[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 156 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2633]
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                      IN MEMORY OF MR. ART FURUYA

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 26, 2009

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Art 
Furuya, a decorated soldier, devoted husband and loving father.
  Mr. Furuya was interned at the onset of World War II because of his 
Japanese heritage. At the age of 17, Furuya enlisted in the U.S. Army 
and served as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit 
comprised entirely of Japanese-Americans and the most highly decorated 
unit in World War II. During the war, he became a lifelong friend with 
a fellow member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Senator Daniel 
Inouye. Mr. Furuya received two purple hearts for wounds he suffered on 
the battlefields of Italy and France.
  After World War II, Mr. Furuya married his wife, Penny. They lived in 
Nashville for over 50 years, where they raised their family and were 
members of St. Paul United Church of Christ.
  I extend my heartfelt condolences to Mr. Furuya's daughter, Anne; his 
sons, Don and Jim; and his two grandchildren. He was an example of how 
Americans can rise up to serve their country, even in the face of such 
great adversity.

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