[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 164 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING LYLE ENDICOTT

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                             HON. MIKE BOST

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 17, 2019

  Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Lyle Endicott of Mt. 
Vernon, Illinois, for his selfless service to our country during World 
War II and for his upcoming 98th birthday. Mr. Endicott served his 
country with honor, started multiple successful businesses, and is a 
staple in his community.
  Mr. Endicott was born in Mt. Vernon on December 7, 1921. Twenty years 
later, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the 
United States Navy and became a fighter pilot. As a naval aviator, Mr. 
Endicott deployed to the Pacific on the Steamer Bay Aircraft Carrier, 
where he supported the invasions of Iwo Jima and the Okinawa Islands. 
After his honorable discharge, he married Elizabeth ``Annie'' Piercy 
and started a family. Upon settling in Woodlawn, Illinois, the two 
opened a grocery store and Endicott Interiors, a furniture business 
that still operates today. Mr. Endicott later became the head pilot for 
Self Oil Company in Mt. Vernon and was renowned as one of Southern 
Illinois' finest aviators. Those who know Mr. Endicott say that he is 
fun-loving and fearless in his approach to life. As a father, 
grandfather, and now great-grandfather, he is a true family man who has 
touched countless lives.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring Lyle Endicott for his 
unwavering patriotism and celebrate his birthday. On behalf of Southern 
Illinois, happy 98th.

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