[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 84 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1067]
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                          JIM B. JONES TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2011

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Jim B. Jones, a man 
who proudly served his country during WWII.
  Drafted into the U.S Army in 1945, Mr. Jones was assigned to G 
Company as a corporal, and was sent to Hawaii. Upon arrival in Hawaii, 
Mr. Jones boarded the USS Niagara, to Okinawa. During his time in 
Okinawa, the United States dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
On V-J Day, only a few days after the bombing, Mr. Jones was moved to 
Korea. Here, he took part in accepting the surrender of the Japanese 
Army in ceremonies in Seoul.
  During the remainder of his time in Korea, Mr. Jones served as a 
rifleman and a clerk typist in Chengju.
  In 1946, when he was twenty years old, Mr. Jones left Korea after 
spending a year there. He arrived home in time for the first day of 
hunting season.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the service and character of 
Jim B. Jones.

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