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Bruce Reynolds Alger (June 12, 1918 – April 13, 2015) was an American politician and a former Republican U.S. representative from Texas, the first to have represented a Dallas district since Reconstruction. He served from 1955 until 1965. Though born in Dallas, Alger was reared in Webster Groves, Missouri, a small suburb of St. Louis. ==Background== Alger was born in Dallas, Texas, to David Bruce Alger, a bank representative, and Clare Alger (née Freeman), an aspiring poet and writer.〔Russell A. Alger papers, William L. Clements Library, The University of Michigan.〕 Alger attended Princeton University in New Jersey on a scholarship. There he studied philosophy, art, and music, and was a center for the football team. After his graduation in 1940, he went to work for the RCA Corporation as a field representative. With the coming of World War II, he joined the United States Army, assigned to Squadron 5 at the Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kerry Field, Texas.〔Russell A. Alger papers, William L. Clements Library, The University of Michigan.〕 He flew bombers and attained the rank of captain, claiming to be among the first American troops in Japan after the conclusion of the war in August 1945.〔Russell A. Alger papers, William L. Clements Library, The University of Michigan.〕 He received the Distinguished Flying Cross. On returning to civilian life, RCA refused to rehire him on the grounds that he had been out of television production for too long. In April 2013, Alger self-published a book on his experience in World War II. The book is "The Crew Book - Miss America '62". The B-29 that Alger piloted was named "Miss America '62" after his daughter who would turn 18 in 1962. The book details the crew's experience through training, combat, and eventually the surrender of Japan. In 1945, Alger moved to Dallas and formed his own real estate and land development company. He was chosen as the first president of the White Rock Chamber of Commerce. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Alger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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