[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY AND SERVICE OF WALTER J. KUSZ

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                           HON. JACK BERGMAN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2022

  Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the 100th 
birthday and the service of Walter J. Kusz. Through his commitment to 
our country and his local community, Walter has become an indispensable 
part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
  Mr. Kusz was born on March 2, 1922, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Joseph 
and Magdalena Kusz and was the middle of nine siblings. Walter and his 
bothers all went on to serve in the U.S. Military after high school 
during World War II and the Korean War. He was drafted in 1943 and 
became a member of the U.S. Army-Air Corps after his completion of his 
basic training in Miami Beach, Florida. From there, Walter was assigned 
to Dowling Air Field in Washington, D.C., where he relayed 
meteorological data at the Pentagon to U.S. Bomber Command in Europe. 
He was then promoted to Staff Sergeant T-5 and joined Occupation Forces 
in Austria between 1945 and 1946.
  As a Yooper and an avid outdoorsman, Walter also has a great passion 
for winter sports, snow skiing, and hunting. While serving in Europe, 
he joined the U.S. Army ski-jumping team and competed in competitions 
in Holmenkollen, Norway, and Garmisch, Germany, Following his military 
service, he became president of the Gogebic Range Ski Corporation and 
brought several competitions to the U.P. at Copper Peak during the 
1970s and 1980s. In addition, Walter was a devoted hunter throughout 
his life, shooting his last buck at the age of 92.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of Michigan's First Congressional District, 
I ask you to join me in honoring the 100th birthday of Walter J. Kusz. 
His accomplishments inspire us all and we are grateful for his years of 
service to our country.

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