[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1146]
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            HONORING THE LIFE OF FREDERICK LEONARD BOLLINGER

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2020

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory of Frederick 
Leonard Bollinger, who passed away on September 22, 2020, at the age of 
103. A native of Sebastopol, California, Frederick was a decorated Army 
sergeant who served in the European theater during World War II where 
he earned numerous battle stars and a Bronze Star for valor. Following 
his military service, Frederick returned home to Sebastopol where he 
would work on his family's ranch until the late 1970s. At the time of 
his death, Frederick was one of the oldest living veterans of World War 
II in the region he called home.
  The Bollinger family ranch was sold in 1978 and following the sale, 
Frederick would go on to volunteer at the Luther Burbank Experimental 
Gardens, where he helped maintain the nursery for decades. In addition 
to his fame as one of the region's oldest living WWII veterans, there's 
a widespread belief in Sonoma County that Frederick may have been the 
area's last living links to the famed botanist Burbank. In his 
retirement, Bollinger also joined such organizations as the Native Sons 
of the Golden West and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He spent lots of time 
traveling to World War II reunions--and jumping on cruise ships, a 
favorite vacation outing of his. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, 
the County of Sonoma declared October 12 would be known as Frederick 
Bollinger Day.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in commemorating the life of a bona 
fide World War II hero and a beloved member of his community. He will 
be missed.

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