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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | 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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| 6 | 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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| 14 | 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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| 20 | 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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| 1 | ankle but refused medical attention; and
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| 2 | 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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| 8 | 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 | and
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| 12 | 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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| 20 | WHEREAS, Donald Futymoski's great courage and devotion to | ||||||
| 21 | his country are worthy of the greatest respect; therefore, be | ||||||
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| 2 | 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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| 7 | 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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