[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 156 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE SACRIFICE OF CORPORAL ALVIN T. REHMEYER

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2018

  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commemorate 
Corporal Alvin T. Rehmeyer on the 100th Anniversary of his death in 
World War I.
  Corporal Rehmeyer was born on September 25, 1898. When the United 
States entered the First World War and the call to arms sounded, Alvin 
Rehmeyer left his native Red Lion, Pennsylvania for training at Camp 
Meade, Maryland. On July 7, 1918, Rehmeyer was sent overseas, where he 
was assigned to the 316th Infantry Regiment of the famous ``Cross of 
Lorraine'' 79th Division. Soon afterwards, he and much of the Division 
were deployed to the front lines.
  On September 26, 1918, Rehmeyer was declared Missing In Action 
following an attack during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive--the largest 
offensive in American military history. His fate was unknown until 
March 20, 1919, when his gravesite was located near the town of 
Montfaucon, France. Corporal Rehmeyer is one of the 1,151 Soldiers of 
the 79th Division who gave their last full measure in defense of the 
United States and her allies in World War I.
  On behalf of Pennsylvania's 4th District, I ask that you join me in 
honoring and commemorating Corporal Alvin T. Rehmeyer on the centennial 
of his sacrifice; his life exemplified civic virtue in its greatest and 
noblest form.

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