Boyce Holleman

Boyce Holleman was born and raised in Wiggins, Mississippi, began the practice of law there in May, 1950 and comes from an old pioneer lumbering family in South Mississippi. He and his family moved to Gulfport in 1967, where he resided at the time of his death. He served in World War II as a Naval Aviator, was shot down while making a bomb run at the invasion of Saipan and spent 14 months recovering from severe burns sustained. He retired from the Navy with the rank of Lt. Commander and was awarded the Purple Heart. He attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at Perkinston and the University of Mississippi graduating from Law School in 1950. He was a lifelong fan of both institutions. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1947 and served until 1953 when he resigned in the second term to become District Attorney for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was re-elected 5 times to the position, retiring in 1972, after 19 years, to return to the private practice o