[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E968]
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                      HONORING STEPHEN W. STRUMPH

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 1, 2004

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Stephen W. Strumph of 
Glen Cove, New York, a decorated veteran and a proud American.
  Mr. Strumph began his military career in 1937, at the Reserve 
Officers Army Academy of Poland. At the onset of WWII he was 
commissioned Second Lieutenant Platoon Leader of the 6th Regiment, 22nd 
Mountain division in the Polish army.
  On November 1, 1939 Mr. Strumph was transported to Lukenwalde and was 
held as a prisoner of war. He heroically escaped German custody three 
times, before finally being released in the spring of 1945 and heading 
for the United States zone.
  Mr. Strumph was soon commissioned as a U.S. Army multi-lingual 
interpreter to interview German soldiers and Gestapo. He was then 
reunited with Polish troops under Colonel Brzeszczynski, and was placed 
in command of 125 soldiers and a U.S. Army ammunitions depot. After he 
was demobilized in 1947, Mr. Strumph worked for eight years at the U.S. 
embassy in Paris, before emigrating to the United States.
  Since his arrival in New York on July 28, 1955, Mr. Strumph has been 
an outstanding public citizen, volunteering with veterans and fraternal 
organizations and was honored as ``Outstanding Senior Volunteer of the 
Year.'' He and his loving wife are the proud parents of three children 
and eight grandchildren.
  I commend Stephen Strumph for his bravery and valor during World War 
II and thank him for his invaluable service to the Long Island 
community.

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