October 28, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 170 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            HONORING MRS. DOROTHY KATHERINE SPENCE BROWNING

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                            HON. MARTHA ROBY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 28, 2019

  Mrs. ROBY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mrs. 
Dorothy K. Spence Browning for her service in the Navy WAVES during 
World War II.
  Dorothy was born on January 2, 1922, in Great Falls, Montana. She 
grew up running an apple orchard with her family in Glenn's Ferry, 
Idaho. Later, she attended college at the University of Idaho and then 
began teaching in a one-room school house in Pocatello, Idaho.
  When the war broke out, Dorothy joined the Navy WAVES (Women Accepted 
for Volunteer Emergency Service). The Navy WAVES were created in 1942, 
following the signing of the Women's Reserve Act. This landmark 
legislation allowed women to serve as an official part of the Navy for 
the first time and helped pave the way for the future of women in the 
United States Armed Forces. The numerous contributions from the WAVES 
proved to be a vital asset to winning the war.
  Dorothy served in Brooklyn, New York, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Seattle, 
Washington, and then finally discharged at Klamath Falls, Oregon. While 
living in Oregon Dorothy met her husband John H. Browning. John was a 
young marine from Mobile, AL, who served two tours in Okinawa and 
Guadalcanal and later received a purple heart for the wounds he 
suffered.
  The couple later moved to Montgomery, AL, where they went on to raise 
their three children Phillip, Steve, and Kathy. Dorothy was a tutor for 
several local elementary schools, taught Sunday school at Perry Hill 
United Methodist Church, and would sew and craft Raggedy Ann dolls that 
she would donate to the church bazaar and local charities in 
Montgomery.
  Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to honor Mrs. Browning's legacy and 
her service to our nation. Her contributions to secure and maintain our 
freedom will not be forgotten.

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