Everett P. Pope | |
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Birth name | Everett Parker Pope |
Born | Milton, Massachusetts, US | July 16, 1919
Died | July 16, 2009 Bath, Maine, US | (aged 90)
Place of burial | |
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 |
Awards |
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.