Full Text of HR0575 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of Illinois House of Representatives | 3 | | wish to congratulate Wilbert Vincent "Vince" Rolves on the | 4 | | occasion of his 100th birthday on February 23, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Vince Rolves, a resident of Carlyle, was born on | 6 | | February 23, 1924 to Frank and Anna (Smith) Rolves in Albers in | 7 | | Clinton County; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Vince Rolves was drafted into the United States | 9 | | Army in 1943 at age 18 during World War II; he served in | 10 | | Company C, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division in | 11 | | the North African region of the European Theater and then near | 12 | | Naples, Italy, where he first saw combat and was promoted to | 13 | | sergeant while serving as a ground trooper, commonly referred | 14 | | to as a Ground Pounder; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Vince Rolves was shot and wounded on December 14, | 16 | | 1943 in Italy as his unit was captured by German forces; he | 17 | | survived harsh conditions as an American prisoner of war (POW) | 18 | | in the harsh East Prussian region; he was honored for his | 19 | | sacrifices with the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, | 20 | | and the Prisoner of War Medal; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Vince Rolves returned from his World War II |
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| 1 | | service and married his late wife, Loretta Thouvenin, on | 2 | | October 24, 1946; he opened a trucking business and later | 3 | | worked for 30 years as an employee with Scott Air Force Base in | 4 | | southern Illinois; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Vince Rolves established an organization for POWs | 6 | | in the southern Illinois area, sharing his experiences with | 7 | | students; in 2017, he taped an audio interview for the | 8 | | Illinois Veterans History Project about his World War II | 9 | | service; he has supported all veterans and many community | 10 | | activities on behalf of our military service members, | 11 | | including the Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) Post 3523 in | 12 | | Carlyle, the Marion County Soldiers' & Sailors' Reunion, and | 13 | | the Centralia Area Veterans Fourth of July Parade; therefore, | 14 | | be it | 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | on the occasion of his centennial birthday, we honor, and | 18 | | commend the exemplary service and sacrifice of Wilbert Vincent | 19 | | "Vince" Rolves to the United States of America, Illinois, | 20 | | Clinton County, and the southern Illinois region; and be it | 21 | | further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 | | presented to Vince Rolves as a symbol of our respect and |
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