[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              RECOGNIZING RON YEAKLE ON HIS 87TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2010

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that 
I rise to honor the life and service of Mr. Ron Yeakle on his 87th 
birthday. Mr. Yeakle is a true patriot. His story of extraordinary 
heroism and commitment to country has been an inspiration to many.
  Ron Yeakle was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. In World War 
II, Mr. Yeakle served as a bomber pilot. During a bombing mission near 
Vienna, Austria, his B-24 Liberator was shelled at over 22,000 feet. In 
a harrowing feat of courage and bravery, Mr. Yeakle survived the jump 
and was later captured by enemy soldiers and forced to spend 14 months 
in German concentration camps. In what must have seemed like a hopeless 
situation at times, Mr. Yeakle and the other captors managed to 
encourage each other to endure this horrific experience until they were 
liberated by General George Patton and his men.
  After the war, Mr. Yeakle and his wife Dorothy moved to Pensacola, 
Florida. In 1969, Mr. Yeakle was a co-founder of Piping and Equipment, 
Inc., where he still serves as a consultant. Additionally, Mr. Yeakle 
has served on the West Florida Hospital Board and the Ellyson 
Industrial Park Board. Ron and his wife have two daughters, Priscilla 
Carroll and Suzanne O'Meara.
  It is with great honor, Madam Speaker, that I recognize the life and 
deeds of Mr. Ron Yeakle on his 87th birthday. He has been a leader both 
at times of war and times of peace. My wife Vicki and I wish him a 
happy birthday and his entire family all the best for the future.

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