In the early 1980s, when I was a reporter at an OkC radio station, the OkC Police Department's Public Information Officer was Major Berry. The "Major" is his given name, not his rank at the time. When he did achieve the rank of Major, Major became Major M.T. Berry, for some reason. He later served as OkC Police Chief for several years.
On a personal note, my middle name is supposed to be Edward, same as my father's first name. But, a typing error left it Edware on my birth certificate. And, that error has been replicated on my Muscogee Nation membership card.
My dad was "Baby Boy Taylor" until he joined the Marines. He had no idea.