[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E615-E616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING PAUL FREDERICK

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 2024

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a special man, Paul 
Newton Frederick of Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Frederick will celebrate 
his 100th birthday on July 5, 2024.
  Mr. Frederick is a lifelong Lexingtonian. He left high school to join 
the Marine Corps, enlisting on July 30, 1942. He was assigned to the 
3rd Division of the 21st Regiment of the United States Marines. Mr. 
Frederick experienced combat as a bazooka man and machine gunner on 
several islands in the Pacific. His ship was struck by a torpedo on 
November 17, 1943, killing many and causing the ship to sink. Mr. 
Frederick was injured but returned to active duty soon after treatment. 
He participated in many battles in the Pacific Theater. He was a part 
of one of the most difficult battles of the war and he lost many 
friends during the Battle of Iwo Jima. For his service, Mr. Frederick 
was awarded the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation, the 
American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and several 
more medals. He was honorably discharged on October 18, 1945.
  Following his service, Mr. Frederick worked at his father's service 
station until 1963. He then went to work for the U.S. Postal Service 
and retired in 1989. Sixty years after he left high school, he earned 
his high school diploma. He was married to Myrtle Zimmerman Frederick 
for 71 years. They have two sons, four grandchildren, and five great-
grandchildren. Mr. Frederick served as a scout leader and a youth 
sponsor for many years at

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Broadway Christian Church. He currently resides at Thomson-Hood 
Veterans Center.
  Mr. Frederick is a true patriot. He and his fellow veterans are 
American heroes. As members of the ``Greatest Generation'', they 
willingly served to protect and defend the freedoms that we enjoy 
today. I am humbled to honor Mr. Paul Frederick and celebrate his 100th 
birthday before the United States Congress.

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