Pope B. Holliday, Jr.
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Who is Pope B. Holliday, Jr.?
A native of Athens, Georgia, Pope B. 'Doc' Holliday, Jr. would 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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- Pope Holliday, Jr.
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- United States of America
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on July 23, 2013
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