Facts: - party: democrat-turned-republican -lrb- 1968 -rrb- - birth date: 27 june 1920 - branch: united states navy - death date: 17 november 2007 - spouse: clara van lemaire gallinghouse - office: united states attorney for the eastern district of louisiana - term end: 1978 - nominator: richard m. nixon - name: gerald joseph gallinghouse , sr. . - death place: the woodlands , texas - birth place: new orleans orleans parish louisiana , usa - successor: john volz - image size: 175px - alma mater: southeastern louisiana university - battles: world war ii : european theater of operations - children: dr. gerald j. gallinghouse , jr. . - term start: january 1970 - image: gerald_j . _ gallinghouse_of_la . jpg - religion: anglican church Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gerald j. gallinghouse .
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gerald joseph gallinghouse , sr. -lrb- june 27 , 1920 -- november 17 , 2007 -rrb- , was from 1970 to 1978 a u.s. attorney based in his native new orleans , louisiana , known particularly for his pursuit of political corruption in state government .he was sometimes called '' the bald eagle '' because of his lack of hair and his steadfastness in pursuit of crime .he 's trying to indict everybody for his own personal benefit , said jack p. f. gremillion of gerald gallinghouse , who replied that his objective was to clean up corruption in government .... i am after crime .