Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Amory Houghton, Jr. Collection
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:
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/450
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, Jr. Collection
Names
- Library of Congress
- Veterans History Project
- Bartis, Peter T.
- Houghton Jr., Amory
Home State
- New York (State)
Headings
- - Houghton Jr., 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
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: USS Macon (CA 132)
- Location of Service:
- 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, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/450), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video