Burt L. Talcott

Burt Lacklen Talcott (born February 22, 1920) is a former member of the United States Congress from the State of California.

Military career
Born in Billings, Montana, Talcott received his degree from Stanford University in 1942, after which he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps where he became a bomber pilot. On a mission in a B-17 Flying Fortress over Austria, Talcott was shot down and captured, spending 14 months in a German Prisoner-of-war camp. Upon his discharge from the military in 1945 he received the Air Medal and Purple Heart with clusters.

Political career
After holding various county offices, Talcott was elected to the 88th United States Congress as a Republican and served an additional seven terms (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977) before losing his seat in 1976 to Leon Panetta. Since then Talcott has worked on a variety of private and public legislative work.

Personal life
He currently resides in Tacoma, Washington with his son, Ron, and was elected to serve on the Charter Review Commission Dist. 7 Pos. 3 of Pierce County.