[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 102 (Friday, June 22, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING FRED S. PYLE

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                           HON. JOHN L. MICA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 22, 2007

  Mr. MICA. Madam Speaker, today at Arlington National Cemetery, my 
constituent and friend Fred Pyle of Ormond Beach, Florida was laid to 
rest. It was my honor to have had the opportunity to know Fred and his 
family. His service to our country through our Armed Forces and law 
enforcement is a shining example of American patriotism.
  The son of Martin and Mae Emma Pyle, he was born in Somerset, 
Pennsylvania on April 17, 1920.
  Fred was one of six sons, five of whom served in the United States 
military during World War II and were recognized as being the first 
family of five brothers to serve our Nation's armed services in that 
conflict. He first entered into the service in 1938 joining the 
National Guard in his hometown of Somerset. He was later selected to 
serve as an MP and saw combat with the 726th Police Battalion in World 
War II during what was known as the ``Red Ball Express,'' when Allied 
Forces landed at Normandy and began their push towards Germany. His 
service later took him to Okinawa, Japan where his responsibilities 
included the overseeing of Japanese Prisoners of War. In addition to 
his service in World War II, Fred served in the Korean War and at the 
prestigious Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland where he served as 
Chief Master of Arms.
  Fred achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant and was a recipient of 
several prestigious awards including the Victory Medal of World War II, 
American Theatre Ribbon, American Defense Ribbon and the Good Conduct 
Medal. He was also recalled during the Korean conflict where he 
honorably served as an instructor in a NCO academy and earned himself 
the Occupational Medal (Germany). He left the Army in 1952 with an 
honorable discharge.
  After his service, Fred graduated from the Institute of Applied 
Science in Chicago and became a police officer with the Somerset Police 
Department where he worked for more than 10 years.
  With the passing of Fred Pyle, America has lost an outstanding 
citizen and a shining example of a family's commitment and service to 
our Nation. He will be remembered as a patriotic American, a pillar of 
our community and a compassionate husband and a loving father. To his 
wife of 67 years, Stella, his son Bruce, his three grandchildren and 
one great-grandson, in addition to his loving family, we offer our 
deepest sympathy.
  Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize Fred Pyle's 
contributions and to ask all Members of the U.S. House of 
Representatives of the 110th Congress to join me in remembering a great 
American hero.

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