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==Background==
==Background==
Bellmon was born in Tonkawa in Kay County in northern Oklahoma, and graduated in 1938 from Billings (Oklahoma) High School. In 1942, he received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from what is now [[Oklahoma State University]]) in Stillwater. From 1942 to 1946, he was a [[lieutenant]] in the [[United States Marine Corps] and led a tank platoon in the Pacific theater of operations in [[World War II]]. He fought in the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]].<ref name=ency>Carolyn G. Hanneman, "Bellmon, Henry Louis (1921-2009), ''The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.''<ref>
Bellmon was born in Tonkawa in Kay County in northern Oklahoma, and graduated in 1938 from Billings (Oklahoma) High School. In 1942, he received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from what is now [[Oklahoma State University]]) in Stillwater. From 1942 to 1946, he was a [[lieutenant]] in the [[United States Marine Corps] and led a tank platoon in the Pacific theater of operations in [[World War II]]. He fought in the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]].<ref name=ency>Carolyn G. Hanneman, "Bellmon, Henry Louis (1921-2009), ''The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.''</ref>
For his service, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and a Silver Star.<ref name=bellmonobit>Barbara Hoberock, "Former governor Henry Bellmon die," ''The Tulsa World,'' September 29, 2009.</ref> After the war he returned to [[farming]] before entering politics.
For his service, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and a Silver Star.<ref name=bellmonobit>Barbara Hoberock, "Former governor Henry Bellmon die," ''The Tulsa World,'' September 29, 2009.</ref> After the war he returned to [[farming]] before entering politics.