John Birch (missionary)
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John Morrison Birch (May 28, 1918 – August 25, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces military intelligence captain, OSS field agent in China during World War II, as well as former Baptist minister and missionary. He was killed in a confrontation with Chinese Communist soldiers during an assignment he was ordered on by the OSS, ten days after the war ended.[1][2] Birch was posthumously awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
John Birch | |
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Birth name | John Morrison Birch |
Born | (1918-05-28)May 28, 1918 Landour, British India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
Died | August 25, 1945(1945-08-25) (aged 27) Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) |
The John Birch Society (JBS), an American anti-communist organization, was named in his memory by Robert H. W. Welch Jr. in 1958.[1] Welch considered Birch to be a martyr and the first casualty of the Cold War. Birch's parents joined the JBS as honorary life members.