Recognizing Mr. Quentin Roman Stambaugh

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Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize Mr. Quentin Roman Stambaugh on the auspicious occasion of his 100th Birthday on February 8, 2024.

Mr. Stambaugh dedicated much of his impressive 100 years to the honorable service of our Nation. He first reported for duty on 6 April 1943, to then-Camp George G. Meade, where he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and then completed Basic Training in Miami Florida. He was assigned to the U.S. Army Technical School in Sioux Falls SD, where he trained to become a Radioman and Mechanic. He progressed to Yuma, AZ as a Gunnery School trainee, and learned to operate the B-25/Mitchell Aircraft. After vigorous training, he was deployed to the Southwest Pacific region at the height of WWII, serving as a Radioman and Tail Gunner, and making his mark on our Nation as part of ``The Greatest Generation.''

Mr. Stambaugh heroically flew 38 Combat Missions, during which he had four take downs against the Japanese enemy, and numerous enemy installations. He earned the Expert Marksman badge, the Presidential Unit Citation, and a personal letter to his parents from General George Kenney, Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific. In the letter, General Kenney cited Mr. Stambaugh's ``Meritorious Achievement while participating in aerial flights in the Southwest Pacific area from February 25, 1945 to March 30, 1945 . . .'' and noted his service as ``. . . a real and very tangible contribution to victory and peace.'' General Kenney further stated that ``I would like to tell you how genuinely proud I am to have men such as your son in my command, and how gratified I am to know that young Americans with such courage and resourcefulness are fighting our Country's battle against the aggressor nations. You have every reason to share that pride and gratification.'' Mr. Stambaugh, having brushed with death numerous times, never forgets his Brothers-in-Arms who made the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation, fellow Warriors, and our way of life.

Returning home after earning an Honorable Discharge on 18 December 1945, Mr. Stambaugh transitioned to civilian life at PH Gladfelter in Spring Grove, and earned a Magistrate position in York County--further serving our Nation in a judicial capacity for four consecutive six-year terms. Mr. Stambaugh and his wife, Bertha, had three children, and he still lives in the home he and Bertha built together near his childhood home in Spring Grove.

Mr. Speaker, I'm honored, privileged, and humbled to celebrate Mr. Quentin Roman Stambaugh on the blessed occasion of his 100th Birthday. His tireless, selfless, and dedicated service of our communities, Commonwealth, and Nation sets the standard by which we should all be judged. I wish him continued Godspeed.

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