[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E649-E650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            100TH BIRTHDAY OF REAR ADMIRAL DOUGLAS C. PLATE

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                          HON. JOE CUNNINGHAM

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 20, 2020

  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 100th 
birthday of Rear Admiral Douglas C. Plate.
  Born 1920, he attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, 
and was commissioned in 1941. A man of many talents, Rear Adm. Plate 
had a steadfast foundation of success in his military career. He served 
on the staff of many fleets in the Pacific and Mediterranean during the 
second World War. Rear Adm. Plate commanded numerous vessels, like the 
USS Everett Larson and USS Mitscher.
  President Nixon assigned Rear Adm. Douglas C. Plate as Commander of 
the Second Atlantic Fleet, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia in 1970. 
He recalls the most memorable moment of his Naval career to be when 
General MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender for the Allied 
Powers. Rear Adm. Plate was the Junior Officer of the Watch on the USS 
Missouri in Tokyo Bay when this happened,

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and what a glorious and memorable day to witness. Plate was appointed 
Vice Admiral by President Nixon in July 1972. He retired as a Deputy 
Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Command and the 
U.S. Atlantic Fleet in August 1975.
  A member of the Greatest Generation, Rear Adm. Plate was married to 
Peggy Deane Plate for 61 years and has two children. When he is not 
enjoying the local life of the Lowcountry, he has been very involved in 
many civic committees and boards.
  Mr. Plate has lived an incredibly rich life that has spanned an 
entire century. On behalf of South Carolina's First Congressional 
District, I extend a happy birthday and wish many blessings to Rear 
Admiral Douglas C. Plate on his 100th Birthday.

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