[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           OSCAR REISS, PH.D.

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2016

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor 
Oscar Reiss, Ph.D. and World War II Army veteran for his service to our 
country.
   Dr. Reiss served in the United States Army from January 1944 to 
1947. During his time he was assigned as a replacement to the 79th 
Infantry, 315th Division B Company, in Alsace, France, guarding the 
right flank during the Battle of the Bulge. His company was transported 
to a small town in the Netherlands, near the German border to practice 
crossing the Rhine in confiscated German boats. In 1945, he was wounded 
by shrapnel and taken to a hospital in Liege, Belgium. He was later 
awarded the Purple Heart for these injuries. His awards and decorations 
include the Silver Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the Army Good 
Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (with 2 
bronze service stars), World War II Victory Medal, the Army of 
Occupation of Germany Medal, and the Honorable Service Lapel WWII pin.
   In 1947, after being discharged from the U.S. Army he returned to 
the U.S. and was accepted to the University of Chicago chemistry 
program, beginning his long career in medical research. Dr. Reiss 
received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and continued his 
postdoctoral fellowship with the American Heart Association's 
Department of Cardiology. Dr. Reiss's decades long service in 
environmental biochemistry and medicine culminated in 1991. During his 
distinguished career he served as a lecturer in various courses on 
environmental and dental biochemistry at the University of Colorado 
Medical School and taught foreign seminars, most notably in Germany, 
France and Bulgaria. Through his courageous service in the military and 
medical fields, Dr. Reiss charted the path for future generations in 
this country.
   I extend my deepest appreciation to Dr. Reiss for his dedication, 
integrity and outstanding service to the United States of America.

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