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|serviceyears = 1943–1946 |battles = World War II }} Jerald Franklin "Jerry" terHorst (July 11, 1922 – March 31, 2010) was an American journalist who served as the 15th White House Press Secretary during the first month of Gerald Ford's presidency.〔Obituary, ''Washington Post'', April 2, 2010.〕 His resignation in protest of Ford's unconditional pardon of former president Richard Nixon is still regarded as "a rare act of conscience by a high-ranking public official". ==Early life and education== Jerald Franklin terHorst (pronounced "terHORST") was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 11, 1922. The son of Dutch immigrants, he did not speak English until he was 5 years old. He dropped out of high school at age 15 to work on an uncle's farm but returned to school when his high school principal successfully persuaded him to graduate. He went to Michigan State University on an agriculture scholarship and wrote for the school newspaper. His education was interrupted yet again when World War II broke out; he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946 in the Pacific theater. He finally finished his college education at the University of Michigan in 1946. 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「Jerald terHorst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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