[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND MILITARY SERVICE OF WORLD WAR II VETERAN, 
                            JAMES E. HUDSON

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2019

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the life and military service of World War II Veteran James E. Hudson. 
Mr. Hudson has always placed God and family first in his life, offering 
friendship and brotherly love to all those who crossed his path.
   Mr. Hudson was born on June 21, 1919, in Tishomingo County, 
Mississippi. He spent his childhood in Iuka, MS with his parents, 
Milton and Florence Hudson, and his seven siblings. Mr. Hudson 
graduated from Iuka High School where he played on the basketball team.
   Mr. Hudson was drafted to the United States Army right out of high 
school in 1941. He spent his basic training at Camp LeJeune, North 
Carolina before being sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, to serve in the First 
Calvary division, also known as the Horse Calvary, of the United States 
Army. Mr. Hudson was later deployed to the Pacific theater where he 
went to New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Southern Philippines, 
and Luzon for 2 years. He completed his service in 1945.
   After the War, Mr. Hudson returned to Iuka, Mississippi where he 
still resides to this day. He married his sweetheart, Mae Romine from 
Florence, Alabama and they had four children. Mr. Hudson worked as a 
carpenter for TVA building dams on the Tennessee River. He has been 
blessed with thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
   Throughout his life and to this day, Mr. Hudson set an example for 
his children to follow. Mr. Hudson, a lifelong Christian, is a 
Methodist and attributes his 100 years of happiness to Psalm 118:24: 
``This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad 
therein.''
   On June 21st of 2019, Mr. Hudson will celebrate his 100th birthday. 
Mr. Hudson is an American patriot who served our great nation and 
continues to set an example for others to follow. We wish him many more 
years of good health.

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