[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 175 (Friday, October 9, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E939]
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             HONORING THE SERVICE OF WILLIAM E. TABOR, JR.

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 2020

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
service of the late William E. Tabor Jr., who fought for our country 
during World War II.
  William was born to William E. Tabor, Sr. and Clara Watts Tabor of 
Lobutcha. After graduating from Lobutcha High School, William joined 
the Army and was sent to the Philippine Islands where he was stationed 
at Clark Field, Manila. When the Japanese attacked Clark Field, William 
endured a shrapnel wound to the side, which would leave him partially 
disabled for the remainder of his life.
  Even so, William kept fighting and forging forward. When the Army 
moved to the Bataan Peninsula as one last stand against the Japanese, 
William was promoted to corporal and would receive the battlefield 
promotion to Sergeant. Sergeant Tabor would spend three years and five 
months as a Prisoner of War to the Japanese surviving the infamous 
Bataan Death March and Malaria.
  William was honorably discharged in May of 1946 and was awarded the 
Presidential Unit Citation with two Oak Leaf Clusters, two Bronze Star 
Medals, the Philippine Defense Medal, the Prisoner of War Medal, and 
many other decorations. In April of 2020, as a result of his 
extraordinary service, he was issued his third Bronze Star Medal.
  After the war, William returned to Mississippi where he married 
Frances Johnson and had four children: the late Charlotte Tabor, 
William E. Tabor III, Brenda Tabor Hunt, and Mary Martha Tabor.
  William's life was one of service, grace, and love for his family and 
community, and his commitment to our country will never be forgotten.

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