Evening star., 1939-01-29
Capitol Sidelights
By viii P. Kennedy

There are II United States Senators,
1T House members and one Delegate
from HawaiD who served in the World
War. Many of these have been State
commanders of the American Legion.
Several of them, including Senator
Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri, were
among the II organizers of the American
Legion at caucus in Paris at which
Senator Clark presided. Representative
James E. Van Zandt of Pennsylvania
was three times commander in chief of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Many
of them have been decorated with the
Purple Heart. Silver Star, Congressional
Medal of Honor and other service
honors. Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa
served in both the Spanish and World
Wars. Senator Tom Connally of Texas
served in both the Spanish American
and World Wars, taking a vacation
from Congress to answer the call to
arms. Senator Ernest Lundeen of Min
nesota, after service in the Spanish
American War, was member of the
World War Congress and voted against
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foreign service. Delegate Samuel w.
King of Hawaii, native of the islands,
graduated from the United States Naval
Academy and served in the Navy from
1910 to 1924.
Among the Senators who were COM
rades in arms were: Carl Hayden of
Arizona, a major of infantry; Alva B.
Adams of Colorado, major, Judge Advo-
cate Generals Department; Francis T.
Maloney of Connecticut, United States
Navy; John A. Danaher of Connecticut,
second lieutenant, field artillery; James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois did special
assignments overseas for President
Wilson and the Secretaries of War and
State; Scott w. Lucas of Illinois entered
service as private and earned commission
as lieutenant and was unanimously
elected national judge advocate general
of the American Legion at Paris con-
vention in 1927, serving four terms;
Sherman Minton of Indiana, captain of
infantry; Guy M. Gillette of Iowa was
a sergeant In Spanish American War
and captain of infantry in World War;
Allen j. Ellender of Louisiana; Millard
E. Tydings of Maryland, promoted
through ranks overseas from enlisted
man to lieutenant colonel. Senator Clark
left the job Of House parliamentarian
to enter the Officers Training School at
Fort Myer, was commissioned captain,
advanced to colonel and assistant chief
Of staff overseas; John Lee of Oklahoma,
after working his way through college,
served as private in the "Sandstorm"
Division; Chan Gurney of South Dakota
was sergeant in the 34th Engineers;
Senator Connally was captain and adju-
tant in the 22d Infantry Brigade, 11th
Division; Ernest w. Gibson of Vermont,
after service on Mexican border, was
overseas two years during the World War
and was colonel of the 172d Infantry:
Lewis B. Schwellenbach of Washington
entered the United States Army after
graduating from the University of Wash
ington and was subsequently State COM
mander Of the American Legion.
Many House members had distin-
guished war records. c. Arthur Ander-
son Of Missouri is said to have been the
youngest man in the A. E. F. Charles l.
Faddis of Pennsylvania, after service
on the Mexican border, was promoted
overseas from captain to lieutenant
colonel. Melvin Mas of Minnesota
served overseas in aviation and with the
marines, and is now ranking Republican
member on the Naval Affairs Committee.
Many of the former service men have
been assigned to places on the Military
and Naval Affairs Committees Of both
House and Senate, and are now helping
to draft tho national defense program,