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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING THE UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE AND JACK C. TAYLOR
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HON. JOHN JOYCE
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Friday, September 6, 2019
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, in 1873 a group of Navy and
Marine Corps officers founded The United States Naval Institute on the
grounds of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Since that time, the Institute has played a vital role in transforming
the Sea Services from vocations to tried and true professions. The
Naval Institute's mission is to provide an open, independent, and
nonpartisan forum for those who read, think, speak, and write to
advance the knowledge and understanding of sea power and other issues
critical to global security. Constantly growing and improving, the
United States Naval Institute will reach a milestone in its esteemed
history by breaking ground for the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center,
which will adjoin the Naval Institute's headquarters.
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Jack C.
Taylor joined the United States Navy. During his years of military
service (1942 to 1947), Taylor became an F6F Hellcat fighter pilot and
saw combat duty in the Pacific Theater from the decks of the aircraft
carriers USS Essex (CV-9) and USS Enterprise (CV-6). He was a member of
Carrier Air Group 15, led by the top Navy ace of all time, Commander
David McCampbell. Group 15, which sustained more than 50 percent
casualties during its World War II service, was one of the most
decorated combat units in the history of U.S. naval aviation. Taylor,
who served as McCampbell's wingman on several combat missions, was
twice decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross, and also received
the Navy Air Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation.
Mr. Taylor served his country with distinction in World War II,
returned home, raised a talented family and built a world-class
organization, `Enterprise Rent-A-Car,' named after the famous aircraft
carrier on which he flew. The late Mr. Jack C. Taylor and his family
reinvested resources for the good of the community and his family
continues to remain committed to the United States Navy, Navy values
and Naval causes that include the Naval War College, Naval Historical
Foundation, U.S. Naval Aviation Museum, Friends of the National World
War II Memorial and Navy SEAL Foundation to name a few. The Taylor
Family now honors their patriarch's service to the Nation as a naval
aviator, an exemplary citizen, and a civic leader with the naming of
the Conference Center.
In heartfelt appreciation of its many contributions to the men and
women of the United States Sea Services, it is my honor and privilege
before the 116th Congress to recognize the United States Naval
Institute on the occasion of its groundbreaking for the Jack C. Taylor
Conference Center, 18 September 2019.
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