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Bravo, Manuel Box, 1901-1984
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- to Zapata, Texas where he was self-employed. In 1937 Bravo was elected county judge for Zapata County, where he worked towards improving schools and living conditions, and fought for civil rights. During World War II he was chairman of the War Fund in Zapata
- (becoming in the process the only woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic in World War II) and volunteered her services to the Royal Air Force. In 1942, following U.S. entry into World War II, the Air Force recognized the need for additional pilots
- , then major general in November 1944. His assignments after World War II included deputy commandant of National War College from August 1947 to October 1949 and numerous other commands during the Korean War. He was vice chief of staff, U.S. Army, from July
Edwards, India, 1895-1990
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- to Washington, D.C. In 1943 Edward's son, John Holbrook Moffett, was killed in World War II. In 1944 Edwards was a Volunteer for the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). From 1945 to 1947 she was the Executive Secretary of the Women's
- of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1938. He served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II as an Army officer and as a contact with the European underground labor movement. He was appointed general counsel to the CIO in 1948, Goldberg served
- committees or commissions in North Carolina. Hodges's appointment in 1944 to head the textile-pricing program of the Office of Price Administration (OPA) during World War II, and his selection as a special consultant to the secretary of agriculture, reflected
- Bio: William B. Macomber, Jr. (1921-2003) received his master's degree in government from Yale University, a master's degree in social science from the University of Chicago and a law degree from Harvard University. During World War II, he served
Cuneo, Ernest L., 1905-1988
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- . In 1936, James Farley appointed Cuneo associate general counsel of the Democratic National Committee. When World War II began, General William Donovan, head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), appointed Cuneo liaison officer between the OSS, British
- World War II, General Trapnell served with the American Forces in the Philippines and was commanding the 26th Cavalry when taken prisoner by the Japanese. He survived the infamous death march and the sinking of two prisoner of war ships while captive
- to enter active service, and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. After World War II, he was reelected to the U.S. Senate in 1946. He played an influential role in the Republican Party, and helped Dwight D. Eisenhower secure the nomination for president
- Waldron Interiors, with clients such as Lady Bird Johnson, embassies, and corporations. Waldron served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a member of the Air Force Reserve from 1961 to 1964. He was a member of the house and grounds
Watson, William Marvin, 1924
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- World War II. After graduation until 1954, Mr. Watson held the following positions in Daingerfield, Texas: Chamber of Commerce manager, City Secretary, and City Judge. In 1955, he was employed by the Red River Valley Association in Shreveport, Louisiana
- somewhat of a diplomatic coup when in 1939 he learned details of the Russo-German pact which led to the Nazi attack on Poland, starting World War II. The State Department reassigned Bohlen to Tokyo in 1940, and he was interned with other embassy personnel
- Affairs Committee, where he spent much of his energy in the post-World War II and cold war eras. Foreign affairs, like his New Deal legal work, satisfied a need in him for "ministry." It was a political form of missionary work. Hays was a deeply