[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING TENNESSEE'S OLDEST WORLD WAR I VETERAN

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 15, 2003

  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Henry Hoodenpyle 
who celebrated his 109th birthday on February 26, 2003.
  At the age of twenty-three, Mr. Hoodenpyle enlisted in the U.S. Armed 
Forces where he served as a wagoner at Camp Gordon, Georgia during 
World War I.
  After his honorable discharge from the service on June 13, 1919, Mr. 
Hoodenpyle moved back to Signal Mountain, Tennessee where he farmed and 
became an active and admired member of the community.
  Mr. Hoodenpyle and his wife, Mrs. Loie Powell Hoodenpyle, were 
blessed with two children, three grandchildren, and five great-
grandchildren. Mr. Hoodenpyle is a devout member of Lone Oak Baptist 
Church and the Harvey Merriman American Legion Post 190 of Dunlap.
  I hope my colleagues join me in honoring Henry Hoodenpyle, 
Tennessee's oldest living World War I veteran, for his service and 
contribution to his country and Tennessee. I would also like to 
congratulate him on celebrating his 109th birthday.

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