1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Pope ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁assigned ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁language ▁course ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁an ▁in active ▁duty ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁private ▁employ ment ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁There ▁he ▁became ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Reserve ▁and ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Battalion , ▁US M CR , ▁H ingham , ▁Massachusetts , ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁with ▁his ▁batt alion ▁upon ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion , ▁ 2 nd ▁Mar ines ▁at ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Base ▁Camp ▁Le je une , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁in active ▁duty ▁and , ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁ ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁action ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Captain ▁Pope ▁and ▁his ▁company ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁storm ▁Hill ▁ 1 5 4 , ▁a ▁ste ep ▁and ▁bar ren ▁cor al ▁hill ▁pro tr ud ing ▁from ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁Su ic ide ▁R idge , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁field ▁dispatch ▁from ▁T S gt