Douglas R. Stringfellow (September 24, 1922 – October 19, 1966)[1] was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for one term, best known for lying about his war record, education and achievements.

In France, Stringfellow was wounded in a mine explosion, leaving him walking with the aid of a cane, for which he received the Purple Heart Medal.

He claimed that at one point he had participated in a top-secret mission to rescue a German atomic physicist, Otto Hahn, from behind enemy lines and transport him to England.

Stringfellow said that while lying wounded he had undergone an intense religious experience, and it was through this new-found faith, as well as the aid of the anti-Nazi underground, that he had escaped from the prison.

The House Republican leadership forced him to abandon his bid for reelection, and replaced him on the ballot just sixteen days before the election with Utah State Agricultural College president Henry Dixon.

Dixon managed to hold on to the seat for the Republicans in an election in which the Democrats took back control of the U.S. House of Representatives.