Burt L. Talcott
| Burt L. Talcott | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th district |
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| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Bernice F. Sisk |
| Succeeded by | Leon Panetta |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 12th district |
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| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Bernice F. Sisk |
| Succeeded by | Pete McCloskey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burt Lacklen Talcott February 22, 1920 Billings, Montana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lee Taylor (m.1942–2010; her death) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Awards | Air Medal, Purple Heart |
Burt Lacklen Talcott (born February 22, 1920) is a former member of the United States Congress from the State of California.
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Military career
Born in Billings, Montana, Talcott received his degree from Stanford University in 1942, after which he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps where he became a bomber pilot. On a mission in a B-24[1] over Austria, Talcott was shot down and captured, spending 14 months in a German Prisoner-of-war camp. Upon his discharge from the military in 1945 he received the Air Medal and Purple Heart with clusters.[2]
Political career
After holding various county offices, Talcott was elected to the 88th United States Congress as a Republican and served an additional seven terms (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977) before losing his seat in 1976 to Leon Panetta.[3] Since then Talcott has worked on a variety of private and public legislative work.
Personal life
He currently (Feb. 2014) resides in Tacoma, Washington with his son and daughter-in-law, Ron & "Gigi" Talcott. He was elected to serve on the Charter Review Commission Dist. 7 Pos. 3 of Pierce County.[2] His wife, Lee Taylor, whom he married in 1942, died in 2010.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/09/21/page/8/article/pows-plight-familiar-to-2-in-congress
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 12th congressional district January 3, 1963–January 3, 1975 |
Succeeded by Pete McCloskey |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th congressional district January 3, 1975–January 3, 1977 |
Succeeded by Leon Panetta |
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- 1920 births
- Living people
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from California
- People from Billings, Montana
- Stanford University alumni
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
- Shot-down aviators
- American prisoners of war in World War II
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- Recipients of the Purple Heart medal
- California Republicans
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians
