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Hammerschmidt graduated from Harrison High School in 1938.<ref name="CONGbio">[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000124 HAMMERSCHMIDT, John Paul, (1922 - 2015)]. ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref> He attended [[The Citadel]] from 1938 to 1939, when he received an appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis.<ref name="AKencyc"/> A year later he changed that appointment so he coult attend [[West Point]].<ref name="AKencyc"/> Hemmerschmidt enrolled at the University of Arkansas for the 1940-41 school year.<ref name="AKencyc"/> He happened to be in California when the [[Japan|Japanese]] bombed [[Peal Harbor]] on December 7, 1941, and he decided to work in a shipyard to help in the war effort.<ref name="AKencyc"/> | Hammerschmidt graduated from Harrison High School in 1938.<ref name="CONGbio">[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000124 HAMMERSCHMIDT, John Paul, (1922 - 2015)]. ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref> He attended [[The Citadel]] from 1938 to 1939, when he received an appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis.<ref name="AKencyc"/> A year later he changed that appointment so he coult attend [[West Point]].<ref name="AKencyc"/> Hemmerschmidt enrolled at the University of Arkansas for the 1940-41 school year.<ref name="AKencyc"/> He happened to be in California when the [[Japan|Japanese]] bombed [[Peal Harbor]] on December 7, 1941, and he decided to work in a shipyard to help in the war effort.<ref name="AKencyc"/> | ||
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Revision as of 22:47, November 4, 2016
John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was a politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas who is most notable for serving thirteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition to this, he served in the U.S. military during World War II and was actively involved in the Republican Party.
Early life
Hammerschmidt was born on May 4, 1922 in Harrison, Arkansas.[1] Both sides of his family were of German descent, and both set of his grandparents had settled in Boone County, Arkansas in the early 20th Century.[1]
Hammerschmidt graduated from Harrison High School in 1938.[2] He attended The Citadel from 1938 to 1939, when he received an appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis.[1] A year later he changed that appointment so he coult attend West Point.[1] Hemmerschmidt enrolled at the University of Arkansas for the 1940-41 school year.[1] He happened to be in California when the Japanese bombed Peal Harbor on December 7, 1941, and he decided to work in a shipyard to help in the war effort.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Thomas, Felicia. John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922–2015). The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ HAMMERSCHMIDT, John Paul, (1922 - 2015). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress