[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2195]
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                          MR. WALLACE L. BOYLE

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2011

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Wallace L. Boyle Jr. 
of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for his faithful and dedicated service to 
the United States of America through turbulent times.
  Wallace Boyle joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. At that time, there 
was no draft, so an enlistee could choose where he wanted to be 
stationed. Mr. Boyle selected Hawaii as his duty station, and he was 
sent to Wheeler Air Field. This put him about 24 miles from Pearl 
Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. The Japanese flew over and 
attacked Wheeler Air Field on the way to the naval base. The Japanese 
attack on Wheeler destroyed two-thirds of the aircraft at the field.
  On that morning, Wallace Boyle was in the mess hall. He was just 
handed a plate of pancakes when the first bomb struck. Mr. Boyle ran 
outside and began helping his wounded comrades. More than 2,400 
American lives were lost on that day, and almost 1,300 were injured.
  During World War II, Mr. Boyle served at Andover Airfield in England, 
in France, in Belgium, and in Germany. He was discharged from the Army 
in 1945.
  Mr. Speaker, Wallace L. Boyle Jr., who is only months away from his 
90th birthday, is a fine example of the faithful and dedicated men and 
women that make up our Armed Forces. His selfless actions, and those of 
his generation, should forever be remembered and cherished by a 
grateful Nation.

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