Editing Salem, Connecticut (section)

====Hiram Bingham III and IV====
[[Hiram Bingham III]], from Salem, was an adventurer, U.S. senator, and explorer who rediscovered [[Machu Picchu]] in Peru in 1911.  He retrieved artifacts for [[Yale University]], which in 2011 returned many items to [[Cusco]], Peru, pursuant to an agreement with the [[Peru]]vian government.  His son, [[Hiram Bingham IV]], was the Vice Consul in [[Marseille]], France, during [[World War II]], and rescued thousands of [[Jews]] from death at the [[Nazi concentration camps]]. Much of the Bingham family still lives in Salem and is active in town politics and local issues. Hiram IV died in 1988, and a [[postage stamp|U.S. Postal Stamp]] was issued in his honor on May 30, 2006. In 2011 the Simon Wiesenthal Center produced a film tribute to Hiram ("Harry") Bingham IV concerning his life-saving actions during the war.<ref>"More than 450 supporters of the Simon Wiesenthal Center gathered for the 2011 Humanitarian Award Dinner. The Medal of Valor was awarded posthumously to Sir Winston Churchill, Hiram Bingham IV, and Pope John Paul II...."  ''Wall Street Journal'', March 30, 2011</ref>