Burt L. Talcott (born February 22, 1920) is a former member of the United States Congress from the State of California.
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Born in Billings, Montana Talcott received his degree from Stanford University in 1942, after which he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps where he became a bomber pilot. On a mission in a B-17 Flying Fortress over Austria, Talcott was shot down and captured whereupon he spent 14 months in a German Prisoner-of-war camp. Upon his discharge from the military in 1945 he received the Air Medal and Purple Heart with clusters. [1]
After holding various county offices, Talcott was elected to the 88th United States Congress as a Republican and served an additional six terms (January 3, 1963–January 3, 1977) before losing his seat in 1976 to Leon Panetta.[2] Since then Talcott has worked on a variety of private and public legislative work.
He currently resides in Gig Harbor, Washington and serves on the Charter Review Commission Dist. 7 Pos. 3 of Pierce County.[1]
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| Preceded by Bernice F. Sisk |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 12th congressional district January 3, 1963–January 3, 1975 |
Succeeded by Pete McCloskey |
| Preceded by Bernice F. Sisk |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th congressional district January 3, 1975–January 3, 1977 |
Succeeded by Leon Panetta |
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