Salute to Veterans - George Mobbs

Описание: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service and sacrifice of World War II, Korea and Vietnam War veteran George Mobbs in ‘Salute to Veterans,’ a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans.

Mobbs was born on March 25, 1920 in Wooster. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps during high school. He worked in several communities around the state including Oark, Centerville and Monticello where his jobs included building roads and conservation work. While in Centerville, he completed high school.

He learned to fly during college at the Arkansas State Teachers College. He remembers being off course during one flight. “I got lost in the Forrest City area and ended up landing in a farmer’s field to find out where I was,” Mobbs laughed.

He joined the Army Air Corps in February 1941 and deployed on July 1, 1942 for North Africa. It’s a day he recalls vividly. “We took off from Mitchell Field at sunrise and flew up the Long Island Sound to Quonset Point, Rhode Island, taxied down beside the aircraft carrier. They put a sling on the airplane and put it onboard.”

Mobbs flew 104 missions before returning stateside and continued serving in the military until 1966.

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John Boozman is Arkansas’s senior U.S. Senator and the dean of the state’s Congressional delegation.

A fifth-generation Arkansan, John was raised in Fort Smith and graduated from Northside High School. He went on to play football for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks while completing his pre-optometry requirements. He graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in 1977 and entered private practice that same year co-founding a family business with his brother that would ultimately become a major provider of eye care to Northwest Arkansas.

Decades of experience as a successful healthcare provider and a small business owner guide John’s approach to governing. He is committed to advocating for economic policies that help Arkansas’s small businesses continue to grow and add jobs to our state’s economy. And since agriculture accounts for nearly one-quarter of Arkansas’s economic activity, John has been a consistent champion for our state’s farmers, ranchers and loggers and was instrumental in the fight for an equitable farm bill.

As the son of an Air Force Master Sergeant, John learned at an early age about the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, as well as the unique challenges military families face. He brings these values with him to Washington where he is committed to enhancing the quality of life for both our veterans and their families. John has authored provisions to extend successful federal homeless veteran programs, expand treatments for our wounded warriors and modernize educational benefits under the GI Bill.

First elected to the Senate in 2010, John was sworn in for a second term on January 3, 2017. Prior to serving in the Senate, he represented the people of the Third District of Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives

John serves on four committees in the 117th Congress:
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ranking Member)
Committee on Appropriations (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies)
Committee on Environment & Public Works
Committee on Veterans' Affairs