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2. Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe - Wikipedia

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   Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe III (July 12, 1923 – August 23, 2016) was an American fighter ace, Democratic Party politician, insurance executive, and funeral director. As a Marine pilot in World War II he received the Navy Cross for five of the seven kills he recorded over Okinawa. After the war he entered politics, serving as a member of the ...

3. Gulfport, Mississippi - Wikipedia

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   0670771. Website. City of Gulfport. Gulfport is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi after the state capital, Jackson. Along with Biloxi, Gulfport is the co- county seat of Harrison County and part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area. [2] As of the 2020 census, Gulfport has a population of 72,926; the metro area ...

4. Gilbert R. Mason - Wikipedia

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   Gilbert R. Mason. Dr. Gilbert R. Mason Sr. (October 7, 1928 – July 8, 2006), was a physician who was a family practitioner and civil rights leader in Biloxi, Mississippi. He is noted for organizing three wade-ins, from 1959 to 1963, to desegregate the city's public beaches, which had been made with federal funds.

5. William H. Hardy - Wikipedia

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   Ida V. May (1895-1917) Children. 12. Parent (s) Robert W. Hardy. Temperance L. Toney. William Harris Hardy (February 12, 1837 − February 17, 1917) was an American businessman who founded the Mississippi cities of Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Gulfport .

6. Jesse E. Holmes - Wikipedia

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   Jesse Elmer Holmes was born in October 1857 [1] [2] in Yazoo County, Mississippi, as the youngest child of Jesse and Delia (Meyers) Holmes. [1] He was educated in local schools. Like his father, the younger Holmes was a farmer. He was also a pastor with the Methodist Episcopal Church, beginning his career in the Yazoo City area..

7. Billy Hewes - Wikipedia

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   Alma mater. University of Southern Mississippi ( BS) Occupation. State legislator; Insurance agent; Real estate broker. William Gardner Hewes III (born October 27, 1961) is an American Republican politician. He is the mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi and the former President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate .

8. Turkey Creek Community Historic District - Wikipedia

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   07000173. Added to NRHP. March 21, 2007. Turkey Creek Community Historic District is a settlement established by emancipated African Americans during the Reconstruction Era after the American Civil War. [2] The community is situated in north Gulfport, Mississippi, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

9. Naval Construction Battalion Center (Gulfport, Mississippi)

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   Naval Construction Battalion Center (Gulfport, Mississippi) /  30.37722°N 89.12389°W  / 30.37722; -89.12389. Naval Construction Battalion Center is a 1,100-acre (450 ha) U.S. Navy industrial complex located in Gulfport, Mississippi. [2] It serves as home base for the Atlantic Fleet Seabees, [3] which are the Navy's construction battalions.