[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF MR. WALTER RAYMOND HALL

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 22, 2023

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
life of Mr. Walter Raymond Hall.
  Walter Raymond Hall was born in Anniston, Alabama. On April 26, 1933, 
he enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort McClellan, 
Alabama, and was mustered in as a laborer with Company 463, the Forest 
Service crew that built Cheaha State Park, Alabama, including the famed 
Bunker Tower. Hall was honorably discharged from service with the 
Civilian Conservation Corps in June of 1934.
  He began his service as a law enforcement officer in May of 1953, 
when Calhoun County Sheriff A.A. ``Socco'' Pate swore Hall in as Deputy 
Sheriff. Tragically, in October of 1962 while transferring a prisoner 
from Calhoun County to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Hall was involved in a car 
accident. Walter Raymond Hall passed away in November of 1962 from 
complications related to injuries sustained during the car accident.
  He was laid to rest at Forestlawn Gardens in Anniston, Alabama. He 
left behind his wife, Aileen, his two children, Jerry and Gail, a 
brother, Charlie, and a sister, Birdie Mae.
  In 2023, Hall's name was placed on the National Law Enforcement 
Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as on the State of Alabama Law 
Enforcement Memorial in Centennial Memorial Park in Anniston.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the life of Mr. Walter 
Raymond Hall and his service to the State of Alabama.

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