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Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994

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Dean Rusk (1909-1994), U.S. Secretary of State, born in Cherokee County, Georgia. From the description of University of Georgia faculty papers, 1952, 1971-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477809 Dean Rusk was born in Cherokee County, Ga., on February 9, 1909. He attended Davidson College, graduating in 1931 as a Rhodes Scholar. He then attended St. John's College, Oxford. In 1946 he became assistant chief of the Division of International Security Affairs of the U.S. De...

Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-

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Businessman, secretary of agriculture, and U.S. senator from New Mexico; d. 1975 From the description of Papers, 1945-1948. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70939630 Clinton P. Anderson, politician, business proprietor and collector of rare books and documents, born 1895, Centerville, South Dakota, died 1975, Albuquerque, New Mexico. U.S. Representative from New Mexico, 1941-45, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1945-48, U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1949-71. ...

Reeves, Raymond J. (Raymond Judson), 1909-1998

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Wheeler, Earle G. (Earle Gilmore), 1908-1975

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General Earle G. Wheeler was born in 1908; served in the District of Columbia National Guard (1924-1928); graduated from the United States Military Academy (1932); attended the Infantry School (1937). Participated in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns on World War II (WII). He died in 1975. From the description of The Earle G. Wheeler papers, 1957-1975. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47101991 Earle Gilmore Wheeler (1908-1975) was born in Washingto...

Day, James Edward, 1914-

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James Edward Day (1914-1996), lawyer and government official, was Post Master General from 1961 to 1963. From the description of Day, James Edward, 1914-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10573137 ...

Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989

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Warren Grant Magnuson (b. April 12, 1905, Moorhead, Minn.-d. May 20, 1989, Seattle, Wash.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the State of Washington, graduated from the University of Washington law school in 1929 and served in several local and state-wide political posts until 1936 when he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress. During the Second World War he served in the U.S. Navy attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. He was a member of the Senate from 1944 to 1981, se...

Smith, Benjamin

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Epithet: stone-cutter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x000275 Epithet: of Add MS 34417 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x000271 Epithet: of Add MS 36039 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x000272 Epithet: BD Br...

Jensen, James C., 1909-1994

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James C. Jensen (b. 1909, Fresno, Calif.-d. Aug. 27, 1994), U. S. Air Force officer, received his pilot's wings in 1932 and, after a 4-year hiatus, returned to active duty in 1937 as a fighter pilot in the 34th Pursuit Squadron. During World War II, he served with the Air Transport Command as commander. In 1954, after serving as chief, Operations Plans Division, Air Force Headquarters, he was named chief of U.S. Air Force Coordinating Staff in Canada. He later assumed command of the 30th Air Div...

Bundy, William P., 1917-2000

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Bundy served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1946. During World War II he commanded a Signal Corps unit that worked with the British on the ULTRA operation to break the German codes. For ten years Bundy worked for the Central Intelligence Agency before joining the Kennedy administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, from 1961 to 1963 and Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, from November 1963 to 1964. He served as Assi...

Gordon, Richard Francis, Jr., 1929-2017

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Richard Gordon (b. October 5, 1929, Seattle, WA–d. November 6, 2017, San Marcos, CA) was an American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 12 mission. He also flew in space in 1966 as the Pilot of the Gemini 11 mission....

Riera, Robert E. (Robert Emmett), 1912-2000

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Robert Emmett Riera was born November 30, 1912, in Pensacola, Florida. He received his commission as Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1935, and advanced to the rank of rear admiral in 1963. He was appointed commander of the Fleet Air Western Pacific in Seattle in 1970. Riera died on February 11, 2000, in Pensacola. From the description of Riera, Robert E. (Robert Emmett), 1912-2000 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10613978 ...