John H. Chafee (jan 1, 1957 – dec 31, 1962)
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Warwick, Rhode Island
Dates of Service: January 1957-1962
Date of Birth: October 22, 1922
Birth Place: Providence, Rhode Island
Education: Providence Gordon School (1931), Deerfield Academy (1940), Yale University (B.A. 1947), Harvard University (LLB, 1950)
Occupation: Attorney
Military Service: Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps (4 years); Served in Okinawa Campaign, China Service, Korean Campaign
Other Offices: Served in the United States Marine Corps (1942–1945, 1951-1953);66th Governor of Rhode Island (1963–1969); 60th United States Secretary of the Navy (1969–1972, served under President Richard Nixon); Senator for Rhode Island (1976–1999); Chair of the US Federal Senate Environment Committee (1995-1999); Senate Republican Conference Chairman (1985-1991); Committee on Environment and Public Works (1995-1999); Minority Leader (1959-1960).
Affiliations: Chairman, East Greenwich-Cowesett Red Cross Drive; Board of Directors, John Hope Community Association
Honors and Awards: "Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous, 2000. Awarded by President Bill Clinton)
Navy Presidential Unit Citation (Three awards – Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Chosin Reservoir)
Combat Action Ribbon with gold star
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal with two campaign stars
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Audubon Medal (From National Audubon Society, an environmental organization dedicated to the conservation of birds)
Bronze Statute erected in Colt State Park (2003)"
Other Information: USS Chafee (DDG-90, Arleigh Burke – Class guided missile destroyer), John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge, John H. Chafee Center for International Business (Bryant University), The Chafee Social Science Center (University of Rhode Island), John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (Formally known as the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999); USS Chafee (DDG-90, Arleigh Burke – Class guided missile destroyer), John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge, John H. Chafee Center for International Business (Bryant University), The Chafee Social Science Center (University of Rhode Island), John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (Formally known as the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999)
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