Private Gordon B. Northrup - Army Air Corps
Gordon Blanchard Northrup was born in 1921. He lived on Spring Street.
Northrup graduated with honors from Pembroke High School in 1938, where he was the class treasurer. He worked as a carpenter until he enlisted in the war on October 5th, 1940.
Northrup died on June 30, 1942, a victim of the cruel Bataan Death March in the Philippines. Where soldiers were forced to march for hours and hours at a time, sit in the blistering sun with no cover and march again at night. With little or no food, soldiers were at the mercy of their Japanese captors . Weaker men were shot or killed with bayonets and men were buried alive.
The overpass of Route 3 and Route 139, by the Marshfield town line, is dedicated to Private Northrup.
Gordon Blanchard Northrup was born in 1921. He lived on Spring Street.
Northrup graduated with honors from Pembroke High School in 1938, where he was the class treasurer. He worked as a carpenter until he enlisted in the war on October 5th, 1940.
Northrup died on June 30, 1942, a victim of the cruel Bataan Death March in the Philippines. Where soldiers were forced to march for hours and hours at a time, sit in the blistering sun with no cover and march again at night. With little or no food, soldiers were at the mercy of their Japanese captors . Weaker men were shot or killed with bayonets and men were buried alive.
The overpass of Route 3 and Route 139, by the Marshfield town line, is dedicated to Private Northrup.
Major Edward Everett Turner
Edward Everett Turner Jr. was born in 1919, son of Pembroke’s first full-time police chief. His mother was Ethelyn Turner, the postmaster of North Pembroke. He had three sisters, and they lived in a house on Washington Street.
He graduated high school in 1937. Turner then went to State Teacher College in Hyannis, where he was elected Class President. On October 14th, 1940, after having completed two years of college, Turner enlisted in the Air Corps. He originally had a desk job, but later decided that he wanted to be a pilot of a Flevia B- 29. He then joined the 554th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Unit.
September 16th, 1944 was a foggy day. Tuner was instructed to drop bombs over Germany. Due to the lack of visibility, Turner could not pin-point his exact location. He did not want to drop the bombs, unsure of his target. Instead, he returned to Cambridge, England. While landing in the fog the plane crashed and the bombs exploded. Turner was killed. Upon his death, Major Turner was awarded the Purple Heart, an Air Medal, and 2 Oak Clusters. He is buried in the United States Military Cemetery in Cambridge, England.
There is a memorial plaque dedicated to Major Turner at the intersection of Routes 53 and 139, on Schoosett Street.
Edward Everett Turner Jr. was born in 1919, son of Pembroke’s first full-time police chief. His mother was Ethelyn Turner, the postmaster of North Pembroke. He had three sisters, and they lived in a house on Washington Street.
He graduated high school in 1937. Turner then went to State Teacher College in Hyannis, where he was elected Class President. On October 14th, 1940, after having completed two years of college, Turner enlisted in the Air Corps. He originally had a desk job, but later decided that he wanted to be a pilot of a Flevia B- 29. He then joined the 554th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Unit.
September 16th, 1944 was a foggy day. Tuner was instructed to drop bombs over Germany. Due to the lack of visibility, Turner could not pin-point his exact location. He did not want to drop the bombs, unsure of his target. Instead, he returned to Cambridge, England. While landing in the fog the plane crashed and the bombs exploded. Turner was killed. Upon his death, Major Turner was awarded the Purple Heart, an Air Medal, and 2 Oak Clusters. He is buried in the United States Military Cemetery in Cambridge, England.
There is a memorial plaque dedicated to Major Turner at the intersection of Routes 53 and 139, on Schoosett Street.
First Lieutenant Clarence D. Wainwright
On October 23rd, 1921, Clarence D. Wainwright and his wife Elise had their son, Clarence D. Wainwright Jr. Two years later, they had a daughter, Marjorie. They lived together on Elm Street.
Clarence graduated with the class of 1939. He attended Northeastern University College of Business Administration. Clarence, inspired by his father’s service in World War I, joined the war.
Clarence joined the 533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Unit. On May 24th, 1944, while flying over Ebeswalde, Germany, Wainwright’s plane was hit by enemy fire. It exploded and he was killed. He was awarded a Purple Heart, the Air Medal and two Oak Clusters.
There is a memorial plaque for First Lieutenant Wainwright at the intersection of Taylor and Elm Streets, near the Duxbury line.
On October 23rd, 1921, Clarence D. Wainwright and his wife Elise had their son, Clarence D. Wainwright Jr. Two years later, they had a daughter, Marjorie. They lived together on Elm Street.
Clarence graduated with the class of 1939. He attended Northeastern University College of Business Administration. Clarence, inspired by his father’s service in World War I, joined the war.
Clarence joined the 533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Unit. On May 24th, 1944, while flying over Ebeswalde, Germany, Wainwright’s plane was hit by enemy fire. It exploded and he was killed. He was awarded a Purple Heart, the Air Medal and two Oak Clusters.
There is a memorial plaque for First Lieutenant Wainwright at the intersection of Taylor and Elm Streets, near the Duxbury line.
Private First Class Theodore White
Theodore “Teedle” White was born to Thadid and Mary White in 1926. He had two brothers, Raymond (two years older) and Francis (two years younger). They lived on Mattakeesett Street.
According to friend Everett Reed, White was kind of a “Huckleberry Finn”. He loved to go hunting and fishing. White enlisted in the Army before graduating, on June 8th, 1944. He was placed in the G Company, 334th Infantry, 84th Division White had attended just one year of high school, before being sent to fight in Germany.
One night, in March 1945, White’s unit was preparing for morning attacks. The Germans surprised them. A wounded White moved forward firing from a standing positon killing six enemy soldiers. He was shot and killed. As a result of his actions, the enemy got confused and Private White's Company moved forward. They were able to capture the enemy position. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
There is a memorial traffic island for Private First Class White at the intersection of Mattakeesett and Grove Streets.
Theodore “Teedle” White was born to Thadid and Mary White in 1926. He had two brothers, Raymond (two years older) and Francis (two years younger). They lived on Mattakeesett Street.
According to friend Everett Reed, White was kind of a “Huckleberry Finn”. He loved to go hunting and fishing. White enlisted in the Army before graduating, on June 8th, 1944. He was placed in the G Company, 334th Infantry, 84th Division White had attended just one year of high school, before being sent to fight in Germany.
One night, in March 1945, White’s unit was preparing for morning attacks. The Germans surprised them. A wounded White moved forward firing from a standing positon killing six enemy soldiers. He was shot and killed. As a result of his actions, the enemy got confused and Private White's Company moved forward. They were able to capture the enemy position. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
There is a memorial traffic island for Private First Class White at the intersection of Mattakeesett and Grove Streets.