Lawrence High School

William Robert O'Reilly “Billy”

William Robert O'Reilly (“Billy”) was one of 512 graduates in the class of 1944 at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from St. Patrick’s; activities listed: Speakers club; born in 1927. Portrait and entry from the Blue and White, page 84.

Class of 1944

512 in the class of 1944 · 14 more named O'Reilly

Full name: William Robert O'Reilly
Known as: Billy
Born: January 13, 1927
School: Lawrence High School
Graduated: Class of 1944
Course: College
Came from: St. Patrick’s

Also searched as: Billy O'Reilly; Bill O'Reilly; William O'Reilly; William R. O'Reilly.

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Same surname 11
Classmates 511
Same schools 31

In context

512 people from the Lawrence High School class of 1944 appear on this site, and O'Reilly puts William 351st among them. Turning the scan to page 84 shows William; the portraits we read from this book run from page 12 to page 119. William is also the first name of 11 other people in the Lawrence High School class of 1944. William's course, College, is also the course of 145 others in the 496 entries that print one (29% in all). Count the first names and the class of 1944 gives John (22), Joseph (15) and Mary (14), where the class of 1945 gives John (17) and Robert (13).

On the same scan page	James William O'Neil, Francis Joseph O'Reilly, Blanche Mary Olefirowicz, Theresa Oleksik
Same course	College: 146 of 496 classmates with a course (29%)
Same first name	William: 11 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Blue and White

What William did at school

High School Reporter for Tribune 1942 and 1943
Speakers club

What the yearbook said

“Go wondrous creature! Mount where science guides”

The class of 1944

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Others named O'Reilly

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Also came from St. Patrick’s

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Source

Lawrence High School yearbook, 1944, page 84. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item lawrencehighscho1944lawr).

Published 1944. Scan courtesy of the contributing library via the Internet Archive.

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