[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 68 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CELEBRATING CHARLES CAUVEL'S 100th BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the 100th birthday of Charles Cauvel, a lifelong resident of Cranberry 
Township in Venango County.
  Charles was born on March 24, 1924. He is the oldest of four 
children. He left high school in 10th grade when he was offered a job 
driving a truck. A year later, he started working on the railroad.
  A few years later, in May 1943, he was drafted into the United States 
Army at 19 years of age, where he served until 1946. Charles spent 3 
years overseas in the Pacific theater and was even part of the division 
sent to clean up Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped.
  Following his discharge in 1946, he was awarded the Combat Infantry 
Badge, World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Philippine 
Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Service Star, and the Asiatic-Pacific 
Campaign Medal with two Bronze Service Stars.
  After the war, Charles returned to Cranberry Township, working as a 
pumper on an oil lease.
  Today, Charles has many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and he 
continues to share stories of his time in the Army and growing up in 
Venango County.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish Charles a happy birthday, and I thank him for his 
service to our country.

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