Leo Arthur Hoegh was a decorated U.S. Army officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 33rd governor of Iowa from 1955 to 1957.
He served in the US Army during World War II.
LtCol Leo Hoegh served in the United States Army in World War II Service started: Unit(s): Service ended:
Fact: Residence (1910) Oakfield, Audubon, Iowa, United States
Fact: Residence (1915) Elk Horn, Shelby, Iowa, United States
Fact: Residence (1920) Clay Township, Shelby, Iowa, United States
Fact: Residence (1925) Shelby, Shelby, Iowa, United States
Fact: Immigration (1929) New York, New York, United States
Fact: Residence (1930) Elk Horn, Shelby, Iowa, United States
Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place
Fact: Residence (1940) East Ward, Chariton, Chariton Township, Lucas, Iowa, United States
Fact: Residence (21 April 1950) Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States
Fact: Occupation (from 13 January 1955 to 17 January 1957) Governor of Iowa Iowa, United States
Fact: Burial (2000) Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Sources
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML19-Z99 : accessed 22 February 2023), Leo A Hoegh in household of Wm Hoegh, Oakfield, Audubon, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 7A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 391; FHL microfilm 1,374,404.
1915 Census: "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-9H12 : 12 August 2022), Leo A Hoegh, 1915; citing Elk Horn, Shelby, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm.
1925 Census: "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ7-VWNB : 8 August 2022), Leo Arthur Hoegh in household of Wm Hoegh, Shelby, Iowa, United States; citing Shelby, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm.
1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKM-S1W : accessed 22 February 2023), Leo A Hoegh in household of Wm Hoegh, Elk Horn, Shelby, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5A, line 12, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 682; FHL microfilm 2,340,417.
1950 Census:1950 Census. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa; Roll: 4623; Sheet Number: 17; Enumeration District: 59-10
Birth: "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV6G-LV5 : 1 April 2020), Leo A. Hoegh, 30 Mar 1908; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,100.
Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3XV-M23 : 10 January 2021), Leo A Hoegh, 15 Jul 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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