Pope B. Holliday Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pope B. Holliday Jr.

US Army officer

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1921

Date of Death: 29-Jun-2003

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Pope B. Holliday Jr.

  • Pope Beauregard 'Doc' Holliday, Jr.
  • (August 15, 1921 in Athens, Georgia – June 29, 2003 in Signal Mountain, Tennessee) was a decorated World War II officer.
  • Born in Athens, Georgia, he would later go on to fame as an officer with the 82nd Airborne during World War II and later serve as a Medical Service Corps officer with the fledgling Army Air Force Air Rescue Service, earning a Bronze Star for his actions in saving the crew of a stricken B-17 Flying Fortress that had crashed into the Nicaraguan jungle. He left the service and served as a pediatrician in Chattanooga, Tennessee until his death in 2003.

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