[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 38 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E238]
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                   REMEMBERING JESSIE CHARLES MADDIX

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                           HON. MICHAEL CLOUD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 2019

  Mr. CLOUD. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Jessie 
Charles Maddix, a World War II veteran who dedicated his life to 
protect his community.
  Mr. Maddix was born on May 19, 1923, in Hudson, Michigan. He served 
along the coast of North Carolina in the U.S. Coast Guard.
  One of the more memorable moments during his time in the Coast Guard 
happened in 1944 during an Atlantic hurricane. He participated in a 
mission that involved a search and rescue of the liberty ship, George 
Ade. Prior to the storm, a German submarine had torpedoed George Ade 
off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
  According to the survivors, the hurricane's winds reached beyond 100 
miles per hour, and unfortunately, both ships disappeared amidst the 
colossal waves. Mr. Maddix was one of the survivors who withstood the 
storm after floating above the surfaces for more than 50 hours.
  Later in his life, Mr. Maddix researched his Native American heritage 
and became a Chippewa Elder. He traveled to the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal 
Pow Wow several times in his 90s.
  Mr. Maddix's friends and family will remember him for his adventures 
and service to our nation in the Coast Guard. My heartfelt condolences 
are with his loved ones during this time.

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