[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 131 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11360-S11363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO OHIO VETERANS

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, on May 29, 2004--coinciding with the 
dedication of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC--
World War II veterans, their families, and their friends gathered at 
the Don Gentile American Legion Post 532 in Columbus, OH to honor their 
comrades who fought bravely in World War II.
  Fifty veterans attended the service where they were honored by a 
crowd of more than 500. Guest speakers included Columbus Dispatch 
columnist Mike Hardin, Post 532 commander Ray Papp, and Isabella 
Gentile Beitman, the Post namesake's widow. Memorabilia was displayed 
throughout Post 532, area ROTC units paraded, and the Columbus Symphony 
Orchestra provided the music. Following the memorial garden dedication, 
military planes conducted a fly-by. Additionally, each veteran received 
a framed certificate with the Memorial picture and an angel pin, 
signifying how our veterans are truly guardian angels.
  The Post 532 members' hard work made this service possible, and I 
would like to personally thank auxiliary secretary, Gladys Caudill, who 
registered more than 300 World War II veterans for their inclusion in 
the National Registry. These efforts and the dedication ceremony are 
fitting reminders of the sacrifices these brave men and women made for 
our freedom--sacrifices that have shaped all of our lives, our 
children's lives, and the lives of our grandchildren. I thank them for 
all they have done for us so that we may continue to enjoy Life, 
Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness--all because of their efforts 
some 60 years ago.
  I would like to honor the members of Post 532 by printing their names 
in the Record. They selflessly fought for our Nation in World War II, I 
remember them and honor them at this time.

 
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     Members of Post 532           Branch               Hometown
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Acocella, Guydon............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Albrecht, Richard...........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Arrasmith, James............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Bailey, Carl................  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Barker, Robert..............  Army...........  Fairmont, WV
Bartoe, Oral Jr.............  Air Force......  Logan, WV
Bauer, Chester..............  Air Force......  Albert, TX
Bauman, Ray.................  Army...........  Lancaster, OH
Beitman, Jesse..............  Air Force......  Baltimore, MD
Berg, Omer..................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Boggs, John.................  Navy...........  Hilliard, OH
Bricker, Paul...............  Navy...........  Uhrichsville, OH
Brown, Harry................  Army...........  Barnesville, OH
Bryant, Jack................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Buhacevich, Milton..........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Burchfield, Leo.............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Callarik, George............  Army...........  Bridgeport, OH
Callif, George..............  Marines........  Columbus, OH
Carpenter, Elmer Ellworth...  Army...........  Hopewell, KY
Carter, Clyde...............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Cavanaugh, Thomas...........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Chase, Thomas...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Compton, Edward.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Connor, Phillip.............  Navy...........  Logan, OH
Cox, Raymond................  Army...........  Wash. Ct. House, OH
Cramer, Charles.............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Crites, Robert..............  Coast Guard....  Columbus, OH
Curtiss, Richard (deceased).  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Davis, Delbert (Nick).......  Navy...........  Thurman, OH
DelCeillo, Vito.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Delia, Joseph...............  Marines........  New York, NY
Diebold, Robert.............  Marines........  Newark, OH
Dillon, Howard..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Donnelly, William Jr........  Army...........  Junction City, OH
Douglas, Russell............  Army...........  New Lexington, OH
Driscoll, Ray...............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Dymek, Joseph...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Edwards, Harold.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Eilerman, Cletus............  Navy...........  Sidney, OH
Eiselstein, Jack............  Army...........  Columbus, OH

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Emrick, Frank...............  Army...........  New Straitsville, OH
Estep, James................  Army...........  Huntington, WV
Evans, Robert...............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Fickle, Glenn (deceased)....  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Fisher, William.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Fitzpatrick, T. J...........  Army...........  W. Prestonburg, KY
Flichia, Gus................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Foresman, Earl..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Francis, Joseph.............  Army...........  Logan, OH
Frazee, Jack................  Army...........  Dayton, OH
Fultz, Russell..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Gallagher, Paul.............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Ganczak, Richard............  Air Force......  Buffalo, NY
Geiszler, George............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Gibson, Robert..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Gill, Merrill...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Goldhardt, William..........  Navy...........  Grove City, OH
Graves, Victor..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Gray, Richard...............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Green, Clyde................  Navy...........  Madison, OH
Greer, James................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Griffiths, Robert...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Griggs, Benjamin Sr.........  U.S. Coast       Columbus, OH
                               Guard.
Grinstead, Roy..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Hankison, Franklin (Hank)...  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Hatzer, Sheldon.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Haycook, Joseph.............  Marines........  Columbus, OH
Heise, Robert...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Hemmer, Paul................  Air Force......  Indianapolis, IN
Herderick, George...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Hinzey, Charles.............  Navy...........  Detroit, MI
Hirn, Joseph................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Hoenie, Arthur (deceased)...  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Hopwood, Harry..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Immel, Phillip Jr...........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Johnson, Richard............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Johnson, William............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Johnston, Raymond...........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Jones, Charles (Chuck)......  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Justice, Oscar..............  Army...........  Pikeville, KY
Kazee, Henry................  Army...........  Ashland, KY
Keckley, Harry..............  Army...........  Utica, OH
Keller, Kenneth.............  Marines........  Jackson, OH
Kelley, Edward..............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Kelly, Kenel................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Kent, Willard...............  Army...........  Ethel, WV
Kerber, John................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Kerchmar, Carl..............  Navy...........  Elyria, OH
Kincade, Howard.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Kinney, Otis Jr.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Kirby, James................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Kline, Francis..............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Knapp, Donald...............  Army...........  Obetz, OH
Knight, Lake (Shorty).......  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Krebs, Henry................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Krizinski, Roman............  Air Force......  Dowagiac, MI
Kueterman, Harold...........  Air Force......  Versailles, OH
Landes, Leo Jr..............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Large, Thomas Sr............  Coast Guard....  Columbus, OH
Larue, Leah Fox.............  WAC............  Boise, Idaho
Lash, Homer.................  Navy...........  NW Canton, OH
Lavinger, Joe...............  Navy...........  Bethlehem, PA
Lawler, Joseph..............  Coast Guard....  Columbus, OH
Lease, Harry Jr.............  Army...........  Belfontaine, OH
Lehman, Robert..............  Army...........  Mansfield, OH
Lewis, James................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Lowther, Robert Jr..........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Luke, Arthur................  Navy...........  Pittsburgh, PA
Lusk, Mike..................  Air Force......  Cambridge, OH
Lyons, Joseph...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Madden, Robert..............  Navy...........  Chillicothe, OH
Markham, Howard.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Marmon, Boyd................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Martin, Ralph...............  Marines........  Columbus, OH
Maue, Joseph................  Army...........  Dayton, OH
McGrail, John Jr............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Mertens, John...............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Michalzuk, Daniel...........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Milburn, Keith..............  Navy...........  Anderson, IN
Miller, Carl................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Miller, Eugene..............  Army...........  Bee, VA
Miller, George..............  Air Force......  Martins Ferry, OH
Miller, Robert Lee..........   Navy..........  Canal Winchester, OH
Minnix, Robert..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Montoney, Jack Sr...........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Moore, Charles..............  Air Force......  Delaware, OH
Morse, Harold (Hal).........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Murphy, Donald..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Murphy, John................  Navy...........  Clifton, NJ
Murphy, Lon.................  Army...........  Glen Alum, WV
Nelson, Thearl..............  Air Force......  Omar, WV
Nolan, Westland.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Notturiano, Darwin..........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Notturiano, Rudy............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
OBryan, John................  Navy...........  Louisville, KY
Ocker, Reed.................  Navy...........  Scranton, Iowa
Parr, Robert................  Army...........  Mansfield, OH
Parsley, Wilson.............  Army...........  Crum, WV
Pemwell, Harvey Jr..........  Navy...........  Springfield, OH
Perry, Chester..............  Merchant         Columbus, OH
                               Marines.
Phillips, Robert (Bob)......  Air Force......  Ironton, OH
Powers, William Jr..........  Air Force......  London, OH
Quivey, Charles.............  Merchant         Middleport, OH
                               Marines.
Rains, Charles Sr...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Randolph, John..............  Navy...........  Crooksville, OH
Rice, Lou...................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Roberts, Bernard............  Air Force......  Jeanette, PA
Roberts, Raymond Lee Sr.....  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Sanfillipo, Joseph Jr.......  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Sarto, William..............  Army...........  Lore City, OH
Schellhaas, Edwin...........  Army...........  Grove City, OH
Schnitzer, Frederick........  Navy...........  Mount Vernon, OH

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Schreck, Margaret...........  Army...........  Hilliard, OH
Schreck, Victor.............  Army...........  Marienthal, KS
Scott, Ivan.................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Shank, Stephen..............  Navy...........  Glendale, PA
Sharpe, Gerald..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Shea, John..................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Shirley, Frank..............  Army...........  Ieager, WV
Siniff, R. Edward...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Sipe, William Jr. (Bill)....  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Smith, Clyde................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Smith, Harold...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Smith, Lawrence.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Snedegar, Garland...........  Army...........  Dayton, OH
Sottovia, Virginia..........  WAC, Army......  Manchester, OH
Souders, Albert.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Stafford, Victor............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Stange, Robert..............  Army...........  Grove City, OH
Stauch, Donald..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Steiner, John...............  Army...........  Bellaire, OH
Stephenson, Charles.........  Navy...........  Ironton, OH
Stewart, Richard............  Air Force......  Wellston, OH
Susi, Arthur Sr.............  Marines........  Columbus, OH
Swain, Lindsay..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Taylor, Archie..............  Navy...........  Loudenville, OH
Taylor, Robert..............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Terman, Robert..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Thomas, Donald..............  Army...........  Cheshire, OH
Thomas, Earnest.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Thompson, John (Wiltshire)..  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Tonti, Edward...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Townsend, Delbert...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Tracy, Martin...............  Navy & Marines.  Columbus, OH
Triffon, Manuel.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Tuttle, Harold..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Underdown, Guy..............  Army...........  St. Clairesville, OH
Vagnier, John...............  Air Force......  Lancaster, OH
Verne, Stephen..............  Coast Guard....  Columbus, OH
Vawters, Howard.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Wade, Kenneth...............  Army...........  Galloway, OH
Walker, John................  Air Force......  Gallia, OH
Walls, Howard...............  Army...........  Pittsburgh, PA
Walters, Howell.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Warren, Charles.............  Army...........  Athens, OH
Weaver, Fred................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Wells, Robert...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Wihl, Lewis.................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Wiley, Paul.................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Williams, Charles...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Willis, Richard Sr..........  Coast Guard....  Columbus, OH
Woehrle, John...............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Wolfe, John.................  Navy...........  New Lexington, OH
Yates, Tony.................  Air Force......  Pittsburgh, PA
Yoder, Leroy................  Coast Guard....  Marion, OH
Non-members or Deceased:
Acocella, Pat...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Amspoker, Richard Leo.......  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Anderson, Howard............  Army...........  Waverly, OH
Ballengee, Sherman Sr.......  Marines........  Reed, WV
Bartoe, Robert..............  Army...........  Logan, WV
Bennett, Paul...............  Army...........  West Jefferson, OH
Beougher, Howard............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Bonham, Gerald..............  Marines........  Galloway, OH
Bowling, Richard............  Army...........  Memphis, TN
Bowling, Walter Carl........  Navy...........  Columbus, OH KIA
Brogan, Bernie..............  Army...........  Rainelle, WV
Brooks, Walter..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH MIA
Brown, Paul.................  Army...........  Huntington, WV
Carter, Dave................  Army...........  London, OH
Clark, Duane................  Marines........  Columbus, OH
Clifford, Charlie...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Clifford, Jack..............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Cole, Howard Alton..........  Navy...........  Preston, MD KIA
Cole, Kenneth Hynson........  Army...........  Preston, MD
Cole, Leonard Francis.......  Army...........  Preston, MD
Corbett, Joseph.............  Army...........  Crooksville, OH
Cosgrove, James.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Cosgrove, John..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Cosgrove, Robert............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Crown, Sam..................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH MIA
Capuano, Patsy..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Daum, Ray...................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
DeWeese, Albert.............  Army...........  Ripley, WV
Divney, Don.................  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Divney, James...............  Army...........  Marion, OH
Divney, Raymond.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Domrose, Richard Wm.........  Air Force......  Oak Harbor, OH
Domrose, Ramone George......  Army...........  Oak Harbor, OH
Edwards, Harold.............  Coast Guard....  Oak Hill, OH
Estep, Walter...............  Army...........  Delaware, OH
Farrand, Larry..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Flick, Stanley..............  Navy...........  Wooster, OH
Follmer, Edward.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Gentile, Dominic (Don)......  Air Force......  Piqua, OH
Get z , George Jr...........  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Goldhardt, Richard..........  Army...........  Georgesville, OH
Griggs, Mary (Buckler)......  Auxiliary......  Columbus, OH
Griggs, Dorel Dobbins.......  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Griggs, John Robert.........  Marines........  Columbus, OH
Griggs, Stanley Evans.......  Mer.Mar./Army..  Columbus, OH
Griggs, Jack................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Griggs, Charles Ernest......  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Hammock, Wilbur.............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Hammond, Clarence...........  Navy...........  Ironton, OH
Hammond, Lawrence...........  Army...........  Ironton, OH
Hartley, Paul...............  Army...........  Stoutsville, OH
Haverfield, Frank...........  Army...........  Evanston, IL
Horton, Richard.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Ingles, Goble...............  Army...........  McDermott, OH
Jamison, Robert.............  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Jubeck, Jack................  Air Force......  Pittsburgh, PA
Knisley, Earl...............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Knisley, Hal Richard........  Army...........  Columbus, OH

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Knisley, Jesse..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Lester, Quinten.............  Army...........  Kentucky
Mace, Jacob Andrew..........  Navy...........  West Virginia
McCleese, Daniel Scott......  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
McLane, Paul................  Navy...........  Elmira, NY
Monroe, George..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Morse, Fred.................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Moore, Keith................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Norton, Naldo...............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Oestreicher, Frank..........  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Overturf, James.............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Papp, Frank Jr..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Papp, John..................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Papp, Joseph................  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Pearce, Charles.............  Army...........  Radcliff, OH
Perry, John Wm..............  Marines........  Fredricktown, MO
Ponthier, Ory...............  Air Force......  Bossier City, LA
Pritchard, Joe..............  Army...........  Westerville, OH
Rankin, William.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Rinehart, Robert............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Roush, George...............  Army...........  Mason City, WV
Russo, Lawrence.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Salmons, Anderson...........  Army...........  Hamden, OH
Sanders, Ralph..............  Army...........  Plain City, OH
Shea, James.................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Sisson, Kenneth.............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Smith, Sherwood.............  Army...........  Rome, NY
Snider, Fred................  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Sottovia, William...........  Air Force......  Brockport, PA
Stein (Gregory).............  Army Nurse.....  West Pittson, PA
Stratton, Jack Harry, Jr....  Navy...........  Raymond, OH
Sullivan, John..............  Navy...........  Elmira, NY
Tarquino, Anthony...........  Air Force......  Columbus, OH
Taylor, Virgil..............  Army...........  Columbus, OH
Walls, Henry................  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Wharton, Paul...............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Wherrity, Eugene............  USN/MC.........  Mauch Chunk, PA
Williams, Paul..............  Navy...........  Columbus, OH
Zervis, Roy.................  Navy...........  Hamden, OH
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  Those in attendance at the WWII celebration day not listed above: 
Bennett, Paul; Dawson, Donald; Griggs, Carl; Landman, William; Pennell, 
George (Duke); Puchovich, Jordan; Stevens, Harold; Watson, Leland.

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