WORLD WAR II related term(s) War

Amendments

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (S. 1050), S6147, S6152 [12SE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (S. 2101), S5560, S5589 [1AU]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1796 [19MR]

Articles and editorials

Pearl Harbor Casualty’s Remains Getting a Proper Funeral Ends Lifetime of Wondering for Baton Rouge Family Members, S7354 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 7066), H9435 [16OC]

——— tribute to Women’s Army Corps 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebration of Black History Month (see S. Res. 412), S1165 [15FE]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see S. Res. 634), S6224 [18SE]

Boria, Louis, Jr.: award Purple Heart for injuries incurred during World War II and Korean War (see H.R. 6895), H8884 [25SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 103), H783 [5FE]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to present the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. Con. Res. 35), S1244 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1217 [16FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 3166), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 6263), H5973 [28JN]

——— award, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see S. 2500), S1378 [6MR] (see H.R. 4912), H736 [2FE]

——— award to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H4242 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide for a program to commemorate 75th anniversary of World War II (see S. 3661), S7133 [27NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H3095 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the site known as ‘‘Amache’’ in Colorado (see S. 2870), S2725 [16MY] (see H.R. 5844), H4137 [16MY]

——— designate at least one city in the U.S. annually as an ‘‘American World War II Heritage City’’ (see S. 3659), S7132 [27NO] (see H.R. 6118), H5200 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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. 2433), S1164 [15FE]

Honouliuli National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 5706), H3833 [8MY]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: anniversary of Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works) (see S. Con. Res. 39), S3601 [11JN] (see H. Con. Res. 122), H4980 [7JN]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see S. Res. 418), S1287 [28FE] (see H. Res. 756), H1334 [27FE]

Pearl Harbor National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 5706), H3833 [8MY]

Poland: recognize memorials and monuments to Katyn Massacre of Polish officers as important historical reminders and commend contributions of Polish Americans to prosperity, diversity, and strength of the U.S. (see H. Res. 893), H3977 [15MY]

Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2550), S1735 [14MR]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: recognize and honor service of individuals who served (see S. 3729), S7357 [6DE] (see H.R. 7258), H10102 [11DE]

——— recognize anniversary and honor service of individuals who served (S. Res. 737) (see S. Res. 737), S7926 [19DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: privatize administration and operation of Midway Atoll and transfer exclusive jurisdiction to a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll (see H.R. 6879), H8884 [25SE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: anniversary (see H. Res. 1070), H8732 [17SE]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (see H.R. 6381), H6262 [16JY]

Lists

Honor Flight Chicago (organization) honorees, E784 [6JN]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization) members, S7047 [15NO]

Prayers

D-Day Prayer: Franklin D. Roosevelt, E779 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Australia: anniversary of air crash death of U.S. soldiers at Bakers Creek, Queensland, Australia, during World War II, E835 [13JN]

Bluebonnet Belle (aircraft): crash of vintage C–47 Skytrain on way to Oshkosh Air Show, H7672 [25JY]

Bulgaria: anniversary of rescue of Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust, H4784 [6JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 103), H1147 [14FE]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to present the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (H. Con. Res. 106), H1290 [27FE]

Civil liberties: anniversary of Executive order ordering internment of Japanese Americans, H1201 [15FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans, E1670 [13DE]

——— award to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (S. 1050), H10156 [12DE]

——— award to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (H.R. 5879), H4586 [23MY]

Conner, Garlin M.: Medal of Honor recipient, E920 [26JN]

Cony (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crewmembers, H9140 [27SE]

Courts: provide victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis, H3463 [24AP]

Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust: observance, H3151, H3154, H3195 [12AP], H3338–H3341 [16AP], E475 [16AP], E493 [18AP]

D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4783, H4784, H4846 [6JN], E779, E781 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide for a program to commemorate 75th anniversary of World War II (S. 3661), H10538, H10539 [21DE]

Dept. of State: report on progress of certain European countries on the return of, or restitution for, wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holocaust-era assets (S. 447), H3460–H3464 [24AP], E535 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: designate at least one city in the U.S. annually as an ‘‘American World War II Heritage City’’ (H.R. 6118), H9777, H9778 [10DE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1861), H5998–H6000 [10JY]

Engelman, Muriel: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1205 [5SE]

Escanaba (U.S.C.G.C.): anniversary of sinking, E1077 [26JY]

Filipino veterans: tribute, E1669 [13DE]

Fort Knox, KY: anniversary, E1062 [25JY]

France: anniversary of shooting down of B–17 Flying Fortress over Normandy, E900 [22JN]

Germany: anniversary of cracking German enigma code, E1010 [13JY]

Godtland, Harold (Pete): Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1641 [11DE]

Goss, Warren G.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H9141 [27SE]

Guam: War Survivor Remembrance Day observance, E906 [25JN]

Guam Liberation Day: observance, H6198 [16JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations, E906 [25JN]

Holmes, Bradford: POW Medal recipient, E406 [9AP]

Holmstrom, Robert: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E937 [27JN]

Holocaust Survivors Assistance Program: funding, E493 [18AP]

Honor Flight Austin (organization): tribute, H9100 [27SE]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E610 [9MY], E784 [6JN], E1235, E1238 [12SE]

Honor Flight Ephrata (organization): tribute, H4245 [21MY]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E270 [7MR], E814 [8JN], E1360 [2OC]

Honor Flight of Central Oregon (organization): tribute, E789 [7JN]

Honor Flight of Greater Lafayette (organization): tribute, E1411 [16OC]

Honor Flight of Southern Oregon (organization): tribute, E1258 [13SE]

Honor Flight Southern Florida (organization): tribute, H8162 [12SE]

Honouliuli National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 5706), H9485–H9487 [13NO]

Houston (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E306 [13MR]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (H.R. 4107), H1554 [14MR]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (S. 2101), H10157 [12DE]

Insurance: restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (H.R. 762), H3462–H3464 [24AP]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E126 [2FE]

Iowa (U.S.S.): anniversary, E222 [26FE]

Japan: anniversary of arrival of U.S. POW during World War II, E120 [30JA]

——— anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, E1127 [7AU]

——— anniversary of surrender and official end of war, E1215 [6SE]

Louis Zamperini Post Office Building, Torrance, CA: designate, H4587 [23MY]

Lowell, MA: tribute to placement of memorial stone at Centralville Memorial Park in honor of U.S. Army and Naval aviators who died as POWs during atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, E729 [24MY]

Oak Ridge, TN: anniversary of Y-12 National Security Complex, E804 [8JN]

Ohio: tribute to Ohio Military Hall of Fame (organization) inductees, E517 [24AP]

Pacific Historic Parks (organization): authorize to establish a commemorative display to honor Armed Forces members who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II (H.R. 4300), E136 [5FE]

Pearl Harbor National Memorial: establish (H.R. 5706), H9485–H9487 [13NO]

Perkins, Margaret: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E328 [15MR]

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 (H.R. 887), H10152 [12DE]

Pollari, Howard: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E1052 [24JY]

Religion: importance of heart shield Bibles, H3958 [15MY]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Office of Education and Dept. of Veteran’s Services Operation Recognition Program class of 2018, E1523 [14NO]

Serbia: history of U.S. relationship, H7163, H7171 [25JY], E196 [15FE], E524 [24AP], E565 [27AP]

——— importance of U.S. relationship, E1515 [13NO]

Space Coast Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1387 [9OC]

Tappahannock (U.S.S.): tribute, E1062 [25JY]

Texas A&M University: Corps of Cadets recipients of Holocaust Museum Houston Guardians of the Human Spirit Award, H10203 [13DE]

Troy, AL: unveiling of Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar Historical Marker, E181 [14FE]

Tuskegee Airmen: tribute, E1475 [30OC]

Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4406), H1348, H1349 [5MR]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: funding, E493 [18AP]

University of North Carolina at Charlotte: tribute to participation of marching band in D-Day ceremony in Normandy, France, E781 [6JN]

Veterans: tribute to Illinois 16th District Congressional Veteran Commendation recipients, E1129 [7AU]

Victory in Europe (VE) Day: anniversary, H3789 [8MY]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (H.R. 6381), H6198 [16JY]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 2740), H9474, H9475 [13NO]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): anniversary, H4698 [24MY]

Remarks in Senate

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2830 [22MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to 110th Regimental Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, S7045 [15NO]

Army: tribute to Women’s Army Corps 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebration of Black History Month (S. Res. 412), S6504 [3OC]

Battle of Attu: anniversary, S2828 [22MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 103), S1222 [26FE]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to present the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (H. Con. Res. 106), S1291 [28FE]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to present the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (S. Con. Res. 35), S1254 [27FE]

Civil liberties: propriety of Executive order ordering internment of Japanese Americans, S5562 [1AU]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (S. 1050), S6152 [12SE]

Conner, Garlin M.: Medal of Honor recipient, S4353 [25JN]

D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3003, S3027 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide for a program to commemorate 75th anniversary of World War II (S. 3661), S7142 [27NO], S8034 [22DE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1861), S7332 [6DE]

Fort Knox, KY: anniversary, S5447 [30JY]

France: anniversary of shooting down of B–17 Flying Fortress over Normandy, S4726 [28JN]

Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3003 [6JN], S4459 [27JN]

Honor Flight Huntington (organization): tribute, S6137 [12SE]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S1836 [20MR], S4964 [16JY], S7047 [15NO]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (S. 2101), S5560 [1AU]

Joseph Gerczak (U.S.C.G.C.): commissioning, S647 [6FE]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (S. Res. 418), S1293 [28FE]

Pacific Historic Parks (organization): authorize to establish a commemorative display to honor Armed Forces members who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II (H.R. 4300), S2354 [23AP]

Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4406), S4807, S4808 [28JN]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: recognize anniversary and honor service of individuals who served (S. Res. 737), S7898 [19DE]

Reports filed

Amache Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2870) (S. Rept. 115–375), S7087 [26NO]

Berlin Airlift Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 634), S6413 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior Designation of at Least One City in the U.S. Annually as an ‘‘American World War II Heritage City’’: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6118) (H. Rept. 115–998), H9459 [30OC]

Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4300) (S. Rept. 115–216), S1875 [21MR]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2213) (S. Rept. 115–215), S1874 [21MR]

Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building, New York, NY: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4406), S3951 [14JN]

World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5706) (H. Rept. 115–991), H9442 [23OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 103, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H1147 [14FE]

H. Con. Res. 106, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to present the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), H1290 [27FE]

H.R. 887, 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, H10152 [12DE]

H.R. 1861, Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act, H5998 [10JY]

H.R. 2740, Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act, H9474 [13NO]

H.R. 4406, Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building, New York, NY, H1348 [5MR]

H.R. 5706, World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act, H9485 [13NO]

H.R. 6118, Dept. of the Interior designation of at least one city in the U.S. annually as an ‘‘American World War II Heritage City’’, H9777 [10DE]

S. 447, Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act, H3460 [24AP]

S. 1050, Chinese-American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act, S6152 [12SE], H10156 [12DE]

S. 2101, USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act, S5560 [1AU], H10157 [12DE]

S. 3661, 75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Act, S7134, S7142 [27NO], H10538 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 35, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to present the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), S1253 [27FE]

S. Con. Res. 39, Lockheed Martin Corp. Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works) anniversary, S3606 [11JN]

S. Res. 412, tribute to Women’s Army Corps 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebration of Black History Month, S1169 [15FE]

S. Res. 418, National Rosie the Riveter Day, S1290 [28FE]

S. Res. 634, Berlin Airlift anniversary, S6233 [18SE]

S. Res. 737, recognize U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps anniversary and honor service of individuals who served during World War II, S7933 [19DE]

Tributes

Eisenhower, Dwight D., S6629 [5OC]