[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E268-E269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF MR. WILLIAM H. REDD

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 2013

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. William H. Redd, 
a retired member of the United States Marine Corps who is receiving a 
lifetime achievement award for his service in the Montford Point 
Marines.
  Mr. Redd was drafted into the Marine Corps during World War II where 
he was sent to Camp Montford Point, a segregated training camp in 
Jacksonville, North Carolina. Upon completion, Private Redd was 
stationed in Iwo Jima and Sasebo, Japan where he worked in Pacific 
Theater of Operations with the 66th Supply Platoon. He provided 
support, guard duty, and engaged in combat. Shortly after the bombing 
at Pearl Harbor, Corporal Redd was stationed in Hilo, Hawaii.
  After four years of enlistment, Corporal Reed was honorably 
discharged and returned to his wife and children in Camden, New Jersey.
  Mr. Reed was one of the nearly 20,000 Montford Point Marines who 
helped pave the way for African Americans in the United States Armed 
Forces. On June 27, 2012, Mr. Reed and his fellow Montford Point 
Marines received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their service.

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  Mr. Redd will be receiving his Life Time Achievement Award from Each 
One Teach Consultants at the 10th annual Black History in the 
Barbershop Program in Camden, NJ. The program is dedicated to 
preserving the historical contributions that African Americans have 
made to society.

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