[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 78 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING PFC JOSEPH F. MOORE

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 6, 2024

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor United States World 
War II Army veteran Joseph F. Moore.
  Joseph Moore was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on March 4, 1910. He 
was raised in Benton Harbor until 1922 when his family moved to 
Prospect Heights in North Greenbush, New York. Joseph enlisted in the 
U.S. Army on April 7, 1944, where he served as a Rifleman in the 71st 
Infantry Regiment. He spent 11 months overseas in Northern France, the 
Rhineland, and Central Europe, participating in three major European 
campaigns.
  Moore remained in the Army until his honorable discharge on October 
26, 1945, at the rank of Private First Class. For his brave service. he 
was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Medal with three bronze 
service stars, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the Good Conduct Medal. 
The 71st Infantry Regiment's Second Battalion is cited for its 
outstanding performance of duty in action against the enemy in Eastern 
France in December 1944 and January 1945.
  After his honorable discharge, Joseph returned to New York to pursue 
a career and start a family. He obtained a job as manager at B.F. 
Goodrich Store in Albany, New York. Joseph married his beloved wife, 
Ethel McGeough-Moore and together they had four children, Elizabeth, 
Lela, Francis, and Ethel. He retired from B.F. Goodrich Store in 1972 
after 42 years of employment.
  When he was not working, Joseph maintained a fulfilling personal life 
and enjoyed hobbies such as traveling and smoking cigars. He was an 
active communicant of St. Mary's Church in Clinton Heights, New York, 
and a dedicated member of the Melvin Roads American Legion Post 1231, a 
veteran organization devoted to their community.
  Joseph's dedication and service to the United States is truly 
remarkable. On behalf of New York's 21st District, I am honored to 
recognize his extraordinary life.

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