H.D. "Doc" Quigg (November 22, 1911 – May 12, 1998) was an American journalist. Horace Dasher Quigg, Jr., was born in

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to parents Horace Dasher Quigg, Sr., and M. Elizabeth Craig Quigg. The family moved to

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in 1914, where Quigg, Sr., was a physician, civic leader, and mayor. Quigg's nickname, "Doc", originally started as "Young Doc Quigg", in reference to his father's position. In later life, Quigg chose to go exclusively by his initials or nickname. Quigg, Jr., completed A.B. and B.J. degrees at the

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in 1934 and started his journalism career at the Boonville Daily News. In 1936, he began working for

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and transferred to

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in 1937. Quigg spent the remainder of his career at UP and its successor, UPI, and covered a variety of subjects. During

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, he covered the Pacific Theatre and General

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's return to the

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. In 1947, he traveled to

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with Admiral Richard E. Byrd's expedition. Other coverage assignments included politicians, actors and celebrities, Pope Pius XXII, the moon landing, court cases, and a nudist convention. Quigg was named senior editor at UPI in 1967. Quigg retired in 1985 and was awarded a Society of Silurians award for distinguished reporting and the University of Missouri's Honor Medal for distinguished service in journalism. Quigg died in New York City of heart disease. He is buried in Boonville.

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