[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 150 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2253]
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                         HONORING CLAUDE GANAYE

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 1998

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to World War II 
hero Claude Ganaye, who in September 1944, was a 16-year-old French 
national whose actions saved the lives of United States combat troops 
of the 29th Infantry Division. Veterans of that division gratefully 
recall his bravery.
  Even though Claude Ganaye and his family had been driven from their 
home in Brest, France, by Nazi troops, young Claude had the presence of 
mind to note the location of German mines, snipers and gun 
emplacements. Claude Ganaye found a French-speaking GI, Philip Roy of 
Company L, 116th Infantry to whom he provided his detailed 
intelligence. Acting on this information, the 29th Infantry Division 
was able to avoid casualties while taking enemy positions and capturing 
40 prisoners.
  Twenty years ago, Mr. Ganaye moved to California where he became a 
naturalized citizen of the country whose troops he guided from harm's 
way. Mr. Ganaye resides with his family in the 6th Congressional 
District whose citizens thank him for the courage and composure he, as 
a teenager, demonstrated in the mind-numbing conditions that marked the 
heroic allied invasion of France. It is fitting too, as we honor our 
veterans, to join them in acknowledging Claude Ganaye's contribution to 
his adopted nation. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
extending our heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Claude Ganaye.

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