[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 61 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E299]
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          RECOGNIZING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF CHARLES BAUER, JR.

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 10, 2023

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. Charles 
Bauer, Jr., a resident of Halifax, Massachusetts, who turns 100 on 
April 21, 2023.
  Mr. Bauer was born in Hanover, Massachusetts, in 1923 to parents 
Charles and Alice Bauer. In 1942, Mr. Bauer joined the war effort in 
the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and diligently served our country as a 
staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps where he operated the ball 
turret gunner on B-24 planes. Mr. Bauer's commitment to protecting our 
country throughout his years of service did not go unnoticed; Mr. Bauer 
was awarded the Air Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, Good Conduct 
Medal, and the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon with three 
battle stars.
  Mr. Bauer completed his military service in 1945, and married his 
wife, Mary, that same year. Together they had three children: Nancy, 
Linda, and Charles. Following the war, Mr. Bauer returned to 
Massachusetts and worked as a plant electrician supervisor at Goddard 
Memorial Hospital for 30 years until he retired in 1988. Mr. Bauer now 
enjoys working with ham radios and spending time with his friends and 
family, including his 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 
great-great-grandchild.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Mr. Charles Bauer, Jr., on this 
joyous occasion of his 100th birthday. I ask that my colleagues join me 
in wishing him many more years of health and happiness.

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