Sundlun, Bruce G. (Bruce George), 1920-2011
Bruce George Sundlun (January 19, 1920 – July 21, 2011) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 71st Governor of Rhode Island between 1991 and 1995. He was the state's first Jewish governor.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he attended the Gordon School, Classical High School and the Tabor Academy before undertaking collerge studies at Williams College. On December 8, 1941, Sundlun interrupted his studies to serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces. During overseas active duty beginning in June 1943, Sundlun served as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in the England-based 545th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force at Grafton-Underwood Air Base. In August 1945, Sundlun attained the rank of captain, and left active service at the end of the war. Despite ending his active service in 1945, he remained in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and rose through the officer ranks until he retired as a colonel in 1980.
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