[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 132 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             ANTHONY IOZZO

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 2022

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor 
Anthony Iozzo of the United States Army for his service to our country.
  Anthony Iozzo was an officer in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1944 
during World War II. Anthony started his service at the United States 
Army Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia, and 
successfully graduated in October 1942. He was then deployed to Europe 
on February 11, 1944, with the 119th Infantry. He was part of the 
second wave of the D-Day Invasion and fought heroically in the 
hedgerows of northern France.
  His only child, Anthony, was born on July 10, 1944. Two days later, 
he was killed by a German sniper at Pont Hebert in northern France as 
his unit was approaching St. Lo and the battle there. Anthony was 
buried in France and his body was sent back to the U.S. He was buried 
in the U.S. Military Cemetery in Farmingdale Long Island, New York, on 
February 3, 1948.
  Anthony was part of the Greatest Generation who served their country 
without reservation and gave their lives for our Nation. For his 
service to our country, Anthony was posthumously awarded the Purple 
Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze 
service stars, WWII Victory Medal, and Honorable Service WWII Lapel 
Pin. A VFW Post was also dedicated in his name in Green Island, New 
York, his hometown.
  Anthony's courageous service helped to defend our Nation's democracy 
and ideals abroad at a crucial moment in world history. His heroism has 
charted the path for future generations of men and women who serve in 
the military. We are proud to have the Iozzo family call Colorado home 
and are forever indebted to Anthony for his bravery and sacrifice on 
behalf of our country.
  I extend my deepest appreciation to Anthony Iozzo for his dedication, 
integrity, and outstanding service to the United States of America.

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