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91_HR0829
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to acknowledge and salute the patriotic
4 service and personal sacrifices performed by members of the
5 United States military during and immediately after World War
6 II and particularly those of Thomas Somlo of Riverwoods,
7 Illinois; and
8 WHEREAS, Tom Somlo served with the 511th Parachute
9 Infantry Regiment in occupied Japan as an intelligence and
10 counter-intelligence agent and was instrumental in obtaining
11 critical information leading to the destruction of mines in
12 the sea lanes north of Japan; and
13 WHEREAS, Tom Somlo was injured during a nighttime
14 parachute jump over Sendai, Japan; therefore, be it
15 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17 we acknowledge and salute Thomas Somlo on his service to our
18 country; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Thomas Somlo.