[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 77 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E401-E402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROBERT LEVIN FOR HIS EXEMPLARY MILITARY 
                        SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 5, 2023

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Private First Class 
Robert Levin for his exemplary military service to our Nation during 
World War II.
  After graduating from North Carolina State College, PFC Levin was 
called to service after the U.S. entered World War II. He was sent to

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Camp Upton in New York before being relocated to Camp Wheeler in 
Georgia for basic training. He applied for Officer Candidate School at 
Fort Benning, but before a new class could begin, he was sent to 
Baltimore to ship out overseas to North Africa as an infantryman in the 
36th Division. The division moved from North Africa to Italy where PFC 
Levin was wounded and taken captive by the Germans in the Battle of the 
Rapido River near Monte Cassino. He spent 13 months as a prisoner of 
war at numerous prison camps, most notably Oflag 64. Here, PFC Levin 
was deprived of food and dug through trash cans to survive. In January 
1945, he was rescued by Soviet Russian forces and later returned home 
to the U.S. in April. After the war, he was discharged and returned to 
civilian life on account of his Adjusted Service Rating Score.
  In recognition of his outstanding military service, PFC Levin was 
awarded a Purple Heart and the POW Medal for his time as an American in 
Prisoner of War Camps. As a civilian, he returned to North Carolina 
State to complete graduate study before moving to Danville, Virginia to 
pursue a career in the textile industry with Dan River Mills. In 
Danville, he met Carlene Hardy, his wife of 71 years. They now reside 
in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
  On April 30, 2023, PFC Levin turned 103 years old. His incredible 
service and sacrifice in World War II represent the best our Nation has 
to offer, and we will look up to his leadership for generations to 
come. On behalf of North Carolina's Ninth District and our entire 
country, I would like to extend him my most heartfelt appreciation for 
his courage and leadership. I know I speak for our entire community in 
wishing him and his family the best going forward.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in honoring Private First Class 
Robert Levin for his outstanding service and leadership during World 
War II.

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