[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H4513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              HONORING FIRST LIEUTENANT WAYNE T. HOGANCAMP

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize a very special individual by the name of First Lieutenant 
Wayne T. Hogancamp. First Lieutenant Hogancamp, who lives in Orange 
County, California, was awarded the third highest honor in the military 
for gallantry in action, the Silver Star, on January 1, 1945.
  While in command of an M-8 cannon platoon and advancing over an 
enemy-controlled road in the Philippines, First Lieutenant Hogancamp 
maneuvered his M-8 through a barrage of enemy artillery fire and 
successfully destroyed two 77 millimeter guns, thus allowing his column 
to advance. While continuously exposed to enemy fire and using a 
burning M-5 tank for cover, he eliminated the enemy threat, allowing 
the safe passage of his men.
  First Lieutenant Hogancamp's bravery is a testament to the dedication 
and valor of himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
  It was an honor for me and my office to have helped Lieutenant 
Hogancamp obtain his much-deserved Silver Star medal and to have 
presented it to him this past weekend, 65 years after his heroic act.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring First Lieutenant Wayne T. 
Hogancamp of the United States Army.

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