[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9084]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HOMAGE TO MR. EDWARD LEON ``SHINE'' JESSUP

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2004

  Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay homage to a legend in my 
hometown of Union City, Tennessee, Mr. Edward Leon ``Shine'' Jessup.
  Shine is being honored for his 40 years of service as an employee of 
the W. R. Case Company. But he has done so much more in his life. He 
was born on November 30, 1918, graduated from high school in 1936 and 
enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January of 1942. He entered the 
Aviation Cadet Program and went to Cadet Pilot Training in Arkansas and 
onto the Advanced Program. He got his wings in 1943 and was sent to the 
Overseas Training Unit.
  Stationed at Rackheath, England, First Lieutenant Jessup flew a B-24, 
named ``Mis-B-Havin'' on 30 missions as an 8th Air Force Lead Crew 
Pilot. In February of 1945 he was stationed at Randolph Field in Texas 
where he taught cadets until June.
  He received the Distinguished Flying Cross three times, the Air Medal 
five times, the ETO Ribbon, the Good Conduct Ribbon several times as 
well as various other ribbons.
  He married Aurelia McGuire on May 1, 1943, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. 
They had two children--Linda Jo Jessup Jennings and Edward Leon Jessup, 
Jr.
  After leaving the Army in 1945, ``Shine'' began his career as a 
salesman for Shapleigh Hardware Company in Waycross, Georgia. After a 
year in Georgia, he transferred back to Union City. He worked for 
Shapleigh until 1960 when he took a job with Witte Hardware until 1964. 
It was in that year that he began his career with the W. R. Case 
Company with whom he has been associated for the last 40 years.
  Shine Jessup has contributed much to his community, his state and his 
country. As we dedicate the World War II Memorial this month here in 
Washington, D.C., I rise to pay honor to a very special veteran, and a 
long time friend of mine and my entire family, Shine Jessup.