Major Major
Major Major, commander of the 256th Squadron of the U.S. Air Force in Joseph Heller’s novel Catch-22 (1961). Major’s name was a practical joke by his father. Major Major was promoted to the rank of major in the air force by a computer.
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Article Title:
Major Major
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
11 February 2011
Access Date:
February 22, 2025