New Bedford High School

John Edward Houghton

John Edward Houghton, New Bedford High School class of 1936 (New Bedford, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Normandin Junior High Schocl; headed for United States Coast Guard Academy; born in 1918.

Class of 1936

150 in the class of 1936 · 26 more named Houghton

Full name: John Edward Houghton
Born: November 20, 1918
School: New Bedford High School
Graduated: Class of 1936
Came from: Normandin Junior High Schocl
Headed for: United States Coast Guard Academy

Also searched as: Jack Houghton; John Houghton; John E. Houghton; Johnny Houghton.

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Same surname 23
Classmates 149
Same schools 1

In context

This site lists 150 people from the New Bedford High School class of 1936; sorted by surname, John comes 65th. Find John on page 44 of the scan; the people on this site from the New Bedford High School class of 1936 are spread over pages 19 to 72. From 1924 to 1945, 91 New Bedford High School graduates on this site share the first name John, spread over 25 classes and peaking at 11 in 1941. In the class of 1936, 35 of 90 printed courses (39%) were college or college-preparatory ones, compared with 46% in 1935. The volume is titled “Memoirs Under the Red and White”, as read from its opening pages.

On the same scan page	Gertrude Horvitz, Julien Hotte
The book's own title	Memoirs Under the Red and White

What John did at school

Band II ’33, ’34
Band I ’34, ’35, 36
Orchestra IMU “Ss, 4!
Orchestra II ’34
Dramatic Club ’35, 736

The class of 1936

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Others named Houghton

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Also headed for United States Coast Guard Academy

Joseph OrlowskiNew Bedford 1936

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New Bedford High School yearbook, 1936, page 44. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item memoirsunderredw1936newb).

Published 1936. Scan courtesy of the contributing library via the Internet Archive.

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