[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 174 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING CHIEF ERWIN ROY OLNEY

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                            HON. RICK LARSEN

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 26, 2018

  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
distinguished life and distinguished career of 100-year-old Chief Erwin 
Roy Olney of Burlington, Washington.
  Chief Olney is a World War II and Korean War U.S. Navy veteran who 
served in Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Honolulu; and New York City.
  He enlisted at 17 on August 4, 1936. He was discharged in October 
1941, but re-enlisted in December, 1941, after the attack on Pearl 
Harbor.
  While in Dutch Harbor, he shot down a Japanese Zero fighter plane. 
The recovered plane helped U.S. engineers understand their enemy and 
improve U.S. fighters at a critical time in the war.
  Chief Olney retired in 1956 with more than 20 years of service. His 
rank at retirement was Chief Aviation Machinist Mate.
  On October 11, 2018, Chief Olney turned 100 years old.
  He is a patriot and deserves to be honored not just for this 
milestone birthday but also for his commitment to this country.
  During the month of his 100th birthday, I rise to recognize and thank 
Chief Olney.

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