[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 74 (Monday, May 7, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E972-E973]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE MEMORY AND SERVICE OF HARRY LEON WILSON

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                            HON. DAVID DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2007

  Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the memory and service of PFC Harry Leon Wilson, who is the only known 
African-American to be a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th 
Infantry Division during the Korean War, where he was taken as a 
prisoner of war on November 27, 1950 and died in February 8, 1951 while 
in prison.
  Harry Leon Wilson is also the only known African-American POW from 
Carter County,

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Tennessee to die in a Korean prisoner of war camp.
  Private Wilson was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the 
Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, The United Nations 
Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean 
Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you and all of my colleagues to join me in 
honoring the memory, selfless service, and great sacrifice of PVT Harry 
Leon Wilson.

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