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  • James Devereux
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  • James Patrick Sinnott Devereux (February 20, 1903 – August 5, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman. He was the Commanding Officer of the 1st Defense Battalion during the defense of Wake Island in December 1941. He was captured on Wake Island as a prisoner of war, along with his men, after a 15-day battle with the Japanese. After his release in September 1945, he concluded his military career in 1948 and represented the second congressional district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1951–1959. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Maryland in 1958.
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Number
  • 0
  • 1
congresses
  • 82
serviceyears
  • 1923
Birth Date
  • 1903-02-20
Commands
  • Marine defense regiment at Wake Island
Branch
death place
  • Baltimore, Maryland
Name
  • James Devereux
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • James P.S. Devereux
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
  • Navy Cross ribbon.svg
  • US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • American Defense Service ribbon.svg
  • Marine Corps Expeditionary ribbon.svg
  • Yangtze Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Nicaraguan Campaign ribbon 1933.svg
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Party
  • Republican Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Progressive Party
Birth Place
  • Cabana, Cuba
Title
candidate
votes
  • 2129
  • 52540
  • 60121
  • 67179
  • 74224
  • 95811
  • 96498
  • 99497
  • 103103
  • 278173
  • 485061
Awards
death date
  • 1988-08-05
Rank
Battles
Before
Years
  • 1951
After
State
  • Maryland
Percentage
  • 1.100000
  • 36.500000
  • 38.600000
  • 41.900000
  • 43.900000
  • 48.700000
  • 50.200000
  • 56.100000
  • 58.100000
  • 63.600000
laterwork
  • U.S. Representative, Maryland
placeofburial
Birth name
  • James Patrick Sinnott Devereux
abstract
  • James Patrick Sinnott Devereux (February 20, 1903 – August 5, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman. He was the Commanding Officer of the 1st Defense Battalion during the defense of Wake Island in December 1941. He was captured on Wake Island as a prisoner of war, along with his men, after a 15-day battle with the Japanese. After his release in September 1945, he concluded his military career in 1948 and represented the second congressional district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1951–1959. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Maryland in 1958.