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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant Bernard |
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James Stephan suffered an immeasurable loss when he made the |
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ultimate sacrifice during World War II, at the age of 25; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 14, 1919, in Tawas City, Michigan, |
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Bernard Stephan graduated from St. Joseph School in 1937, and he |
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was inducted into the army on June 23, 1941; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Stephan received his basic training at Camp |
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Roberts, California, and in November 1941, he transferred to Fort |
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Lewis, Washington, where he trained as a radio operator; he then |
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transferred to Camp Gordon, Georgia, in August 1943, and a month |
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after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, he shipped out from New York, |
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arriving in England on July 14, 1944; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving in the Third Army under General George |
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S. Patton, Sergeant Stephan contributed to the liberation of |
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Europe, taking part in many battles and earning the respect of his |
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officers and comrades for his devotion to duty; he was killed in |
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action in Luxembourg on January 20, 1945; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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forces, Bernard Stephan inspired others with his fortitude, |
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tenacity, and courage, and his fellow Americans owe him a debt of |
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gratitude that the passage of time will never diminish; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of U. S. Army Sergeant |
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Bernard James Stephan; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives |
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adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bernard Stephan. |