[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9963]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN DiBACCO

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2013

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the distinguished 
military career of United States Navy World War II Veteran Yeoman First 
Class Abraham Lincoln DiBacco along with his two brothers Albert and 
Vincent DiBacco who are also WWII U.S. Army Veterans. Yeoman First 
Class DiBacco's service was one of respect and dedication; to which the 
people of West Virginia and the United States of America owe a 
tremendous debt of gratitude.
  Abraham DiBacco began serving his country in 1941 when he enlisted in 
the United States Navy. He honorably served on the USS George Clymer, 
the first United States Navy Attack Transport to participate in World 
War II, and embarked on his tour of service. He was stationed in the 
both the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign and the Asiatic-Pacific 
Campaign. He proudly sailed alongside the USS Missouri when General 
Douglas MacArthur arrived in Tokyo Bay to sign the Formal Surrender of 
Japan in September 1945. Another instance of merit was his 
participation in preparations to land in Japan to backup the Enola Gay 
as it dropped its pay load on Hiroshima. From the ship they witnessed 
and felt the intense heat of the atomic bomb.
  Yeoman First Class DiBacco has received a host of awards and 
decorations throughout his to our nation, including the European-
African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Star, The Asiatic-
Pacific Campaign Medal with Silver and Bronze Stars, a Navy 
Presidential Unit Citation * American Campaign Medal, the Philippine 
Liberation Ribbon with Bronze Star, and a Philippine Presidential Unit 
Citation.
  Yeoman First Class DiBacco lives in Martinsburg, WV with his wife, 
Ellen. Together they have been married for 65 years and have adopted 
two children. Today he continues to honor his fellow Veterans by 
creating floral baskets, with his fellow Veteran and friend Fran Erwin, 
and distributing them to Veterans across West Virginia, Ohio, and 
Virginia. Abraham DiBacco's life-long dedication to serving his country 
and his community is an example we should all follow.

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