[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN MEMORY OF COLONEL WALTER FRANKLIN GOING, JR.

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 14, 2016

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on October 2, 2016, South 
Carolinians gave deserved tribute to an American Hero, Bucky Going. 
Colonel Going served with distinction at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 
1941, and the follow-up for the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944. His 
heroic actions during the Battle of the Bulge earned him a Bronze Star. 
Remarkably, he survived not only the Japanese attack of 1941 but also 
the German counter-attack of 1944. Reverend L. Craig Wilkes of the 
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia conducted a loving service at 
historic Elmwood Cemetery of Columbia. The following obituary was 
published in The State on September 30, 2016:

       Columbia.--Graveside funeral services for Walter Franklin 
     ``Buck'' Going, Jr. will take place on Sunday, October 2, 
     2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Columbia, SC. He 
     passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 after a brief 
     illness. He was born in Columbia, SC on December 25, 1919 and 
     was the son of Walter F. Going, Sr. and Allie Mack Going. He 
     graduated from Columbia High School where he was a member of 
     the football team. He graduated from The Citadel in June of 
     1941 and commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States 
     Army. He was stationed at Scofield Barracks in Hawaii and was 
     at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was transferred back 
     to the United States and was reassigned to the European 
     Theatre of Operations. He was part of the follow on forces 
     during the Normandy Invasion. He was then assigned to the 
     Third Army commanded by General George S. Patton and fought 
     in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded a Bronze Star. 
     After World War II, he entered the School of Law at the 
     University of South Carolina where he met and married the 
     love of his life, Eleanor Toole. They formed the law firm of 
     Going and Going, Attorneys and practiced law together for 
     forty years. He remained in the U.S. Army Reserve and became 
     commanding officer of the 360th Civil Affairs Unit. He 
     retired from the Army in 1971 with the rank of full Colonel.
       He was a member of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, 
     The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and the American 
     Legion. He was also active in the Lions Club and was a member 
     of the South Carolina Bar and the Richland County Bar.
       He is survived by daughters, Jacquelyn A. Going and Mary 
     Going McIntosh (David); granddaughter, Eleanor Carmen 
     ``Carrie'' McIntosh; sister, Ethel Going DuBose, as well as a 
     number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, 
     Eleanor Toole Going and sister, Jacquelin Maxwell Gambrell.
       The family will receive friends in the Atrium of First 
     Presbyterian Church in Columbia following graveside services.
       Memorials may be made to The Citadel, 171 Moultrie St., 
     Charleston, SC 29409 or to First Presbyterian Church, 1324 
     Marion St., Columbia, SC 29201.
       Elmwood Funeral Home is assisting the family with 
     arrangements.

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