▁Qu in cy , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁North ▁Qu in cy ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁attended ▁Bow do in ▁College ▁in ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Maine , ▁and ▁excel led ▁in ▁both ▁academ ics ▁and ▁athlet ics . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁state - ch ampion ▁tennis ▁team ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁honor ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁B eta ▁Th eta ▁Pi ▁frat ern ity . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁French ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁ ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Pope ▁married ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁sweet heart , ▁Ele an or ▁Haw kins . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Laur ence ▁E . ▁and ▁Ralph ▁H . ▁Pope . ▁Laur ence ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Ch ad . ▁ ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁career ▁After ▁basic ▁training , ▁Pope ▁attended ▁Officer ▁C andid ate ▁School ▁and , ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁was ▁commission ed ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Reserve . ▁He ▁trained ▁at ▁Quant ico , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁New ▁River , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁then ▁went ▁over se as ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁with ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 st