[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1635]
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                             SAL QUARTARARO

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                           HON. LEE M. ZELDIN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 17, 2015

  Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the service of 
Sal Quartararo.
  On December 7, 1941, Salvatore (Sal) Quartararo, and his three 
brothers and two sisters, the children of Anna and Peter who immigrated 
to the U.S. from Italy in the 1890s, sat in their lower east side 
Manhattan apartment as President Roosevelt's fateful words came over 
the radio. The Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor, and for Sal and his 
family, life was about to change. One by one, Sal and his brothers; 
Ignatius, Liborio (Larry), and Philip (Phil) entered military service; 
his brothers in the Army and Army Air Corps, and Sal in the Navy.
  The brothers ensured their family was well represented in this two 
front war. Ignatius served in the infantry as a Private Tech Five 
stationed in Italy, Larry in the Army Air Corps as an aerial 
photographer in the Pacific, Phil a Sergeant and cook in the Army and 
at sea, Sal served on board the USS Sioux, an Auxiliary Tug (ATF-75) as 
a Radio Man Second Class. During his time in the South Pacific, Sal saw 
action in both Okinawa and Iwo Jima.
  With four sons now serving overseas, their father Peter proudly 
displayed four American flags on the checker cab he drove in Manhattan. 
Fortunately, through God's grace, Ignatius, Larry, Phil, and Sal would 
all return home safely. They each married, led productive lives, raised 
wonderful families and like most, moved to the suburbs--Sal and his 
family relocated to Elmont, and later Kings Park, Long Island.
  Now, 64 years later, we recognize Sal Quartararo and his three 
brothers, Ignatius, Larry and Phil for serving honorably and 
concurrently during World War II. The brothers' dedication and bravery 
during their service, work ethic and family values they demonstrated 
upon their return home are a tribute to the ``Greatest Generation''.

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