[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 79 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E483]
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                        HONORING CHESTER WILSON

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 7, 2021

  Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Chester Wilson 
from Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Wilson bravely served our nation during 
World War II. He currently resides at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in 
Wilmore, Kentucky. On April 25, Mr. Wilson celebrated his 107th 
birthday.
  Mr. Wilson graduated from Lexington's Bryan Station High School. He 
was the first member of his family to graduate. At the age of 29, he 
enlisted in the United States Navy. He served aboard the U.S.S. 
Benevolence, a Navy hospital ship, in the Pacific Theater. He was a 
pharmacist mate 3rd class.
  After the war, Mr. Wilson worked as a federal agent at bourbon 
distilleries and later worked for the Treasury Department. He retired 
in 1974. He and his late wife Margaret have a daughter, Brenda Wilson, 
a stepson Jack Whitaker, and two grandchildren.
  It is my honor to recognize this amazing patriot, celebrate his 107th 
birthday, and appreciate him for his service and sacrifice to our 
nation during World War II. As a part of ``The Greatest Generation'', 
Mr. Wilson was an important part of the war effort to preserve the 
freedoms that we enjoy today. I am forever grateful for Americans like 
Chester Wilson.

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