[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO KENNETH BAYLEY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 29, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Kenneth Bayley of Eckert, Colorado and thank him for his 
contributions to this nation. Kenneth began his service in the military 
in 1939 as a member of the Army Air Corps, and in 1942, Kenneth was 
assigned duty to the 14th Bomb Squadron on the island of Mindanao in 
the Philippines.
  It was on this island that Kenneth learned of the surrender of 
Corregidor by Allied forces, thus ending the Allied resistance to the 
Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Believing surrender was not an 
option, Kenneth, along with members of his squadron, escaped to the 
mountains and joined the resistance movement. For the next year the 
airmen and local resistance fighters of Filipino and Moro tribesman 
origin used guerilla warfare tactics to ambush and control Japanese 
troop movements throughout the island. Their resistance effectively 
contained 150,000 Japanese soldiers tasked with the defense of the 
island's airfield. -
  Kenneth then moved on to the island of Liangan and joined a 
resistance group commanded by Wendall Fertig, another American who 
refused to surrender to the Japanese. As a member of the group, Kenneth 
was tasked with the operation of one of Fertig's many radio stations 
throughout the area. These stations' function was to send encoded 
messages concerning enemy strength and troop movements to Allied 
forces. Kenneth left the Philippine islands in late 1943, escaping 
aboard an American submarine bound for Australia. He returned to the 
United States and served in the Air Force until 1962, eventually 
retiring with the rank of Captain.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to honor Kenneth Bayley for his 
service to this country. He served this country selflessly in a time of 
great need. By refusing to surrender and continuing the fight in the 
face of enormous opposition, Kenneth Bayley has brought great credit to 
himself and his nation, and deserves this body's recognition.

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