Oral history with Boyce Holleman

              Oral history with Boyce Holleman
F341.5 . M57 vol. 749
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Biography
Mr. Boyce Holleman was born on February 26, 1924 to Clifford and Ruth Holleman of Wiggins. His childhood memories include going to the movies and becoming friends with baseball legend Dizzy Dean. Mr. Holleman enrolled at the Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the fall of 1940. After one year at Perk, Mr. Holleman transferred to the University of Mississippi to pursue the study of law. In July of 1942, he enlisted with the Navy and joined a squadron on the Pacific Coast. Mr. Holleman's plane was hit by enemy fire during the attack on Saipan, and he was subsequently hospitalized for the treatment of the severe burns he received during the mission.
Mr. Holleman returned to the University of Mississippi to complete both his B. A. and J. D. At the age of twenty- three he was elected as the Stone County representative to the Mississippi State Legislature. Following his tenure as a legislator, Mr. Holleman was elected as the District Attorney for the Second Circuit Court District. He held this position from 1953 to 1972. In addition to his years of public service, Mr. Holleman has also maintained a successful private law practice.
Among his many honors and offices held, Mr. Holleman served as the 1969- 1970 president of the Mississippi Bar Association. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Mr. Holleman has six children.
Table of Contents
I. Life during the Depression
II. Dizzy Dean
III. Movies at the CCC camps
IV. Visiting the battleship Constitution
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