[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE 92ND BIRTHDAY OF DANNY QUILL

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                         HON. PATRICK J. MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 7, 2007

  Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise before 
you today to recognize the 92nd birthday of Danny Quill, decorated 
World War II veteran and Sergeant of Arms for the Yardley VFW Post 
6393. Mr. Quill is the oldest and longest standing member of the 
Yardley VFW Post and the Knowles-Doyle American Legion Post 317. His 
service to this country began in 1942, and ever since he has inspired 
generations of men and women who have had the privilege of knowing him.
  Mr. Quill was originally assigned to Washington, D.C. with the 176th 
Infantry Division responsible for protecting President Franklin D. 
Roosevelt. Following this assignment, Private First Class Quill was 
transferred to Fort Benning, Georgia, where he served as a machine gun 
instructor. Mr. Quill began his tour overseas with the 91st Infantry 
Division in Africa, but was quickly transported to Italy.
  Alongside Polish and English Army regiments, Mr. Quill, a member of 
the 5th Army, saw his first combat near Naples under the command of 
General Mark Clark. From there, Madam Speaker, PFC Quill engaged in 
heavy combat as a machine gunner during campaigns through Appennino 
Mountains and Po Valley. Madame Speaker, so extreme and deadly was the 
fighting there, PFC Quill suffered the loss of 13 assistant ammunition 
loaders, along with many other men serving beside him.
  His bravery and courageous service earned Mr. Quill a Combat Infantry 
Badge, Three Bronze Stars, a European Campaign Medal, a European-
African Campaign Medal, a World War Two Victory Medal, and a Good 
Conduct Medal.
  When Mr. Quill returned home, his sense of duty held strong, so with 
the same passion he began serving his community, a role he has played 
now for the better half of a century. For such enduring commitment to 
his family, friends and neighbors; to the men and women of his 
community and his country, Mr. Quill deserves the utmost respect and 
unconditional admiration. Madam Speaker, Mr. Quill stands as an ever-
steady example of the American ideal of integrity and character he 
fought for then and inspires today.

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