Pope, Everett Parker

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Date of birth:: July 16th, 1919 (Milton/Massachusetts, United States)
Date of death:: July 16th, 2009 (Bath/Maine, United States)
Buried on:: Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 59. Grave: 3800.
Nationality:: American

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Medal of Honor - Navy/Marine Corps (MoH)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division "The Old Breed", U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded for:: Operation Stalemate II

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as commanding officer of Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau group, on 19-20 September 1944. Subjected to pointblank cannon fire which caused heavy casualties and badly disorganized his company while assaulting a steep coral hill, Capt. Pope rallied his men and gallantly led them to the summit in the face of machinegun, mortar, and sniper fire. Forced by widespread hostile attack to deploy the remnants of his company thinly in order to hold the ground won, and with his machineguns out of order and insufficient water and ammunition, he remained on the exposed hill with 12 men and 1 wounded officer determined to hold through the night. Attacked continuously with grenades, machineguns, and rifles from 3 sides, he and his valiant men fiercely beat back or destroyed the enemy, resorting to hand-to-hand combat as the supply of ammunition dwindled, and still maintaining his lines with his 8 remaining riflemen when daylight brought more deadly fire and he was ordered to withdraw. His valiant leadership against devastating odds while protecting the units below from heavy Japanese attack reflects the highest credit upon Capt. Pope and the U.S. Naval Service."

Medal of Honor - Navy/Marine Corps (MoH)

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division "The Old Breed", U.S. Marine Corps

For valor and his service at Guadalcanal and in the New Britain campaign.

With "Valor" device

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division "The Old Breed", U.S. Marine Corps

American Defence Service Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

American Campaign Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

World War Two Victory Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

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- Jordan, Kenneth N., Yesterday’s Heroes – 433 men of World War II awarded the Medal of Honor 1941-1945, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., USA, 1996
- Hallas, J.H., The Devil’s Anvil – The Assault on Peleliu, Praeger Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, USA, 1994
- Hough, F.O., The Assault on Peleliu, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1990
- Camp, D., Last Man Standing – The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944, Zenith Press, Minneapolis, USA, 2008
- McMillan, G., The Old Bree – A History of the First Marine Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2001

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