WORLD WAR II see also War

Addresses

Acceptance of the First Japanese Corporate Apology for Forced Labor by U.S. POWs During World War II: James T. Murphy, E1171 [29JY]

——— Jan Thompson, American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Memorial Society, S6377 [5AU]

Awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force: Senator McConnell, S733 [3FE]

Issuance of the First Japanese Corporate Apology for Forced Labor by U.S. POWs During World War II: Hikaru Kimura, Mitsubishi Materials Corp., S6378 [5AU], E1171 [29JY]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, H2504–H2506 [29AP]

Amendments

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (S. Res. 109), S3247, S3250 [21MY]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S946 [11FE], H9313 [15DE]

Articles and editorials

Fear in the Driver’s Seat, S8788 [17DE]

Humble Air Warrior Had Crucial D-Day Job, France To Honor Late Senator Cannon, Others for WWII Roles, H3206 [14MY]

Japan’s War Legacy—Postwar Generation May Now Be the Majority in Japan, but They Too Must Know the Atrocities of War, E1714 [7DE]

World War II Veteran Receives High School Diploma—Bullock Joined Army in Wake of Pearl Harbor Attack, S3301 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5403 [22JY]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1247 [3MR] (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1566 [3MR]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2272 [20AP] (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2153 [13AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (see S. Con. Res. 2), S100 [8JA] (see H. Con. Res. 4), H43 [6JA]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 9), H582 [26JA]

Civil liberties: recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 118), H1070 [13FE]

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize National Museum of World War II Aviation as America’s National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 193), H2153 [13AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 535), H582 [26JA] (see H.R. 2737), H4241 [11JN]

——— award to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S7771 [4NO] (see H.R. 3929), H7742 [4NO]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 889), H981 [11FE]

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. 151), S200 [13JA] (see H.R. 315), H357 [13JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2545), H3560 [21MY]

——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (see H.R. 4146), H8859 [1DE]

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. 1775), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 1288), H1611 [4MR]

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. 1875), H2307 [16AP]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see S. 1401), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 1512), H1803 [19MR]

——— 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. 563), H638 [27JA]

First American Volunteer Group of Chinese Air Force (AVG Fling Tigers): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2441), H3387 [19MY]

Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1857), H2306 [16AP]

‘‘Ghost Army’’: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops (see H.R. 2170), H2768 [30AP]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H37 [6JA]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (see S. Res. 109), S1781 [24MR] (see H. Res. 169), H1900 [24MR]

History: commemorate decision of Harry S. Truman to use atomic bombs against Japan to end World War II and honor crews of Enola Gay and Bockscar who carried out the missions (see S. Res. 247), S6381 [5AU]

Holocaust: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H582 [26JA]

——— commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 35), S421 [22JA]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 733), S1495 [12MR] (see H.R. 483), H530 [22JA]

Italian Americans: apologize for treatment during World War II (see H.R. 4147), H8859 [1DE]

Jews: call for appropriate observation of significant anniversaries for the Jewish people by the U.S. Administration and diplomatic representatives (see H. Res. 57), H639 [27JA]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see S. 1502), S3775 [4JN] (see H.R. 808), H856 [5FE]

Moret, Calvin G.: tribute (see S. Res. 260), S6849 [21SE]

Philippines: extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities (see H.R. 3449), H5847 [8SE]

Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 313), H4343 [12JN]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Tule Lake National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2412), S8793 [17DE]

U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2992), H5028 [9JY]

Veterans: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2248), H2876 [12MY]

Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (see H. Res. 51), H582 [26JA]

Essays

Day That Launched a Better Future: Isaiah Casintahan, E1270 [11SE]

Histories

U.S.S. Pittsburgh Service in World War II, S7812 [5NO]

Letters

World War II Iowa veterans serving abroad: Adam C. Wygonik, E1594 [4NO]

——— Ernest L. (Budd) Jenkins, E1594 [4NO]

——— Floyd Stimen, E1594 [4NO]

——— Gerald L. Corey, E1595 [4NO]

——— H.A. Grieman, E1595 [4NO]

——— John Gildemiester, Jr., E1595 [4NO]

——— Kenneth Eatinger, H7632 [4NO]

——— Roy Kralik, E1595 [4NO]

——— Russell Smith, E1594 [4NO]

Remarks in House

Abe, Shinzo: request Japanese Prime Minister to include in his speech before Congress a formal apology for the use of coerced sexual slavery during World War II, H2346, H2347–H2349 [21AP], E598, E602, E605 [28AP]

Alderete, Samuel: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1067 [14JY]

Armed Forces: expedite award of Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, H1577 [4MR], E306 [4MR]

——— tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, E363 [18MR]

Association of Former Members of Congress: status of Congressional Study Group on World War I and World War II battlefields in France and Belgium, H4442, H4443 [17JN]

Australia: anniversary of the air crash death of U.S. soldiers at Bakers Creek, Queensland, Australia, during World War II, E900 [15JN]

Battle of the Bulge: anniversary, H434, H435 [21JA]

Bonner, Stephen J.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H3510 [21MY], E746 [19MY]

BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation: tribute to ‘‘Warplanes to Siberia’’ project, E143 [2FE]

Brownwood, TX: anniversary of Camp Bowie, E1239 [9SE]

Bruring, William E.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E70 [14JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (H. Con. Res. 64), H5513 [27JY]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (S. Con. Res. 7), H1651 [16MR]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (H. Con. Res. 34), H2129 [13AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (S. Con. Res. 2), H207 [12JA]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 9), H2129 [13AP]

——— placement of bust of Winston S. Churchill in U.S. Capitol, H513 [22JA]

Catchpole, Harry T.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E142 [2FE]

Chambersburg, PA: tribute to Italian Service Units assigned to Letterkenny Army Depot, E1425 [6OC]

Civil liberties: tribute to ‘‘Allegiance’’ (musical) about internment of Japanese Americans, H903 [10FE]

Concord, CA: recognize anniversary of munitions explosion and exonerate sailors unjustly blamed and convicted of mutiny following the Port Chicago disaster, H5220–H5225 [15JY]

Cook, Raymond E.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E188 [10FE]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 889), H3956–H3959 [9JN]

Crisp, Carl: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1178 [29JY]

D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H3771 [3JN], E881 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 2545), E786 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, H5223 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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, H2992 [14MY], H4055 [10JN]

——— 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. 563), H588 [27JA], H6900 [8OC], H7401 [3NO], E126 [27JA]

Dietz, Robert H.: Medal of Honor recipient, H3399 [20MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal, E508 [15AP]

Drapeau, Norman: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E705 [14MY]

Durham, NC: unveiling of Durham Hebrew Cemetery memorial to Dachau Concentration Camp victims, E536 [21AP]

Eatman, Harold: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H764 [4FE]

El Paso, TX: tribute to veterans, E1613 [5NO]

Flying Tigers: tribute, E355 [18MR]

——— tribute to fighter squadrons, H4778 [7JY], H5302 [21JY]

France: agreement with U.S. to pay compensation to Holocaust survivors, their spouses and heirs from the French government for the deportations of Jews and other prisoners aboard French trains, H9211 [10DE]

Greater Miami, FL, Jewish Federation: tribute to Kristallnacht Event, H7398 [3NO]

Greece: observance of Oxi Day, H7265 [28OC]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), E10 [6JA]

Heroism: tribute to Four Chaplains on Dorchester (vessel), E396 [24MR]

Higgins, Wallace: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E665 [8MY]

History: anniversary of conclusion, H2345 [21AP]

Holocaust: anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, H587 [27JA], H655 [28JA], E120 [27JA], E130 [28JA], E455 [13AP]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2220 [15AP], E516, E521 [16AP]

Honor Flight Northeast Tennessee (organization): tribute, H4171 [11JN]

Honor Flight of Eastern Iowa (organization): tribute, E743 [19MY], E1482 [20OC]

Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E710 [14MY]

Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico (organization): tribute, H4422 [16JN]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E799 [1JN], E1294, E1296 [16SE], E1324 [18SE], E1485 [20OC]

Honor Flight of Portland (organization): tribute, E710 [14MY]

Honor Flight South Carolina (organization): tribute, H2888 [13MY]

Honor Flight South Florida (organization): tribute, H3764 [3JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to World War II 70th Anniversary and Celebration of Diversity and World Peace Event, E1819 [17DE]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas, H539 [26JA]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H587, H588, H589, H621 [27JA], E120 [27JA]

Japan: tribute to Peace Memorial Monument Committee, E1216 [8SE]

——— U.S. policy, E598 [28AP]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E726 [15MY]

Johnson, Henry: Medal of Honor recipient, E755 [20MY], E826 [2JN]

Kirkbride, Billy: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H763 [4FE]

Kirkwood, Philip: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H3545 [21MY]

Lund University: tribute to Ravensbruck Archive Project for efforts to digitize Holocaust documents, E1006 [7JY]

McPherson, Donald: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E745 [19MY]

Mills, Alex: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H2297 [16AP]

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.: apology to World War II POW, E1170 [29JY]

Mohor, Arthur: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E142 [2FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H9017 [7DE], H9032, H9033 [8DE], E1720 [7DE]

National World War II Museum: tribute to ‘‘Fighting for the Right to Fight—African American Experiences in World War II’’ exhibit, E1494 [21OC]

Palm Beach County, FL: tribute to World War II female veterans, E1386 [29SE]

Permian Basin Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E797 [1JN], E1278 [15SE]

Petree, Henry R.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E142 [2FE]

Poland: anniversary of Katyn Massacre by Soviet police, E1279 [15SE]

Quigley, Thomas C.: Bedford, TX, Hometown Hero Award recipient, E1442 [7OC]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Operation Recognition high school diploma recipients, E1573 [2NO]

Shemin, William: Medal of Honor recipient, E755 [20MY]

Snyder, Timothy: Poland Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit recipient, E35 [8JA]

St. Cloud Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E534 [21AP]

Uhler, Richard K.: Purple Heart recipient, E855 [9JN]

Victory in Japan (V-J) Day: anniversary, E1180 [29JY]

V-J Day Commemoration Day: observance, E1714 [7DE]

Wells, Forrest: Bronze Star recipient, E142 [2FE]

Women: tribute to contributions on the home front, E386 [23MR]

——— tribute to Rosie the Riveter and all the women she represented, H4019 [10JN]

Zimmerman, Bob: Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Major Norman Hatch Award recipient, E799 [1JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abe, Shinzo: address to Congress, S2554 [30AP]

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3177 [20MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (H. Con. Res. 64), S6087 [28JY]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (S. Con. Res. 7), S1509 [12MR]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (H. Con. Res. 34), S2276 [20AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (S. Con. Res. 2), S117 [8JA]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 9), S2183 [14AP]

D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3767 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (S. 1401), S3187 [20MY]

Greeley, CO: tribute to Greeley Holocaust Memorial Observances, S2213 [15AP]

Gross, Clayton K.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S2846 [13MY]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (S. Res. 109), S3250 [21MY], S3305 [22MY]

History: anniversary of conclusion, S6371, S6372 [5AU]

Holocaust: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust (S. Res. 35), S425 [22JA], S615, S616 [29JA], S674 [30JA]

——— tribute to survivors, S7857 [9NO]

Honor Flight Nevada (organization): tribute, S3774 [4JN]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2034 [26MR], S6068 [28JY]

Honor Flight of Ohio (organization): tribute, S7902 [10NO]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S497, S532 [27JA]

Japan: tribute to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japanese POW Friendship Program delegation, S7537 [27OC]

——— U.S. policy, S2444–S2446 [28AP]

——— U.S. POW delegation trip, S2521 [29AP]

Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive coalition: tribute, S6184 [30JY]

Moret, Calvin G.: tribute (S. Res. 260), S6855 [21SE]

Native Americans: awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Native American Code Talkers, S4343 [22JN]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S7812 [5NO]

Umatilla County, OR: tribute to World War II veterans, S7653 [29OC]

Victory in Europe (VE) Day: anniversary, S2816 [13MY]

Reports filed

Commemorate Anniversary of the Liberation of the Auschwitz Extermination Camp, Remember the Victims, and Honor the Legacy of the Survivors of the Holocaust: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 35), S589 [28JA]

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 114–141), H3921 [8JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 9, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H2129 [13AP]

H. Con. Res. 34, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces, H2129 [13AP]

H. Con. Res. 64, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men, H5513 [27JY]

H.R. 889, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act, H3956 [9JN]

S. Con. Res. 2, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force, S110 [8JA], H207 [12JA]

S. Con. Res. 7, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, S1255 [3MR], H1651 [16MR]

S. Con, Res. 13, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces, S2276 [20AP]

S. Res. 35, commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust, S425 [22JA], S674 [30JA]

S. Res. 109, recognize Hui Panala’au colonists of Hawaii who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there, S1784 [24MR], S3250 [21MY]

S. Res. 247, commemorate decision of Harry S. Truman to use atomic bombs against Japan to end World War II and honor crews of Enola Gay and Bockscar who carried out the missions, S6405 [5AU]

S. Res. 260, tribute to Calvin G. Moret, S6850 [21SE]