[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 14 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E143]
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                        TRIBUTE TO JOHN E. KUMPF

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                            HON. SAM JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 1, 1996

  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is with a great deal of 
personal pleasure that I recognize the major accomplishments of an 
individual who dedicated his career to serving the interests of our 
country, Mr. John E. Kumpf.
  Mr. Kumpf, who has been a resident of Dallas, TX, for the past 23 
years, distinguished himself as a fighter pilot from 1950 to 1954. He 
was a member of the 25th Interceptor Squadron and flew an F-86 Sabre 
jet during the Korean war. Mr. Kumpf flew over 100 air combat and 
support missions from his base of operations at Suwon, Korea. For his 
dedicated efforts during this campaign, Mr. Kumpf received the 
Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three clusters. He 
continued in the U.S. Air Force until December 1954 when he received an 
honorable discharge as a captain. Mr. Kumpf continued to serve his 
country for 20 years through the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a pilot and 
public information officer, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
  After Korea, he continued his career in the defense sector by joining 
Sperry Rand Corp. in 1956. He served them admirably in public relations 
and marketing for 16 years in his hometown of Minneapolis, MN.
  In 1972, he joined E-Systems, in Dallas, TX, as director of public 
relations and later as vice president, corporate communications. He 
directed the annual U.S. savings bonds drive to solicit employees to 
buy U.S. savings bonds through payroll deduction. As a result, over a 
23-year period, E-Systems employees have purchased more than $110 
million of U.S. savings bonds.
  In summary, Mr. Kumpf merits our thanks and tribute for the 
outstanding contribution he has made to his country. My personal thanks 
and extraordinary citizen and constituent.

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