[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 84 (Monday, June 2, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E900]
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               HONORING THE SERVICE OF MR. NOBLE W. ADAMS

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 2, 2014

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
individual, Mr. Noble W. Adams of Owingsville, Kentucky, for his 
distinguished military service during World War II. Mr. Adams served 
our Nation in uniform from December 14, 1943 to November 21, 1945.
   As a young man, Mr. Adams began his service in the United States 
Army as a private first class, rfleman, within the 945th Infantry. 
During the United States' campaign to achieve victory over the Axis 
Powers, Mr. Adams entered the war by storming the deadly beaches of 
Nomandy, fought his way across Europe, and did not stop until the 
Allies achieved victory in Germany.
   Mr. Adams recalls bidding farewell to the Statue of Liberty as he 
departed from New York in 1943 as a passenger aboard the Susan 
Elizabeth. He thought he would never see the Statue or his family ever 
again.
   During combat on November 9, 1944, Mr. Adams received injuries to 
both of his eyes, leaving him temporarily blinded as a result of 
shrapnel from exploding ordnance. After only two weeks of recovering in 
a medical field camp, and understanding the dangers ahead, Mr. Adams 
courageously returned to the battlefield and kept fighting. To this 
day, fragments of shrapnel still remain lodged in his face.
   Mr. Adams is grateful that the Lord was with him throughout the war 
and protected him so that he could once again greet Lady Liberty and 
reunite with his family. He returned home safely on November 21, 1945. 
Mr. Adams is comforted in the knowledge that the Lord remains with him 
to this day.
   Mr. Adams fought to preserve the very freedoms the Statue of Liberty 
represents. He is truly an outstanding American, a protector of 
freedom, and an inspiration to us all.

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