[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING USNS ``BRUNSWICK'' AND BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA'S INVOLVEMENT 
                          DURING WORLD WAR II

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                     HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Brunswick, Georgia's involvement in the United States' World War II 
effort and, in turn, the newly commissioned United States Naval Ship 
(USNS) Brunswick.
  Soon after the United States' entrance into World War II, German U-
Boats began to sink American cargo ships at an unprecedented rate--
stalling America's war machine and creating a severe crisis for 
American ships at sea.
  In 1942, to curtail the crisis, Vice Admiral Emory S. ``Jerry'' Land 
contacted the J.A. Jones Construction Company of Brunswick, Georgia, 
with a request to build the fastest cargo ships of the time. Although 
J.A. Jones was a ``building'' contractor company with no previous 
experience in building sea-going vessels, J.A. Jones unbelievably met 
the challenge.
  The company produced 99 ships in 2 years. In December 1944, the U.S. 
Navy requested 6 ships built that month and J.A. Jones responded by 
building 7. The J.A. Jones employees even worked through Christmas Day 
and denied receiving a payment for the extra ship they built.
  I rise today to recognize these brave men and women from Brunswick, 
Georgia, who kept America's war machine running through World War II as 
well as the USNS Brunswick, which was named in honor of the men and 
women of Brunswick's effort during the war. I wish the sailors of the 
USNS Brunswick the best in living up to the name of their ship.

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