[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10634]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    FIRST LIEUTENANT CLAYTON NATTIER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2015

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor 
First Lieutenant Clayton Nattier, Army Air Corps, and United States Air 
Force for his service to our country.
  First Lieutenant Nattier served in the United States Army Air Corps 
from January 1942 to December 1945. During his time as a pilot, he 
served in the United Kingdom with the 1st Bomb Division, 8th Air Force, 
306th Bomb Group, and 369th Bomb Squadron.
  During his 16th combat mission, in September 1944, his B-17 aircraft 
was badly damaged by enemy anti-aircraft fire, and the crew was unable 
to control a fire in the cockpit. At that time, he and five other crew 
members parachuted out of the aircraft mid-flight. Lieutenant Nattier 
was captured by enemy forces and sent to the German Prisoner of War 
camp, Stalag Luft I in Barth, Western Pomerania (Prussia) after 
spending three weeks in a German hospital. The Prisoner of War camp was 
liberated by the Russian Army on April 30, 1945, and in December 1945 
he separated from active duty. Lieutenant Nattier continued to serve in 
the Air Force Reserves until 1952.
  His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart Medal, the Air 
Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Prisoner of War Medal, the 
Army Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-
African-Middle East Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars and 
the World War II Victory Medal. After his service, Lieutenant Nattier 
has been involved in the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Mile High 
Chapter, as Chapter Commander, State Department Commander and National 
Convention Treasurer. He continues to be active in the Eighth Air Force 
Historical Society.
  Through his courageous service, Lieutenant Nattier charted the path 
for future generations to serve in the military. I extend my deepest 
appreciation to Lieutenant Nattier for his dedication, integrity and 
outstanding service to the United States of America.

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