[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1416-E1417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING JANE LOIS WELLER'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. HARLEY ROUDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 12, 2019

  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jane Lois Weller 
of Huntington Beach for her service to our country during World War II 
and to honor her recent 100th birthday. Born in Chicago just after 
World War I and raised during the Great Depression, Ms. Weller bore 
witness to some of the most tumultuous times in our nation's history. 
By virtue of this upbringing, and because of what many would call an 
ambitious spirit, Ms. Weller went on to lead a life dedicated to 
service, both to her country and to her family.
  Just one year after graduating from Nursing School at the Evangelical 
Hospital in Chicago, Ms. Weller enlisted in the United States Army Air 
Corps in December 1942. After completing flight school at Bowman Field 
in Kentucky, she was stationed at Hickam Field on Oahu, Hawaii.
  From Hawaii to the Mariana Islands to the Solomon Islands to the 
Philippines, Ms. Weller bravely risked her life to tend to many 
soldiers wounded on the frontlines. For her valiant service in active 
combat zones throughout the Pacific Theater, Ms. Weller was awarded two 
Bronze Stars.
  After the war. Ms. Weller graduated from the University of 
California, Berkeley, continued to serve as nurse in the public sector, 
and raised her three children. She has always kept an active mind, 
enjoying hobbies including astronomy, biblical and classical studies, 
knitting, jazz piano, singing, and more. I ask that all Members join me 
in recognizing the remarkable life and service of Jane Lois Weller on 
the occasion of her recent 100th birthday.

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