[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S43]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND PAUL PRITCHARD

 Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to 
honor a remarkable Iowan, Raymond Paul Pritchard, a native of 
Bondurant, IA. He is a distinguished World War II Air Force veteran and 
a civil servant of 29 years.
  Following graduation from Bondurant High School in 1937, Mr. 
Pritchard went to work for Standard Oil Company. In 1941, Mr. Pritchard 
joined the Army Air Corp and served his country valiantly for the 
entirety of World War II. As an engineer and top turret gunner in the 
384th Bomber Group, Mr. Pritchard was involved in numerous missions in 
the hostile skies of Europe, including several bombing runs over 
Germany and Czechoslovakia that were critical to the war effort.
  Upon returning from World War II, Mr. Pritchard became a U.S. Postal 
Service worker. Mr. Pritchard retired in 1974, following 29 years of 
public service.
  Mr. Pritchard and his wife Helen have three children, along with 
seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He is a member of 
Christ United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 374, and a 50-year 
member of Pioneer Lodge No. 22.
  Mr. Raymond Paul Pritchard is a truly remarkable Iowan and American, 
who exemplifies great military and civilian service to his 
country.

                          ____________________