[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING HARRY YOA

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, Harry Yoa is a 101-year-old World War II 
veteran. He is living in Ocean City, New Jersey.
  He was only 23 years old when he enlisted in the Army in 1942, 
working as a truck driver and newly married to his wife, Valerie.
  In the 321st Bombardment Group in the 12th Air Force, Harry was 
stationed in the south of France, where he completed 63 missions as an 
aerial engineer and as a tail gunner.
  He now, unfortunately, suffers from dementia and doesn't remember 
much from the war, but he says he hasn't forgotten the intensity of his 
missions, where he was tasked with repairing the aircraft and defending 
the craft through the weapons in the rear of the plane.
  After the war, Harry was awarded multiple medals and three Bronze 
Stars for his service.
  In the wake of the 75th anniversary of D-day, we remember the 
sacrifices of many Americans and the many Americans who made them in 
World War II.
  Harry is truly one of the great ones, and God will bless him.

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