[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 97 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN RECOGNITION OF THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF RALPH PRESTON BOLT

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 19, 2014

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize Ralph Preston Bolt, a constituent of mine from 
Anniston, Alabama. Mr. Bolt will be celebrating his 90th birthday on 
July 4th.
  Mr. Bolt was born on July 4, 1924, in Randolph County, Alabama. He 
graduated from Randolph County High School and after World War II, 
graduated from Auburn University in 1950. By the end of World War II, 
Mr. Bolt was a Staff Sergeant with the 94th Infantry Division. He was 
in the 302nd Battalion, Company K. With his division, he landed on Utah 
Beach 94 days after D-Day and ended up in Germany in 1945. His division 
spent just under a year in France and Germany.
  In 1947, Mr. Bolt married Betty Wright and had two sons, Ralph 
Preston, Jr. and James Andrew. He also has four grandchildren. Weathers 
Preston Bolt, Edward Morrissette Bolt, Sarah Sage Bolt and Anne Jacobs 
Bolt.
  Mr. and Mrs. Bolt reside in Anniston where he has been very involved 
in the community. Over the years, he has served on the Calhoun County 
Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee and served as past 
Chairman of both the Chamber and YMCA Board. He was president of the 
Anniston Jaycees and is still a member of the Kiwanis Club of Anniston. 
He served on the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Anniston and was 
recipient of the Silver Beaver award from the Choccolocco Council of 
the Boy Scouts of America following many years of service. He has also 
served on numerous boards and committees for the First United Methodist 
Church of Anniston where he is still an active member.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking Mr. Bolt for his brave 
service to our country and join me in wishing him a very happy 90th 
birthday.

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