[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 64 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E455-E456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE 2019 OHIO MILITARY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2019

  Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, the Ohio Military Hall of Fame will hold a 
ceremony at the Statehouse in Columbus on May 3 to mark the induction 
of its 2019 class. Selection for the Hall of Fame is a high honor that 
has been accorded to only a few hundred Ohioans since 2000. To be 
considered for induction, individuals must have been decorated for 
heroic actions in a combat situation.
  I am honored to commend to the House this year's 23 inductees:
  Corporal William J. Archinal (posthumously), recipient of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor, Army veteran of the Civil War.
  Corporal Milton A. Blickensderfer (posthumously), recipient of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor, Army veteran of the Civil War.
  Corporal William Campbell (posthumously), recipient of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor, Army veteran of the Civil War.
  Sergeant Freeman Davis (posthumously), recipient of the Congressional 
Medal of Honor, Army veteran of the Civil War.

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  Major Thomas R. Butz, currently living in Marietta, Georgia, 
recipient of the Silver Star, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  E-8 Howard Grady Deel of Delaware, recipient of the Silver Star, Army 
veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Corporal Ernest G. Madden (posthumously), recipient of the Silver 
Star, Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Colonel Jay M. Strayer of Xenia, recipient of the Silver Star, Air 
Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Lieutenant Colonel John C. Barber (posthumously), recipient of the 
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Chief Warrant Officer Second Class David R. Holloway of Cincinnati, 
recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Army veteran of the 
Vietnam War.
  E-5 Allen J. Smolic of Twinsburg, recipient of the Distinguished 
Flying Cross, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Sergeant First Class John E. Bateman of Albany, recipient of the 
Bronze Star with ``V'' Device, Army veteran of the War in Iraq.
  Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth L. Bonnell of Marysville, recipient of the 
Bronze Star with ``V'' Device, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Sergeant Kelly E. Burchett, recipient of the Bronze Star with ``V'' 
Device, Army veteran of the Vietnam-War.
  Sergeant Robert J. Gold (posthumously), recipient of the Bronze Star 
with ``V'' Device, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Specialist Fourth Class Gary W. Gross (posthumously), recipient of 
the Bronze Star with ``V'' Device, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  First Lieutenant Michael E. Jackson of Shaker Heights, recipient of 
the Bronze Star with ``V'' Device, Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam 
War.
  Staff Sergeant Regis W. Kern of Marietta, recipient of the Bronze 
Star with ``V'' Device, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Specialist Fourth Class Thomas P. Leetch of East Palestine, recipient 
of the Bronze Star with ``V'' Device, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Sergeant William E. Smith of Ashland, recipient of the Bronze Star 
with ``V'' Device, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
  Sergeant John G. Radvansky, currently living in Wellsburg, West 
Virginia, recipient of the Bronze Star with ``V'' Device, Army veteran 
of the Vietnam War.
  Lance Corporal George R. ``Roger'' Bacon of Lisbon, recipient of the 
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Marine Corps veteran of the 
Vietnam War.
  Captain Christopher T. Orr of Pataskala, recipient of the Navy and 
Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Marine Corps veteran of the War in 
Iraq.

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