Gerald J. Gallinghouse
| Gerald Joseph Gallinghouse, Sr. | |
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| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
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In office January 1970 – 1978 |
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| Nominated by | Richard M. Nixon |
| Succeeded by | John Volz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 27, 1920 New Orleans Orleans Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | November 17, 2007 (aged 87) The Woodlands, Texas |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican (1968) |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Van LeMaire Gallinghouse |
| Children |
Dr. Gerald J. Gallinghouse, Jr. |
| Alma mater |
Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Religion | Anglican Church |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II: European Theater of Operations |
Dr. Gerald J. Gallinghouse, Jr.
Van LeMaire Gallinghouse
Southeastern Louisiana University
Gerald Joseph Gallinghouse, Sr. (June 27, 1920 – November 17, 2007), was from 1970 to 1978 a U.S. Attorney based in his native New Orleans, Louisiana, known particularly for his pursuit of political corruption in state government. He was sometimes called "the Bald Eagle" because of his lack of hair and his steadfastness in pursuit of crime.
He's trying to indict everybody for his own personal benefit, said Jack P. F. Gremillion of Gerald Gallinghouse, who replied that his objective was to clean up corruption in government. ... I am after crime.
Gallinghouse was one of four children of John W. Gallinghouse, a dairy farmer, and the former Leona Sutherland. After high school, he worked for a time in the shipbuilding industry in New Orleans. He graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, at which he was the president of the student body and in 1949-1950 the president of the alumni association. In 1978, Southeastern honored Gallinghouse as "Outstanding Alumnus of the Year".
In 1948, he received his Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge.
In 1941, Gallinghouse enlisted in the United States Navy, with assignments in the European Theater of Operations: North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and southern France. In 1945, he participated in the planned invasion of Japan, which never occurred after the dropping of the atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and V-J Day. While on military duty in various locations, Gallinghouse also pursued selective studies at Columbia University, the Harvard School of Business and the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
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