[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S84-S85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                      Remembering Harold Lee Frank

  Mr. BUDD. Mr. President, I rise today to remember the life of Harold

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Lee Frank and to recognize his dedication to family, freedom, and 
service.
  Born in 1924 in Davidson County, NC, Harold Frank came of age during 
the Great Depression. When his country needed him, he answered the call 
to serve during the Second World War. Assigned to the U.S. Army's 90th 
Infantry Division, he landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, France, on June 
6, 1944: D-day.
  After receiving a gunshot wound to his shoulder, he was captured by 
German troops on July 8, 1944, and held as a prisoner of war by the 
Nazis. As a prisoner, his wound was treated for infection by a fellow 
American medic POW, and the bullet was eventually removed on October 
13, 1944. PFC Frank was actually allowed to keep the German bullet that 
was extracted from his shoulder.
  On July 5, 1945, he was released from prison and was found by an 
American Army unit.
  After the war, PFC Frank was awarded the Purple Heart and a Bronze 
Star. He was also knighted by the French Ambassador to the United 
States and awarded the French Medal of Honor for his courage and for 
his valor.
  Once home, he married the love of his life: Reba Mae McDaniel Frank. 
They were married for 68 years, until her passing in 2016.
  Harold continued to give back to his community as a county 
commissioner and a special deputy sheriff. He also assisted in 
organizing the Cornatzer-Dulin Volunteer Fire Department.
  Throughout his life, Harold maintained a desire to serve, and he 
traveled as a motivational speaker at numerous military and veteran 
events.
  Friend, travel companion, and fellow U.S. Army veteran Mark Hager 
wrote a book about Harold titled ``The Last of the 357th Infantry.'' He 
would later produce a documentary titled ``From BAR to POW,'' 
highlighting his experiences as a POW.
  Harold returned to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-day in 
2019. He visited the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, 
on an Honor Flight and was recognized by the Gary Sinise Foundation's 
Soaring Valor flight to visit the National World War II Museum in New 
Orleans, LA.
  Later in life, Harold would often be seen around his home in Davie 
County, my home--in Davie County, NC, visiting with friends at the 
Davie County Senior Center, Miller's Restaurant, or the Forks of the 
Yadkin and Davie County Museum.
  He was a fixture at area veterans events right up to his passing on 
New Year's Eve, December 31, 2023.
  Mr. President, please join me in a moment of silence for Mr. Harold 
Lee Frank, a man who embodied the ``greatest generation,'' and in 
recognition of a life well lived.
  (Moment of silence.)
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Peters). The Senator from Connecticut.