Melrose High School

John Buckley “Buck Johnny”

John Buckley (“Buck Johnny”) appears in the 1939 yearbook of Melrose High School in Melrose, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1939

205 in the class of 1939 · 68 more named Buckley

Full name: John Buckley
Known as: Buck Johnny
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1939
Headed for: radio announcer

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Same surname 61
Classmates 204

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 205 names from the Melrose High School class of 1939, John stands 34th. Turning the scan to page 27 shows John; the portraits we read from this book run from page 16 to page 201. John is the most common first name in the Melrose High School class of 1939, with 15 people. This site lists 205 names for the class of 1939, against 277 for 1938 and 256 for 1942.

On the same scan page	Helen Lorraine Buckley, Edna Burgess, Helen Elizabeth Burland
Same first name	John: 14 other people in the class
Dedication, as printed	“DEDICATED TO BLAIR C. WTLSOX HIS FRIENDLINESS AND SINCERE COMPANIONSHIP HAVE MADE HIM OUR ADVISER COMRADE, AND FRIEND”

What the yearbook said

Ruck came to us after spending one year at Malden Catholic. Buck’s activities outside of school kept him out of sports, but he is one of the most ardent fans for Melrose High teams and the Boston Olympics. Johnny plans to be a radio announcer. M e wish him the best of luck.

The class of 1939

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Others named Buckley

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1939, page 27. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1939melr).

Published 1939. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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