Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and apoints Lee R. Mitau, Susan E. Lester and
David J. Parrin, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign a Registraiton Statement on Form S-4 of U.S.
Bancorp, and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective
amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documetns
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and
authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ John F. Grundhofer President, Chief Executive , 1997
- ---------------------------- Officer and Director (principal ----------------
John F. Grundhofer executive officer)
/s/ Susan E. Lester Executive Vice President and October 15, 1997
- ---------------------------- Chief Financial Officer ----------------
Susan E. Lester (principal financial officer)
Senior Vice President and , 1997
- ---------------------------- Controller (principal ---------------
David J. Parrin accounting officer)
/s/ Linda L. Ahlers Director October 15, 1997
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Linda L. Ahlers
/s/ Harry L. Bettis Director October 15, 1997
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Harry L. Bettis
/s/ Gerry B. Cameron Director October 15, 1997
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Gerry B. Cameron
/s/ Carolyn Silva Chambers Director October 15, 1997
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Carolyn Silva Chambers
/s/ Arthur D. Colllins, Jr. Director October 15, 1997
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Arthur D. Collins, Jr.
/s/ Peter H. Coors Director October 15, 1997
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Peter H. Coors
/s/ Franklin G. Drake Director , 1997
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Franklin G. Drake
/s/ Robert L. Dryden Director October 15, 1997
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Robert L. Dryden
/s/ John B. Fery Director , 1997
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John B. Fery
/s/ Joshua Green III Director October 15, 1997
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Joshua Green III
/s/ Robert L. Hale Director October 15, 1997
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Robert L. Hale
/s/ Delbert W. Johnson Director October 15, 1997
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Delbert W. Johnson
/s/ Norman M. Jones Director October 15, 1997
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Norman M. Jones
/s/ Richard L. Knowlton Director , 1997
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Richard L. Knowlton
/s/ Jerry W. Levin Director , 1997
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Jerry W. Levin
/s/ Kenneth A. Macke Director October 15, 1997
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Kenneth A. Macke
/s/ Allen T. Noble Director October 15, 1997
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Allen T. Noble
/s/ Edward J. Phillips Director , 1997
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Edward J. Phillips
/s/ Paul A. Redmond Director , 1997
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Paul A. Redmond
Director
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S. Walter Richey
/s/ Richard L. Robinson Director October 15, 1997
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Richard L. Robinson
/s/ N. Stewart Rogers Director October 15, 1997
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N. Stewart Rogers
/s/ Richard L. Schall Director October 15, 1997
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Richard L. Schall
/s/ Walter Scott, Jr. Director October 15, 1997
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Walter Scott, Jr.
/s/ Benjamin R. Whiteley Director October 15, 1997
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Benjamin R. Whiteley