[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE SERVICE OF MR. EARL J. MORRIS

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 2, 2015

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
individual, Mr. Earl J. Morris, of Owingsville, Kentucky, for his 
distinguished military service during World War II. Mr. Morris, a part 
of the greatest generation, served our nation in the United States 
Army.
  Mr. Morris left the comforts of home and family on November 6, 1944 
for Camp Shanks, New York. He then boarded a ship and left for the 
European Theater of Operations. He served in Belgium, France, Holland, 
and Germany. His unit first engaged the Germans on Christmas Eve of 
1944 in Biren, Belgium. During the fighting in Europe, he and his 
fellow soldiers endured below zero temperatures, terrible snowstorms, 
hunger, fatigue, and heavy enemy fire. He fought in the Battle of the 
Bulge in Belgium. In the Alsace Lorraine Sector of France, his unit 
fired across the Rhine into Germany and kicked the last Germans out of 
France. His 898th Division was awarded the French Coat of Arms for the 
Battle of the Colmar, one of the highest awards bestowed by France. 
After fighting in Holland, the 898th Division entered Germany, crossed 
the Rhine, and continued heavy fighting until the end of the war. His 
unit then began policing duty in Germany as the war ended in Europe.
  The bravery of Mr. Morris and his fellow men and women of the United 
States Army is heroic. Because of the courage of individuals from 
Owingsville and from all across our great nation, our freedoms have 
been saved for our generation and for future generations. He is truly 
an outstanding American, a patriot, and a hero to us all.

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