[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E515]
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  HONORING UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN LAWRENCE ``REX'' CARNEY FOR HIS 
                 BRAVE SERVICE THROUGHOUT WORLD WAR II

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 2022

  Ms. STEFANIK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor United States Army 
veteran Lawrence ``Rex'' Carney as he posthumously is awarded the New 
York State Senate Liberty Medal.
  Rex was born on October 27, 1918 in Stillwater, New York. After 
graduating from Stillwater High School, Rex went on to play semi-
professional basketball and baseball. In July of 1941, Rex was sworn 
into the United States Army at Fort Jay, Governor's Island in New York 
City. After completing basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Rex was 
assigned as a gunner in an Anti-aircraft Artillery regiment in North 
Carolina. Following the Pearl Harbor attacks, Rex was transferred to 
Hawaii, where he attended Ranger Combat School. After completion of his 
training, Rex was promoted to an instructor at the Unit Jungle Training 
Center.
  Rex's unit, the 867th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapon 
Battalion, was sent to the Mariana Islands in anticipation of a 
Japanese invasion. Following the end of hostilities with Japan, after 
the dropping of the Atomic Bombs, Rex returned to Fort Dix, New Jersey. 
He was honorably discharged on September 1, 1945. After his service, 
Rex worked as a pipe fitter at the Steamfitters and Plumbers Local No. 
105 in Schenectady until his retirement in 1983. He was a passionate 
advocate for veterans and a member of the American Legion Post 490 as 
well as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6328.
  For his honorable and brave service, Rex Carney was awarded the 
American Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and 
the Good Conduct Medal. On behalf of New York's 21st Congressional 
District, I thank Rex Carney for his service, and I am proud to honor 
his legacy of defending American freedom and democracy as he is awarded 
the New York State Senate Liberty Medal.

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