WORLD WAR II
Addresses
Auschwitz—Remembrance and Responsibility: Julius Genachowski, E147 [3FE]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Award Ceremony for Presentation of Congressional Gold Medal: Senator Hutchison, S1333 [10MR]
Amendments
Congressional Gold Medal: award to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (S. 1055), S6593 [2AU]
Appointments
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H425 [29JA]
Articles and editorials
Boone County Veterans—Bert Doran, E1959 [18NO]
Boone County Veterans—Chuck Lovin, E1617 [15SE], E1664 [16SE]
Boone County Veterans—David Mondt, E1621 [15SE]
Boone County Veterans—Dean Briley, E1961 [18NO]
Boone County Veterans—Donald Erb, E1666 [16SE]
Boone County Veterans—Harold Gildea, E1795 [29SE]
Boone County Veterans—John Harrison, E1640 [15SE]
Boone County Veterans—Ken Barkwill, E1966 [18NO]
Boone County Veterans—Milo Deuel, E1959 [18NO]
Boone County Veterans—William Ferry, E1965 [18NO]
General Bradley Day Here Friday, E251 [25FE]
Horn Lake Middle School Students Collecting Pennies for Holocaust Project, S2202 [12AP]
Medal of Honor Hero Dies, Wyoming Native Overcame Discrimination, Segregation in Military, S6195 [22JY]
Quiet Hero, S2794 [29AP]
Survivors Urge World To Never Forget, H2558-H2560 [14AP]
Ted Stevens—A Flier Who Faced the Risks, S7579 [28SE]
Bills and resolutions
American Memorial Park: establish an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 6380), H7393 [29SE]
Armed Forces: celebrate anniversary of combat action and recognize contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d Fighter Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. Res. 1594), H6572 [30JY]
———tribute to members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944 (D-Day), amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 1251), H2579 [14AP]
Army: tribute to service and sacrifice of the 14th Armored Division during World War II (see H. Res. 1483), H4905 [28JN]
Battle of Iwo Jima: anniversary (see H. Res. 1099), H755 [23FE]
Battle of the Bulge: anniversary (see H. Res. 1005), H40 [12JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of Emancipation Hall for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H. Con. Res. 239), H833 [24FE]
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 236), H647 [22FE]
———permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H. Con. Res. 237), H647 [22FE]
Colorado Springs, CO: recognize the National Museum of World War II Aviation as America's National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 1207), H2261 [23MR]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 3237), S2518 [21AP] (see H.R. 5859), H6042 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 5829), H5984 [22JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program for State and local law enforcement agencies to carry out training programs based on lessons from the Holocaust (see H.R. 6363), H7393 [29SE]
Finn, John W.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 1505), H5503 [1JY]
Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5056), H2640 [15AP]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
History: commemorate anniversary of conclusion (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5502 [1JY] (see H. Res. 1516), H5617 [14JY]
Holocaust: commemorate anniversary Auschwitz liberation, honor Nazi concentration camp victims, commend those who helped defeat the Nazi regime, enhance Holocaust education, and combat anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 1044), H423 [27JA]
———ensure all U.S. survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7394 [29SE]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 4596), H601 [4FE]
———restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see S. 4033), S10304 [15DE]
Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 1567), H6283 [28JY]
Japanese Americans: recognize heroic contributions of those who served in the Military Intelligence Service during and after World War II (see H. Res. 1387), H3744 [24MY]
Lind, Alfred: tribute (see S. Res. 652), S7618 [28SE]
Montford Point Marines Day: designate (see S. Res. 587), S6025 [20JY]
Poland: honor victims of Soviet police on the anniversary of the Katyn massacre and urge Russia to declassify all official records and cooperate with investigations of such massacre (see H. Res. 1323), H3123 [4MY]
———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership (see S. Res. 476), S2208 [12AP]
Railroads: make entities involved in the Holocaust ineligible to contract with any governmental agency for any federally funded high-speed rail project (see H.R. 6347), H7392 [29SE]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 70), S6885 [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 226), H139 [13JA]
Texas: tribute to World War II veterans traveling to Washington, DC, to visit memorials built in their honor (see H. Res. 1673), H7155 (see H. Res. 1673), H7212 [28SE]
U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5483), H4246 [8JN]
Lists
Northern Mariana Islands nurses serving from 1944 to 1978, H6860 [22SE]
World War II veterans flown to Washington, DC, by Honor Flight Chicago (organization), E973 [28MY], E1312 [14JY]
Poems
``On These Beaches,'' Albert C. Caswell, S4618 [7JN]
``When, Hearts Took Flight,'' Albert C. Caswell, E341 [10MR]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: anniversary of Red Knights of Training Squad Three, E697 [28AP]
———celebrate anniversary of combat action and recognize contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d Fighter Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (H. Res. 1594), E1562 [10AU]
———tribute to members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944 (D-Day), amphibious landing at Normandy, France (H. Res. 1251), H6637-H6639 [14SE], E1619 [15SE], E1657 [16SE]
Army: tribute to service and sacrifice of the 14th Armored Division during World War II (H. Res. 1483), H5758-H5760 [20JY]
Aviation: tribute to 2d Air Division of the 8th Army Air Force, E849 [13MY]
Battle of Iwo Jima: anniversary (H. Res. 1099), H1773-H1778 [20MR]
Beall, John B., Sr.: Bronze Star recipient, E1248 [30JN]
Blake, William: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1947 [17NO]
California State University, Fresno: tribute to conferring of honorary degrees to Japanese-American students who were removed from the college during World War II, E922 [24MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of Emancipation Hall for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H. Con. Res. 239), H1076-H1078 [3MR], E229 [24FE]
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 236), H1078, H1079 [3MR], E320 [5MR]
———permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H. Con. Res. 237), E180 [22FE]
Chapin, SC: tribute to the Iceland Reunion (organization), E1520 [30JY]
Chapman University: tribute to Holocaust education programs, E388 [16MR]
Cimperman, Albert: French Legion of Honor medal of the Knight recipient, E2131 [14DE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to members of the Civil Air Patrol (H.R. 5859), E1569 [10AU]
———award to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (S. 1055), H6955-H6960 [23SE], E1825 [29SE]
Debolt, Margaret L.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E346 [10MR]
Dept. of Defense: tribute to the Cadet Nurse Program, E804 [11MY]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 2089), E148 [3FE]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding the Heart Mountain Relocation Center near Powell, WY, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3989), H5512, H5513 [13JY]
Discrimination: recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing internment of Japanese-, German-, and Italian-American communities and increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E226 [24FE]
Drennan, Raymond J.: Purple Heart recipient, E1844 [29SE]
Flournoy, Maxine: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E345 [10MR]
Four Immortal Chaplains Day: observance, H531 [3FE]
Franklin (U.S.S.): tribute to World War II veterans, E2227 [21DE]
Gies, Miep: tribute (H. Res. 1074), H673-H675 [23FE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations, H8757, H8758 [17DE], H8944, H8945 [22DE], E997 [28MY]
Haiti: historical impact on the U.S., H535 [3FE]
History: commemorate anniversary of conclusion, E1574 [10AU]
———commemorate anniversary of conclusion (H. Res. 1516), H5754-H5756 [20JY], E1402 [22JY]
Hogancamp, Wayne T.: Silver Star recipient, H4513 [16JN]
Holocaust: commemorate anniversary Auschwitz liberation, honor Nazi concentration camp victims, commend those who helped defeat the Nazi regime, enhance Holocaust education, and combat anti-Semitism (H. Res. 1044), H443-H445 [2FE], E146, E147, E148 [3FE], E190 [22FE]
———ensure all U.S. survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (H. Con. Res. 323), H7713-H7716 [30NO], E2020, E2028 [1DE], E2035, E2036 [2DE], E2068 [7DE]
Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Central Florida: tribute, E567 [15AP]
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H355 [26JA], H2558 [14AP], E518, E527 [13AP], E554, E564 [15AP]
Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E355 [11MR]
Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E973 [28MY], E1312 [14JY]
Honor Flight Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E1832 [29SE]
Honor Flight Oregon (organization): tribute, E1142 [17JN]
Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E1711 [22SE]
Hoosier Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E699 [28AP]
Jacobs, Arnold J.: Philippine Liberation Medal recipient, E733 [4MY]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II, E1456 [28JY]
Japanese Americans: tribute to Army 100th Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service, E657 [26AP]
Long Beach, CA: dedication of Rosie the Riveter Park and Interpretive Center, H7831 [1DE], E2035 [2DE]
Montford Point Marine Association: tribute, E206 [23FE]
National Guard: tribute to 29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment and 111th Field Artillery Battalion for participation in the Normandy Invasion on D-Day, E498 [25MR], E1081 [10JN]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E2078 [7DE]
Nisei veterans: tribute, E652 [26AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to nurses serving from 1944 to 1978, H6860 [22SE]
OSS Society, Inc.: tribute to Detachment 101 veterans, E1887 [15NO]
Pierce, Virginia: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E334 [9MR]
Pittman, William: Distinguished Flying Cross medal recipient, H1619 [18MR]
Poland: anniversary of Katyn Massacre by Soviet police, E808 [11MY]
———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership, H2482 [13AP], H2554, H2557 [14AP], H2584 [15AP], E516 [13AP]
Posey, Barbara: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E402 [17MR]
Pressman, James: Distinguished Flying Cross medal recipient, H1620 [18MR]
Sacramento City College: tribute to conferring of honorary degrees to Japanese-American students who were removed from the college during World War II, E903 [20MY]
Snohomish County, WA: tribute to World War II Veteran's Project participants, E859 [18MY]
South Alabama Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E773 [6MY]
Southwest Florida Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E634 [22AP]
Spindale, NC: tribute to Word of Faith Christian School art collection depicting World War II and the legacy of the Holocaust, E1389 [21JY]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 226), H6013, H6014 [26JY], E45 [20JA]
Sproat, Henrietta: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E345 [10MR]
Texas: tribute to World War II veterans traveling to Washington, DC, to visit memorials built in their honor (H. Res. 1673), E1754 [28SE]
U.S.S. McCawley Survivors Association: anniversary, E1254 [30JN]
Uniontown, KS: tribute to Uniontown High School ``Life in a Jar'' project honoring Irena Sendler, H5283 [30JN]
V-E Day: anniversary, H3101 [4MY], E761 [5MY]
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge (organization): tribute to Ohio North Coast Chapter XXXVI, E806 [11MY]
Vujnovich, George M.: Bronze Star recipient, E1763 [28SE]
West Palm Beach, FL: American Red Cross Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter recipient of Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center (organization) Outstanding Chapter Award, E1659 [16SE]
Wolaver, Lynn: Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame inductee, E1094 [14JN]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal, E341 [10MR], E356 [11MR]
———award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2014), E334 [9MR], E345, E346 [10MR], E362 [11MR]
———tribute to Virginia Congressional Gold Medal recipients, H1226 [10MR]
Remarks in Senate
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of Emancipation Hall for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H. Con. Res. 239), S1240 [5MR]
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 236), S1240 [5MR]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to the Montford Point Marines (S. 1695), S7585, S7586 [28SE]
———award to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (S. 1055), S6593 [2AU]
Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (S. Res. 153), S2370 [15AP]
Holocaust: commemorate anniversary Auschwitz liberation, honor Nazi concentration camp victims, commend those who helped defeat the Nazi regime, enhance Holocaust education, and combat anti-Semitism, S335 [28JA], S357 [29JA]
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2370 [15AP]
Honor Flight Bluegrass (organization): tribute, S5777 [13JY]
Honor Flight Northwest Arkansas (organization): tribute, S7083 [14SE]
Honor Flight Tennessee Valley (organization): tribute, S7612 [28SE]
Horn Lake, MS: tribute to Horn Lake Middle School Holocaust education project, S2202 [12AP]
Insurance: restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (S. 4033), S10306 [15DE]
International law: hold surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed during World War II by encouraging foreign prosecution and extradition (S. 1704), S2370 [15AP]
Labor unions: history of unionization, importance of collective bargaining, and role of NLRB in regulatory enforcement, S512 [9FE]
Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, S2799 [29AP]
Montford Point Marines Day: designate (S. Res. 587), S6226 [22JY]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S8550 [6DE]
Poland: recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership, S2185-S2187 [12AP]
———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership (S. Res. 476), S2212 [12AP]
Self, Morris W.: French National Order of the Legion of Honor Award recipient, S4209 [25MY]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 226), S6980 [5AU]
Veterans: expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S4488-S4491, S4502 [27MY]
Vujnovich, George M.: Bronze Star recipient, S8711 [9DE]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, S1332 [10MR]
Reports filed
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 42) (H. Rept. 111-666), H7757 [30NO]
Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2722) (S. Rept. 111-261), S6881 [5AU]
———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 111-529), H5545 [13JY]
Wartime Treatment Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1425) (H. Rept. 111-679), H8290 [13DE]
Resolutions by organizations
Dept. of Justice Office of Special Investigations Recognition: American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants (organization), E515 [13AP]
Tribute to National Guard 29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment and 111th Field Artillery Battalion for participation in the Normandy Invasion on D-Day: Virginia General Assembly, E498 [25MR]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 226, Spirit of '45 Day, H6013 [26JY]
H. Con. Res. 236, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H1078 [3MR]
H. Con. Res. 239, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), H1076 [3MR]
H. Con. Res. 323, ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security, H7713 [30NO]
H. Res. 1044, commemorate Auschwitz liberation anniversary, honor Nazi concentration camp victims, commend those who helped defeat the Nazi regime, enhance Holocaust education, and combat anti-Semitism, H443 [2FE]
H. Res. 1074, tribute to Miep Gies, H673 [23FE]
H. Res. 1099, Battle of Iwo Jima anniversary, H1773 [20MR]
H. Res. 1251, tribute to Armed Forces members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944 (D-Day), amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H6637 [14SE]
H. Res. 1483, tribute to service and sacrifice of the 14th Armored Division during World War II, H5758 [20JY]
H. Res. 1516, World War II conclusion anniversary and tribute to Armed Forces members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5754 [20JY]
H. Res. 1594, American Volunteer Group and 23d Fighter Group (Flying Tigers) combat action anniversary and recognize contributions to the Nation's defense, E1490 [29JY]
H.R. 3989, Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act, H5512 [13JY]
S. 1055, award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army, for service during World War II, S6593 [2AU], H6955 [23SE]
S. Con. Res. 70, Spirit of '45 Day, S6909 [5AU]
S. Res. 476, recognize Polish victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership, S2212 [12AP]
S. Res. 587, Montford Point Marines Day, S6027 [20JY], S6226 [22JY]
S. Res. 652, tribute to Alfred Lind, S7635, S7666 [28SE]
Tributes
Inouye, Senator, S7248 [21SE]