1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota 1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota The 1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. South Dakota voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Dakota was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 58.33% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 41.67% of the popular vote. With 58.33% of the popular vote, South
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was scrapped before the award was ever established and would have had to still be in active service to have received the award. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) USS "Franklin D. Roosevelt" (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three s. To her crew, she was known as ""Swanky Franky"," ""Foo-De-Roo"," or ""Rosie"," with the last nickname probably the most popular. "Roosevelt" spent most of her active deployed career operating in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the United States Sixth Fleet. The ship was decommissioned in 1977 and was scrapped shortly afterward. She was the first