[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 79 (Friday, June 3, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING SGT. PETER P. KRUPSKI AND PVT. RUSSELL M. PENNY

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                         HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 3, 2011

  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
lives of two American heroes, Sergeant Peter P. Krupski and Private 
Russell M. Penny. Sgt. Krupski and Pvt. Penny personified American 
patriotism and selflessness in making the ultimate sacrifice to protect 
our freedoms for future generations.
  Peter P. Krupski enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1941, 
reaching the rank of Master Technical Sergeant. Sgt. Krupski reenlisted 
in the Marines in March 1943, earning prominent distinctions such as 
the American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and 
World War II Victory Medal. In 1943, as the American forces began their 
offensive through the South Pacific islands occupied by the Japanese, 
Sgt. Krupski died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Guadalcanal 
aboard a U.S. Navy mobile hospital. Though just 22 years old when he 
was killed, Sgt. Krupski has been fondly remembered on the East End of 
Long Island ever since his passing.
  Russell Penny enlisted as a member of the United States Army on 
January 5, 1940, answering ours country's call to service following the 
advances of the Nazi Third Reich through Europe. Stationed at the U.S. 
naval base at Pearl Harbor, Pvt. Penny was killed during the surprise 
attack against the base by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. A lifelong 
resident of Mattituck, New York, Pvt. Penny holds the tragic 
distinction as the first casualty of Suffolk County and as one of the 
first of the over 400,000 Americans killed during World War II.
  In honor of the sacrifices made by Sgt. Krupski and Pvt. Penny, a new 
community room at the Veterans Memorial Park in Mattituck, New York was 
named in their honor on May 28, 2011. It is my great hope that our 
community will continue to remember and support our veterans, forever 
recognizing them for their essential role in defense of our nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Sgt. Peter P. Krupski and Pvt. Russell M. 
Penny for their valor and service, and I ask my colleagues to join me 
in honoring their memory and sacrifice on the occasion of the 
dedication of the community room at the Veterans Memorial Park in my 
district.

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