John Paul Hammerschmidt
| John Paul Hammerschmidt | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | James William Trimble |
| Succeeded by | Tim Hutchinson |
| Arkansas Republican Party State Chairman | |
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In office 1964–1966 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Spicer |
| Succeeded by | Odell Pollard |
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In office 2002–2004 |
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| Succeeded by | Winthrop Paul Rockefeller |
| Arkansas Republican National Committeeman | |
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In office 1976–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Odell Pollard |
| Succeeded by | A. Lynn Lowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 4, 1922 Harrison, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2015 (aged 92) Springdale, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Sharp Hammerschmidt |
| Children | John Arthur Hammerschmidt |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University (B.S.) |
| Occupation | Lumberman; Entrepreneur |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army Air Corps United States Air Force ReserveDistrict of Columbia Army Reserves |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 (Army Air Corps) 1945–1960 (Reserves) 1977–1981 (Army Reserves) |
| Battles/wars | World War II (South-East Asian theatre) |
| Awards |
 Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak leaf clusters
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John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Hammerschmidt served for 13 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from the Northwestern Arkansas district before he retired in 1993.
In 1974, a nationally Democratic year, he secured his fifth term by defeating the then 28-year-old future President Bill Clinton. He was also the first Republican elected to the House of Representatives from Arkansas since Reconstruction.
Hammerschmidt was born in Harrison, the seat of Boone County in northwestern Arkansas. He is the son of Junie Mildred (Taylor) and Arthur Paul Hammerschmidt. Both sets of grandparents migrated to Boone County in the early years of the twentieth century and were of German descent. He graduated in 1938 from Harrison High School.
He attended The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina from 1938 to 1939 and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville from 1940 to 1941.
Hammerschmidt served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In 1942, he joined the 3rd Combat Cargo Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in the China-Burma-India theater until the end of the war in 1945. Hammerschmidt received the Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters for his service in the war.
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