[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING AIRPORT DEDICATION CEREMONY IN HONOR OF MR. DUANE SPALSBURY

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                          HON. JUAN CISCOMANI

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2024

  Mr. CISCOMANI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Airport 
Dedication Ceremony in honor of Mr. Duane Spalsbury.
  Mr. Spalsbury served as an officer in the Army Air Corps during WWII. 
He served in the air force as a fighter pilot in the European Theater. 
He flew a variety of planes including P47, P51, P38, P39 and P63.
  When he returned home from the war, he moved to the Gila Valley with 
his wife Laura Lee Golden where he worked as an accountant. Mr. 
Spalsbury also helped to found and serve as the first chairman of the 
Mt. Graham Community Hospital.
  He then turned his attention to remote controlled airplanes. He built 
them and flew them. Mr Duane Spalsbury passed away in Safford, AZ on 
Friday, November 16, 2012.
  We extend our gratitude for his dedicated service and are eternally 
thankful for his contributions to our country.

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