WORLD WAR II see also War

Amendments

Congressional Gold Medal: award to members of the Civil Air Patrol (S. 309), S3628, S3629 [20MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 381), S8288 [19NO]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S569 [7FE]

Articles and editorials

Courage Under Fire—Story of Native Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Is Worth Repeating, S5259 [26JN]

Marine Vet Recounts Pearl Harbor, Midway, S8044 [14NO]

Seventy Years Ago This Month—The Battle of Attu Raged, S3251 [8MY]

Truth . . . Finally—It Took Decades, but Waterbury Sisters Learn About Their Brother’s Death in World War II, S6192 [1AU]

WWII Veteran Honored for Heroic Bombing Raid—Moke Hill Man Was a B–24 Gunner, H5793 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: officially recognize the service and sacrifice of soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during the Battle of the Bulge (see H. Con. Res. 68), H7507 [4DE]

Albania: recognize independence anniversary and commend for protecting Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust (see H. Res. 33), H171 [15JA]

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 622), H454 [12FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2838 [21MY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 1726), H2349 [25AP]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 293), H170 [15JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American code talkers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8000 [13NO]

——— permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H502 [13FE]

Claims: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 1393), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 1505), H1956 [11AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H31 [3JA]

——— award to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 755), H594 [15FE]

——— award to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 1688), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 3544), H7309 [20NO]

——— award to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H7566 [5DE]

——— award to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (H.R. 3658) (see S. 1862), S9051 [19DE]

——— award to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S2896 [23AP] (see H.R. 324), H177 [18JA]

Conway, Thomas M.: award Navy Cross posthumously (see S. Res. 197), S5755 [17JY]

Denmark: anniversary of rescue of Danish Jews from the Nazis (see S. Res. 227), S6519 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see S. 868), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 1855), H2483 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1477), H1909 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 2064), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1361), S5907 [24JY] (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

Dept. of the Army: determine validity of certain Filipinos’ claims that they performed military service on behalf of the U.S. during World War II (see H.R. 110), H31 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 1044), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2175), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 481), H342 [4FE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see S. 690), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 1452), H1857 [9AP]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H701 [27FE]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 1936), H2568 [9MY]

——— improve health care provided to World War II veterans at departmental facilities (see H.R. 2063), H2838 [21MY]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see S. 1559), S7007 [27SE] (see H.R. 3207), H5921 [27SE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S871 [26FE] (see H.R. 1209), H1547 [15MR]

Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1237), H1567 [18MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 461), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 966), H981 [5MR]

Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 658), H500 [13FE]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see S. 993), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 2082), H2838 [21MY]

Veterans: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1835), H2436 [6MY]

——— tribute to veterans on anniversaries of major battles (see H. Res. 230), H2838 [21MY]

Histories

U.S. POW Delegation Trip to Japan Participants, E1516–E1518 [15OC]

Letters

Congressional Gold Medal Award to the World War II First Special Service Force: Representative Candice S. Miller, Committee on House Administration (House), H2818 [21MY]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H2818 [21MY]

Lists

World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big Sky Honor Flight (organization), S3565 [16MY]

World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Honor Flight Chicago (organization), E1425 [3OC]

World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization), S6325 [10SE], S6474 [16SE]

Prayers

Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. Roosevelt, H3243 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Air Force 425th Bombardment Squadron: anniversary of crash of ‘‘Hot as Hell’’ aircraft in India, E67 [25JA]

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 622), E123 [12FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (H.R. 1726), H2303, H2304 [25AP]

Avon, IN: tribute to dedication of Avon World War II Memorial Park, E567 [26AP]

Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, H2313 [25AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American code talkers (S. Con. Res. 25), H7164, H7165 [18NO]

——— permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H997 [6MR]

Central Valley Honor Flight (organization): tribute, H7064 [14NO]

Civil Liberties Act: anniversary, E1513 [15OC]

Claims: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1505), E428 [11AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (H.R. 3658), H7560 [5DE]

——— award to the First Special Service Force (H.R. 324), H2817–H2819 [21MY]

Crestview, FL: tribute to sister city relationship with Noirmoutier-en-I’l̂le, France, E853 [12JN]

D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H3228, H3242 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 1477), E414 [10AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, H6791 [28OC], E1596 [29OC]

——— accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (H.R. 1288), H3164 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (H.R. 481), H348 [5FE]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’, H6791 [28OC]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 1936), H2849 [22MY], H6914 [30OC], E640 [9MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1209), H2034 [16AP], E485 [17AP]

——— tribute to members, E490 [18AP]

Dugas family: tribute to service as World War II aircraft spotters, E618 [8MY]

Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E517 [23AP], E712 [21MY], E1276 [10SE], E1523 [16OC]

Greece: observance of Oxi Day, H6694 [23OC]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), E3 [3JA]

Holocaust Education and Resource Center of Rhode Island: anniversary, H2665 [16MY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E402 [9AP], E408, E414 [10AP], E423 [11AP]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E1425 [3OC]

Honor Flight Florida (organization): tribute, H2070 [17AP]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, H530 [14FE], E1245 [2AU], E1560 [23OC]

Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E1326 [17SE]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E461 [15AP], E662, E668 [15MY], E850 [12JN], E1524 [16OC]

Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E553 [25AP], E747 [23MY], E1428 [3OC], E1612 [30OC]

Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E609 [7MY], E626 [8MY], E1176 [31JY]

Hudson Valley Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1319 [17SE], E1353 [20SE]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas, H2035 [16AP]

Japan: condemn sexual enslavement of young women during World War II, H2610 [15MY]

Jasper County Freedom Flight (organization): tribute, E708 [21MY]

LST–325 (U.S.S.): return to Evansville, IN, E1354 [20SE]

Mansbach, Jerry: French Legion of Honor Medal recipient, E1666 [14NO]

Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1719 [20NO]

Murphy, Audie: Texas Legislative Medal of Honor recipient, H7401 [3DE], E1711 [20NO]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E1804 [5DE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts, H7267 [20NO], E1770 [3DE]

Nauss, Jerry: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H3271 [11JN]

Philippines: tribute to generosity to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, E1190 [1AU]

POW: U.S. POW delegation trip to Japan, E1516 [15OC]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Operation Recognition high school diploma recipients, E1559 [23OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: importance of Christmas holiday in Presidential messages and statements, H8099 [12DE]

Santa Barbara, CA: tribute to Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Museum and Channel City Club (organization) Committee on Foreign Relations symposium ‘‘70 Years On . . . Celebrating the ‘Bomber Boys’ of World War II’’, E509 [23AP]

Sharon, MA: dedication of First Sergeant James A. Keating Memorial Monument, E1758 [2DE]

Stuart, FL: tribute to Mariner Sands World War II veterans, E1630 [12NO]

Swenson, Robert S.: Bronze Star recipient, E1254 [9SE]

Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1372 [25SE]

Tide (U.S.S.): tribute to survivors of mine explosion, E843 [11JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: tribute to those from Western Pennsylvania, E1312 [12SE]

Veterans: tribute to Mississippi veterans who participated in the liberation of France, E1369 [25SE]

Women: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, who served on the homefront, E1477 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3527 [15MY]

Battle of Attu: anniversary, S3250 [8MY]

Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2648 [15AP], S2791, S2793 [18AP], S3367 [13MY], S3565 [16MY], S4208 [11JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American code talkers (S. Con. Res. 25), S8011 [13NO]

——— permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), S1668 [11MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to members of the Civil Air Patrol (S. 309), S3629 [20MY]

——— award to the First Special Service Force (H.R. 324), S5509 [27JN]

Cruz, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to Nazi Germany, S6842 [24SE]

D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3971 [6JN]

Denmark: anniversary of rescue of Danish Jews from the Nazis (S. Res. 227), S7213 [4OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (S. 1559), S7008 [27SE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 381), S1146 [6MR], S8289 [19NO], S8339 [20NO]

——— tribute to members, S2793 [18AP]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, S7826 [5NO]

Gratias, Art: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, S3085 [6MY]

Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S2495 [9AP], S7718 [31OC]

Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3971 [6JN]

Honor Flight Nebraska (organization): tribute, S7913 [7NO]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S6325 [10SE], S6474 [16SE]

Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, S7925 [7NO]

John Rodgers (U.S.S.): tribute, S3086 [6MY]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (S. 993), S3660 [21MY], S3963 [4JN]

Puerto Rico: tribute to the Borinqueneers, 65th Infantry Regiment, S3527 [15MY]

Veterans: tribute to World War II veterans, S5681 [15JY]

Weatogue, CT: Bataan Corregidor Memorial Bridge dedication, S9098 [20DE]

Reports filed

Danish Jews Rescue From the Nazis During World War II Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 227), S7062 [30SE]

Statements

Government Shutdown: Representative Dingell and Bob Dole, E1437 [4OC]

Tribute to Elie Wiesel: Israel Zoberman, E386 [9AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 14, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H997 [6MR]

H.R. 324, award Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II First Special Service Force, H2817 [21MY]

S. 309, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the World War II Civil Air Patrol, S3630 [20MY]

S. 381, award Congressional Gold Medal to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, S8289 [19NO]

S. 690, Filipino Veterans Fairness Act, S2507 [9AP]

S. 993, award James Megellas the Medal of Honor, S3660 [21MY]

S. 1559, Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act, S7008 [27SE]

S. Con. Res. 25, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American code talkers, S8008 [13NO], H7164 [18NO]

S. Res. 197, award Thomas M. Conway Navy Cross posthumously, S5756 [17JY]

S. Res. 227, Danish Jews rescue from the Nazis during World War II anniversary, S6527 [17SE]