An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Abie Abraham VA Clinic"
PL 115-9 (H.R.609), enacted 03/13/2017

131 STAT. 16 
PUBLIC LAW 115–9—MAR. 13, 2017 
Public Law 115–9 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center 
Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Abie Abraham VA Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Abie Abraham of Lyndora, Pennsylvania, was stationed 
during World War II with the 18th Infantry in New York; 
3 years with the 14th Infantry in Panama; 15th Infantry, 
unassigned in China, while the U.S.S. Panay was sunk; 30th 
Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco; and the 31st Infantry, 
Manila, Philippines, for 9 years. 
(2) During World War II, Abraham fought, was captured, 
endured the Bataan Death March and as a prisoner of war 
for 31⁄2 years, was beaten, stabbed, shot, survived malaria 
and starvation to be rescued by the 6th Rangers. 
(3) Abraham stayed behind at the request of General 
Douglas MacArthur for 21⁄2 more years disinterring the bodies 
of his fallen comrades from the Bataan Death March and the 
prison camps, helping to identify their bodies and see that 
they were properly laid to rest. 
(4) After his promotion in 1945, Abraham came back to 
the United States where he served as a recruiter and then 
also served 2 years in Germany until his retirement with 30 
years of service as a Master Sergeant. 
(5) Abraham received numerous medals for his service, 
including the Purple Heart, and had several documentaries 
on the Discovery Channel and History Channel. 
(6) Abraham wrote the books ‘‘Ghost of Bataan Speaks’’ 
in 1971 and ‘‘Oh, God, Where Are You’’ in 1977 to help the 
public better understand what our brave men endured at the 
hands of the Imperial Japanese Army as prisoners of war. 
(7) Abraham was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars, the American Legion, the Purple Heart Combat/Infantry 
Organization, the American Ex-POWs, the Disabled American 
Veterans, and the American Defenders of Bataan. 
(8) Abraham was a volunteer at Veterans Affairs Butler 
Healthcare for 23 years from 1988 to 2011 and had 36,851 
service hours caring for our veterans. 
SEC. 2. ABIE ABRAHAM VA CLINIC. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Affairs health 
care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, shall 
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131 STAT. 17 
PUBLIC LAW 115–9—MAR. 13, 2017 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 609: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 
Feb. 13, considered and passed House. 
Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate. 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Abie Abraham VA Clinic’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the health 
care center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Abie Abraham VA Clinic’’. 
Approved March 13, 2017. 
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