[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13832]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING TECHNICAL SERGEANT CHARLES HENRY COOLIDGE

  (Mr. FLEISCHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the heroic 
efforts of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, resident Technical Sergeant 
Charles Henry Coolidge of the United States Army. Technical Sergeant 
Coolidge was with the 36th Infantry Division and was awarded the Medal 
of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in action on October 24, 1944, near 
Belmont-sur-Buttant, France.
  As Technical Sergeant Coolidge led a platoon to cover part of the 3rd 
Battalion, they ran into an enemy force and engaged in a fierce 
firefight. With no officer present, Technical Sergeant Coolidge assumed 
command of the new replacements and led his men through 3 days of hard 
fighting. Armed with a bazooka, he advanced within 25 yards of the 
tanks before it failed to function. Then, gathering as many hand 
grenades as he could, he inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy.
  It is for his superior leadership and bravery that I am proud to 
honor and remember the actions of Technical Sergeant Charles Henry 
Coolidge.

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