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Inouye, Daniel K., 1924-2012
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Daniel K. Inouye (b. September 7, 1924 – d. December 17, 2012) was a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1963 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2010 until his death. He also served as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
During World War II, Inouye served as part of the 442nd Infantry Regiment and lost his right arm to a grenade wound. He received several military decorations, including the Medal of Honor. Inouye was elected to Hawaii's territorial House of Representatives in 1953, and to the territorial Senate in 1957. When Hawaii achieved statehood in 1959, Inouye was elected as its first member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and in 1962 he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. He is one of the longest-serving U.S. Senators in history. He was a Medal of Honor recipient and a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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referencedIn | 11/12/80, Senate Democrats (T-26397) | Jimmy Carter Library | |
creatorOf | Byrd, Harry Flood, 1914-. Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. papers, [1920?], 1960, 1966, 1982-2005. | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Congressional, Federal Government Agency and Public Correspondence Files, 1969 - 1988 | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Dean Burch Papers, 1964-1973 | Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection | |
referencedIn | Democratic and Republican National Conventions, 1968 - 1968 | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Files of Lucy W. Benson and Mathew Nimetz, 1977 - 1980 | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | General Correspondence, 1918 - 1966 | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | George Barati Papers, 1913-1996 | University of California, Santa Cruz. . University Library Special Collections and Archives |
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associatedWith | American Society of Newspaper Editors. |
associatedWith | Barati, George, 1913-1996 |
associatedWith | Bond, Julian, 1940- |
associatedWith | Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986. |
associatedWith | Burch, Dean, 1927- |
associatedWith | Byrd, Harry Flood, 1914- |
associatedWith | Center for Oral History. |
associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
correspondedWith | Crowe, William J., 1925-2007 |
memberOf | Democratic Party (U.S.) |
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Birth 1924-09-07
Death 2012-12-17
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イノウエ・ダニエル 1924-2012
Inouye, Daniel Ken, 1924-2012
Inouye, Daniel, 1924-2012
イノウエ, ダニエル, 1924-2012
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