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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate John Clancy on the
4occasion of his 100th birthday on October 18, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, John Clancy enlisted in the United States Navy on
6September 26, 1942 as a Chief Petty Officer and is one of the
7oldest living World War II veterans; and
 
8    WHEREAS, John Clancy's initial time in the Navy was spent
9in Naval Intelligence; when that department was closed in
10early 1944, he was assigned to the USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74);
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, John Clancy served as a Flight Deck Chief/Plane
13Director while assigned to the USS Nehenta Bay; after the war,
14he continued to serve as the Chief Master of Arms while the
15Nehenta Bay transported sailors to their home ports; and
 
16    WHEREAS, John Clancy was discharged from the Navy on
17December 29, 1945 after serving with distinction; therefore,
18be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we congratulate John Clancy on the occasion of his 100th
2birthday, and we wish him many more wonderful years; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to John Clancy as a symbol of our respect and esteem.