WORLD WAR II

Addresses

D-Day 40th Anniversary: Ronald Reagan, S6658 [9JN]

D-Day 60th Anniversary: Speaker Hastert, E1118 [15JN]

Memorial Day: Richard Mills, S6669 [9JN]

Opening of Holocaust Memorial and Documentation Center in Budapest, Hungary: Ferenc Madl, President of Hungary, E1041 [4JN]

———Peter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary, E1215 [23JN]

Winston Churchill and the War on Terror: President Bush, S580 [4FE]

World War II Memorial Dedication: Bob Dole, S8650 [22JY]

Articles and editorials

After 61 Years, Son Gets Lessons To Live By, S7168 [22JN]

``America I Love'', S7572 [6JY]

Douglas To Attend War Memorial Dedication in D.C., E941 [21MY]

Dream Realized, E1028 [4JN]

Force Spies To Work Together, S9556 [23SE]

Integrity of the Restitution Process Rests on Single Standard of Justice, E1511 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

Australia: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek (see H.R. 5304), H9048 [8OC]

Barber, Rex T.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during World War II (see S. 2039), S320 [28JA] (see H.R. 3739), H243 [28JA]

Battle of the Bulge: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 110), H9050 [8OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 359), H392 [4FE]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H7944 [30SE]

D-Day: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy (see S.J. Res. 27), S1286 [12FE] (see S.J. Res. 28), S1586 [25FE] (see H.J. Res. 93), H2488 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean War on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans (see S. 2776), S8861 [7SE]

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 826), H8408 [6OC]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6557 [21JY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H127 [27JA]

Meskwaki Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4254), H2490 [30AP]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H3438 (see H.R. 4445), H3538 [20MY]

National World War II Memorial: authorizing use of Capitol Grounds for activities associated with dedication (see H. Con. Res. 423), H3015 [13MY]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II (see S. Res. 362), S5472 [13MY]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 409), H2483 [28AP]

Palau: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (see H.J. Res. 102), H6997 [9SE]

Pearl Harbor Memorial Site Visitor Center: designate (see H.R. 4244), H2483 [28AP]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew for heroism in March 1945 for rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew (see H. Con. Res. 438), H3440 (see H. Con. Res. 438), H3539 [20MY]

Remembrance of World War II Veterans Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 34), S4373 [26AP]

Schindler, Oskar: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 451), S10703 [7OC]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 4904), H6701 [22JY]

Veterans: commending persons who were inducted for service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 434), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 434), H3539 [20MY]

———honor members of the Army Motor Transport Service that participated in the Red Ball Express trucking operation for service and contribution to the Allied advance following D-Day (see H. Con. Res. 439), H3719 [2JN]

———honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces (see S. Res. 369), S6348 [2JN]

Warsaw Uprising: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 125), S8229 [15JY] (see H. Con. Res. 470), H5402 [8JY]

Winters, Richard D.: tribute (see S. Res. 481), S11800 [20NO]

Women: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see S. Con. Res. 103), S4837 [4MY] (see H. Con. Res. 413), H2548 [4MY]

Certificates

Medal of Honor awarded to First Lieutenant Daniel K. Inouye, S6327 [2JN]

Factsheets

Battle of the Bulge: John Kline, H9696 [16NO]

Letters

Celebrate National World War II Memorial completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront: Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H2773 [11MY]

Letter from father to son: David Henry, Sr., S7168 [22JN]

Restitution for Holocaust survivors for property seized from the Hungarian Gold Train: Edgar M. Bronfman, S9216 [14SE]

Lists

Living former Members of Congress who served during World War II, H2292 [22AP]

National World War II Memorial dedication attendees from Indiana, S6268 [1JN]

Servicemen killed in military aviation disaster in 1944 over Naper, NE, S8537 [21JY]

U.S. Senators known to have served in World War II, S6325 [2JN]

U.S. Senators who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor, S6326 [2JN]

World War II Battle of the Bulge veterans, E2164 [6DE]

Poems

``I Never Saw Your Face Before,'' Karen Schoenfeld, E1030 [4JN]

``Normandy,'' Benedict P. Panzarella, E1084 [9JN]

``Rememberance of D-Day,'' Christopher B. Reeves, S6869 [16JN]

Prayers

National World War II Memorial Dedication: Hazel Shoemaker, E1173 [18JN]

Press releases

Celebrate National World War II Memorial Completion and Recognize Veterans Who Served During World War II and Persons Who Supported the War Effort on the Homefront: Representative Nick Smith, H2773 [11MY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Chester L. Collins: Representative Ney, E1042 [4JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to San Francisco Bay Area Tuskegee Airmen, E316 [8MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 417), H3549-H3553 [1JN], E997, E1009 [2JN], E1032 [4JN], E1093 [14JN]

American Association of Invalids and Veterans of World War II from the Former U.S.S.R.: tribute, E1250 [25JN]

Battle of the Bulge: anniversary, E2076 [20NO]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 110), H9695-H9698 [16NO], E2045, E2060, E2061 [18NO], E2151, E2163 [6DE]

Bent County, CO: tribute to Bent County World War II Memorial Committee, E1183 [18JN]

Boulder City, NV: tribute to Boulder City Hometown Fiddlers, E953 [21MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 359), H403-H405 [10FE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to World War II veterans at St. Paul's House and Health Center, E991 [2JN]

Churchill, Winston S.: tribute to ``Churchill and the Great Republic'' exhibit at Library of Congress, E1031 [4JN]

Civil Air Patrol: tribute, E313 [4MR]

Compton, Charles: Purple Heart recipient, E1657 [21SE]

D-Day: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy, E1074 [8JN], E1118 [15JN]

———anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy (H.J. Res. 93), E707 [29AP]

———anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy (S.J. Res. 28), H3553-H3555 [1JN], E1068 [8JN], E1084 [9JN]

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), H7670, H7671 [28SE]

Discrimination: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H778-H784 [3MR], E303 [4MR], E324 [9MR]

Fallsburg, NY: celebration of Francis Currey Day, E1295 [7JY]

Filipino Veterans Action Day: observance, E447 [24MR]

France: tribute to French veteran outreach ambassadors, E154 [10FE]

Greece: Oxi Day observance, E1802 [6OC]

———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II, H3493-H3495 [20MY]

———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), E956 [21MY]

Guam: anniversary of liberation, E945 [21MY]

———anniversary of liberation (H. Res. 737), H7683-H7685 [28SE], E1736 [29SE]

Hanna Family: tribute to brothers who fought in World War II, H256 [3FE]

Holocaust: remembrance, H2342 [22AP], E574, E584, E585 [21AP], E639, E640, E641, E642, E643, E644 [22AP], E725 [4MY]

———restitution for survivors for property seized from the Hungarian Gold Train, E1510 [22JY]

Hungary: opening of Holocaust Memorial and Documentation Center in Budapest, E1041 [4JN], E1215 [23JN]

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), E324 [9MR]

———tribute to contributions, E637 [22AP]

LaCrosse, WI: tribute to LaCrossroads School participation in the Veterans History Project, E1030 [4JN]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 3729), H115 [27JA], H2768 [11MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E2149 [6DE], E2184 [7DE]

National World War II Memorial: authorizing use of Capitol Grounds for activities associated with dedication (H. Con. Res. 423), H3028-H3030 [17MY]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront, H3062-H3065 [17MY], H3512, H3513, H3516 [20MY], H3608, H3716 [2JN], E889, E899 [18MY], E972 [1JN], E1010 [2JN], E1024 [3JN], E1028, E1046, E1055 [4JN]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 409), H2769-H2774 [11MY], E834, E837 [12MY], E870 [14MY], E981 [2JN], E1283 [25JN]

Netherlands: dedication of memorial honoring soldiers of 2nd Armored Division for liberating the city of Sittard during World War II, E1631 [15SE]

New Mexico: National Guard Coast Artillery units recipients of Dept. of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board Citizen Patriot Unit Award for service during World War II Bataan Death March, E1854 [10OC]

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), H7366-H7368 [22SE]

Oscoda County, MI: tribute to World War II veterans, E962 [21MY]

Ozark (U.S.S.): anniversary of commissioning and tribute to crew, E1696 [24SE]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (H. Res. 58), E98 [3FE]

Palau: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (H.J. Res. 102), H7682, H7683 [28SE], E1741 [30SE]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew for heroism in March 1945 for rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew (H. Con. Res. 438), E960 [21MY]

Scott, Vane: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, H8861 [8OC]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary, E981 [2JN], E1248 [25JN]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 4904), E1508 [22JY]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Wolniak brothers for service during World War II, E1338 [9JY]

Topton, PA: tribute to Brandywine Heights High School marching band, E1033 [4JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (S. Con. Res. 76), H7952-H7954 [4OC]

Veterans: commending persons who were inducted for service in the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 434), H3757 [3JN]

———honor members of the Army Motor Transport Service that participated in the Red Ball Express trucking operation for service and contribution to the Allied advance following D-Day (H. Con. Res. 439), H3902, H3903 [14JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 677), H2789 [11MY]

Warsaw Uprising: anniversary, E1519 [22JY]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 470), E1493 [22JY]

White House Commission on Remembrance: tribute to the Commission and the Sands of Remembrance Memorial in Normandy, France, E1330 [8JY]

Women: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 413), H3643-H3648 [2JN], E1022 [3JN], E1067 [8JN], E1081 [9JN]

Women Airforce Service Pilots: tribute, E1608 [13SE]

Young Men's League of Guam: support for Guam War Claims Review Commission recommendations, E1943 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

African Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen, S12040 [8DE]

Barber, Rex T.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during World War II (S. 2039), S324 [28JA]

Battle of the Bulge: anniversary (H.J. Res. 110), S11653 [19NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 359), S1529 [24FE]

Churchill, Winston S.: opening of ``Churchill and the Great Republic'' exhibit at the Library of Congress, S579 [4FE]

Columbus, OH: tribute to Don Gentile American Legion Post 532 World War II veterans, S11360 [16NO]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (S. 1691), unanimous-consent request, S308 [28JA]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (S. 1691), unanimous-consent request, S308 [28JA]

D-Day: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy, S6495 [7JN], S6869, S6870 [16JN]

———anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy (S.J. Res. 27), S1310 [12FE], S7411 [24JN]

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), S9328 [15SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean War on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans (S. 2776), S8915 [7SE]

Disasters: anniversary of U.S.S. YF-415 accident, S5221 [11MY]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, S6074 [21MY]

Fort Carson, CO: tribute to Army's 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, S6254 [1JN]

Green, Arles: tribute to family, S11891 [7DE]

History: mass murder of Romani population in Auschwitz death camp by Nazis, S8537 [21JY]

Holocaust: remembrance, S4093 [19AP]

———restitution for survivors for property seized from the Hungarian Gold Train, S9215 [14SE], S11291 [11OC]

Japanese Americans: history of contribution of the Nisei to the U.S. Military Intelligence Service, S11617-S11619 [19NO]

Leo A. Daly (business): tribute for construction of National World War II Memorial, S6268 [1JN]

Leopoldville (vessel): anniversary of sinking, S11356 [16NO]

Library of Congress: tribute to Veterans' History Project, S10432 [5OC]

Naper, NE: dedication of the Naper 28 Memorial in honor of those killed in military aviation disaster in 1944, S8537 [21JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S11864, S11887 [7DE], S12000 [8DE]

National World War II Memorial: authorizing use of Capitol Grounds for activities associated with dedication (H. Con. Res. 423), S6064 [21MY]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II (S. Res. 362), S5483 [13MY], S6063, S6085 [21MY]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront, S5796 [19MY], S5938, S5939, S5945 [20MY], S6054, S6074, S6075 [21MY], S6255-S6257 [1JN], S6749 [15JN]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 409), S6063 [21MY]

———tribute to dedication attendees from Indiana, S6268 [1JN]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (S. 540), S8577-S8579 [22JY]

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), S9692 [27SE]

Palau: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (H.J. Res. 102), S11860 [7DE]

Remembrance of World War II Veterans Day: designate (S.J. Res. 34), S4378 [26AP], S4921 [5MY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: tribute, S5794 [19MY]

Schindler, Oskar: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 451), S10747 [7OC]

Senate: tribute to Members who served in World War II, S6324-S6336 [2JN]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary, S7165 [22JN]

66th Infantry Division: tribute to veterans, S11421 [17NO]

Tennessee: tribute to 236th Combat Engineers Battalion veterans, S6444 [3JN]

Veterans: honor members of the Army Motor Transport Service that participated in the Red Ball Express trucking operation for service and contribution to the Allied advance following D-Day (H. Con. Res. 439), S8806 [22JY]

———honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces (S. Res. 369), S6324-S6337 [2JN]

Warsaw Uprising: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 125), S8242 [15JY], S8569 [21JY]

Winters, Richard D.: tribute (S. Res. 481), S11835 [20NO]

Women: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (S. Con. Res. 103), S5554 [17MY], S5794 [19MY]

Reports filed

Celebrate Completion of National World War II Memorial and Recognize Veterans Who Served During World War II and Persons Who Supported the War Effort on the Homefront: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 409), S5949 [20MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 362), S5949 [20MY]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1687) (S. Rept. 108-270), S5948 [20MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3207) (H. Rept. 108-744), H8407 [6OC]

Public Awareness of Events Surrounding Restriction and Internment of Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American Communities During World War II: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 56) (H. Rept. 108-410), H302 [3FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Support for Guam War Claims Review Commission recommendations: Young Men's League of Guam, E1943 [11OC]

Statements

Tribute to Native American Code Talkers Who Served the U.S. During 20th Century Foreign Conflicts (Lakota Translation): Senator Daschle, S8579 [22JY]

World War II Service of Pete Manetto on D-Day: Pete Manetto, E2018 [18NO]

Tables

Don Gentile American Legion Post 532 World War II veterans, S11360-S11363 [16NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 161, tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen during World War II, H7366 [22SE]

H. Con. Res. 359, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H403 [10FE]

H. Con. Res. 409, celebrate completion of the National World War II Memorial and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront, S6064 [21MY], H2769 [11MY]

H. Con. Res. 413, honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront during World War II, H3643 [2JN]

H. Con. Res. 417, tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, H3549 [1JN]

H. Con. Res. 423, use of Capitol Grounds for activities associated with dedication of the National World War II Memorial, H3028 [17MY]

H. Con. Res. 439, honor members of the World War II Army Motor Transport Service that participated in the Red Ball Express trucking operation for service and contribution to the Allied advance following D-Day, H3902 [14JN]

H. Res. 56, support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment during World War II, H778 [3MR]

H. Res. 58, tribute to Ignacy J. Paderewski and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland, E98 [3FE]

H. Res. 737, anniversary of liberation of Guam, H7683 [28SE]

H.J. Res. 102, commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu in Palau, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there, H7682 [28SE]

H.J. Res. 110, anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, H9695 [16NO]

S. 1687, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act, S9328 [15SE], H7670 [28SE]

S. 2039, waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor to Rex T. Barber for actions performed during World War II, S324 [28JA]

S. 2776, carry out a Dept. of Veterans Affairs program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean War on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, S8915 [7SE]

S. Con. Res. 76, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors, H7952 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 103, honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront during World War II, S4845 [4MY], S5554 [17MY]

S. Con. Res. 125, anniversary of Warsaw Uprising during World War II, S8242 [15JY], S8569 [21JY]

S. Res. 362, celebrate completion of the National World War II Memorial and recognize veterans who served during World War II, S5483 [13MY], S6063 [21MY]

S. Res. 369, honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces during World War II, S6324, S6363 [2JN]

S. Res. 451, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Oskar Schindler, S10747 [7OC]

S. Res. 481, tribute to Richard D. Winters, S11804, S11835 [20NO]

S.J. Res. 27, anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S1311 [12FE]

S.J. Res. 28, anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S1599 [25FE], S3595 [1AP], H3553 [1JN]

S.J. Res. 34, Remembrance of World War II Veterans Day, S4379 [26AP], S4921 [5MY]