Mike O'Callaghan
| Mike O'Callaghan | |
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| 23rd Governor of Nevada | |
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In office January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1979 |
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| Lieutenant |
Harry Reid (1971–1975) Robert E. Rose (1975–1979) |
| Preceded by | Paul Laxalt |
| Succeeded by | Robert List |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Donal Neil O'Callaghan September 10, 1929 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 2004 (aged 74) Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Resting place | Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Boulder City, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn J. Randall (1935–2004) (m. 1954–2004) |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Awards |
 Bronze Star Silver Star Purple Heart
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Air Force U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1946–1948 1950–1952 |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Donal Neil "Mike" O'Callaghan (September 10, 1929 – March 5, 2004) was an American politician. He was the 23rd Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1971 to 1979, and a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, O'Callaghan later moved to Sparta, where his family subsistence farmed. He lied about his age to join the U.S. Marine Corps, at the age of 16 and served from 1946 to 1948.
He attended Boise Junior College and joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950 and served as an intelligence operator in the Aleutian Islands. O'Callaghan was transferred to the U.S. Army in 1952 in order to see combat and lost part of his left leg after being hit by a mortar round during a battle in the Korean War. He was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star and returned to the United States.
O'Callaghan resumed his college studies at the University of Idaho in Moscow and completed his bachelor's and master's degree in education in 1956, then became a high school teacher and boxing coach in Nevada. He was U.S. Senator Harry Reid's history teacher at the Basic High School in Henderson and later promoted Reid's political career. From 1961 to 1963, he was the chief probation officer and director of court services for Clark County.
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