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Amory Houghton, Parris Island, SC [ca. 1944]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Unit of Service: USS Macon (CA 132)
  • Location of Service: Caribbean Sea; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/450

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"The morale of the freshmen was terrific..."

Amo Houghton, former Marine in World War II, represented the 29th District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1986 to 2005. His story reflects his devotion to his hometown of Corning, and chronicles the myriad contributions of civilians and friends on that home front during the war. Former CEO of Corning Glass Works, he is cited as the "father of fiber optics" for support of research in revolutionary communications material. He says the military taught him many life lessons, including when to be free and when to be disciplined.

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About this Item

Title

  • Amory Houghton Collection

Names

  • Houghton, Amory
  • Veterans History Project
  • Bartis, Peter T.
  • Library of Congress

Home State

  • New York (State)

Headings

  • -  Houghton, Amory
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: USS Macon (CA 132)
    • Location of Service: Caribbean Sea; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    • Highest Rank: Private First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1944-1946
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2002-06-24)
  • Audio: DAT [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2001-07-24)
  • Audio: 10" Audio Reel [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-06-24)
  • Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-06-24)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-06-24)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-06-24)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-06-24; 2006-11-07)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2006-12-10; 2007-02-12)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-12-10)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/450

Cite as

  • Amory Houghton Collection (AFC/2001/001/450), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Houghton, Amory, Veterans History Project, Peter T Bartis, and Library Of Congress. Amory Houghton Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00450/.

APA citation style:

Houghton, A., Veterans History Project, Bartis, P. T. & Library Of Congress. (1944) Amory Houghton Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00450/.

MLA citation style:

Houghton, Amory, et al. Amory Houghton Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00450/>.