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Photographer: Brian Scott
Taken: October 10, 2008
Caption: J. Strom Thurmond Tombstone and Monument
Additional Description: J. Strom Thurmond
Educator * Soldier * Statesman
Son of
John William and Gertrude Strom Thurmond
Born December 5, 1902,
Edgefield, South Carolina
Died June 26, 2003,
Edgefield, South Carolina
Married November 7, 1947
Jean Crouch Thurmond (1926-1960)
Married December 22, 1968
Nancy Moore Thurmond (1946- )
Graduated Clemson College, 1923
Teacher & Athletic Coach, 1923-1929
Edgefield County Superintendent of Education 1929-1933
Edgefield City & County Attorney, 1930-1938
South Carolina Senator, 1933-1938
South Carolina Circuit Court Judge, 1938-1942
United States Army Service in World War II
Participated in D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944
Awarded Five Battle Stars, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart
and 17 other Military awards and Decorations
Major General, United States Army Reserve
Governor of South Carolina, 1947-1951
Presidential Candidate, 1948
United States Senator, 1954-2003
Chairman, Judiciary Committee
Chairman, Armed Services Committee
President Pro Tempore
Only Person in History Elected to the
United States Senate by Write In Vote, 1954
Longest Service Member and Oldest Person Ever
to Serve in the United States Senate
Presidential Citizen Medal
presented by President Ronald W. Reagan
Presidential Medal of Freedom
presented by President George H.W. Bush
A Century of Service
to the Palmetto State and America
Submitted: October 12, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p38998
File Size: 6.068 Megabytes

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