[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6554-6555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ISABELLA CATHERINE INGLES

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2013

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the enormous 
contributions of a true American patriot: Isabella Catherine Ingles 
(nee Hankel). Isabella has done a lot with her life: she is a wife, a 
mother, a grandmother, a World War II veteran, and so much more. She is 
a great example of what we call the ``greatest generation.''
  Isabella was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1921, and graduated from 
Senn High School. A few short years afterwards, the United States was 
attacked at Pearl Harbor and entered into World War II. Isabella felt 
the need to contribute to the war effort, and enlisted in the United 
States Navy in early 1944. After basic training, she attended the 
Control Tower Operator School, and graduated second in her class. 
Isabella was stationed in the Pacific Northwest, and spent the next two 
years working in the control tower at Naval Air Station Pasco, in 
Washington State. While stationed here, Isabella met her future 
husband, Roy Ingles, who was at the time serving as an Aviation Chief 
Machinist Mate, and had survived the sinking of the USS Lexington 
during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
  Isabella left the Navy in 1946, having achieved the rank of 
Specialist (Control Tower Operator) First Class, and returned to her 
home in Chicago. Roy soon followed and the two were married on her 
birthday the next year.
  Isabella Ingles has kept very busy in the years since. Settling in 
Des Plaines, Illinois, Isabella and Roy had two boys and two girls. 
Following in their parents' footsteps, both of her sons went on to 
serve, joining the United States Air Force. After raising her children, 
Isabella became a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, and worked 
with senior citizens in her local community as the Activities Director 
for a local assisted living facility. Since then, she has continued to 
contribute. Isabella is a long time volunteer all over our community: 
helping with the Des Plaines Self Help Closet & Pantry, visiting the 
local Veterans Administration hospital and volunteering for over six 
decades with the Women's Service League.
  On behalf of myself and a grateful nation, I want to thank Isabella 
Catherine Ingles for all that she has done for our nation: for her 
service, her sacrifices, and for all the contributions she has made to 
our community. I want to welcome her, and all the other veterans 
participating in the ``Honor Flights'' to Washington, DC to visit the 
World War II Memorial.

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