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« on: April 23, 2020, 11:39:03 PM » |
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Eh. Why not?
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Name: Gerald O’Connor
Age: 26
Political Party: Democratic
Occ. Hist.: General day laborer during early years; “ninety-day wonder” officer in World War II, rising to the rank of captain by conflict’s end; currently a rising union official
Bio: Born in 1922 in western Chicago, Gerald was the son of Michael O’Connor and Bridget McCorley. Like many boys his age, he worked various odd jobs throughout his youth, at one point serving as an errand boy at the Chicago Federation of Labor offices. He was seen to have a natural knack for leadership, leading the neighborhood boys into all sorts of antics throughout the early Depression years. It is believed he even helped Bugs Moran’s gang transport some liquor by lying about a fire on Eighth Street (he would later deny this).
As O’Connor got older, CFL leader John Fitzpatrick saw his intelligence (the boy could recite unionist tracts verbatim after a few minutes of reading it) and leadership as a clear advantage, and ensured that O’Connor would have a bright future in the organization. It appeared that Chicago’s laborers would have strong, secure leadership for years to come.
Then came December 7, 1941.
O’Connor enlisted almost immediately, against Fitzpatrick’s wishes, but, in the end, with his blessing. He hurriedly applied to officers’ school, allowing him to be deployed to an infantry unit as a lieutenant by March of 1942. He quickly salted his military doctrine with a hard dose of reality gifted unto him by self-preservationist sergeants, and so often led alarmingly successful attacks on Japanese positions throughout the war. By September 1945, he was a captain.
Returning to Chicago, O’Connor quickly returned to his position as a low-ranking union official, only to be moved up to mid-level in 1946, following John Fitzpatrick’s death. Since then, O’Connor has become a name synonymous with the Chicago labor scene to many people, and some members of the CFL (perhaps out of desire to see themselves one day running the union, rather than him) have encouraged the man to run for Congress, now that he’s old enough. He’s entertained the idea, but is uncommitted as of yet.
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