Bill Nichols

A Representative from Alabama. Born on a small farm in Monroe County, near Becker, Miss. , October 16, 1918. Graduated from Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga, Ala. , in 1935. B. S. , Auburn University, 1939, and a master's degree in 1941. Entered military service in 1942, served five years in European Theater, participated in the Normandy invasion, wounded in battle of Hurtgen Forest, Germany, November 30, 1944. Retired in 1947 with rank of captain. Awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Vice president, Parker Fertilizer Company, and, president, Parker Gin Company, Sylacauga, Ala. , 1947-1966. Member, Alabama house of representatives, 1959. Elected to Alabama senate in 1963. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1967, until his death in Washington, D. C. , on December 13, 1988. Had been reelected to the One Hundred First Congress. Interment in Marble City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Ala.