[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1541-E1542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE MEMORY OF LT. GEORGE WHITMORE

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                         HON. SCOTT DesJARLAIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 27, 2015

  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a 
courageous American and a proud son of Tennessee, Lt. George Whitmore.
   George Whitmore, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, enlisted in the Army on 
September 10, 1935 when he was sixteen years old, two

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years before he was eligible under Army enlistment rules. On May 6, 
1937, Whitmore was promoted to Corporal and later to Sergeant. For the 
next few years he served in the National Guard and until February 24, 
1941, when he was called up to Active Federal Service.
   After completing Officer Candidacy School in Ft. Benning, GA, 
Whitmore was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and entered the Army 
Ranger Combat Training program. After completing Ranger Training, Lt. 
Whitmore took part in the invasion of Normandy, where he bravely fought 
on Utah Beach.
   He served on the front lines of Europe bravely defending his 
country, leading platoons of soldiers throughout the Normandy and 
Rhineland campaigns. On July 15, 1944, Lt. Whitmore was wounded in 
combat by an enemy artillery shell in northern France while pressing an 
attack against the German front.
   During his 18 years of service to our country Lt. Whitmore received 
several service honors, including the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat 
Infantryman Badge and two Bronze Service Stars, among many others.
   In August of 2008, Lt. Whitmore returned to Tennessee to make his 
home in Normandy, TN, where he resided with his wife of 74 years, and 
his youngest daughter and son-in-law until his passing on October 9, 
2015, at the age of 96.
   To the family of Lt. Whitmore, we are sincerely grateful for his 
service. George truly exemplified the spirit of ``the Greatest 
Generation.''

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