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Winthrop World War II Gold Stars

Winthrop sent 2,400 men and woman into the armed forces in World War II. The War Memorial in front of the Winthrop Town Hall lists 67 names of those who died during the conflict. A slightly different list of 64 names appeared in the Boston Globe (Subscription) on 2/24/1946, "Winthrop Counts 64 Gold Stars", Boston Globe (Subscription) Archives. The names that appear only on the Boston Globe (Subscription) list are marked with an asterisk *.

Louis M. Ambrose, Jr.

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 1/21/1945 - Town Memorial

275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division - Grave: Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France

Robert H. Allen

- U.S. Coast Guard - Lt. Com. - Died: 3/15/1945

Lt. Comdr. R. H. Allen Killed in Plane Crash, The Sun, Mar. 24, 1945 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Lt. Comdr. R. H. Allen Funeral Services, The Sun, Mar. 29, 1945 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Vet Hub Skipper of N.Y. Boats Dies in Plane Crash, Mar. 16, 1945 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Lt. Comm Robert H. Allen, Mar. 24, 1945 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Karl M. Anderson

- U.S. Merchant Marine - First Engineer - Died: 3/14/1942

Karl Anderson among missing, The Sun, Oct. 3, 1942 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Merchant Ship Lemuel Burrows - Lost at sea - uboat.net

Frank E. Barber

- U.S. Army - COL - Died: 10/10/1944

Col. Frank E. Barber Lost Life in Italy, The Sun, Oct. 28, 1944 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

92nd Infantry Division, Col. Frank E. Barber - Chief of Staff, KIA on 3 Oct 1944, his 3rd day in Italy - Custerman

Eugene F. Belli

- U.S. Navy - Radioman 2nd Class - Died: 10/15/1942 - Town Memorial

USS Meredith (DD-434)

Andrew F. Biggio

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 9/17/1944 - Town Memorial

135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division

Allison T. Bliss

- U.S. Army - PVT - Died: 6/6/1944

Report Pvt. A. T. Bliss Missing In Action, The Sun, Aug. 12, 1944 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment - Grave: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Irving Bramson

- U.S. Army - PVT - Died: 5/17/1943 - Town Memorial

5th Division, 337th Infantry Regiment

Virginia H. Brooks

- U.S. Army - WAC - Died: 11/28/1945

389 Cocoanut Grove Identified Dead, Nov. 30, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Services Held for Virginia Brooks, Dec.2, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Charles E. Brooks

- U.S. Marine Corp. - LT - Died: 1/7/1945 - Town Memorial

Marine Fighting Squadron 313 (VMF-313) - Grave: Winthrop Cemetery

Edward E. Browne

- U.S. Navy - Electricians Mate 1/c - Died: 8/18/1944

Edward N. Browne, Sep. 9, 1944 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Francis N. Burns, Jr.

- U.S. Army - PVT - Died: 10/23/1944

B Company, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion - Grave: Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France

John J. Cheever, Jr.

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 9/15/1944

Pro-Burial Mass for Winthrop Private, Oct. 16, 1944 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

They Died While Serving Country, The Sun, Oct. 21, 1944 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

36th Armored Infantry Regiment - Grave: Arlington National Cemetery

John P. Clancy, Jr.

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 4/19/1945 - Town Memorial

85th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division - Grave: Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy

David F. Coughlin

- U.S. Army Air Force - LT - Died: 3/24/1944 - Town Memorial

66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group - Grave: Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy

Ralph J. Cunningham

- U.S. Army - PVT - Died: 6/6/1944 - Town Memorial

307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division - Grave: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Charles T. Daly, Jr.

- U.S. Army Air Force - Technician 5th Class - Died: 9/30/1944

They Died While Serving Country, The Sun, Oct. 21, 1944 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Aviation, 1906th Engineer Battalion - Grave: Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines

Joseph T. Dervan, Jr.

- U.S. Army Air Force - S SGT - Died: 5/4/1943

Sergt. J.T. Dervan, Winthrop, Killed in Georgia Air Crash, Apr. 7, 1943 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

James C. Dilling, Jr.

- U.S. Merchant Marine - Chief Mate - Died: 12/2/1942

Merchant Ship SS Coamo - Lost at sea - uboat.net

Dennis J. Dowling

- U.S. Army - LT 2nd - Died: 2/24/1942

64th Pursuit Squadron

Army Flyer, Wed 10 Days, Killed; Body Still in Sea", Apr. 25, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Daniel L. Duggan

- U.S. Army Air Force - CAPT - Died: 8/10/1941

Grave: Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland

"'Danny' Duggan Among 22 Flyers Killed in England, Aug. 13, 1941 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Paul J. Dwyer

- U.S. Army - SGT - Died: 7/15/1944 - Town Memorial

320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division - Gravce: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Jack Elkin

- U.S. Navy - Radioman 3rd Class - Died: 1/26/1944 - Town Memorial

Grave: Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy

Murray E. Fairweather

- LT - Died: 11/10/1944

Winthrop Officer Killed in Dieppe Attack, Aug. 22, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Edwin F. Fitzgerald

- U.S. Army Air Force - LT 2nd - Died: 11/10/1944

338th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy Lorraine - Grave: American Cemetery, St. Avold, France

B-17 Flying Fortress, 42-102531, Tangerine II - American Air Museum in Britain

Roger C. Foley

- U.S. Marine Corp. - CAPT - Died: 5/27/1945

4th Marines, 6 Marine Division - Grave: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Cpt. Roger C. Foley, USMCR, '41, Winthrop, Mass., died on Okinawa on May 27 (PDF), Aug. 1945, pg. 16 - The Notre Dame Alumnus

Harold E. French, Jr.

- U.S. Navy - Radioman - Died: 2/18/1941 - Town Memorial

USS Truxton

Joseph W. Gallagher

- U.S. Army Air Force - SGT - Died: 11/18/1943

67th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy - Grave: Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, England

Joseph W. Gallagher, Shot down in B-24. Plane crashed into North Sea - American Air Museum in Britain

Zalmon Gilbert

- U.S. Army - PVT

320th Infantry Regiment, ID 31356802

Herbert M. Godfrey

- U.S. Army Air Force - LT 1st - Died: 1/4/1944

577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy - Grave: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium

Herbert M Godfrey, Shot down in B-24. Plane crashed into North Sea - Honor States

William L. Guptill

- U.S. Marine Corp. - CAPT

W.L. Guptill, Sep. 11, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Ens. William L. Guptil, The Colby Alumnus, Oct. 1942, pg. 28 - Colby Digital Commons

Robert S. Hall

- U.S. Army Air Force - LT 2nd - Died: 1/21/1945

56th Fighter Group, 63rd Fighter Squadron - Grave: American Cemetery, Cambridge, England

Lt Hall, Winthrop, Killed in Action, Feb. 13, 1945 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Robert S. Hall, Killed in P-47 in a take-off accident at Boxted - American Air Museum in Britain

Justin J. Haley

- U.S. Army Air Force - LT 2nd - Died: 1942

577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy - Grave: Winthrop Cemetery

Winthrop Flyer Killed in Crash Near Savannah, Sep. 4, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Air Salute to Lieut. Haley at Winthrop Today, Sep. 8, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

John M. Hanna

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 7/25/1943

PFC John M. Hanna, Aug. 25, 1943 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Richard L. Holland

Not Winthrop?

Edward L. Ingham

John E. Ivers, Jr.

- U.S. Navy - Ensign - Died: 9/15/1944

Ens John E. Ivers, Jr. Buried in Winthrop, Oct. 5, 1944 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

* Joseph Johnston

- U.S. Navy - LT Com - Died: Oct. 11, 1944

They Died While Serving Country, The Sun, Oct. 21, 1944 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Lt. Com Jos. Johnston. Maritime Service Man Dies at Gallups Island, Oct. 12, 1944 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Axel N. B. Larsen

- U.S. Marines - SGT - Died: Nov. 7, 1944

Three Local Boys Lost in Service, The Sun, Nov. 20, 1943- NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Axel N. B. Larsen, VMF222, MAG11, 1stMAW, FMF, Solomon Islands, accidental death - Naval History Homepage

Raymond D. Levy

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 12/21/1944 - Town Memorial

1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Joseph P. Madona

- U.S. Army - S SGT - Died: 1/13/1945 - Town Memorial

101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - Grave: Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg

Charles J. Marotta

- U.S. Army - PVT - 2/24/1944

Memorial Mass for Winthrop Soldier, Apr. 1, 1944 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Alfred P. Marshall

- U.S. Army Air Force - SGT - Died: 1/11/1944

401st Bomber Group, 615th Bomber Squadron

Sgt. Alfred P. Marshall, Left Waist Gunner onboard Carolina Queen - Remember Our Heroes

Frank A. Marshall

- U.S. Army Air Force - PVT - Died: 1/3/1943

Grave: North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia

Arthur E. Mathieu

- U.S. Army Air Force - S SGT - Died: 12/5/1943

561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy - Grave: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Arthur E. Mathieu, Waist gunner, Shot down in B-17, Ole Basser - American Air Museum in Britain

* Robert F. McDonald

- U.S. Army Air Foce - LT 1st - Died: 5/29/1944

452nd Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium - Grave: Cambridge American Cemetery, England

Robert F. McDonald, On a low altitude navigation training mission, rudder broke off B-26, plane went out of control and crashed - American Air Museum in Britain

John C. McDonald

- U.S. Army - PVT

Robert F. McEwan

- U.S. Army - PVT - Died: 12/25/1944

80th Infantry Division, 318th Infantry Regiment, killed in action in the Battle of the Bulge - Grave: Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Robert F. McEwan, The Signet, March 1945, pg. 138 - Internet Archive

James J. McGuiness

* John E. McQuillan

- U.S. Merchant Marine - Messman - Died: 3/23/1942

Merchant Ship Naeco - Grave: Lost at sea

John T. Mooney

- U.S. Army - SGT - Died: 12/17/1944 - Town Memorial

99th Infantry Division, 393rd Company, killed in action in the Battle of the Bulge

Frank J. Mulone

- U.S. Army Air Force - S SGT - Died: 2/24/1943 - Town Memorial

137th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group

Irving F. Mycue

- U.S. Navy - Petty Officer 1st Class - Died: 6/8/1944

Grave: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England. Served: USS Meredith

Edward H. Newman

- U.S. Army - PVT - Died: 9/26/1944

Pvt. Edw. H. Newman Lost Life in France, The Sun, Oct. 28, 1944 - NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

Harry E. (Edward) Newman, Jr.

- U.S. Navy - Radioman 1st - Died: 3/19/1945 - (Tentative)

U.S.S. Franklin - Grave: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii

John F. Nimblett

- U.S. Army - Master SGT - Died: 8/20/1942

Grave: Fort Devens Cemetery, Harvard, Massachusetts

William F. O'Connor

- U.S. Army - CAPT - Died: 9/7/1944

Grave: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines

Capt W.F. O'Connor, Feb. 25, 1945 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Roster of Allied Prisoners of War believed aboard Shinyo Maru when torpedoed and sunk 7 September 1944, West-Point.org

John E. O'Connor

- U.S. Army - PFC

Winthrop Man One of 6 Killed in Bomber Crash, June 27, 1943 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Theodore N. Pollard

- U.S. Marine Corp. - PVT - Town Memorial

1st Marines, 1st Marine Division

L. Edward Paro

- USNR - Com

Com L. Edward Paro, May 5, 1944 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Joseph Puorro

- U.S. Merchant Marine - Able Seaman - Died: 3/29/1943 - Town Memorial

Merchant Ship William Pierce Frye - Grave: Lost at sea

William H. Roche

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 5/7/1945

47th Field Hospital - Grave: Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France

WW II 47th Field Hospital Photo Album - U.S. Military Forum

David Segal

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 5/7/1945

Winthrop Private Killed in Action, Apr. 4, 1945 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Charles T. Shannon

- U.S. Army Air Force - S SGT - Died: 10/25/1943

372nd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy - Grave: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Philippines

Three Local Boys Lost in Service, The Sun, Nov. 20, 1943- NewspaperArchive / Winthrop Public Library

B-24D-105-CO Liberator Serial Number 42-40864 - Pacific Wrecks

Kenneth A. Stewart

- U.S. Army - PFC - Died: 1945 - Town Memorial

110th Infrantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division

Lawrence W. Skehan

- U.S. Army Air Force - SGT - Died: 4/20/1944

613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy - Grave: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

613th Squadron History - 401st Bomb Group (PDF), pg.22 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Wyndham S. Wallace

- U.S. Army - PVT - Died: 3/18/1945

39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division - Grave: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium

Charles T. Willock, Jr.

- U.S. Army Air Force - LT 2nd - Died: 5/7/1942

Lieut. Willock Services Held, May 14, 1942 - Boston Globe (Subscription)

Charles T. Willock - Boston College Veterans Memorial

Frederick W. Yirrell, Jr.

- U.S. Navy - LT JG - Died: 3/25/1945 - Town Memorial

Grave: Honolulu Memorial National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Hawaii

Lawrence P. Young

- U.S. Army - Technician 4th Class - Died: 11/19/1944

101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division - Grave: Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France

John Zaia

- U.S. Merchant Marines - Able Seaman - Died: 3/17/1943 - Town Memorial

SS Luckenbach - Grave: Lost at Sea

Vincent Zaia

- U.S. Merchant Marines - Able Seaman - Died: - Town Memorial

Other sources:

Honor States - http://www.honorstates.org
War Memorial U.S. - http://warmemorial.us/
America Battle Monuments Commission - https://www.abmc.gov/