[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 134 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF ROY MITTIGA

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 27, 2024

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Roy F. Mittiga on 
his 100th birthday and to recognize his incredible service to our 
Nation during his time in the United States Army during World War II.
  Roy was born on July 19, 1924, and raised in Massena, New York. Roy 
enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 while still in high school. Roy 
attended basic training at Camp Robinson in Arkansas before being 
transferred to Camp Ellis in Illinois as he was assigned to a medical 
battalion as a Technician fourth grade, or Tec 4.
  Landing on Utah Beach a few weeks after D-Day, Roy and his battalion 
treated and processed wounded soldiers as they were brought back from 
the front lines. Roy and his battalion accompanied Generals Dwight D. 
Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, and George Patton to the Buchenwald 
Concentration Camp where they were assigned to assist those freed from 
the camp.
  Discharged from military service in 1945, Roy was awarded the Good 
Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle 
Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze service stars, and the World 
War II Victory Medal.
  Roy Mittiga's dedication and service to the United States is truly 
remarkable. On behalf of New York's 21st District, I am honored to 
recognize him and his service.

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