WORLD WAR II

Addresses

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Elie Wiesel, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E1236 [13JN]

———Fred S. Zeidman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E1239 [13JN]

———Ruth B. Mandel, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E1241 [13JN]

Debt of Service: Mortimer Caplin, S14962 [17NO]

Hall of Heroes Dedication—Kootenai County, ID: Daniel T. Eismann, E2355 [20NO]

Agreements

Atlantic Charter: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston S. Churchill, S5816 [7MY]

Analyses

Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act (S. 1213), S7552 [9JN]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S4454 [26MR], S9513 [16JY], H1306 [25FE], H7773 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Administration in Crisis Over Burgeoning Quagmire, H9450 [15OC]

Holocaust Memorial To Honor Max Lewin, E809 [30AP]

NDVH Resident, John Strauss Tells of His World War II Experiences, E2481 [8DE]

Remembering a Writer, S5647 [1MY]

Remembering Butts County's Lt. Kelly—Book, Letter Recall Actions of Military Hero, E261 [13FE]

Remembering the Awesome Lessons of the Holocaust, E1755 [10SE]

Those Aleutian Island Veterans Are Back, S7123 [23MY]

Tribute to Heroes, S5646 [1MY]

Underappreciated Victory, S13706 [31OC]

Who Is Omar Bradley and Why Should I Care?, E1157 [5JN]

World War II Took Mathematician From Chalkboard to Drawing Board, E1722 [5SE]

World's History Shows That U.S. Position Is Right, E1392 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alaqua, FL: establish a memorial at the site of the accidental bombing of a home by an Army Air Corps aircraft on August 11, 1944 (see H.R. 1067), H1515 [4MR]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

Argentina: disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals (see H. Res. 235), H4131 [14MY]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 56), S8726 [26JN] (see H. Con. Res. 218), H5366 [12JN]

Bulgaria: commemorate anniversary of rescue of Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust and commend Bulgarian people for tradition of ethnic and religious tolerance (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1516 [4MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 40), H704 [13FE]

Cemeteries and funerals: remove, upon request, remains of any person interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery in France or Belgium and reinter such remains in the U.S. (see H.R. 1265), H1900 [13MR]

Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 674), H390 [11FE]

Claims: ensure that U.S. courts provide forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 2954), H7783 [25JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 1691), S12277 [1OC] (see H.R. 3226), H9130 [1OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 1691), S12277 [1OC] (see H.R. 3226), H9130 [1OC]

Conner, Garlin M.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 327), H138 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H5365 [12JN] (see H.R. 2953), H7783 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal agency responsible for the administration, protection, and preservation of Midway Atoll (see S. 1574), S10971 [2SE] (see H.R. 924), H1394 [26FE]

———study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1687), S12193 [30SE] (see H.R. 3207), H9032 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H5043 [5JN]

Discrimination: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see S. Res. 118), S5174 [10AP] (see H. Res. 56), H323 [5FE]

Dolibois, John E.: tribute (see S. Res. 199), S9793 [23JY]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 169), S7832 [12JN] (see H. Res. 273), H5366 [12JN]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 244), H4368 [20MY]

Hiebert, August: tribute (see S. Res. 186), S8559 [25JN]

Immigration: give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12307 [21NO]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see S. 972), S5650 [1MY] (see H.R. 1905), H3634 [1MY]

———permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Holocaust-era insurance information (see H.R. 3129), H8381 [17SE]

Japan: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5713 [23JN]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former POW used as slave labor (see H.R. 1703), H3052 [9AP] (see H.R. 1864), H3452 [29AP]

Japanese Americans: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H700 [13FE]

Laitres, Alfred J.: authorize disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, and authorize transfer of his remains to the custody of his next of kin (see H.R. 2970), H7784 [25JY]

Morgan, Ray A.: authorize disinterment from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and transfer of remains to next of kin (see H.R. 888), H1332 [25FE]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see S. 1184), S7381 [4JN]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 540), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 1093), H1640 [5MR]

Navy Armed Guard: authorize special awards to World War I and World War II veterans (see S.J. Res. 10), S3881 [18MR] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1812 [12MR]

New Orleans, LA: refer to the National D-Day Museum as ``America's National World War II Museum'' (see H.R. 2109), H4130 [14MY]

North Platte, NE: tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen during World War II (see S. Con. Res. 47), S7135 [23MY] (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3683 [6MY]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H323 [5FE]

Piniaha, Steve: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Army during World War II (see H.R. 1507), H2472 [27MR]

Prieto, Roaul R.: authorize disinterment from the American Ardennes Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, and transfer of remains to his next of kin (see H.R. 2930), H7782 [25JY]

Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2866), H7616 [24JY]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see S. 84), S37 [7JA]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 72), S12448 [3OC] (see H. Res. 313), H6348 [8JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (see S. Con. Res. 76), S13377 [28OC] (see H. Con. Res. 316), H10236 [30OC]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 68), S36 [7JA] (see H.R. 1984), H3682 [6MY]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their survivors (see S. 1213), S7540 [9JN]

———modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (see S. 1057), S6255 [14MY] (see H.R. 2992), H7838 [3SE]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 595), H320 [5FE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see S. 1948), S15812 [24NO] (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 (see H. Res. 65), H391 [11FE]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see S. 69), S36 [7JA]

Women Airforce Service Pilots: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 321), H10978 [6NO]

Letters

Covenant of the League of Nations violations during World War II, E188 [12FE]

Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7551 [9JN]

Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II: Eric L. Muller, E407 [7MR]

Tribute to Francis W. Agnes: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4155 [20MR]

Lists

Tuskegee Airmen from Michigan, S14387 [11NO]

Proclamations

National Former POW Recognition Day: President Bush, S5046 [9AP]

Remarks in House

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (H.R. 1210), E815 [30AP]

Argentina: disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals, H4000 [13MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to Third District of Arkansas World War II Bronze Star Medal recipients, H11659 [20NO]

———tribute to veterans of 864th Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company, E1689 [4SE]

Aviation: anniversary of Doolittle Raider bombing flights over Japan, E722 [10AP]

———tribute to China Association for Expedition and the Sino American Aviation Heritage Foundation efforts to recover historic World War II aircraft, E2212 [4NO]

Bulgaria: commemorate anniversary of rescue of Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust and commend Bulgarian people for tradition of ethnic and religious tolerance (H. Con. Res. 77), H1706-H1709 [11MR], E458 [13MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 40), H1280-H1282 [25FE], E308 [27FE]

Coeur d'Alene, ID: tribute to Kootenai County, ID, Administration Building veterans memorial, E2355 [20NO]

Corning, NY: tribute to World War II veterans, E1770 [11SE]

Degaetano, Sebastian: Purple Heart recipient, E2512 [8DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans, H7187-H7189 [21JY], E1565 [23JY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 2352), E1165 [5JN], E2193 [31OC]

Discrimination: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H1383-H1388 [26FE], E335 [27FE]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, E111 [29JA]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Res. 273), E1255 [13JN]

Great Lakes Naval Base, IL: tribute to Great Lakes Navy Bandsmen, E331 [27FE]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II, H9970, H9976 [28OC]

———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (H. Res. 244), E1011 [21MY]

Heroism: tribute to U.S. soldiers who raised the first flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, E261 [13FE]

Holocaust: remembrance, E799 [29AP], E805, E809, E815 [30AP], E1236, E1238 [13JN]

Immigration: give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (H.R. 3587), E2413 [22NO]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (H.R. 1905), H3573 [1MY]

———permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Holocaust-era insurance information (H.R. 3129), E1820 [17SE], E2059 [16OC]

International Commission on Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims: enforcement of insurance claims made by Holocaust victims, E815 [30AP]

International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation: tribute, E1754 [10SE]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Con. Res. 226), E1325 [23JN]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former POW used as slave labor, H7289 [22JY], E1572 [23JY]

Japanese Americans: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (H.R. 779), E257 [13FE]

Ledbetter, Emmett: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1264 [16JN]

Miller, Dorie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously, E2266 [6NO], E2289 [10NO]

Minnesota: tribute to 135th Infantry, H5904 [25JN]

Missouri: observance of Omar Bradley Day, E1157 [5JN]

Munster, IN: tribute to World War II veterans, E2139 [28OC]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H12752 [8DE], E2491 [8DE]

98th Bombardment Veterans Association: tribute, E1688 [4SE]

North Platte, NE: tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen during World War II (H. Con. Res. 161), H3737 [7MY]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Free Library of Philadelphia Lines of Violation exhibition, E1454 [11JY]

Platte (U.S.S.): permanent loan of bell to Platte County-KCI, MO, Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, E1055 [22MY]

Poland: anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, E1241 [13JN]

———settlement of claims arising from confiscation of private property during and after World War II, E1531 [18JY]

———transfer of congressional records on investigation into execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in the Katyn Forest, E660 [3AP]

Polish American Congress: New Jersey Division Katyn Forest Massacre Memorial Service, E1899 [25SE]

Stone, Otho: Bronze Star recipient, E476 [13MR]

Theodoredis, Nicholas D.: Purple Heart recipient, E1305 [19JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary, E832 [1MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses, H11714 [20NO]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (H.R. 664), E197 [12FE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 1984), E878 [6MY], E1076 [23MY]

———modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (H.R. 2992), E1692 [4SE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots: tribute, E2286 [7NO]

Zabaldo, Joseph F.: Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal recipient, E1565 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

African Americans: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, S14387 [11NO]

Alaska: significance of Aleutian Islands during World War II, S7123 [23MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to Company K, 409th Regiment of the 103d Infantry Division, 6th Corps of the 7th Army, S5906 [8MY]

———tribute to past and present members from West Virginia, S5848 [7MY]

Australia: tribute to U.S. soldiers killed in plane crash at Baker's Creek, S7924 [16JN]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Con. Res. 56), S8764 [26JN]

Battle of Midway: importance, S13706 [31OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 40), S3909 [18MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (S. 1691), S12278 [1OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (S. 1691), S12278 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior: study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (S. 1687), S12198, S12199 [30SE]

Dolibois, John E.: tribute (S. Res. 199), S12205 [30SE]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, S3367 [7MR]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 169), S7844 [12JN]

Hiebert, August: tribute (S. Res. 186), S8529 [25JN], S8815 [26JN]

Holocaust: remembrance, S5480 [29AP]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (S. 972), S5665 [1MY]

Japan: provide compensation to former POW used as slave labor for Japanese companies, S9565, S9566, S9572 [17JY]

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery: dedication of plaque honoring World War II POW, S12442 [3OC]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (S. 1184), S7395 [4JN], S7471 [5JN]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (S. 540), S6617 [19MY]

New Mexico: publishing of ``Lincoln County and Mescalero Apache Tribe Honor List'', S8435 [24JN]

New Orleans, LA: National D-Day Museum funding, S9398 [15JY]

———refer to the National D-Day Museum as ``America's National World War II Museum'', S6926 [22MY]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, S11562 [16SE]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 72), S12472 [3OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary, S13656 [30OC]

———anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (S. Con. Res. 76), S13408 [28OC], S13696 [30OC]

Vermont: tribute to Army 10th Mountain Division veterans, S14444 [11NO]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their survivors (S. 1213), S7550 [9JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (S. 68), S63 [7JA]

———modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (S. 1057), S6259 [14MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (S. 1948), S15843 [24NO], S15959 [25NO]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (S. 69), S67 [7JA]

Reports filed

Nomination of Edward B. O'Donnell, Jr., To Be Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S14270 [7NO]

Wartime Treatment Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1691), S12737 [16OC]

Statements

Peace for Our Time: Alistair Cooke, S3710 [13MR]

Transfer of Congressional Records on Investigation Into Execution of Polish Captives by Soviet Authorities in the Katyn Forest: Allen Paul, E661 [3AP]

Tables

Taxes to pay for war, S1698 [29JA], S4783 [3AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 40, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H1280 [25FE]

H. Con. Res. 77, commemorate anniversary of rescue of Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust and commend Bulgarian people for tradition of ethnic and religious tolerance, H1706 [11MR]

H. Res. 244, recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America, E1011 [21MY]

S. 68, Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S64 [7JA]

S. 69, verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility, S67 [7JA]

S. 972, Comprehensive Holocaust Accountability in Insurance Act, S5665 [1MY]

S. 1057, modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II, S6259 [14MY]

S. 1184, Holocaust Victims' Assets, Restitution Policy, and Remembrance Act, S7395-S7397 [4JN]

S. 1213, Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act, S7550 [9JN]

S. 1687, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act, S12198 [30SE]

S. 1691, Wartime Treatment Study Act, S12279-S12281 [1OC]

S. 1948, U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act, S15843 [24NO]

S. Con. Res. 47, tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte, NE, North Platte Canteen during World War II, S7160 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 56, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring John Basilone, S8764 [26JN]

S. Con. Res. 72, anniversary of U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, S12472 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 76, anniversary of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors, S13407 [28OC], S13696 [30OC]

S. Res. 118, support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding World War II restriction and internment, S5248 [10AP]

S. Res. 169, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Anne Frank, S7844 [12JN]

S. Res. 186, tribute to August Hiebert, S8577 [25JN], S8815 [26JN]

S. Res. 199, tribute to John E. Dolibois, S12205 [30SE]