[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15759]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF OSCAR JACKSON MOONEY, JR.

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2013

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to honor Oscar Mooney, Jr., a distinguished Alabama veteran, on 
his 90th birthday.
  Mr. Mooney was born on December 2, 1923 at home in Weogufka, Alabama. 
In 1943, Mr. Mooney enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a sergeant 
in the 16th Armored Division. The 16th Armored Division was 
instrumental in the liberation of Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. Mr. Mooney 
has received the WWII Victory Medal, the American Service Medal, the 
European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with one bronze star and 
the Good Conduct Service Medal. This long list of accomplishments 
highlights the bravery with which Mr. Mooney has lived his life.
  On July 21, 1950, Mr. Mooney married Jeannette Rodgers. Together they 
have two children, Roger Emory Mooney and Emma Elizabeth Mooney 
Fielding. They also have 4 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
  After 18 years of working full-time for the Kimberly Clark 
Corporation, Mr. Mooney retired to work full-time on their farm, the 
Mooney Home Place.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me and Mr. Mooney's family in celebrating 90 
years of Mr. Mooney's life, and please join me in thanking him for his 
outstanding service to our nation.

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