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George Donald Rumsfeld
(1904–1974)
BIRTH
October 10, 1904
PLACE
Illinois
DEATH
September 1974
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Donald Rumsfeld
(1932-2021)
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George Donald Rumsfeld was the father of U.S. secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld. A real estate salesman, he later served in the U.S. Navy; his family lived in the Chicago area.
EARLY LIFE
George Donald Rumsfeld worked for Baird & Warner from his teenage years and eventually managed its Winnetka real estate office. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after Pearl Harbor and served during World War II. His family lived in North Carolina and Oregon while he was stationed away from Illinois.
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