 18 Jun 1812 - 8 Jan 1815
Indian Wars 1 Jan 1817 - 31 Dec 1898
Mexican War 25 Apr 1846 - 2 Feb 1848
Civil War 12 Apr 1861 - 9 Apr 1865
Spanish American War 21 Apr 1898 - 4 Jul 1902
Mexican Border War 9 May 1916 - 5 Apr 1917
World War I 6 Apr 1917 - 11 Nov 1918
World War II 7 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1946
Cold War 2 Sep 1945 - 26 Dec 1991
Korean War 27 Jun 1950 - 31 Jan 1955
Vietnam War 28 Feb 1961 - 7 May 1975
SW Asia/Persian Gulf 2 Aug 1990 - 30 Nov 1995
Global War on Terror 11 Sep 2001 - TBD
Automatic Recognition Criteria for Hall of Fame:
- Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Individuals who died in the line of duty while serving in the military or while serving in law enforcement or in a fire department
- Individuals who were wounded in action while serving in the military, were awarded the Purple Heart Medal or who became
Prisoners of War
- Members of the Port Byron High School Hall of Fame (PBHOF)
- Valedictorian of a Port Byron High School graduating class
- Salutatorian of a Port Byron High School graduating class
- Most athletic designation for boys (Clair Mapley athletic award or American Legion award winner or voted most athletic in
yearbook or significant listing of athletic accomplishments in yearbook)
- Most athletic designation for girls (Athletic Cup or Lillian Krayka athletic award winner, or voted most athletic in yearbook or
significant listing of athletic accomplishments in yearbook)
- Individual with significant accomplishments in high school or college level performing arts or debate
- Individual who played in a professional sport (or was drafted or signed by a professional sports team)
- Individual with significant accomplishments in college level athletics
- Individual with significant accomplishments in college level academics or who earned a doctorate degree (from an
accredited institution - no diploma mill of Photoshop degrees accepted)
- Individual who, while serving in the military, was awarded a Bronze Star Medal (or higher level award)
- Individual who served honorably in the military or in local, state or federal government for a period of 20 years or longer
- Individual who has served with distinction in an elective office at the local, state, or federal level
- Staff or Faculty member who served in the Port Byron Central School district (or in the smaller districts that made up the
centralized area prior to 1936) with distinction for a period of 20 years or longer
- Individual who has distinguished themselves through exceptional service within their communities, professions or careers
Submit names of eligible individuals to be included on the list to: pbahof [at] gmail [dot] com
There is no standard submission format - just describe what criteria applies and try to provide some type of evidence (copy of newspaper clipping, yearbook page, graduation brochure/program showing class awards, civilian and military records, personal recollections, etc.). Self nominations are encouraged.
First entry after name indicates first criteria met - other significant accomplishments and additional information added as discovered or provided
Information sources utilized include online cemetery databases (from the Cayuga County USGenWeb site), cemetery walk throughs, online newspapers (for obituaries and 'In the Service' hometown news release type articles), yearbooks, online searches for individuals and personal contacts.
Disqualification criteria - felony arrest or conviction (for example, Melvin Hall Jr. would have been listed based on his playing Major League Baseball, but his arrest and conviction for felony sexual assault has moved him to the disqualified list). Other disqualification reasons include dishonorable discharge from the military, desertion from military service (those individuals will still be listed in the list of veterans (at the bottom), but won't be listed in the Hall of Fame master list if qualified) and anyone who has submitted false information on nomination.