[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3463-H3464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING ROBERT L. FERRIS, JR.

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, with the American flag 
hanging, a white hearse traveled down the highway, returning the 
remains of Staff Sergeant Robert L. Ferris, Jr., home.
  More than 80 years after his bomber crashed, Sergeant Ferris joined 
his family, and he was finally laid to rest.
  He was a young gunner, 20 years old, during World War II when his B-
17 was shot down.
  This past week he was transported from Raleigh-Durham International 
Airport to New Bern, a journey that took him through Wilson.

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  Our local fire department and others came to show respect and pay 
special tribute to this incredible hero.
  There are thousands of stories like Sergeant Ferris'. As we approach 
Memorial Day, let us honor our fallen soldiers, POWs, MIAs, and those 
killed in action.

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