[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO CHARLES GARLAND SCHWAB

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I have the honor of recognizing 
Charles Garland Schwab, a World War II Veteran, and a man who is ever 
grateful to celebrate his 100th birthday on October 6, 2018. Charles 
Garland Schwab was born to homesteaders in the Big Snowy Mountains, 
southeast of Lewistown, MT. He grew up on that homestead, and in 1940, 
he married his wife Thelma.
  Charles was drafted into the U.S. Army in January of 1944. After 
basic training and a bout with pneumonia, he joined his fellow soldiers 
in France on the front lines during World War II. He was awarded the 
Bronze Medal, the American Theater Service Medal, the European, Africa, 
Middle East Theater Medal, a Good Conduct Medal, as well as several 
ribbons, including the Army Occupation Ribbon.
  Upon returning to the United States, Charles was honorably discharged 
from the Army on May 2, 1946. Following his discharge from the Army, 
Charles and his wife purchased and operated the Lake View Cabins near 
St. Mary. During the off season, Schwab practiced his trade as an oil 
field pipefitter throughout Montana. He and his wife moved to Missoula 
in 1950, where they raised two daughters. He continued his pipefitter 
career and was instrumental in the process of bringing natural gas to 
the homes of the citizens of Missoula.
  Charles' wife Thelma passed away after 55 years of marriage in 1995. 
Although Charles sold the Lake View Cabins after 20 years and is now a 
retired pipefitter, he continues to enjoy the company of his daughters, 
children, grandchildren, and friends and remains active in the 
community.
  One of Charles's most treasured memories is that of the honor flight 
he took to Washington, DC, during the government shutdown in 2013. He 
will forever treasure the memories of that trip, his time as a private 
first class in the U.S. Army, and the opportunity to defend our great 
Nation during World War II.

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