[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING SERGEANT JOSEPH N. HALL FOR HIS SERVICE AND SACRIFICE

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                             HON. MIKE BOST

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2023

  Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service of 
Sergeant Joseph N. Hall of the Army Air Corps, 9th Air Force, 386th 
Bomb Group, 555th Squadron, also known as the Red Devils.
  The son of a fallen World War I veteran, Sgt. Hall was raised on a 
cotton farm outside of Melissa, Texas, by his mother and his maternal 
grandmother. Sgt. Hall enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps right out of 
high school and served in World War II from 1941 to 1945.
  Sgt. Hall flew 76 missions as a Radio Operator and Top Turret Gunner 
on B26 Marauders. His first missions took place in England, and later, 
France, where he flew bombing runs in support of the Allied Forces. 
Sgt. Hall also fought in the D-Day invasion at Normandy, participating 
in three missions targeting German costal artillery, supporting troop 
landings at Utah Beach, and stopping German troop movement by targeting 
roads behind Normandy.
  During his time flying in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Sgt. Hall's plane 
was shot down twice in combat. The injuries he sustained ended his 
military service. Despite his injuries, he went on to work in law 
enforcement.
  Sgt. Hall was awarded the European Theater of Operations Ribbon with 
five Bronze Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross with an Oak Leaf 
Cluster, the Air Medal with three Silver Oak Leaf Clusters, the Victory 
Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, and two Purple Hearts.
  Sgt. Hall was an honorable man who fought for his country, loved his 
family immeasurably, firmly believed in standing up for what's right, 
and made a positive impact on everyone he met.
  Please join me in honoring Sgt. Joseph Hall and all he fought and 
stood for, and in wishing his family all the best in continuing his 
remarkable legacy of service.

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