Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor James McShane on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Mr. McShane was born in County Donegal in Ireland on April 26. 1908. Named for his grandfather and one of ten children. he immigrated to the United States in 1929 and proudly became an American citizen. Mr. McShane patriotically defended his adopted homeland during World War II. enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1941 and serving as a Master Sergeant until October 1. 1945. During the conflict. he found time to marry Marie Stirn. with whom he had three children: Dennis James. Margaret Mary. and Kathleen Bridget.
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