[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 150 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT J. FLOOD

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 4, 2007

  Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Staff Sergeant 
Robert J. Flood, a fallen WWII veteran whose remains have finally been 
returned home to Chambersburg, PA. Robert Flood was killed in Germany 
in July 1944, when his plane was lost during a bombing raid on an 
aircraft factory in Bernburg. For 63 years, Robert Flood and his crew 
were unaccounted for.
  Flood was only 22 years old at the time of his death. Prior to his 
service in WWII as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Sgt. Flood was 
employed at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Franklin County 
PA; a facility that remains active today in support of our current war 
against Al-Qaeda.
  Sgt. Flood was injured in England in 1944 when his plane crash landed 
after running out of fuel. After recovering from his injuries he was 
assigned to another bomber, which was lost during the air raid in 
Germany. The fate and final resting place of Sgt. Flood and his crew 
remained unknown until 4 years ago when pieces of his plane and the 
remains of its crew were discovered in a field in Germany. Thankfully, 
through DNA testing, the identities of the crew were finally revealed, 
allowing Sgt. Flood to return home.
  Robert Flood's name is engraved on the Wall of the Missing at the 
American Cemetery in Belgium. He was posthumously awarded the Purple 
Heart with a Presidential Accolade in 1945. Sgt. Robert Flood is 
survived by one brother and several nieces and nephews. His return home 
brings comfort and relief to his family, who went years without 
information about his death. Madam Speaker, Robert Flood dedicated his 
life to serving his country. His homecoming is a solemn reminder of the 
sacrifices our soldiers make in service to our Nation. Our thoughts are 
with his family, his fellow WWII veterans, and members of his 
community. Another soldier has been brought home.

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