Edouard Izac
Edouard Izac | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | George Burnham |
| Succeeded by | Charles K. Fletcher |
| Constituency | 20th district (1937–1943) 23rd district (1943–1947) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edouard Victor Michel Izac December 18, 1891 |
| Died | January 18, 1990 (aged 98) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive (1934) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1915–1921 |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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Edouard Victor Michel Izac (December 18, 1891 – January 18, 1990) was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. From 1937 to 1947, he served five terms as a U.S. House Representative from California.
He was posted to the troop transport USS President Lincoln in 1918 when that ship was sunk by German submarine U-90. Taken as a prisoner of war, and not letting his captors know that he spoke German, Izac gathered intelligence on the submarine and its crew before being transferred to prison camps in Germany, from where he escaped in October 1918.
At the time of his death in 1990, he was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War I.