[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 131 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING MR. WILMER LOY ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. ROBERT E. LATTA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 16, 2024

  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and extend my 
heartfelt wishes to a dedicated veteran, farmer, and volunteer 
firefighter on his 100th birthday. Mr. Wilmer Loy, a lifelong resident 
of Crawford County, turns 100 on August 26, 2024.
  Wilmer lived and worked in Crawford County until he was drafted in 
1944 to fight in Europe as part of the U.S. Army. He initially trained 
in Georgia, but he was transferred to Belgium in 1945 where he trained 
on the 8-inch Howitzer. He participated in combat against Nazi Germany 
in the Black Forest, the Siegfried Line and the Rhine River. After the 
end of the war in Europe, Wilmer was transferred to the Pacific Theater 
where he served until the end of the war. Wilmer was sent home and 
honorably discharged from the Army after the Japanese surrendered in 
1945. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal; European-African-Middle 
Eastern Campaign Medal with one Bronze Star; and the World War II 
Victory Medal.
  After his discharge from the Army, Wilmer worked at Chatfield 
Hardware for more than ten years. He went on to work the next forty 
years at Leonhart Gas and Oil in Tiro. He drove delivery trucks, semi 
tankers, and heavy equipment for the company while working on his farm 
outside New Washington, Ohio. Wilmer also served as a volunteer 
firefighter for the Chatfield Volunteer Fire Department for more than 
60 years and was a member of the Tiro Volunteer Fire Department for 
more than 10 years. For the last seven decades, he has served in 
several positions with the American Legion Post 405 in New Washington 
and as a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 669 in Bucyrus.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me in paying special 
tribute to the life and service of Mr. Wilmer Roy. On behalf of the 
people of the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio, I recognize the 
devotion and compassion that Wilmer has for his community and our 
Nation. I wish him all the best on his 100th birthday.

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