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Hammerschmidt was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross]] with oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, three Battle Stars, and the Meritorious Service Award.<ref name="Advocate"/> In addition, the [[Republic of China]] awarded him the China War Memorial Medal.<ref name="Advocate"/> After his service, Hammerschmidt served in Air Force Reserves from 1945-60,<ref name="CONGbio"/> retiring as a [[Major]],<ref name="Advocate"/> and then serving in the District of Columbia Army Reserves from 1977-81.<ref name="CONGbio"/> | Hammerschmidt was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross]] with oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, three Battle Stars, and the Meritorious Service Award.<ref name="Advocate"/> In addition, the [[Republic of China]] awarded him the China War Memorial Medal.<ref name="Advocate"/> After his service, Hammerschmidt served in Air Force Reserves from 1945-60,<ref name="CONGbio"/> retiring as a [[Major]],<ref name="Advocate"/> and then serving in the District of Columbia Army Reserves from 1977-81.<ref name="CONGbio"/> | ||
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| + | After his military service, Hammerschmidt attended Oklahoma A&M College, but he left to take over the family lumber business in Harrison, the Hammerschmidt Lumber Co., due to an illness in his family.<ref name="CONGbio"/><ref name="AKencyc"/> He married his wife on October 11, 1948.<ref name="AKencyc"/> | ||
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| + | Hammerschmidt came from a Democrat family, but he started attending Republican meetings "because the local Democratic Party was a closed group".<ref>Lauer, Claudia (April 3, 2015). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-paul-hammerschmidt-arkansas-congressman-dies-at-92/2015/04/03/2575c30e-da23-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html John Paul Hammerschmidt, Arkansas congressman, dies at 92]. ''The Washinton Post''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref> He served as a Harrison city councilman from 1948-54 and 1961-62.<ref name="AKencyc"/> He also served as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party from 1964-66.<ref name="CONGbio"/> Hammerschmidt was very active in the Republican Party, serving as a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984.<ref name="CONGbio"/> | ||
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Revision as of 23:34, 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]
Military career
Hammerschmidt quit West Point and joined the Army Air Corps, training to be a pilot.[1] He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and applied to serve oversees.[1] From 1942-45, he served in the China-Burma-India Theater with the Third Combat Cargo Group, flying 217 missions across the section of the Himalayas[2] called the "hump".[1][3]
Hammerschmidt was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, three Battle Stars, and the Meritorious Service Award.[3] In addition, the Republic of China awarded him the China War Memorial Medal.[3] After his service, Hammerschmidt served in Air Force Reserves from 1945-60,[2] retiring as a Major,[3] and then serving in the District of Columbia Army Reserves from 1977-81.[2]
Post-military career and entry to politics
After his military service, Hammerschmidt attended Oklahoma A&M College, but he left to take over the family lumber business in Harrison, the Hammerschmidt Lumber Co., due to an illness in his family.[2][1] He married his wife on October 11, 1948.[1]
Hammerschmidt came from a Democrat family, but he started attending Republican meetings "because the local Democratic Party was a closed group".[4] He served as a Harrison city councilman from 1948-54 and 1961-62.[1] He also served as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party from 1964-66.[2] Hammerschmidt was very active in the Republican Party, serving as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Thomas, Felicia. John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922–2015). The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 HAMMERSCHMIDT, John Paul, (1922 - 2015). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 John Paul Hammerschmidt, Strong Advocate for Western Arkansas, Dies at 92. swtimes.com. April 1, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ Lauer, Claudia (April 3, 2015). John Paul Hammerschmidt, Arkansas congressman, dies at 92. The Washinton Post. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress