[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE SERVICE OF DR. ERNEST MUNTZ

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                           HON. HEATH SHULER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 24, 2008

  Mr. SHULER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of Dr. 
Ernest Muntz. Dr. Muntz left Wheaton College during his second year to 
join his fellow countrymen in defending freedom around the globe. 
Seeing his country in peril, simultaneously fighting a war on two 
fronts, Dr. Muntz enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 because he 
believed that it was ``the right thing to do.''
  During Dr. Muntz's time of service in the Army Air Corps, he played a 
key role as a cryptographer in the Pacific Theater. He received and 
deciphered messages as part of the Army Airways Communications System, 
saving lives with each decoded message. He retired from the U.S. Air 
Force in 1975 with the rank of full Colonel.
  After the war, Dr. Muntz decided to complete his education at Wheaton 
College, graduating in 1948. He continued his education at the 
University of Rochester, earning his doctorate in history in 1960. Dr. 
Muntz held various professorships and contributed his knowledge and 
passion for academia to institutions of higher education. He had a 
distinguished career as a full professor of history at the University 
of Cincinnati and then dean of the Raymond Walters College.
  I am honored to have Dr. Ernest Muntz as my constituent, and I hope 
that today's generation of young men and women will follow the shining 
example of patriotism and scholarship that he has set.

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