[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
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           HONORING YOUNTVILLE WOMEN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 28 
women veterans who served our country honorably during World War II. 
The Yountville Women Veterans Club today celebrates these brave 
veterans at a ceremony in Yountville, California.
  Their varied contributions to the war effort include working as 
nurses in France and Germany, as Aviation Services Marines, and at 
Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. When our nation mobilized to 
confront the aggression and abuses of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, 
these women bravely volunteered their services to support our country's 
war efforts.
  More than 350,000 American women volunteered to serve their country 
during the war, and served in five branches: the Women's Army Auxiliary 
Corps (WAACs, later renamed the Women's Army Corps, or WACs), the Navy 
Women's Reserve (WAVES), the Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS), and 
the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs).
  The 28 women honored today are Penni Anderson, Mildred Bliss, Jane 
Boote, Rita Bowers, Barbra Bregoff, Cathy Britt, Bernice Bryan, 
Margaret Clotworthy, Shirley Coen, Mary Grissette, Dorothy Henry, 
Merrice Hoppe, Helen Huntington, Eva Jacques, Janice Klein, Betty 
McGee, Della Miller-Kenny, Ellie Neilsen, Willa Olivolo, Elizabeth 
Rosensweig, Paula Ross, Barbara Salinas, Pat Salyer, Pat Smallwood, Kay 
Tallman, Hope Vandeventer, Dottie Ward, and Theresa Williams.
  Mr. Speaker, these 28 women courageously served our country through 
one of the most challenging and pivotal wars in American history. 
Therefore, it is fitting and proper that we honor them here today.

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