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HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MICKEY GANITCH
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HON. MARK DeSAULNIER
of california
in the house of representatives
Friday, August 19, 2022
Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and service of Mickey Ganitch.
Mickey was born in Mogadore, Ohio and moved to California in 1939. On January 21, 1941, he joined the U.S. Navy and began attending boot camp in San Diego, California. He became a quartermaster, responsible for navigation and steering the ship. When he was stationed at the USS Pennsylvania at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. Mickey described how during the attack, a 500 pound bomb missed him by about 45 feet.
Later on, Mickey went to the Philippines and Okinawa. While in Okinawa, his ship was hit by a Japanese torpedo. In 1948, the ship he was working on was found to have unsafe levels of radiation and he was assigned to the USS Mt. Katmai, an ammunition ship. Mickey retired from the Navy in October 1963. When Mickey returned to Oakland, he worked in a bowling alley and as a fishing net manufacturer. He went on to work security for the Alameda Naval Station until 1996.
Mickey was passionate about serving the veteran community. He was involved with a wide variety of veteran and military groups including the Fleet Reserve Association, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, and was a volunteer at the Oakland VA clinic.
Sadly, Mickey passed away this Spring at the age of 102. He was a beloved member of the veteran community and he will be missed. Please join me in honoring his service to our community and to our Nation.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 137(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 137(2)
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