[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 66 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1848]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF CHARLES H. COOLIDGE

  (Mr. FLEISCHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Technical 
Sergeant Charles H. Coolidge of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, and 
recognize a lifetime of service to our Nation.
  Sergeant Coolidge passed away on April 6, 2022. Sergeant Coolidge was 
the second-to-last surviving Congressional Medal of Honor recipient 
from World War II and was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient 
from the European theater.
  Born on August 4, 1921, Sergeant Coolidge is a national hero. During 
the period of October 24 through October 27, 1944, Sergeant Coolidge 
led a valiant repulsion of German infantry and tank units near the 
French town of Belmont-sur-Buttant. Prior to that, he had received the 
Silver Star for valiant combat in Italy.
  Sergeant Coolidge's place in American history deserves the great 
acclaim bestowed on him then with the Medal of Honor, and now. He is 
truly an American hero and will be greatly missed.

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