Everett P. Pope
Major Everett Parker Pope (July 16, 1919 – July 16, 2009) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry on Peleliu in September 1944 while leading his men in an assault on a strategic hill, and for holding it, with rocks and bare fists when ammunition ran low, against Japanese suicide attacks.
Everett P. Pope | |
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Major Everett P. Pope, Medal of Honor recipient | |
| Birth name | Everett Parker Pope |
| Born | July 16, 1919 Milton, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | July 16, 2009 (aged 90) Bath, Maine, US |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1941–1951 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II • Guadalcanal Campaign • Battle of Cape Gloucester • Battle of Peleliu |
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