Full Text of HR1567 95th General Assembly
HR1567 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to thank Donald Futymoski for his | 4 |
| dedicated service to his nation in the battle of Iwo Jima | 5 |
| during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, The battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945 | 7 |
| as a push into one of Japan's final strongholds in the Pacific | 8 |
| region; the U.S. invasion began with a Marine force of over | 9 |
| 30,000 soldiers, with 40,000 more Marines following throughout | 10 |
| the battle; by the battle's end, the U.S. Marines suffered | 11 |
| 27,909 casualties, with 6,825 Marines killed during the | 12 |
| assault; of the 21,000 Japanese embedded at Iwo Jima, only 297 | 13 |
| were still living by the battle's end; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Futymoski entered active service with the | 15 |
| U.S. Marine Corps on December 22, 1943; after training at the | 16 |
| Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, he was | 17 |
| assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion, 28th | 18 |
| Marines of the 5th Marine Division for training at Camp Tarawa, | 19 |
| Hawaii; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Futymoski and his battalion landed on Iwo | 21 |
| Jima on February 19, 1945, with the third wave during D-Day; | 22 |
| during the course of the battle, he was slightly wounded in his |
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| ankle but refused medical attention; and
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| WHEREAS, After leaving Iwo Jima at the battle's end, Donald | 3 |
| Futymoski returned to Camp Tarawa; he then participated in the | 4 |
| occupation of the Japanese mainland from November 30, 1945 | 5 |
| until June 14, 1946, when he returned to the United States; on | 6 |
| February 9, 1947, he was honorably discharged with the rank of | 7 |
| Corporal; and
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| WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge, Donald Futymoski | 9 |
| worked for a construction company and a sprinkler company; he | 10 |
| also served with the Aurora Fire Department for over 22 years; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Donald Futymoski is a member of numerous | 13 |
| organizations, including the Marine Corps League (Fox Valley | 14 |
| Detachment 1233), the Phoenix Club in Aurora, the Veterans of | 15 |
| Foreign Wars in Montgomery, the American Legion in Sugar Grove, | 16 |
| and the Moose in St. Charles; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Donald Futymoski and his wife of 55 years, | 18 |
| Margaret, have two children, William and Scott, and two | 19 |
| grandchildren, Jennifer and Heather; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Futymoski's great courage and devotion to | 21 |
| his country are worthy of the greatest respect; therefore, be |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| thank Donald Futymoski for his dedicated service to his nation | 5 |
| in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and wish him the | 6 |
| best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Donald Futymoski as a symbol of our esteem and | 9 |
| respect.
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