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“TRIBUTE TO EDWARD HIDALGO” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E239 on Feb. 1, 1995.
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TRIBUTE TO EDWARD HIDALGO
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HON. IKE SKELTON
of missouri
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, February 1, 1995
Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to pay tribute to a former Secretary of the Navy, Edward Hidalgo, who recently passed away. Hidalgo, who served the Navy as the Secretary from 1979 to 1981 was also a lawyer in Washington who specialized in international corporate law.
Hidalgo, born in Mexico City, came to the United States in 1918 and grew up in New York. He graduated magna cum laude from Holy Cross College in 1933 and in 1936 he graduated from Columbia University Law School. He received another law degree in civil law from the University of Mexico Law School. He practiced law in New York before his service in the Navy.
He began his service in the Navy in 1942, during World War II, during which time he was assigned to the State Department where he was a legal advisor in 1942 and 1943. He was later assigned to the Pacific as an air combat intelligence officer aboard the carrier Enterprise. Hidalgo received the Bronze Star for his service.
Following World War II, in 1945, he worked on the Eberstadt Committee on the unification of the Armed Services. He was special assistant to Navy Secretary James Forrestal in 1945 and 1946. After which he continued to practice international law in Mexico and then Paris.
Hidalgo became the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for manpower, reserve affairs, and logistics in 1977. In October 1979, he became the Secretary of the Navy.
Edward Hidalgo not only faithfully served this country throughout his lifetime, but lived his life to the fullest in all that he partook. I urge my colleagues to join me in sending sympathy to the members of his family that he leaves. Survivors include his wife, Belinda, four children, and six grandchildren.
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