[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15858]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JAMES BIANCO AND ANTHONY BIANCO

 Mrs. MURRAY. Madam Presdent, I rise today to recognize a very 
distinguished father and son duo from the State of Washington, Dr. 
James Bianco and his father, Anthony Bianco.
  Jim Bianco is the CEO of Cell Therapeutics Inc., a Seattle-based 
company that develops cancer therapies. Recently, Jim was honored by 
the National Organization of Rare Diseases, NORD, for his distinguished 
work.
  Jim's father, Anthony Bianco, also just received some long-overdue 
recognition for his military service to our Nation. During World War 
II, Tony Bianco was a pilot with the 32nd bomb squadron. Our Christmas 
Day, 1944, Tony was not required to fly. But he choose to fly that day 
in service to his country. On that mission over Czechoslovakia, his 
squadron was attacked. Shrapnel came through the floor of his B-17, 
entered his lower leg, and exited through his knee. It was a serious 
injury, yet Tony managed to land his plane safety. He spent the next 
nine months in a hospital in Italy before being sent back to the United 
States.
  Because of the recovery time for his injury and the coinciding of the 
end of the War, Tony was never given his 2nd Lieutenant bars. Tony's 
son Jim just recently discovered this oversight, and has worked 
diligently to get his father the recognition he deserves.
  Recently, Jim was able to present his father Tony with his 2nd 
Lieutenant bars in recognition of his correct status after his bravery 
in World War II. I, too, would like to recognize Anthony Bianco and 
thank him for his brave service to our country. Congratulations should 
go to both of these men, and a heartfelt thanks to both of them for 
serving our country.

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