[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 165 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING AGNES MAY MEYER DRISCOLL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Cline) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize one of the greatest 
code breakers in American history, Agnes May Meyer Driscoll.
  At the age of 29 Driscoll enlisted in the United States Navy in 1918 
and was assigned to the code and signals section. While in this unit, 
she helped develop the machine called CM, later a standard enciphering 
device for the Navy in the 1920s.
  She continued her work into World War II, where she was a vital part 
in breaking the Japanese Navy's JN-25b code, which gave Admiral Nimitz 
a crucial advantage at the Battle of Midway, a turning point in the war 
in the Pacific.
  Nicknamed Miss Aggie and Madame X, Driscoll retired in 1959 at the 
age of 70. When she passed away in 1971, she was buried amongst fellow 
American heroes in Arlington National Cemetery.
  Driscoll forever changed the field of cryptology and was rightfully 
inducted into the National Security Agency Hall of Honor in 2000.
  It is a pleasure to recognize her service on behalf of the Colonel 
Thomas Hughart Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and 
her great nephew, retired U.S. Navy Captain Victor Meyer, who resides 
in Staunton, Virginia.
  Our country is immensely grateful for Miss Aggie's service.

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