Clyde L. Choate
Clyde Lee Choate (June 28, 1920 – October 5, 2001) was an American politician in southern Illinois and a decorated soldier. From Anna, Illinois, Choate served thirty years in the Illinois House of Representatives. As a United States Army sergeant in World War II, he was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for single-handedly destroying a German tank.
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