[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 8 (Monday, February 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S512-S513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize former Navy 
and Marine Corps members who received the Distinguished Flying Cross in 
accordance with section 573 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998, which waived time limitations for award of this 
decoration for specified persons. These awards were recommended by the 
Secretary of the Navy based upon requests from Members of Congress. 
These procedures were established by section 526 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 to resolve a dilemma 
under which deserving individuals were denied the recognition they 
deserved solely due to the passage of time. I am proud to have 
established a procedure that enables these distinguished veterans to 
receive the honors they earned. We are very proud of their dedicated 
service to our Nation.
  At this time, I ask unanimous consent that a list of all who were 
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

    Waiver of Time Limitations for Award of Certain Decorations to 
                           Specified Persons

                       Distinguished Flying Cross

                              First Award


                              Marine Corps

     Mr. Marcus F. Daley, Davis, CA
     Mr. John F. Digney, Lakewood, OH
     Mr. William N. Green, Kilmarnock, VA
     Mr. Victor V. Hall, Lincoln, NB
     Mr. Joseph E. Heindle, Jr., Vernon, OH
     Mr. Brooks D. Kaufman, New Hope, PA
     Mr. Harold H. Norvell, Summerville, SC
     Mr. Dante H. Paliuca, North Miami, FL
     Mr. Raymond W. Smith, Casselbury, FL
     Mr. Louis A. Sombati, Redlands, CA
     Mr. Robert R. Stecker, Cedarbury, WI
     Mr. William T. Terlecki, Parlin, NJ
     Mr. Bernard E. Vanden-Brandon, Westlake, OH
     Mr. James Q. Yawn, Alice, TX
     Mr. Harry C. Tyler, Jr., Clinton Township, MI
     Mr. Gerald J. Slack, Danvers, MA
     Mr. Charles L. Jones, Corcoran, CA
     Mr. Dewey H. Jackson, York, SC
     Mr. Richard D. Blomgren, Lake Isabella, CA
     Mr. Leland G. Anderson, Mountain Home, AR
     Mr. James A. Foerster, Homosassa, FL
     Mr. Alfred F. Ueckert, Jr., Dallas, TX
     Mr. Robert M. Stone, Nashville, TN
     Mr. Ralph E. Dickson, Irvine, CA
     Mr. James T. Doswell, II, Jacksonville, FL
     Mr. Paul P. McCastland, Fort Lauderdale, FL
     Mr. John M. O. Ryland, Portland, OR
     Mr. Lynn F. Williams, Fallbrook, CA
     Mr. Dean F. Ziegler, Lewistown, PA
     Mr. Edward Kufeldt, Burke, VA


                                  Navy

     Mr. Veran L. Guttery, San Diego, CA
     Mr. J. D. Barber, Johnstown, PA
     Mr. John R. Doyle, Shrasoth, FL
     Mr. Varlock M. Gardner, Westland, MI
     Mr. Michael P. McDonnell, Farmington Hills, MI
     Mr. William R. Peterson, Livonia, MI
     Mr. John J. Reardon, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
     Mr. Robert L. Blackmer, Whittier, CA
     Mr. Francis M. Phillips, Farmington Hills, MI
     Mr. Peter C. Giorio, Jr., Allen Park, MI
     Mr. Raymond S. Degroote, West Bloomfield, MI
     Mr. Andrew W. Yancy, Memphis, TN
     Mr. Stanley W. Kern, Kutztown, PA
     Mr. Walter R. Irey, Poway, CA
     Mr. Frederick G. Fox, Lower Lake, CA
     Mr. Elmer E. Lore, Thousand Oaks, CA
     Mr. Harlan Day, Ironton, OH
     Mr. Lawrence K. Kotecki, Bigfork, MT
     Mr. Robert W. Carey, Round Rock, TX
     Mr. Floyd C. Bradley Jr., Plainview, TX
     Mr. Gordon C. Ostwall, Berwyn, IL
     Mr. Lawrence H. Cool, Jr., Platte, SD
     Mr. Charles E. Hill, Jr., Clinton, MI
     Mr. Paul A. Gerrior, Covina, CA
     Mr. Darwin T. Johnston, Manteca, CA
     Mr. William E. Anderson, Jr., Pioneer, CA
     Mr. Nicholas Antonelli, West Long Branch, NJ
     Mr. Maurice W. Birchmeyer, Liverpool, NJ
     Dr. Albert E. P. Bozic, Williamsport, PA
     Mr. James G. Cockrell, Milwaukie, OR
     Mr. Edward T. Gaines, Lexington, KY
     Mr. Leslie D. Demott, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
     Mr. Ralph V. Elwin, Santa Barbara, CA
     Mr. Morris E. Ford, Jr., Tacoma, WA
     Mr. Louis J. Gavalyas, Massapequa Park, NY
     Mr. Andy Glosecki, Springfield, IL
     Mr. Frederick L. Gordon, Marietta, GA
     Mr. Roger J. Gawer, Hermann, MO
     Mr. John Gregory, Lecanto, FL
     Mr. Anthony J. LaMarco, Jr., Fort Lee, NJ
     Mr. Gene S. McIntyre, San Antonio, TX
     Mr. Kenneth B. Wood, Plymouth, NH
     Mr. Roger M. Wiley, Bradenton, FL
     Mr. Howard E. Bensing, Louisville, KY
     Mr. George E. Murphy, Milwaukee, WI
     Mr. Robert A. Tovey, Orland Park, IL
     Mr. Chester G. Ritchey, Sacramento, CA
     Mr. Charles W. Scranyon, Jr., Dorset, UT
     Mr. Evan W. Pickrel, Alexandria, VA
     Mr. Vincent J. Panzarella, Fairport Harbor, OH
     Mr. Robert W. Fillion, Littleton, NH

                              Second Award


                              Marine Corps

     Mr. Thomas A. Clemente, Loudonville, NY
     Mr. Hoyt C. Johnson, Jr., Columbus, MS
     Mr. Donald P. Callahan, Rensselaer, NY
     Mr. Harold J. Derr, Hamburg, PA
     Mr. Glenn Dunning, Zion, IL
     Mr. James J. Fisher, Camp Hill, PA
     Mr. Adolph B. Hugo, Jr., Tulsa, OK
     Mr. Harold M. Kerber, South Holland, IL
     Mr. Beverly W. Landstreet, Nashville, TN
     Mr. Robert J. Moreo, Mechanicsburg, PA
     Mr. Raymond G. Neal, Waxahachie, TX
     Mr. Dominic A. Panasiti, Encinitas, CA
     Mr. James R. Richardson, San Diego, CA
     Mr. Willie B. Tucker, Stanfield, NC
     Mr. Walter R. Williams, Victorville, CA
     Mr. Frederick C. Eckhardt, Freehold, NJ
     Mr. Philip W. Dunford, Forest City, NC
     Mr. Paul E. Buskuhl, Portland, OR
     Mr. Albin J. Prisby, Rockland, IL
     Mr. James Padick, Banning, CA
     Mr. Russell Smith, Jr., Charleston, WV


                                  navy

     Mr. J.D. Barber, Johnstown, PA
     Mr. James H. Keating, Anacortes, WA
     Mr. Vincent A. Kozole, Philadelphia, PA
     Mr. Charles S. Williams, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
     Mr. Garland Collett, Richardson, TX

                              Third Award


                              marine corps

     Mr. Ralph P. Jones, Albany, GA
     Mr. Felix S. Cecot, Portland, OR
     Mr. John A. Blackstock, San Diego, CA
     Mr. Harold C. Bauer, Beavercreek, OR
     Mr. Warren W. Hills, Fresno, CA
     Mr. Dayton A. Swickard, Muncie, IN

                              Fourth Award


                              marine corps

     Mr. James E. Smurr, Columbus, OH
     Mr. Harry D. Ross, Zanesville, OH
     Mr. Wilton C. Fleming, Maulden, SC

                              Fifth Award


                              marine corps

     Mr. Walter V. Ross, Jr., Garden City, SC
     Mr. Stephen G. Warren, Marshall, TX
     Mr. Harding H. Holloway, Hilltop Lakes, TX
     Mr. Reinholdt Deines, Garden City, KS

                              Sixth Award


                              marine corps

     Mr. William F. Degan, Squantum, MA
     Mr. John J. Demet, Ocala, FL
     Mr. Delbert R. Nash, Dunwoody, GA
     Mr. Richard M. Seamon, Annapolis, MD
     Mr. Paul M. Tollefsrud, Richlands, NC
     Mr. Sterling F. Price, Ballwin, MO
     Mr. James H. Magill, Port St. Lucie, FL
     Mr. Frederick R. Scharnhorst, Richland, WA
     Mr. Charles S. Scruggs, Augusta, GA

                             Seventh Award


                              marine corps

     Mr. George J. Brennan, Jr., Westwood, MA
     Mr. William H. Boodro, Columbus, OH

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                              Tenth Award


                              marine corps

     Mr. Archie D. Simpson, Alexandria, VA

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