[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1844-E1845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO ``BILLY JIM'' VAUGHN

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 1995

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 60 year career 
and accomplishments of a great man, William J. Vaughn, affectionately 
known as ``Billy Jim''.
  Billy Jim is a native Tennessean from Nashville. He joined Troop One 
Boy Scouts of America in 1926 under the leadership of original 
scoutmaster, Curtis B. Haley, who chartered the troop in 1910. He 
became the scoutmaster in 1935 when Mr. Haley became ill and remains 
the scoutmaster today. Troop One is the oldest Scout troop in 
continuous operation in the United States.
  While Troop One has consistently received awards for outstanding 
accomplishments, Billy Jim quietly earned personal awards for Scouting, 
such as: participating in a 28-member team of Scout leaders to redesign 
the Scouting program (1969), receiving the Red, White, and Blue Award 
for Outstanding Service to Boys (1973), receiving the God and Service 
Award #510 (1987), and having a campership endowment established in his 
honor, to name a few. He also received personal recognition from 
Presidents Bush and Clinton. He actively participated in World 
Jamborees in California, 

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England, and Japan, surviving both an epidemic of flu on a cruise ship 
and a typhoon while hiking over Mount Fujiyama.
  Not only is Billy Jim an outstanding scoutmaster, he is also active 
in community service and his church, and has been consistently 
recognized for his tireless efforts. He also served his country in 
World War II as a surgical technician for the Navy Medical Corps, 
earning the highest grade ever awarded in surgery at that time. His 
friend Chad Drumright says, ``Billy Jim is still a frustrated doctor--
he has the boys engage in rough sports at the Scout meetings so he can 
run in with the first aid bag when they get hurt.''
  Billy Jim is both a dedicated father and husband. He and his late 
wife Evelyn, have two children, Jim and Katherine. He married Joy 
Langley Vaughn in 1985 and they have led an active and happy life ever 
since. Working in the yard, canoeing for the purpose of collecting 
driftwood, and enjoying homemade ice cream are a few things that keep 
them busy. Billy Jim has contributed immeasureably to his community, 
the Boy Scouts of America, his church, and his family. He has given of 
his time and resources, asking little in return. I ask that we 
recognize him today for his countless accomplishments and 
contributions.

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