[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 167 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF BYRON DAY TATE, JR.

  (Mr. NUGENT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Speaker, born September 13, 1921, in Chicago, 
Illinois, Byron Day Tate, Jr., spent his early years working alongside 
his brother as a brass and iron molder. On November 14, 1942, Byron 
answered the call to service and enlisted in the United States Army. 
While in the service, he saw action with the 1st Army across the 
European Theater under the command of General Omar Bradley. He joined 
the D-day invasion force in July of 1944 and saw combat in the Battle 
of the Bulge.
  After returning to Chicago as a decorated and proud Army veteran, he 
married the love of his life, Mildred, and like so many of our brave 
World War II heroes, he went on to become part of the greatest 
generation the world has ever seen.
  On October 20, 2011, my uncle Byron Day Tate, Jr., passed away at his 
home in Macon, Georgia. With his passing, however, I'm reminded that 
without the hard work and selfless sacrifice and attitude of our World 
War II veterans, this Nation truly would not be what it is today.

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