[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING JIM BLACK

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Third 
District banker, community servant, and World War II veteran, Jim 
Black.
  As the oldest World War II veteran living at the Norfolk, Nebraska, 
veterans home, Jim turned 100 years of age in January and has lived a 
life full of service to his community and his country.
  A native of Fullerton, Nebraska, Jim's undeterable desire to serve 
led him to enlist in the Navy after he was initially denied enlistment 
by the Army and the Army Air Corps for supposed medical issues.
  During the war, he served on three different submarines, including 
the USS Silversides, which is credited with the sinking of 23 enemy 
submarines.
  After the war, Jim returned to Nebraska to work at Fullerton's First 
National Bank and Cones State Bank in Pierce.
  For his remarkable dedication to bettering the world around him, he 
was honored with the title of 2008 Citizen of the Year for his 
championing of the Discovery Bridge project linking Cedar County, 
Nebraska, and Yankton, South Dakota.

  Jim exemplifies Nebraska values of determination, patriotism, and 
civic engagement. Today, he lives in Norfolk, Nebraska, and is a model 
for giving back to the community.
  His enduring willingness to serve and can-do attitude represents the 
best of Third District Nebraskans.

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