Melrose High School

Howard J. Walden “Howie General”

Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts, listed Howard J. Walden (“Howie General”) among 247 graduates in the class of 1936. The entry gives: headed for Mass. Nautical Training Ship; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1936 yearbook, page 85.

Class of 1936

247 in the class of 1936 · 3 more named Walden

Full name: Howard J. Walden
Known as: Howie General
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1936
Headed for: Mass. Nautical Training Ship
Pastime: “Hunting”

Also searched as: Howard Walden; Walden, Howard.

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Classmates 246

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Of the 247 entries from the Melrose High School class of 1936 read for this site, Howard's is 228th alphabetically. The entry is on page 85 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 19 to page 158. This site lists 247 names for the class of 1936, against 277 for 1938. The class of 1936: 57% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 56% in 1938.

On the same scan page	Charles Vocca, Philip Wallace, Annette von Liebermann

What Howard did at school

Rifle Club 3, 4
Rifle Team 3, 4

What the yearbook said

Howie is a quiet, unassuming chap whose gentle disposition won for him the admiration of a host of friends. He has distinguished himself as an accurate sharpshooter on the M. H. S. Rifle team. Howard’s hobby is hunting, but he also enjoys DeMolay, Rifle Club activities, Hi-Y, and the Y. M. C. A. Howie and his pal, Phil recently enlisted in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 182d Infantry, Mass. National Guard. The general is planning to go on the Mass. Nautical Training Ship. Good luck, Howie.

The class of 1936

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Others named Walden

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also headed for Mass. Nautical Training Ship

Robert J. CurtinRoslindale 1939

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1936, page 85. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1936melr).

Published 1936. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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