caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial alt rank image article_title name
major everett p. pope , medal of honor recipient 1941 -- 1951 united states marine corps bath , maine 16 july 2009 milton , massachusetts united states 1st battalion , 1st marines medal of honor bronze star purple heart place of burial world war ii battle of guadalcanal battle of peleliu 16 july 1919 arlington national cemetery a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star 23px major 180px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px everett p. pope
 everett parker pope
everett p. pope

major everett parker pope -lrb- july 16 , 1919 -- july 16 , 2009 -rrb- 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 .
