[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 152 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1191]
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                        IN HONOR OF JOHN POWELL

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 20, 2019

  Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a special 
man, Mr. John Powell of Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Powell is part of a 
special group of heroes that served our nation during World War II. Mr. 
Powell celebrates his 100th birthday on September 22nd.
  Mr. Powell was born in Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the United 
States Army on April 4, 1941. He was expected to serve for one year, 
but instead served nearly five years. He was an artilleryman who landed 
on Omaha Beach just 17 days after D-Day. He and his unit pushed all the 
way to the Rhine River in Germany. Mr. Powell earned the rank of Master 
Sergeant and was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, the European-African-
Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the American Defense Medal, the 
Operation Overload Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Army Good 
Conduct Medal, and the Bronze Star.
  Mr. Powell returned home and worked for businesses in upstate New 
York. He later landed a job with IBM as a manager and was transferred 
to Lexington, Kentucky where he worked for 28 years prior to 
retirement. Mr. Powell married his wife Betty and they were blessed 
with two daughters, Paula and Marsha. Mr. and Mrs. Powell will 
celebrate their 77th anniversary this New Year's Eve.
  Mr. Powell and his fellow veterans are true heroes. As members of the 
``Greatest Generation'', they willingly served to protect and defend 
the freedoms that we enjoy today. I am humbled to honor the service of 
Mr. John Powell and to celebrate his upcoming 100th birthday before the 
United States Congress.

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