Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL Twenty-three THERESA CATHERINE WHITE Fa lmouth Born March 3, 1928, Medford, Mass. Attended East Boston High. Curriculum-. Secretarial. Usher at Graduation ’44; Lawrencian Advertising Staff ’45; Lxwrencian Club ’45. Destination : Undecided. CHARLES BRUSH VAIL East Falmouth Born September 2, 1927, Cincinnati, Ohio. Attended Phil- lips Academy. Curriculum : General. Baseball ’45; Prom Committee ’45. Destination : U. S. Maritime Academy. JOHN FERREIRA East Falmouth Born March 3, 1927, East Falmouth, Mass. Attended Henry Hall School. Curriculum-. Commercial. Destination : U. S. Navy. SI c John Ferreira teas sworn into the U. S. Navy on June 5, 1944, anti went to Sampson, N. Y. for boot training. Johnnie was transferred to California in August and was sent to New Guinea the first of September. Johnnie is stationed in the Philip- pines doing office work.

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Twenty-two THE L A W R E N C I A N — 1 9 4 5 ESTHER C. TSIKNAS Falmouth Born September 22, 1926, Falmouth, Mass, Attended Henry W. Hall School. Curriculum-. College. Class Secretary ' 43, ' 44, ' 45; Laurencian Staff ' 43; Associate Editor ' 44; Co-Editor Laurencian ' 45; Alumni Editor ' 45; Ex- change Editor ' 45; Secretary-Treasurer, Lawrencian Club ' 44, ’45; High-Lites ' 43; Social Committee ' 44, ' 45; Ways Means Com- mittee ' 44, ' 45; Prom Committee ' 44; Usher at Graduation ' 44; Orchestra ' 43, ' 44; Piano Club ' 44; Glee Club ' 45; Ticket Selling Committee ' 43, ' 45; Co-Chairman Class Gift Committee ' 45. Destination : College. GERMINA F. VIEGA H Born December 11, 1926, Teaticket, Mass. W. Hall School. Curriculum-. Secretarial. Destination-. Undecided. Teaticket Attended Henry RUTH EMILIE WEEKS Born July 21, 1926, Quissett, Mass. Hall School. Curriculum : Secretarial. Quissett Attended Henry W. Cheerleader ' 44, ' 45; Basketball 44, 45; Ways Means Committee ' 44, ' 45; Social Committee ' 44; Social Committee Chairman ' 45; Usher at Graduation ' 44; Senior Ticket Selling Committee ' 45; Horseback Riding Club ' 43; Class Day Com- mittee ' 45; Prom Committee ' 44. Destination : U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps. T) led IW JAMES REXFORD VINCENT Falmouth Born June 12, 1927, Providence, Rhode Island. Henry W. Hall School. Curriculum-. General. Military Drill ' 43. Destination : U. S. Navy. Attended

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Twenty-four ★ ★ ★ THE L A W R E N C I A N — 1 9 4 5 ★ ★★★★★★★★ Former Classmates In The Service HURLBERT BAILEY Hurlbert Bailey joined the U. S. Navy, Feb- ruary 1944, and received boot training at Samp- son, New York. From boot camp he went to Norfolk Gunners’ School until June. Pete went to Russia and Scotland on a Mer- chant ship as a member of the Armed Guard. In January Pete was promoted to Coxswain and transferred to the destroyer US.S. Kearny on which he went to Oran, Africa. After a short leave he left once more for sea duty. ROBERT BOOKER Robert Booker, who joined the U. S. Army in 1944, has already done quite a lot of travel- ing. A short time ago he was serving in the Burma area. JOHN BRACKETT 2 c Aviation Ordnanceman Jack Brackett, who left L.H.S. after completing his sophomore year, entered the U. S. Navy June 17, 1943 and received boot training at Newport, Rhode Is- land. In August Jack left for Memphis, Tennes- see, where he went to the Naval Air Technical Training Center until December. He was sent to Naval Air Gunners’ School in Jacksonville, Florida. Jack has been stationed at Quonset, R. I., Charlestown, R. I. and is now at Martha’s Vine- yard. DONALD MARSHALL CROSS Donald Marshall Cross, a popular member of our class, left school after finishing his sopho- more year. Marshie enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps and reported to Parris Island, South Carolina, April, 1944. After basic training Private Cross went to Mechanics School at Cherry Point. North Carolina, where he became a P.F.C. Marshie was stationed at Jacksonville, Flor- ida. for one month, after which he went to Bokacheeka off the coast of Cuba. He has been stationed for a short time at Jacksonville, Flor- ida, and Newport, Arkansas, where he was plane captain. After a short furlough he went back to Cherry Point, N. C. to be assigned to overseas duty. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ PAUL DINGWELL Paul Dingwell enlisted in the U. S. Navy near the close of his junior year. He went through boot training at Sampson, New York and was then sent to Norman, Oklahoma, for gunnery training. Ding” left there as Aerial Ordnanceman 1 c, and was sent to Norfolk, Virginia, for advanced squadman training. He is now in Mayport, Florida, waiting to leave for sea duty on the U.S.S. Guadalcanal. Ding played the violin in the school orches- tra and was on the Ways Means and Social Committees before he left. GEORGE GRACE George Grace joined the U. S. Army Air Corps February 4, 1944, after completing half of his junior year. He received his basic train- ing at Greensburg, North Carolina. After com- pleting this he trained for short periods in Illinois, Texas, and North Carolina. George served as radio mechanic in North Africa. REGINALD IRVING Reginald Irving, F 1 c, entered the U. S. Navy December 1, 1943, early in his junior year. While in high school, Reggie was active in Military Drill and a popular member of his class. After completing his boot training at Samp- son, New York, he was transferred to Quon- set Point, Rhode Island, and from there to Lido Beach, Long Island. Reggie participated in the invasions of Af- rica and Sicily and also saw service in Canada, Newfoundland, and Iceland. He is now aboard a destroyer on sea duty. BARRETT McLAUGHLIN Barrett McLaughlin entered the U. S. Navy September 12, 1944 and received his boot training at Sampson, New York. Buzzie went on to Basic Eng. School in Gulf port, Mississippi, and came out with the rating of F 1 c. From there he was sent to Diesel School for a month and became Mo.M. 3 c. He was then transferred to Norfolk, Va., to the Mine Sweeper U.S.S. Chickadee. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★