[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 86 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1309]
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                    IN MEMORY OF THEODORE WILSON GUY

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 1999

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I inform the 
House of the death of Colonel (Retired) Theodore Wilson Guy, United 
States Air Force, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri.
  Colonel Guy was born April 18, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of 
Theopholus Wilson and Edwina LaMonte Guy. He was a highly decorated 
fighter pilot in Korea and Vietnam and was a prisoner of war for five 
years and one month in Laos and Vietnam. In March, 1968, his plane went 
down in Laos and he was the first military officer captured in Laos. He 
was eventually interned in North Vietnam and spent over four years in 
solitary confinement while a P.O.W.
  Colonel Guy received the Air Force Cross, Silver Star with one oak 
leaf cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf 
clusters, the Air Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart 
with one oak leaf cluster.
  Colonel Guy retired from the Air Force in 1973. He then became 
national adjutant for the Order of Daedalians and in 1977, became 
associated with TRW, with subsequent assignment in Iran as the senior 
tactical advisor to the Commander, Iranian Tactical Air Command.
  Colonel Guy graduated from Kemper Military College in 1949, and 
immediately entered the Air Force, becoming a pilot in September, 1950. 
Except for senior service schools, his entire career was spent in Air 
Training Command and Tactical Air Command in the operations field. He 
amassed 5,700 hours of flying time--all in fighter or fighter trainer 
aircraft. Colonel Guy was a frequent speaker at local schools, colleges 
and universities throughout the United States.
  Colonel Guy is survived by his wife, Linda; his two sons, Ted Jr. and 
Michael; two stepdaughters, Elizabeth and Katherine; one brother, 
Donald; and three grandsons.
  Mr. Speaker, Colonel Guy was a dedicated airman and true patriot. I 
am certain that the Members of the House will join me in paying tribute 
to this fine Missourian.

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