What key details about robert h. lounsberry can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: robert horace lounsberry -lrb- june 22 , 1918 -- february 10 , 2001 -rrb- was the secretary of agriculture for the state of iowa from 1972 to 1987 , a nationally known farmer advocate during the farming crises of the 1980s , and a powerful figure in the republican party at both the state and national level . robert was born in carlisle , iowa . shortly after graduating from luther college in decorah , iowa , lounsberry served in world war ii as a u.s. air force b-24 pilot in the asiatic pacific theater , where he received several military honors including the distinguished flying cross , four oak leaf clusters , and the philippine liberation medal . lounsberry was active in the republican party , serving on the local , county , district and state levels . he was a key player in the iowa presidential caucus , with presidents ronald reagan , george h. bush , and george w. bush all holding campaign events at his farm near mccallsburg , iowa . lounsberry was appointed iowa secretary of agriculture in 1972 , and was re-elected in 1974 , 1978 , 1982 and served until retiring on january 3 , 1987 . in 1978 , he was elected by the largest margin in iowa history for a statewide office . he was at the helm during farm crises of the 1980s and testified several times before the u.s. house and senate and was a leading force in federal farm bankruptcy laws passed during that time . he also led several international trade missions , which led to the opening of many new markets for u.s. agricultural products .
- residence is mccallsburg , iowa- successor is dale cochran- party is republican- office is iowa secretary of agriculture- term end is 1987- term start is 1972- name is robert horace lounsberry- image is lounsberry.jpg- birth place is carlisle , iowa .- alma mater is luther college