[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING BERNARD ``BARNEY'' YOUNG FOR BEING AWARDED THE ARMY AIR 
                    CORPS DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 22, 2015

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Bernard 
``Barney'' Young of Rock Island, Illinois, who has been awarded the 
Army Air Corps Distinguished Flying Cross.
   During World War II, Barney served as a Flight Officer where he flew 
the treacherous route from India to China over the Himalayas, or the 
Hump, as Allied pilots called it. Shortly after the war, the Army Air 
Corps decided that flying the Hump qualified pilots for the 
Distinguished Flying Cross. However, by 1945, Barney had been 
reassigned to fly Merrill's Marauders from India to Africa. Because of 
this, Barney didn't learn of his eligibility for the award until years 
later.
   When he went to apply, it was discovered his flight records had been 
destroyed in a fire at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. Barney believed 
he would never receive the award. Then about a year ago, Tim Goodbrake 
of Edwardsville, Illinois, approached Barney about this award. Tim was 
researching his father's service in the Army Air Corps. He sought out 
Barney who had served with his father in India and the two discovered 
Barney's flight records buried in a trunk.
   Now, sixty-nine years after returning home from the war, Flight 
Officer Bernard Young is finally receiving this overdue honor for his 
service to our great nation.
   Mr. Speaker, I'd like to thank Bernard Young for his outstanding 
service to the United States and congratulate him on this noteworthy 
achievement.

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