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[[Bronze Star]]<br>
[[Bronze Star]]<br>
Air Medal<br>
Air Medal<br>
Navy Commendation Medal]]<br>
Navy Commendation Medal<br>
[[Purple Heart]] Medal<br>
[[Purple Heart]] Medal<br>
Combat Action Ribbon<br>
Combat Action Ribbon<br>
Prisoner of War Medal<br>
Prisoner of War Medal<br>
World War II Victory Medal}}
'''Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr.''' (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014), was an [[United States|American]] rear admiral and [[United States Navy]] aviator in [[World War II]] and the [[Vietnam War]] who subsequently served from 1981 to 1987 as the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] since [[Reconstruction]] in his native [[Alabama]]. He was also the first [[Roman Catholic]] elected to statewide office in Alabama.<ref name=destroyer/>
'''Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr.''' (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014), was an [[United States|American]] rear admiral and [[United States Navy]] aviator in [[World War II]] and the [[Vietnam War]] who subsequently served from 1981 to 1987 as the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] since [[Reconstruction]] in his native [[Alabama]]. He was also the first [[Roman Catholic]] elected to statewide office in Alabama.<ref name=destroyer/>