In 1942, Nixon joined the Navy, serving in the South Pacific during World War II.

Naval Reserve and joined the staff of the Office of Naval Intelligence.Īfter promoting to the rank of lieutenant junior grade, he was assigned as commanding officer of motor torpedo boat PT-101 and assigned to Panama. In October 1941, Kennedy was appointed an ensign in the U.S. Johnson, who later became the 35 th and 36 th presidents of the United States. Senate website, 113 senators are known to have served during World War II, including U.S. He attained the rank of technician fifth grade, or 'Tech Corporal.'Īccording to the U.S.

Army Signal Corps with the 3185 th Signal Service Battalion. He died while still in office on Jat 89 years old. Hall, who switched parties in 2004, chaired the Science, Space and Technology Committee from 2011 to 2013.įrank Lautenberg was the last World War II veteran to serve in the Senate. 25, 2012, Hall became the oldest serving member of the House of Representatives. Navy from 1942 to 1945, attaining the rank of lieutenant. Hall, who represented the 4th District of Texas, ran for re-election but lost in a Republican primary runoff in May. 11, 2009, Dingell became the longest serving member of the House of Representatives.Īn avid conservationist and outdoorsman, Dingell wrote the Endangered Species Act, the 1990 Clean Air Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and legislation to build North America's first international wildlife refuge. Army from 1944 to 1946, attained the rank of second lieutenant. Ralph Hall, 91 - wrapped up their terms in December when the 113 th Congress adjourned.ĭingell, who represented the 12 th District of Michigan, retired from Congress. John Dingell Jr., 88, and Republican Rep.

The last two World War II veterans - Democratic Rep. Andrews, who took office on March 14, 1944, represented Alabama's 3 rd District during his long tenure in the House of Representatives. Naval Reserve when he was elected to Congress in 1943. JG George Andrews, who was stationed at Pearl Harbor in the U.S.

When the 114 th Congress convenes Tuesday, for the first time since 1944, there will be no World War II veterans serving in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. The end of the World War II era is slowly slipping away.

In 1942, Nixon joined the Navy, serving in the South Pacific during World War II.