James C. Corman
| James C. Corman | |
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Corman in 1957
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 21st district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Augustus F. Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Bobbi Fiedler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district |
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In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph F. Holt |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Moorhead |
| Los Angeles City Council District 7 | |
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In office 1957–1961 |
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| Preceded by | Don A. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Ernani Bernardi |
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| Born | October 20, 1920 Galena, Kansas |
| Died | December 30, 2000 (aged 80) Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
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University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.) USC Gould School of Law (J.D.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920 – December 30, 2000) was a Los Angeles City Council member from 1957 to 1961 and a Democratic Congressman from California between 1961 and 1981.
Corman was born on October 20, 1920, in Galena, Kansas, the son of Ransford D. Corman and Edna V. Corman, both of Kansas. His father was a silica miner who died of lung disease brought on by his work. Young James was brought to California by his mother in 1933; he attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA and a law degree from the University of Southern California. A Methodist, he was married on June 22, 1946, to Virginia Little of Atlanta, Georgia. They had two children, Mary Ann and James C., Jr.
He was said to be "extremely bright, intensely private and sometimes moody" as well as "a courtly man in a tumultuous time . . . with old-fashioned graciousness." At age 68, he was described as a "dapper in monogrammed shirts, leather suspenders and wing-tipped shoes."
Corman died at age 80 on December 30, 2000, after suffering a stroke in a rehabilitation facility in Arlington, Virginia. He was survived by his fourth wife, Nancy Breetwor-Malone. They had two children, Adam and Brian. A funeral service was held in Arlington National Cemetery, and interment followed.
Corman was a cadet officer at UCLA with the Reserve Officer Training Corps, and he was made a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in June 1943.
In 1944, he told of the death of a Japanese soldier he witnessed in the Mariana Islands while his Marine unit was guarding a food supply. The Marines held their fire until the Japanese "began pawing over the [food] in the darkness, and then opened fire." One Japanese "fell wounded over a crate of salmon cans. His companions fled." Corman continued:
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