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Lici Beveridge, Hattiesburg American February 13, 2024 at 6:58 AM A Mississippi Marine killed in World War II will have a final resting place more than 80 years after his death.
Henry Commiskey was born on January 10, 1927, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He attended Sacred Heart School in Hattiesburg and worked as a brakeman on the Illinois Central Railroad before joining the Marine Corps on January 12, 1944, two days after his 17th birthday.
Edwin Lloyd Pittman (January 2, 1935 – September 25, 2024) was an American jurist and politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1989 to 2001 and chief justice from 2001 to 2004.
Previously in 1927, Felts played baseball with the Hattiesburg Pinetoppers of the Cotton States League, [10] which resulted in his ineligibility ruled by the Southern Conference for the 1932 college football season. [11] [12] [13] The Greenies lost "their great leader" Felts shortly before opening week against Texas A&M. [14]
Hattiesburg is the 4th most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) [4] and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, [5] with the population now being 48,730 in 2020. [6]
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, US Oseola McCarty (March 7, 1908 – September 26, 1999) was a local washerwoman in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who became The University of Southern Mississippi 's (USM) most famous benefactor.
Johnson became a practicing attorney in Jackson and Hattiesburg. After beginning his career, he married Dorothy Power in 1941. They had 4 children. During World War II, Johnson served in the South Pacific with the United States Marine Corps. Upon his release from the service, Johnson wanted to enter politics.
Edythe Evelyn Gandy (September 4, 1920 – December 23, 2007) was an American attorney and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1976 to 1980. A Democrat who held several public offices throughout her career, she was the first woman elected to a statewide constitutional office in Mississippi.