Edith Nourse Rogers

Edith Nourse Rogers

female, deceased (1960)
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, from Massachusetts, House of Representatives, volunteer, veteran, United States Congress…G. I. BillofRights, Federal government of the United States, World War I, bill, Act of Congress
Edith Nourse Rogers (March 19, 1881 - September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to...
John E. Rankin

John E. Rankin

male, deceased (1960)
American military, New Deal, African American, anti-Semitic, World War I, from Mississippi…University of Mississippi, World War I veteran, G. I. BillofRights
John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 - November 26, 1960) was a congressman from the U.S. State of Mississippi. Rankin was born near Bolanda in...
Aaron Henry

Aaron Henry

male, deceased (1997)
African American, African Americans' rights activist, United States Army, xavier university of louisiana, pharmacy, politician…Xavier University of Louisiana alumni, gi bill, Civil Rights, American Civil Rights Movement, G. I. BillofRights
Aaron Henry (July 2, 1922 - May 19, 1997) was a civil rights leader, politician, and head of the NAACP. He was born in Dublin, Mississippi to Ed...
Silvio O. Conte

Silvio O. Conte

male, deceased (1991)
Boston College alumni, university of massachusetts amherst, Williams College, from Massachusetts, World War II, Italian…University of Massachusetts at Amherst, G. I. BillofRights, G. I. Bill
Silvio Ottavio Conte was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1959 until his death. Born to Italian...
Ted Kulongoski

Ted Kulongoski

male, 69 years old
Oregon Supreme Court justice, re-elected in 2006, Oregon Attorney General, academic degree, United States Republican Party, Oregon Supreme Court…G. I. Bill, University of Missouri–Columbia alumni, Oregon House of Representatives, G. I. BillofRights, governor of oregon
When Kulongoski was sworn in as governor in January 2003, Oregon faced the largest budget deficit since the Great Depression. The governor...
Rick Jason

Rick Jason

male, deceased (2000)
film actor, from New York City, World War II, stage actor, television actor, new york stock exchange…gi bill, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, G. I. BillofRights, The Case of the Dangerous Robin, Now I Lay me Down to Sleep
Rick Jason was an American actor. Jason was born in New York City, and is probably most remembered for his role as Lt. Gil Hanley in the 1960s...
Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

male, deceased (1998)
Italian, immigrant to the United States, DC Comics, Military Police Corps, gi bill, Daredevil artist…High School of Art and Design, G. I. BillofRights, even more solicitous of his staff, story editor and I liked it, successful, it was a tough way of making a living
Joe Orlando (born April 4, 1927, in Bari, Italy, died December 23, 1998, in Manhattan) was an illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist. He was...
Harry P. Jeffrey

Harry P. Jeffrey

male, deceased (1997)
Republican, Ohio State University, from Ohio, World War II, republican party, attorney general…G. I. BillofRights
Harry Palmer Jeffrey (December 26, 1901-January 4, 1997) was an attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Harry...
Franco Ventriglia

Franco Ventriglia

male, 87 years old
World War II, G.I. Bill, Basses, the war, Pacific War, Ol' Man River…G. I. BillofRights
Franco Ventriglia is an opera singer who sang bass in every major European opera house for over twenty years during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He...