Anderson Byron Holderby Jr. (April 13, 1935 – August 24, 2012) was a

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and

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Biography

Holderby was born in

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. He graduated from the College of William & Mary (A.B., 1957) and the

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(B.Div., 1963) and became a pastor in Roanoke, Virginia. Holderby later completed a Master of Arts in Counseling (M.A.C.) degree at the University of North Florida in 1976. Holderby died on August 24, 2012 in

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and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Military career

Holderby joined the United States Navy in 1967. Later, he was deployed to serve in the Vietnam War. Afterwards, he was stationed at

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with the

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. After an assignment at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Holderby was stationed at Naval Air Station Cecil Field. Later, he served as Senior Chaplain aboard the . From 1985 to 1989, Holderby served as Senior Chaplain of the United States Naval Academy. Afterwards, he joined the Chief of Chaplains Office, where he was tasked with detailing chaplains with their assignments. Later, he became Chaplain of the United States Pacific Fleet. After three years of serving as Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Holderby became Chief of Chaplains in 1997. He remained in the position until his retirement in 2000.

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