[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING DANIEL KRAUKLIS AND HAZEL SHELTON KRAUKLIS

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                      HON. BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2019

  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize two World War 
II veterans who just happen to be married to each other: Daniel 
Krauklis and Hazel Shelton Krauklis.
   Daniel was born in 1922 and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. He 
graduated from Calumet High School. After the Pearl Harbor attacks, 
Daniel enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he served as a technical 
staff sergeant in the China-Burma-India (CBI) unit. He worked with one 
of the first IBM computing systems to send reports of personnel to the 
Pentagon. After the war, he worked in the burgeoning IBM department at 
the Old Rose Liquor Distributors in Chicago.
   Hazel was born in 1924 and grew up in a small Oklahoma town. After 
she graduated from high school, Hazel worked at a Douglas Aircraft 
facility in Tulsa, constructing war planes. When she turned 20, Hazel 
enlisted in the Women's Army Corps. There, Hazel was a sheet metal 
mechanic--building and flying in B-17s and B-29s. After the war, Hazel 
moved to Chicago where she was hired as a keypunch operator by none 
other than Daniel.
   The two eventually married on February 20, 1951. They moved to Park 
Forest, Illinois, a community developed for returning GIs where they 
raised five children together. Daniel eventually worked at an Office 
Electronics Inc. facility, ultimately becoming President of the company 
before taking another job selling office supplies prior to his 
retirement.
   The couple finally moved to Spring Meadows Assisted Living in 
Libertyville where Daniel just celebrated his 97th birthday and Hazel 
her 95th.
   Three years ago, B-17s were featured at the Waukegan Air Show where 
visitors, including Hazel, were able to fly on the planes. I am honored 
to recognize their combined service to our country as they celebrate 
over 67 years of marriage.

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