Excerpts from the
"Tech High Review" Yearbook
The Memphis Technical High School
- 1945 -
Senior Class Roll
(See Notes)
| U |
X |
Z |
| President: Denby Brandon | Secretary: Sara Beth Meadows |
| Boys' Vice-President: Don Robinson | Treasurer: Bill Wallace |
| Girls' Vice-President: Jill Robinson | Chaplain: Margaret Williams |
Honors:
| Valedictorian: | Joe Norvell | Salutatorian: | Denby Brandon |
Place of Birth: |
Year of Birth: |
Junior High Attended: |
Graduated: |
Comment: |
|
Akers, Richard Lamar |
Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Akin, Guy W. | Dyersburg, Tenn. | 1926 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Alabaster, Samuel (Sammy) | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | Aug 1944 | |
Alexander, Joy Dolores |
Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Allen, Clarence Elmer | Troy, Tenn. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Allen, Martha Louise | Memphis | 1925 | Messick | Aug 1944 | |
| Anderson, Dortha Frances | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Anderson, John Norman | Altiemer, Ark. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Anderson, Neward Eugene | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | Aug 1944 | no picture |
| Andrews, Letrice | Merigold, Miss. | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Andrews, Martha Lucille | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Barker, Annie Rose | El Dorado, Ark | 1927 | Paragold, Ark. | May 1945 | |
| Baker, Ralph N. | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Beeler, Vernon Murry | Union City, Tenn. | 1928 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Bell, William Reid, Jr. | Memphis | 1928 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Benderman, Jeanne Yvonne | Nashville, Tenn. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Bennett, Dorothy | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Benson, Mary Elizabeth | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Bernadina, Neda Josephine | Pianodi, Italy | 1927 | Catholic | May 1945 | |
| Beverly, Leona | Shreveport, La. | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Billingsley, Jim Austin | Memphis | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Bludworth, Richard E. | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | Aug 1944 | Killed in action. |
| Booker, Gloria | Memphis | (not given) | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Bowers, Ernest Albert "Pinkey" | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Brandon, Elvis Denby, Jr. | Sheridan, Ark. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Brice, James Hamlin | Corinth, Miss. | 1927 | Corinth | Jan 1945 | |
| Briggs, Donna Marie | Ripley, Tenn. | 1927 | Ripley Grammar School | May 1945 | |
| Brinkmeier, Elizabeth Lashlee (Betsy) | Fort Smith, Ark. | 1928 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Browder, Robert Ewing | Henderson, Tenn. | 1928 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
Brown, B. G. |
Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Bryan, Birdie Kathleen | Memphis | 1927 | Hollywood | Aug 1944 | |
| Burnette, Richard Johnston | Helena, Ark. | 1927 | Whitehaven | May 1945 | |
| Burroff, Max Neal | Peru, Ind. | 1925 | Waveland High School, Waveland, Ind. | May 1945 | |
| Busby, Richard Girard | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Butler, Robert Jeff | Memphis | 1927 | Hollywood | Aug 1944 | |
| Camp, Ruby Virginia | Blytheville, Ark. | 1928 | Bartlett | May 1945 | |
| Carpenter, Juanita Traylor | Memphis | 1927 | Normal Training School | May 1945 | |
| Chastain, Billie Mae | Memphis | 1928 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Cherry, Opal Frances | Nashville, Tenn. | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Claus, Betty Lou | St. Louis, Mo. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Cody, James Herbert | Detroit, Mich. | 1926 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Coleman, Katherine Jeannine | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Collier, Mary Edna | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | May 1945 | "Bobbye Collier" in pictorial directory for May 1945 - could this be Mary Edna Collier? |
| Collins, Bobbie Revilla | Memphis | 1927 | Whitehaven | Jan 1945 | |
| Conley, Josephine Louise | Memphis | 1927 | Sacred Heart | May 1945 | |
| Cox, Dorothy Louise | Memphis | 1929 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Crail, Charles Willard | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | May 1945 | No picture |
| Crenshaw, Janice Florence | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | Aug 1944 | |
| Cristil, Miriam "Mimi" | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Crockett, Dorothy Sue | Tupelo, Miss. | 1927 | Tupelo High | May 1945 | |
| Crook, Mary Ann | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Crone, Joe Ferrell, Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | White Station | May 1945 | |
| Cross, Henry Walton | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Crysack, Dorothy Genevie | Bay City, Mich. | 1926 | Catholic High | May 1945 | |
| Culp, Mary Frances | Memphis | 1928 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Cummins, John D. | Laurel, Miss. | 1927 | Belleville | May 1945 | |
| Curry, James Harold (Jim) | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Cusic, Margie Lee | Chicago, Ill | 1927 | Bradford, Tenn. | May 1945 | |
| Dacus, Malcolm Neumon | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Dahlberg, Ellen | Tipton, Tenn. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Danke, Rose Marie "Rosie" | Memphis | 1928 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Davenport, James Augustus (Jim) | Charlotte, N.C. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Davidson, Clyde Quitman | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Dempsey, Walter Everette (Billy) |
Red Bay, Ala. | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Denker, Marjorie Ann | Fon du Lac, Wisc. | 1928 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Derryberry, James | (not given) | (not given) | "entered Senior Class from Bartlett High in 1941, joined Navy in September '42) | ?May 1945 |
"In action in Southwest pacific, Palau, Phillipines, China, Indo-China,
Formosa, and the Jap Island Nanser Shoto near mainland of Japan. Seven
major battles." |
| Dickerson, Martha Jane | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Dixon, Frances May | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Domangue, Marilyn Katherine | New Orleans, La. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Donaldson, Doris | Monticello, Ark. | 1928 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Dotson, Louie Harold | Kerrville, Tenn. | 1927 | Millington | May 1945 | |
| Dugard, John Robert | Memphis | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Dunn, Gerald Joseph, Jr. | New Orleans, La. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Easley, Charlotte Vivian | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Easley, Virginia May | Hannibal, Mo. | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Eaton, James Rawlings | Forrest City, Ark. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Edwards, Tom D., Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Eichelberger, Thelma Marie | Memphis | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Ellis, Howard Benton | Memphis | 1927 | Whitehaven | May 1945 | |
| Ellis, Noel W., Jr. | Raleigh, N.C. | 1927 | Bellevue | Aug 1944 | |
| English, Bettye | Memphis | 1928 | Bellvue | May 1945 | |
| English, Billie Jean | Brownsville, Tenn. | 1926 | Haywood (County, Tenn.) | May 1945 | |
| Eubank, Evelyn Joyce | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
Evans, Irving Ashley |
Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | Aug 1944 | |
| Fairleigh, Elizabeth Ann | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Fallot, Mary Ann | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Faulkner, Frank | Alamo, Tenn. | 1928 | (not given) | May 1945 | |
| Finney, Don Eric | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Ford, Kathryne Jeanne | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
Forrester, James Eugene (Gene) |
Memphis | 1928 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Fowler, Nancy Jane | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | May 1945 | (no picture) |
Galloway, Ben Cornwell |
Leachville, Ark. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Garner, Emmett Roman, Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | (listed as May 1945 Graduate) | "Now in U.S. Navy" |
George, Sarah Francis |
Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Glass, Joy Marie | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | Aug 1944 | |
| Goldsmith, Vernon Ira | Oakland, Calif. | 1927 | Tallahassee, Fla. | May 1945 | |
| Goolsby, James Edward | Memphis | 1927 | Treadwell | May 1945 | |
| Grear, Betty Jean | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Green, Roland Irving | New Orleans, La. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Greenland, Cecil Jerome | Memphis | 1928 | Hollywood | Aug 1944 | |
| Greenway, Martha Sue (Billye) | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Greer, Audrey Mae | (not given) | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Hadley, James Ashley, Jr. | Dyersburg, Tenn. | 1926 | Castle Heights Military Academy | May 1945 | |
| Haire, Harold | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Hall, Darrell Emmerson | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Hamilton, Patti June | Bigelow, Ark. | 1927 | West Side, Little Rock, Ark. | May 1945 | |
| Hammers, Charles August | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Hankins, Mary Jean | Memphis | 1927 | Snowde | May 1945 | |
| Hargrove, Alton Jones | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Harmon, George Richard | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | Aug 1944 | (no picture) |
| Harris Evelyn Marie | Memphis | 1926 | Whitehaven, Oakville | May 1945 | |
| Harrison, Carl Lee | Ripley, Tenn. | 1926 | Snowden | Jan 1945 | |
| Hawkins, Linville | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | May 1945 | (no picture) |
| Haynes, William Mayo | Jackson, Tenn. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Heard, James Carroll | St. Louis, Mo. | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Henders, Orma Ludo | Memphis | 1928 | Whitehaven | May 1945 | |
| Herriman, Faye | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Hillstrom, Shirley | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Hinsley, Dorothy Louise | Shepp, Tenn. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Hoback, Lester Jennings | Memphis | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Hoback, Walter Sherwood | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
Holt, Mary Lou |
Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Hood, Frank Earl | Moorhead, Miss. | 1928 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Hornsby, Rosemary | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Horton, Marjorie Lou | Elliott, Miss. | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Houston, Robert Earl | Michie, Tenn. | 1927 | Statonville Junior High | May 1945 | |
| Hughes, Lois La Vee | (not given) | 1926 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Hurt, Everette Leon, Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Inman, Eugene | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Jackson, Frank | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Jefferies, James Earl | Brownsville, Tenn. | 1926 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Johnson, Rose Ann | Chicago, Ill | 1928 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Johnson, Uis Ventor | Clarksdale, Miss. | 1927 | Elizabeth Dorr | May 1945 | |
| Jones, Betty Ann | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Jones Charles Wesley | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | May 1945 | No picture |
| Jones, Clara Elizabeth | Memphis | 1928 | Blessed Sacrament | May 1945 | |
| Jones, William La Horrace | Rives, Tenn. | 1926 | Rives Junior High | May 1945 | |
| Joyner, Evelyn Charlotte | Forest City, Ark. | 1926 | Bellevue | Aug 1944 | |
| Joyner, Lea Williamson | Charlotte, N.C. | 1926 | Middleton, Tenn. | May 1945 | |
| Kellum, William Paschal, Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Kendall, Fred Thomas | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Koen, Lois Rosalie | Memphis | 1927 | South Side | May 1945 | |
| Lee, Ceda Charlotte | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Lee, James Albert | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Livingston, Betty Louise | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Loftin, Marshall C. | Memphis | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Long, Waldo Lafayette, Jr. | Hammond, La. | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Lopez, Charles W. S. | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Lovett, Lona Rettew | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Lowe, Bettie Lee | Ridgely, Tenn. | 1927 | Dyersburg Central Grammar School | May 1945 | |
| Lyle, M. L. Perry | Lepanto, Ark. | 1928 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Mann, Barbara Ann | Piggott, Ark. | 1927 | Kennett Junior High | May 1945 | |
| Martin, Flora Lenow | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Matthews, Esther Lee | Earle, Ark. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| McAdams, Scottie Joann | Nashville, Tenn. | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| McClearen, Manuel B., Jr. | Rantoul, Ill. | 1927 | Rutherford High | May 1945 | |
| McCullough, James Lemuel | Sardis, Miss. | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| McCollum, Mary Meade | Hattiesburg, Miss. | 1927 | Hollywood | Aug 1944 | |
| McCommon, David T. | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| McCord, Wilfred Murray, Jr. | Vardaman, Miss. | 1927 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| McDermott, Elsie Mae | Memphis | 1926 | South Side | May 1945 | |
| McSwain, Dorothy Ruth | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Meadows, Sara Beth | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Migliaccio, Josephine Marie | Memphis | 1927 | Sacred Heart | May 1945 | |
| Miller, Barbara June | Memphis | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Miller, Walter Taylor | Columbia, S.C. | 1928 | (not given) | May 1945 | |
| Millwood, June Marie | Memphsi | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | (in pictorial directory under "Millword" |
Moore, Nellie Agnes |
Grenada, Miss | 1927 | Hollywood | Jan 1945 | |
| Moran, Freddie Louise | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | Aug 1944 | |
| Morris, Enoch C. | Mobile, Ala. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Morris, Wilbert Ballard | Weir, Miss | 1926 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Moss, Jean | Charleston, Miss. | 1927 | Charleston | May 1945 | |
| Moss, Jeane Elizabeth | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Mostert, Paul Stallings | Morrilton, Ark. | 1927 | Snowden, Decatur, Ala. |
May 1945 | listed in pictorial diretory as "Monstert" |
| Mullikin, Bernie, Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Munn, Barbara Dayle | Nashville, Tenn. | 1927 | Harding Junior High, Oklahoma City; Walter Junior High, Chicago. |
May 1945 | |
| Moyle, Jack Robert | (not given) | 1926 | Earlham High School, Kemper Military Academy | May 1945 | |
| Nelson, Martha Florence | Fruitvale, Tenn. | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Nevels, Gerald Baird (Jerry) | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Newman, Margaret Louise | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Nichols, Benthel Monette | Bells, Tenn. | 1926 | Alamo, Tenn; and Snowden |
May 1945 | |
| Nicklas, Thomas Daniel | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Nickas, Louise Zoe | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Norris, Joyce Elizabeth | Memphis | 1927 | Messick: Fairview |
May 1945 | |
| Norvell, Jack Sellers | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Norvell, Joseph Bryan | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Nowell, Barbara | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Nutzell, George Parker | Memphis | 1928 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Parker, John Henry | Jackson, Miss. | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Pate, Claudine Jewel | Memhis | 1927 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Pedretty, Myra Evelyn | Brownsville, Tenn. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
Perry, James Henry, Jr. |
Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Pilgrim, Mary Belle | Memphis | 1928 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Pitts, Alice Muriel | Milledgeville, Tenn. | 1925 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Pitts, Milred June | St. Louis, Mo. | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
Raulins, George Maxwell |
Natchez, Miss | 1927 | Lee High, Mississippi | Aug 1944 | |
| Reeves, Oliver Willie | Memphis | 1929 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Reynolds, Pauline | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Reynolds, William Bruce | Memphis | 1928 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Richardson, Nona Gray | Columbus, Miss. | 1927 | Bass, Greenville, Miss. | May 1945 | |
| Ringer, Jack Darrell | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Roberson, Maxine | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Robertson, John Buck | Lexington, Miss. | 1926 | Lexington | May 1945 | |
| Roberts, Allen Crawford | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | Aug 1944 | (no picture) |
| Robinson, Donald Earle | Akron, Ohio | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Robinson, Jill Adele | Memphis | 1927 | Tunica, Miss. | May 1945 | |
| Rodgers, Ruth Elizabeth | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | listed as "Rogers" in pictorial directory. |
| Roe, Donald Eugene | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Rogers, Charles R. | Moscow, Tenn. | 1925 | Bellevue | May 1945 | listed as "Richard Charles Rogers" in pictorial directory |
| Rogers, Dixie Ann | Corinth, Miss. | 1928 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Rogers, William Earl | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Rook, Dorothy Joan | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Roper, Robert Neely | Memphis | 1928 | Belleville | May 1945 | |
| Rothrock, William Ernest | Nashville, Tenn. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Rothwell, George Fletcher | Stanton, Tenn. | 1928 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Rubin, Maury Ivan | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Sammons, Lehman Clark | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Sanders, Leslie Ray | Louisville, Miss. | 1927 | Louisville High | May 1945 | |
| Sarver, Charles William | Pontiac, Mich. | 1927 | Northeast Kansas City | May 1945 | |
| Sawtelle, William Niles | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Sawyer, Wade Eugene, Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Sax, Joe | New Orleans, La. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Schwend, Winifred Jean | Birmingham, Ala. | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Scott, Annie Marie | Detroit, Mich. | 1927 | Roseville High, Roseville Mich., and Snowden | Aug 1944 | |
| Scott, Dorothy Coleen | Halls, Tenn. | 1927 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Scott, Mary Ruth | Memphis | 1927 | White Station | Aug 1944 | |
| Scruggs, Albert Morton | Memphis | 1927 | Memphis State Training School | May 1945 | |
| Shappley, Arnold, Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | White Station | May 1945 | |
| Sheldon, Eugenia Margaret (Eugenie) | Wharton, N.J. | 1927 | Snowden | Aug 1944 | |
| Sheley, Walton H., Jr. | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Shelton, Ann Faye | Memphis | 1927 | Bellvue | Aug 1944 | |
| Simonton, Robert Lee | (not given) | 1928 | Morgan Prep School | May 1945 | |
| Simkin, Milton D. | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Simmons, Donald Eugene | (not given) | (not given) | (not given) | May 1945 | no picture |
| Singleton, Vancil Hoover (Van) | (not given) | 1928 | Morris Chapel Junior High | May 1945 | |
| Skipworth, Charlotte May | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Smith, Annabelle | Memphis | 1928 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Smith, Donald Lowrey (Don) | Memphis | 1927 | South Side | May 1945 | |
| Smith, Dorothy | New Albany, Miss. | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Smith, Georgia Belle | Imboden, Ark. | 1928 | Luxora, Ark. | May 1945 | |
| Smith, Leslie Eugene | Memphis | 1927 | Churchland, Portsmith, Va. | May 1945 | |
| Smith, Sarah Elizabeth | Memphis | 1927 | Frayser and Millington | Jan 1945 | |
| Snyder, Vina Nadine | New Albany, Miss. | 1927 | New Albany (Miss) | Jan 1945 | |
| Sorce, Frances Eloise | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Spence, Mary Francis | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Spencer, Ann Elizabeth | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Stepherson, Mary Jane | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
Stepherson, Robert Louis |
Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | Jan 1945 | |
| Stannard, William Gerry | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | Aug 1944 | |
| Summers, Nancy Beulah | (not given) | 1927 | Snowden | Aug 1944 | |
| Talley, Brooks Leon | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Tedder, Jerry Austin | Bude, Miss. | 1928 | Bude High School | May 1945 | |
| Templeton, Jean Strong | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Thompson, Virginia Lee | Memphis | 1926 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Tribble, James Earle | Clinton, Ky. | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Turner, Jessie Catherine | Millington, Tenn. | 1927 | Fairview | Jan 1945 | |
| Turnipseed, Velma | Memphis | 1927 | Humes | May 1945 | |
| Tyler, Tommie Lee | Biggers, La. | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Tyson, George Nowlin | Memphis | 1928 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Tyus, Mary Anne | Memphis | 1926 | Amory High, Amory, Miss. | May 1945 | |
| Vaughn, Elnora | Mineral Wells, Miss. | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Wade, Harold La Vert | Memphis | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Walden, Verna Marie | Memphis | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Walker, Clarence McDowell | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Wallace, Jack Fennell | Trinity, Ark. | 1927 | Decatur Junior High | May 1945 | |
| Wallace, William Thomas (Bill) | Springfield, Mo. | 1926 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
Watkins, Helen Delores |
Hayti, Mo. | 1925 | Whitehaven | Jan 1945 | |
| Watson, Clarence Onley | Memphis | 1926 | Snoden | Jan 1945 | |
| Warren, Alfred Pittman | Memphis | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Weber, Rose Marie | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | Aug 1944 | |
| Welch, Mary Margaret | Ripley, Miss. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Whitaker, Imogene Rolfe (Gene) | (not given) | 1926 | Humes | Aug 1944 | |
| Whitney, Anna Faye | Fayette, Ala. | 1926 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
| Wilcox, William Henry, Jr. | Mariana, Ark. | 1927 | Fairview | May 1945 | |
| Wilkins, Dorothy Elizabeth | Humboldt, Tenn. | 1926 | Bellevue | Aug 1944 | |
| Williams, Margaret Pauline | Marked Tree, Ark. | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
| Williamson, Jane | Vicksburg, Miss. | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Wilson, Ann | Memphis | 1927 | Snowden | May 1945 | |
| Wilson, Marjorie Anne | Memphis | 1927 | Bellvue | May 1945 | |
Wortham, Betty Jane |
Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | Aug 1944 | |
| Wynne, Dorothy Eleanor | Memphis | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
Wynns, Carol Monadez |
Paris, Tenn. | 1927 | Bellevue | May 1945 | |
Yoon, Alfred Eugene |
Memphis | 1927 | Hollywood | May 1945 | |
August, 1944 Graduates: Commencement Exercises Were Held August 19, 1944, in Memphis Technical High School Auditorium.
January, 1945 Graduates: Commencement Exercises Were Held January 19, 1945, in Memphis Technical High School Auditorium.
May, 1945 Graduates: Baccalaureate Services conducted by Dr. Joseph Owen, Pastor of the First Methodist Church, Sunday, May 20. Commencement Speaker - The Honorable Percy McDonald, Chairman of County Board of Education and Chairman of State Board of Aviation. Graduation Exercises held at Ellis Auditorium, Tuesday, May 22, 1945.
Note 1: "Pvt Richard Bludworth was killed in action "somewhere in Germany" on Feb. 11, 1945. Richard received his diploma at Tech High with the August Class and entered the army immediately after graduation. He received his basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla., and had been overseas since the first week in January with an infantry company. Richard was the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Todd, Sr. with whom he made his home after the death of his parents." (page 17).
Note 2: The following information is listed for Richard Bludworth on the American Battle Monuments website:
Richard E. Bludworth
Private, U.S. Army
Service # 44040481
345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Tennessee
Died: 11-Feb-45
Buried at: Plot F Row 13 Grave 69
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart
Note 3: from Senior Class History - "During our three years at Tech, boys who entered our class and have left school to join the armed forces are Neal Rider, Carson Plumbley, Jesse W. Bell, Dalton Cherry, G. W. Lewis, Uis Johnson, Charles Jones, Jimmie Ledbetter, Wilbert Morris, Jack Wallace, James Eaton, Guy Akin, Eugene Anderson, Virgil Bishop, Bill Brown, Dewey Carden, Dennis Fitzgerald, Tom Kramer, Richard LeGrand, Bill Loftin, Thomas Smith, Bill Stannard, M. H. Walls, Noel Ellis, Leon Hurt, Harry Thurman, Enoch Morris, Byron Chanoyen, Jimmy Whitemone, Herbert Cody, Gene Simmons, Newman Dacus, Emmet Garner, James Perry, Fred Kendall, Bernie Mullikin, Jack Norvell, Tom Sawyer, Gary Curtis, James Scott, Clarence Watson, Fred Courts, James Heard, Sammy Arnett, Jack Bolling, George Cash, Mathew Hall, George Hammon, Anton Holmquist and Wilfred McCord."
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