Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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SENIOR CLASS 1946 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President Gilbert Mello Vice-President Richard Baker Secretary Ann Landers Treasurer Adeline Bento Marshal Bertrand LaForest, ' 47 Class Motto Today Decides Tomorrow” Colors Class Ode Flower Red and White Judith Eldred Red Carnation Standing ' . Ann Landers, Richard Baker. Seated : Gilbert Mello, Adeline Bento.

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Page Thirty THE LAWRENCIAN — 1946 Former Classmates In The Service WILLIAM BENTO William Bento entered the Navy in Febru- ary, 1944. He trained at Sampson, N. Y., and then was transferred to South America and Cuba. After this he was sent to Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, the Philippines, Luzon Islands, and then Yokohama, and Tokyo, Japan. After leaving for the United States, William stopped at Brazil and Panama. Before his honorable discharge on May 2, 1946, he was stationed in Brooklyn, N. Y. ★ ★ ★ DAVID F. CASILES David F. Casiles left Lawrence High late in his sophomore year and reported for duty in the U. S. Merchant Marines on May 25, 1944. He received his boot training at Sheepshead Bay, New York. David has done quite a lot of traveling. Some of the places in which he has been are: Eng- land, France, Wales, Italy, Spain, Casablanca, and Iceland. He received his discharge from the service in May, 1946. ★ ★ ★ GEORGE HARVEY HOLDEN Harvey Holden, a popular member of our class, enlisted in the U. S. Na vy, June, 1945. After having completed his boot training at Sampson, New York, he left for the Pacific and is now stationed on Guam. Harvey has a rating of S 1 c. ★ ★ ★ WILLIAM LOPES William Lopes, who joined the U. S. Army in 1944, was a Private first class before his discharge at Fort Devens on January 6, 1946. After receiving his basic Army training at Camp Croft, S. C., he went overseas where he spent 22 months of active duty in Italy. While he was in Italy, he participated in three major battles. He has a Bronze Star with a Presiden- tial Citation, the European Theater Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Victory Medal. He plans to enter Bryant College in Providence, R. I., this fall. ★ ★ ★ GEORGE ROY STRATTON George Roy Stratton, S 1 c, entered the U. S. Navy October 28, 1944, early in his sophomore year. He received boot training at Sampson, New York, and was then transferred to Mary- land. where he attended radio school. After completing this training he was sent to Honolulu and from there to Guam, where he is stationed at the present time. PAUL SERVIS Paul Servis joined the Navy in February, 1944. He is a carpenter’s mate 3rd class. He received his training at Sampson, N. Y., and was afterward stationed in Rhode Island. For the past 10 months, Paul has been stationed in Okinawa and Guam. He will be home on leave sometime this spring. ★ ★ ★ LESTER SILVA Lester Silva reported to Sampson, N. Y., for boot training in the U. S. Navy, in February, 1945. He received further naval training in Rhode Island. After completing his courses, he was made a Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class and was sent to the Pacific. He served in Hawaii and Guam, then returning to this country. Lester has the Asiatic Pacific ribbon, the Amer- ican Theater Ribbon, and the Victory Medal. He was discharged at the Fargo Building, Bos- ton, on April 15, 1946. ★ ★ ★ WILLIAM TURNER William Turner entered the U. S. Army in October, 1943. He went overseas with the rating of Corporal and took part in the in- vasion of France and Germany. He was wounded while going into Germany and he received the Purple Heart. William served on guard duty at St. Lo and was a machine gun- ner in the 45th Armored Infantry Division of the 7th Army. The three main battles in which William participated are the Rhine, Aachen, and St. Lo. Besides the Purple Heart, William has the Combat Infantry Badge, the European Theater ribbon, the Victory medal, and the Good Conduct medal. He was discharged at Fort Devens on May 14, 1946. William’s father, John A. Turner, is in the Navy. ★ ★ ★ WILLIAM WEEKS William Weeks entered the Navy on No- vember 16, 1945. He took his training at Bainbridge, Maryland. After this he spent eight weeks at the Service School Command at the Great Lakes. On May 2, 1946, he left for Newport, R. I., to be given further orders. ★ ★ ★ GORDON WRIGHT Gordon Wright entered the Army in Sep- tember, 1945. He received his training at Fort Knox. Kentucky. After being home on leave last January, Gordon was transferred to Camp Kilmer, N. J., a port of embarkation, and from here was shipped to Austria where he is now stationed.

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Page Thirty -two THE L A WRENCI AN — 1946 Henry H. Smythe Roll Of Honor ' T ( HESE graduates of Lawrence High School have best exemplified in their school ■ - the ideals of Loyalty, Honor and Service” are the words cast in bronze on the Roll of Honor, which for seventeen years has graced the wall at the front of the Main Room, an ever-mindful present to L. H. S. from its generous friend, the late Rev. Henry H. Smythe. From the Class of 1946 Ann L. Landers — class secretary, representative to Massa- chusetts Girls’ State, and Co-Editor of the Lawrencian — and Gilbert A. Mello — class president and representative to Massachusetts Boys ' State— -have been chosen by their fellow students to have their names cast in bronze and placed on the tablet. Ann L, Landers Gilbert A. Mello Ann, class secretary and co-editor of the Lawrencian, was the L. H. S. delegate to the first Massachusetts Girls ' State. She plays in the school orchestra and as a member of the Glee Club and president of the Music Club, takes an active part in the musical life of the school. She participated in the American Legion Oratorical Contest, was awarded the Washington and Franklin medal for excellence in American History, and will enter either Wheaton College or Jackson College in the fall. Gilbert, president of his class for the past two years, was a delegate to the Massachusetts Boys’ State last year. He is interested in athle- tics and was on the L. H. S. Varsity and the All-Cape Football teams. He is active in Scout work and is an Eagle Scout with a Gold Palm. He entered the Pepsi-Cola Scholarship Contest early this fall. Gibbie takes the college pre- paratory course and plans to enter Tufts Col- lege in the autumn.