[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 145 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMENDING THOMAS GALLOWAY OF MOBILE, ALABAMA, FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE 
                            SECOND WORLD WAR

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 27, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Thomas 
Galloway of Mobile, Alabama, for his service in the United States Army 
during World War II. Serving as a lieutenant in the European Theater of 
Operations in the winter of 1944, Mr. Galloway fought bravely in some 
of the toughest and most brutal battles of the war, including the 
Battle of the Bulge and the Huertgen Forest.
  In his career as a soldier, Mr. Galloway was captured twice, and he 
escaped twice. Escaping as part of an attempted rescue of Gen. Patton's 
son-in-law, he was captured and returned to the prisoner-of-war camp in 
Hammelburg, Germany. Later that spring, Mr. Galloway escaped while on a 
march toward Austria, eventually making it back behind American lines.
  Upon returning home from the war, Mr. Galloway graduated from Auburn 
University and the University of Alabama School of Law and began a 
successful law career. He served as assistant attorney general for the 
state of Alabama and assistant district attorney for Alabama's 
thirteenth judicial circuit. He is now a member of Galloway, 
Wettermark, Everest, Rutens & Gaillard, LLP of Mobile.
  Madam Speaker, the recognition of Mr. Thomas Galloway in Ken Burns' 
documentary series ``The War'' is an appropriate time for us to pause 
and thank him--and all of the soldiers who fought in World War II. They 
personify the very best America has to offer. I urge my colleagues to 
take a moment to pay tribute to Mr. Galloway and his selfless devotion 
to our country and the freedom we enjoy.

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