James F. Prendergast
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James F. Prendergast (February 5, 1917 – April 30, 1985) was a former Democratic member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...
. He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Second World War, where he lost his right arm fighting in the Battle of Saipan. He received the Navy Cross and two Purple Hearts for his service.


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Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1917 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American legislators United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub