[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16971]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE GREATEST GENERATION

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 2, 2015

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Paul Shinsky of Alvin, 
Texas for bravely serving the United States during World War II.
  Mr. Shinsky valiantly served in the Army Air Corps as a co-pilot of a 
B-17 in the 384th Bomber Group during World War II. During the war, Mr. 
Shinsky's plane was taken down by German fire and he became a German 
prisoner of war. He says he survived his two years as a POW through 
God's grace and praying the Rosary. Recently, members from the 384th BG 
NexGen's veterans signing project came to Mr. Shinsky and asked him to 
sign a wing from an original B-17. This wing, with the signatures of 
Mr. Shinsky and other living members of the 384th Bomber Group, will be 
put in the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base near Ogden, 
Utah. As a former Navy pilot, I am humbled by Paul's noble service to 
our country. He truly embodies the Greatest Generation.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas and 
all the brave men and women who have served our country, we thank Paul 
for his service.

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