John Birch
Missionary, Deceased Person
1918 – 1945
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Who was John Birch?
John Morrison Birch was an American military intelligence officer and a Baptist missionary in World War II, who was killed during a confrontation with supporters of the Communist Party of China.
Politically conservative groups in the United States consider him to be a martyr and the first victim of the Cold War. The John Birch Society, an American conservative organization formed 13 years after his death, was named in his honor. His parents joined the Society as Life Members.
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- Born
- May 28, 1918
Landour - Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Mercer University
- Lived in
- Macon
- Dehradun
- Died
- Aug 25, 1945
Xi'an
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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