[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING FLOYD LOFTON'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                     HON. ERIC A. ``RICK'' CRAWFORD

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 15, 2019

  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. Floyd 
Lofton's service to our country during World War II and in celebration 
of his upcoming 100th Birthday.
  Mr. Lofton was born in West Point, Mississippi on February 22, 1920. 
He joined the Army on December 5th, 1942 in Little Rock, AR. He was 
trained as a truck driver and qualified as a sharpshooter in riflery 
training.
  During the war he was deployed to the Pacific Theater of operations 
and served in New Guinea. He spent 2 years, 2 months, and 13 days in 
theater on foreign soil. As a result of his service, Mr. Lofton was 
awarded the WWII Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and the Asiatic-
Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star.
  Floyd Lofton is a true American Hero from the greatest generation. I 
invite Congress to join me in thanking Mr. Lofton for his service to 
this nation and the free world and in wishing him a happy 100th 
birthday.

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