[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E688]
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                   SALUTE TO LOUIS P. BARTOLOTTA, SR.

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                            HON. MARK FOLEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2004

  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man who has 
served his country and who remains a role model for his family and 
community.
  I speak of Louis P. Bartolotta, Sr. Louis is a veteran of the Second 
World War. He was born the son of immigrant parents in 1918. He married 
his wife Ida in 1941, just three months before Pearl Harbor. This year 
they will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary.
  On November 26th, 1943, he was aboard a British transport ship, the 
HMT Rohna, when the vessel was attacked by a German bomber off the 
coast of North Africa. Over one thousand United States service members 
and more than 100 British and Allied officers and crewmembers lost 
their lives in the attack. Louis is a survivor of that tragic day. In 
October of 2000, Congress recognized the heroic sacrifices made by 
those who lost their lives, the survivors and their families in House 
Concurrent Resolution 408.
  Today Louis and Ida live in Boynton Beach, Florida. At the end of 
May, as we dedicate the World War II Memorial, they will visit 
Washington, D.C. to participate in the Rohna Survivors convention.
  Mr. Speaker, as we honor the veterans of World War II please let us 
add to those tributes those who lost their lives on the HMT Rohna as 
well as those who survived, like my dear friend Louis.

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