[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1697]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF MAJOR RAYMOND (GLENN) CLANIN & MAJOR RUSSELL (LYNN) 
                                 CLANIN

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 2, 2015

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor both 
Major Raymond (Glenn) Clanin, USAF (Ret) and Major Russell (Lynn) 
Clanin USAF (Ret), twin brothers who were born on April 25, 1923 and 
raised in Bismarck, Missouri. Major Glenn and Major Lynn were raised in 
a large family of nine children--six boys and three girls.
  I would like to commend both Major Glenn and Major Lynn for their 
tireless service to our nation while serving in the United States Army. 
Both Major Glenn and Major Lynn were drafted in May of 1943 at 
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri and were shortly accepted into the 
Aviation Cadet Program.
  After initial cadet training at Michigan State College, they both 
received more advanced military training at various bases in Texas. 
After B-26 training, they deployed to Europe on the ``Ille de France'' 
in January 1945 and were assigned to the 449th Bomb Squadron of the 
322nd Bomb group stationed at Beauvais, France. Major Glenn completed 
26 missions and Major Lynn completed 21 missions flying out of France 
and Belgium and deployed back to the United States in July of 1946.
  Major Glenn and Major Lynn were discharged from the Army Air Corps in 
September 1946 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. They were both decorated 
with significant medals which include the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf 
Clusters, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two 
battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal.
  After their outstanding active military service to this country, 
Major Glenn and Major Lynn moved to California, and in 1948, they 
married sisters Carolyn and Elyn Sievers in a joint ceremony. They 
remained in the United States Air Force reserves, both retiring as 
Majors in 1983.
  In civilian life Major Glenn and Major Lynn worked in their own dry 
cleaning business until the Korean War and lived next to each other for 
10 years in Manhattan Beach. Glenn transitioned into aircraft 
manufacturing and later the savings and loan industry, from which he 
retired in 1985. Major Lynn transitioned into aircraft manufacturing 
and in 1960 moved to Northern California where he worked in real 
estate, then at a refinery, and eventually retiring from a water 
district as a service representative in 1978.
  Major Glenn and his wife Carolyn currently reside in Manhattan Beach 
and their family includes two daughters, Diana and Wendie, two 
grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Major Lynn and his late 
wife Elyn family include sons Russell and Steven, two grandchildren and 
seven great grandchildren. Major Lynn has resided in Concord, 
California since 1960.
  I am proud to honor Major Raymond (Glenn) Clanin of Manhattan Beach & 
Russell (Lynn) Clanin of Concord to thank them for their dedication and 
service to the United States of America.

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