[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E961-E962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              ALEX HORANZY

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2017

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor United States Army 
Veteran, Mr. Alex Horanzy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just across 
the Delaware River from my Congressional District in Southern New 
Jersey.
   Mr. Horanzy was born April 22, 1922. He grew up with six other 
siblings in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia. On July 13, 
1939, at age 17 and with his father's permission, he enlisted in the 
U.S. Army.

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   After completing basic training with the 66th Infantry Fort Meade, 
Maryland, Private Horanzy requested to be shipped overseas; he would be 
stationed in Oahu, Hawaii where he was assigned to the 19th Infantry at 
Schofield Barracks, later known as the 24th Infantry Division.
   On the morning of December 7, 1941, Mr. Horanzy was jolted awake by 
the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mr. Horanzy not only survived the Pearl 
Harbor attack, but his unit courageously fought back and protected our 
nation in time of conflict. Mr. Horanzy is one of only 88 survivors of 
Pearl Harbor and the only survivor from the Greater Philadelphia 
region.
   Mr. Horanzy's military service would take him to Australia for 
intensive training in jungle fighting, and to New Guinea, where he 
contracted malaria. Mr. Horanzy was honorably discharged from the U.S. 
military in 1945.
   After his military service, Mr. Horanzy attended commercial art 
school, worked for the Department of the Army, passed his GED test, 
entered a 4-year apprenticeship for machinists and toolmakers, and 
worked his way up to a qualified assurance specialist for the Defense 
Department before his retirement.
   He married and had three children.
   Alex Horanzy is an honorable American, having served our great 
nation in a time of war, and merits our collective appreciation.
   Alex Horanzy is the living embodiment of the Greatest Generation. I 
ask you to join me in saluting and thanking Alex Horanzy for his 
service to our country.

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