[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 150 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) EDMUND F. LEWIS

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                         HON. W. GREGORY STEUBE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 19, 2022

  Mr. STEUBE. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Private First 
Class (PFC) Edmund F. Lewis, of Port Charlotte, Florida. On October 1, 
2022, PFC Lewis will be awarded the Legion d'honneur, France's highest 
honor for acts of valor and integrity. PFC Lewis was drafted into 
service in 1943 and deployed to France in January of 1945 with the 65th 
Infantry Division. During his time in combat, PFC Lewis helped 
reestablish freedom for France from its hostile occupation by Nazi 
Germany. As an Infantryman, he found himself fighting on the front 
lines, advancing from town to town to free the occupied territory. 
Often under the presence of heavy enemy resistance, PFC Lewis and the 
allied forces pushed their way west into Germany and beyond, with the 
goal of bringing an end to the war. After months of fighting, PFC Lewis 
and his brothers in arms were able to secure the surrender of Nazi 
Germany on May 8, 1945. Following the surrender, PFC Lewis aided in the 
liberation of one of the most infamous Concentration Camps, Mauthausen, 
and freed thousands of prisoners who were held captive there. I thank 
PFC Lewis for his years of dedicated service to our Nation and 
congratulate him on receiving the Legion d'honneur.

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