[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 83 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E880]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF WORLD WAR II VETERAN ANGELO ``ABE'' BARONE FOR 
              RECEIPT OF THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR MEDAL

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 30, 2014

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Angelo ``Abe'' 
Barone, a native of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, for his outstanding 
military service during World War II. Mr. Barone served as a machine 
gunner within the U.S. Army's 80th Division in the European theater. He 
bravely fought in seven battles, including the Battle of Normandy, and 
helped in liberating France from Nazi occupation. On September 5, 1944, 
Mr. Barone was injured in combat and captured the following day by 
German forces. He was held as a prisoner of war for eight months.
  In recognition of his heroic service on French soil, Mr. Barone was 
named a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor by France. Mr. Barone 
received the medal from Consul General of France Olivier Serot Almeeras 
at a ceremony at the French Embassy in Washington, DC on May 8, 2014. 
He was one of 15 veterans to receive the honor. The Legion of Honor, 
created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, is the highest military 
distinction offered by France.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Mr. Barone for his 
courageous service during the Second World War. And I extend my sincere 
congratulations to Mr. Barone for his having been designated a 
Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.

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