Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr. (February 13, 1917 – October 14, 1986) was an American lawyer, jurist,

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veteran, and politician who served three terms as a

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from

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from 1951 to 1957. He was a cousin of Edgar D. Crumpacker and Maurice E. Crumpacker.

Early life and career

Crumpacker was born in

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, where he attended the public schools. Crumpacker graduated from

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in 1938, and from the

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in 1941. He was

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the same year and commenced the practice of law in South Bend. Crumpacker owned and operated a farm and served as delegate to Indiana State Republican conventions from 1958 through 1970.

World War II

Crumpacker entered the

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as a

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on September 26, 1941, during

, and advanced through the ranks to flight chief in a fighter squadron. Crumpacker was commissioned as a

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in 1943 and assigned to heavy-bomber maintenance. Crumpacker was Relieved from

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as a

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on March 1, 1946, and thereafter was a major in the

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Congress

Crumpacker was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second, Eighty-third, and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957). He did not seek renomination in 1956.

Later career and death

Crumpacker practiced law until 1977, when he was appointed judge of the St. Joseph Superior Court and served until 1985. He was a resident of

, until his death there on October 14, 1986. He is interred in Riverview Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crumpacker, Shepard J. Jr. 1917 births 1986 deaths Northwestern University alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni Politicians from South Bend, Indiana United States Army Air Forces officers United States Air Force officers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II United States Air Force reservists Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives