[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S13189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO LT. COL. ALKIE CARL KAUFMAN

 Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Lt. Col. 
Alkie Carl Kaufman (RET) on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday.
  Lt. Col. Kaufman enlisted in the United States Army, Company E, 121st 
Infantry, Georgia National Guard in January 1927. In September 1940, he 
was called to active duty with the 121st Infantry, Fort Jackson, South 
Carolina. Lt. Col. Kaufman bravely served as a company commander in the 
30th Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division and 77th Infantry 
Division during World War II. Later, Lt. Col. Kaufman served as company 
commander, battalion executive officer, battalion commander, and 
Regimental S-2 (Intelligence Officer) with the 94th Infantry Division 
in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
  Following World War II and the Korean Conflict, Lt. Col. Kaufman 
proudly served his country across the country and around the globe. His 
assignments included Fort Lewis, Washington, Fort Bragg, North 
Carolina, Tokyo, Japan, and Giessen, Germany. Lt. Col. Kaufman retired 
from the Army in 1960 with more than 33 years of service to the nation.
  After retiring from military service, Lt. Col. Kaufman joined the 
staff of the First National Bank of Brunswick and retired as Vice 
President for Loans in 1977.
  Lt. Col. Kaufman and his wife Frances had two children who chose to 
follow in their father's footsteps and join the armed services. Carl 
Kaufman retired from the U.S. Air Force with twenty-two years of 
service, and Col. Daniel Kaufman has served the United States Army for 
thirty-one years and is currently professor and Head of the Department 
of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy.
  I am proud to salute Lt. Col. Kaufman for his great service to his 
nation and his family and I wish him well as he celebrates his 
ninetieth birthday.

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