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Tadao Beppu (1919-1993) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, March 26,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-; Speaker of
the Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1967-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Purple Heart.
Died July 22,
1993 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
Son of Rev. Jonas Gardner Brooks and Ida Nora (Bickford) Brooks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks;
Purple Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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Clyde L. Choate (1920-2001) —
of Anna, Union
County, Ill.
Born in West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill., June 28,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1947-79 (50th District 1947-57,
58th District 1957-67, 59th District 1967-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1956
(alternate), 1964,
1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose;
Purple Heart.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action near Bruyeres, France, October 25, 1944. The
state mental hospital in Anna, Illinois was named for
him.
Died October
5, 2001 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Interment at Anna
City Cemetery, Anna, Ill.
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Samuel C. Cleland (b. 1892) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., August 6,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1930-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple Heart; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth F. Cramer (b. 1894) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Son of Frank Henry Cramer and Stella Sophia (Brown) Cramer.
Republican. Coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1928-33; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) —
also known as Orville L. Freeman —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 9,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; aide
to Minneapolis Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1950; Governor of
Minnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,
1960; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Moose; Eagles; Izaak
Walton League; Sons of
Norway; Purple Heart; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
20, 2003 (age 84 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Leo E. Green —
of Bowie, Prince
George's County, Md.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Bowie, Md., 1968-72; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1975-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1976;
member of Maryland
state senate 23rd District, 1983-.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Elks;
Purple Heart.
Still living as of 2002.
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Perry William Greene (1894-1974) —
also known as Perry W. Greene —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1945-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Purple Heart.
Died in 1974
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Bernadine Hartnacke. |
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Melvin Robert Laird, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
1, 1922.
Son of Melvin
Robert Laird, Sr. and Helen
Connor Laird.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1946-52; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Purple Heart.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1974.
Still living as of 2009.
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April 28,
1924.
Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Disabled
American Veterans; Eagles;
Purple Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jeanette E. Poet. |
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Robert Henry Michel (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert H. Michel —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., March 2,
1923.
Son of Charles John Michel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Harold
Velde, 1949-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1957-95; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Member, Order of
Ahepa; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Sigma
Nu; Pi
Kappa Delta; Purple Heart; Jaycees.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Still living as of 2009.
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Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) —
also known as Terry D. Schrunk —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Stayton, Marion
County, Ore., March 10,
1913.
Son of James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk.
Democrat. Fire
fighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Multnomah
County Sheriff, 1949-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1952;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1957-65; indicted
in March, 1957 on bribery
and perjury
charges;
tried
and found not guilty; another indictment,
for conspiracy
to obtain wiretaps and other related charges, was dismissed in
September, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Purple Heart; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 17,
1936, to Virginia Dorothy Price. |
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John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) —
also known as John B. Swainson —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
July
31, 1925.
Son of John
A. C. Swainson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of
Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Delta
Theta Phi; Amvets;
Purple Heart; Lions; Elks.
Lost
both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged
in 1975 with accepting a
bribe; found not guilty, but convicted
of perjury
over his testimony to the grand jury.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 13,
1994 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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John Hart Terry (b. 1924) —
also known as John H. Terry —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
14, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
assistant secretary to Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller, 1959-60; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-70 (Onondaga County 2nd District 1963-65,
134th District 1966, 121st District 1967-70); U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1971-73; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Purple Heart; Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1998.
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Joseph Riton Younglove (b. 1893) —
also known as Joseph R. Younglove —
of Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., July 5,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1941-64; chair of
Fulton County Republican Party, 1955.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple Heart.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lelah Oaksford. |
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