[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 64 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING MR. GEORGE STEVE BOSAN UPON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2022

  Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I'm honored to recognize Mr. George Steve 
Bosan upon the auspicious occasion of his 100th Birthday. A resident of 
Mechanicsburg, via Newark, New Jersey, where he was born on April 21, 
1922, Mr. Bosan's incredible life spans decades of service to the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America. He and 
his late wife, Louise, had one child together, Steven Bosan.
  Mr. Bosan's military career began as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, 
European theatre. He served in a combat engineer battalion in the Third 
Army, commanded by General George S. Patton. Mr. Bosan was stationed in 
France after D-Day, where he and his unit made it across the Rhine 
River before he was injured in combat.
  Following his injuries, Mr. Bosan worked as a draftsman before 
returning to active service in the Korean War. He graduated from flight 
school and arrived in Korea as commander of a light aviation unit, 
flying both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. He regularly flew 
General Paik of the Republic of Korean Army in his Bell H-13 
helicopter. Following the Korean War, he served in various posts across 
the United States and France before next serving in the Vietnam War, in 
which he served as the commander of a combat aviation maintenance 
battalion during the Tet Offensive.
  After returning from the Vietnam War, Mr. Bosan served in multiple 
postings stateside before his retirement from the New Cumberland Army 
Depot, at which he served as the Director of Maintenance and led 1,200 
civilian technicians responsible for overhauling Chinook helicopters. 
Mr. Bosan's civilian career ultimately ended after 17 years as the 
facilities manager for the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania.
  After his decades of service to our Nation, I'm privileged by the 
opportunity to recognize this amazing member of the ``Greatest 
Generation'' as he celebrates his 100th Birthday. Thank you will never 
be enough, and I wish him continued Godspeed.

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