[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 179 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING SERGEANT VINCENT PANTOZZI

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Vincent 
Pantozzi of Jersey City, New Jersey, on the occasion of the 100th 
anniversary of the end of World War I, which was Sunday.
  Just 2 months after the United States entered World War I, and only 5 
years after Mr. Pantozzi immigrated to the United States, he enlisted 
in the Army. Sergeant Pantozzi served in many pivotal battles in 
France. He was shot in the knee on June 15, 1918, and then gassed 8 
days later.
  Sergeant Pantozzi spent 3 weeks in a field hospital, recovered, and 
returned to his post.
  He was awarded the Purple Heart and many other commendations for his 
service.
  In 1919, Sergeant Pantozzi was honorably discharged from the United 
States Army. The next day, he became a U.S. citizen.
  Mr. Pantozzi passed away on October 7, 1976, at the age of 82.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honor of Sergeant Vincent Pantozzi 
of Jersey City, New Jersey, an exceptionally dedicated man whose 
service to our country deserves this recognition.

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