[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 130 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1253]
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                  HONORING THE SERVICE OF ALBERT WESS

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 10, 2015

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
individual, Mr. Albert Wess, of Paris, Kentucky. Mr. Wess, a part of 
the Greatest Generation, answered his nation's call to service during 
World War II. Today it is my honor to recognize him before the House of 
Representatives.
  Mr. Wess was born in North Middletown, Kentucky. During World War II 
he was a member of the United States Army. He served his country as a 
truck driver in the famous ``Red Ball Express''. He and his fellow 
drivers delivered munitions and supplies to the Army front lines in 
Europe, following General George Patton. They supplied troops fighting 
in the Battle of the Bulge and the many battles that followed. The 
brave convoy drivers traveled at night with no lights, making it more 
difficult for German planes to strafe the convoys and destroy the 
trucks and supplies.
  Mr. Wess worked in the steel mills of Ohio for a time after his 
military service ended. He then moved back to Bourbon County, where he 
worked at the Lexington Army Depot for thirty two years. After 
retirement, he worked for Wilson's Drug for more than nineteen years. 
Mr. Jones and his late wife have four children. He continues to be 
active in his church, Seventh Street Christian Church in Paris.
  The bravery of Mr. Wess and his fellow men and women of the United 
States Army is heroic. Because of his courage and the courage of 
individuals from all across Kentucky and our great nation, our freedoms 
have been preserved for our generation and for future generations. He 
is truly an outstanding American, a patriot, and a hero to us all.

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