[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10232]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF BILL SHEALY

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2017

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on December 14, 2016, 
South Carolina lost an American Hero with the passing of Bill Shealy. 
Bill and his brothers have an extraordinary history of military service 
during World War II. Of the seven brothers in the Shealy family, five 
served at the Invasion of Normandy, including Bill.
  Bill and his twin brother, Bobby Shealy, served with the U.S. Navy on 
the same ship, the USS Dale W. Peterson. Remarkably, the USS Dale W. 
Peterson captured a German submarine headed to New York and the crew 
held the submarine for ten days until relief arrived to transport the 
submarine and its crew. During its final deployment to Japan, the Enola 
Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the ship was ordered to 
return to Pearl Harbor.
  I am grateful for the admirable service and sacrifice of Bill Shealy 
and his brothers. The following thoughtful obituary was published in 
The State on December 16, 2016:
       WEST COLUMBIA--Services for Billy ``Bill'' Shealy, 91, will 
     be conducted at 11:00 am, Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Mt. 
     Hermon Lutheran Church with The Rev. Eric Friedrichs 
     officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. 
     Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 16, 
     2016, at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington 
     Chapel. Memorials may be made to Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church 
     ``Growing on Holy Ground Fund'', 3011 Leaphart Rd., West 
     Columbia, SC 29169. Mr. Shealy died Wednesday, December 14, 
     2016.
       Born December 2, 1925, in Cayce, SC, he was a son of the 
     late Thad Shealy and Lizzie Derrick Shealy. A member of Mt. 
     Hermon Lutheran Church, the Henri Bishop Sunday School Class, 
     and Woodmen of the World Lodge 1276, he had retired from SC 
     Department of Mental Health as an electronic technician. A US 
     Navy and WWII veteran, he was in the Normandy invasion along 
     with four of his brothers.
       Survivors include his daughter Renee Coleman-Greenbaum 
     (Dave); son Edwin Shealy; grandchildren; Amanda Robinette 
     (Eddie), Russell Coleman (Brandy); great grandchildren Alex 
     and Parker Greer; Zeke Coleman; brother Joe Shealy (Margie); 
     along with many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly. In 
     addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his 
     wife, Doris Risinger Shealy, brothers Ryan Shealy, Carroll 
     Shealy, Muller ``Mutt'' Shealy, Charles ``Chick'' Shealy, 
     Bobby Shealy; sisters Fredia Keisler, and Vanna Royalty.

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