[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING HERB HEILBRUN

  (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, this past December, America lost another 
hero from our Greatest Generation, Herb Heilbrun.
  Born and raised in Cincinnati, Herb enlisted in the Army Air Corps 
after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He flew 35 missions during World War 
II, where he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving the lives 
of his crew after his plane was hit.
  Following the war, Herb returned to Cincinnati, where he worked in 
sales and real estate before being named president of the Cincinnati 
Board of Realtors in 1970.
  Herb's service did not stop after the war. Herb Heilbrun devoted the 
later years of his life to traveling our great United States of America 
with his best friend, a fellow Cincinnatian and Tuskegee airman named 
Johnny Leahr. They reached out to teach students the importance of 
respect, racial tolerance, and friendship.
  Herb was truly a beloved member of our community. Always appearing at 
veterans' events, proudly in his uniform, he passed away at the age of 
100.

  It was a privilege for me to call Herb Heilbrun my friend. May we all 
honor him for his life of service and dedication to our country, to his 
community, and to his family. May he rest in peace.
  Earlier this year, I introduced a bill to rename a post office in 
Avondale after Herb and John, and I urge the House to pass it without 
delay.

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