▁commission ed ▁a ▁captain ▁of ▁inf antry ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁Head quarters ▁Company , ▁ 3 2 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁American ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁of ▁Infantry , ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁Corps , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁service ▁Fitz ger ald ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁from ▁Ohio ' s ▁Third ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁Si xty - se vent h ▁Congress ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁four ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce ▁in ▁the ▁Si xty - e ighth ▁Congress . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Re vision ▁of ▁the ▁La ws ▁in ▁the ▁Se vent i eth ▁and ▁Se vent y - first ▁Congress es , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁author ed ▁a ▁cum ulative ▁cod ification ▁system ▁for ▁stat ut ory ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - second ▁Congress . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁de cade ▁in ▁Congress , ▁Fitz ger ald ▁fought ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁causes ▁that ▁dis may ed ▁his ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁colle agues , ▁including ▁child ▁labor ▁laws , ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁body ▁and ▁Federal ▁care ▁of ▁the