[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E941-E942]
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                       HONORING JESSE T. REYNOLDS

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 24, 2011

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize 
Jesse T. Reynolds. Jesse's service to this Nation during World War II 
exemplified the highest characteristics of the service men and women 
who bled and died to preserve freedom.
  Jesse was aboard the USS MacDonough when it was anchored in Pearl 
Harbor the morning of December 7, 1941. Jesse was among the first to 
spot the incoming Japanese aircraft that morning and informed the only 
officer on board of the pending attack. After Pearl Harbor, Jesse was 
assigned to the newly commissioned USS Radford, where he served in 
support of the Battle of Guadalcanal and in the Battle of Kula Gulf, 
where Jesse helped rescue the survivors of the USS Helena.
  Mr. Speaker, as we approach the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, I 
proudly ask you to

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join me in commending Jesse T. Reynolds for his accomplishments with 
the United States Navy and for his service to the United States of 
America during World War II.

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