Background
Bleicken, Gerhard David was born on August 29, 1913 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Gerhard and Beatrice (Douglas) Bleicken.
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Gerhard David Bleicken
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Student, Gettysburg College, 1931-1932. Student, Aspen Institute Humanistic Studies, 1957, School Industrial Graduate School Management.
Career
Bar: Massachusetts bar 1938, Supreme Court of the United States Court bar 1943. With John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, 1939-1979, Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, 1970-1979, also director Director Arthur Doctorate. Little, Incorporated.
Honorary director 1st National Boston Corporation, 1.
Street National Bank of Boston. Chairman of the Board Life Insurance Association Massachusetts, 1976-1977.
Member industries advising committee Advertising Council, 1972-1978. Director American Research and Development, Boston, 1970-1972.
Achievements
Membership
Member program advising committee Office Emergency Preparedness, 1958-1973. Member American Battle Monument Commission, 1969-1978. Member of advisory commission on Civil Defense National Academy Sciences, 1954-1969.
Member President's Commision on Personnel Interchange, 1974-1977.
Served at Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member United Nations Association United States of America (director 1973-1979), American Law Institute (life), Bostonian Society.
Clubs: Saint Botolph (Boston).
Connections
Married Ellene T. Mailhot (divorced). Married Ann M. Meacham. Children: Kurt Douglas, Eric, Carl Weeman.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Episcopalian
Awards
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Decorated commander’s cross Order Merit Federal Republic Germany, 1976. Recipient Presidential Distinguished Service award, 1968. Distinguished Service citation Department Defense, 1969.tempSpaceDistinguished Community Service award Brandeis University, 1973. Distinguished Citizen award Boy Scouts American, 1977. Christian Herter award World Affairs Council, 1978.tempSpaceBenjamin Franklin fellow Royal Society Arts. Andrew Wellington Cordier fellow School International Affairs, Columbia University.Decorated commander’s cross Order Merit Federal Republic Germany, 1976. Recipient Presidential Distinguished Service award, 1968. Distinguished Service citation Department Defense, 1969.tempSpaceDistinguished Community Service award Brandeis University, 1973.
Distinguished Citizen award Boy Scouts American, 1977. Christian Herter award World Affairs Council, 1978.tempSpaceBenjamin Franklin fellow Royal Society Arts. Andrew Wellington Cordier fellow School International Affairs, Columbia University.