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Eugene Marshall Hill

Jasper County

Newton Democrat 35th Senatorial District Born near Newton, Iowa, Oct. 24, 1913, son of George R. Hill and Minnie Rees Hill. Graduated Newton High School, 1931; B.S., Iowa State University, 1937; postgraduate work, University of Illinois, 1941. Fraternities, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Upsilon. Married Ruth Ryburn, of Heyworth, Ill., Nov. 27, 1946. Five children: David, Robert, Patricia, Kathleen and John. Member, United Presbyterian Church, U.S.D.A. Farm Security Administration, supervisor, 1938-40; high school instructor, vocational agriculture, Strawberry Point, Iowa, 1941-42, College Springs and Coin, Iowa, 1946-49. Farm, Newton, Iowa, since 1950. World War II, U.S. Marine Corps; participated in battles for Roi Namur, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima. Decorations; Commendation, Secretary of the Navy, 1945; Presidential Unit Citation, Saipan, 1944; Navy Unit Commendation, Iwo Jima, 1945; Major, U.S.M.C.R. Fifth term in Senate.

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