[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H556-H557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF COLONEL JOHNNIE PANTANELLI

  (Mr. BOWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate the life 
of Colonel Johnnie Pantanelli.
  Colonel Pantanelli embodied so many of our values. She fought for 
freedom, broke glass ceilings, and made sure the next generation of 
women flew.
  Colonel Pantanelli served in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1944 and 
1945, and soon after was told her service was no longer needed because 
the men were coming home.
  Instead of quitting, she joined the Civil Air Patrol in White Plains 
and served as a wartime mission observer searching for German subs.
  After the war, Colonel Pantanelli earned her pilot's license and 
survived

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a plane crash during her flight training. She served for decades as 
commander of the squadron that is now named after her. In 2011, she 
earned the rank of colonel.
  Colonel Pantanelli passed away on January 14, 2023. She would have 
been 98 in March.
  New York's 16th District and I thank her for her service and send our 
deepest condolences to everyone impacted by this monumental loss.

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