[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING WWII VETERAN DONALD TISDALE

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                           HON. LANCE GOODEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 3, 2026

  Mr. GOODEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the historic 
life and accomplishments of World War II veteran Reverend Donald 
Tisdale of Wills Point, Texas. During WWII, Reverend Tisdale served on 
the USS Hooper Island, a Luzon-class repair ship serving the U.S. 
Pacific Fleet in 1945. He worked as a radio operator and regularly 
handled coded communications. In the course of his radio duties, 
Reverend Tisdale personally received the uncoded message relaying 
information about the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima on August 
6, 1945.
  For his dedicated service to our Nation, he received several service 
medals, most notably the Overseas Medal. Later in life, Reverend 
Tisdale served as a pastor with multiple Texas congregations, including 
Edgemont Park Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Wills 
Point. He recently celebrated his 99th birthday. It is my honor to 
recognize Reverend Tisdale's long life of service to our country and 
community, and I wish him the best in the coming years.

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