[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 95 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1366]
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                        TRIBUTE TO PAUL DeMOURA

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 1997

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to recognize Mr. Paul 
DeMoura of Swan Sea, MA, who is one of the top collectors of hats and 
caps in the United States.
  Paul has collected hundreds of hats and caps from all over the United 
States and the world.
  Paul's father, Mr. Raymond DeMoura, served in Company ``B'' of the 
78th Medical Battalion during World War II. The 78th Medical Battalion 
acquired the reputation for excellence in its assistance and treatment 
of the wounded during World War II. Members of the 78th Battalion 
proudly recount that not one life was lost while tending to the injured 
and evacuating them from the front lines.
  The men of Company ``B'' are the primary source of Paul's hat and cap 
collection. A very religious individual, Paul says a prayer for each of 
the men who presents him with a new hat or cap.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to join 
me in paying tribute to Mr. Paul DeMoura for his status as one of the 
top hat and cap collectors in the United States. I wish Paul and his 
parents, Raymond and Evelyn DeMoura, all the best the future can bring.

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