SR 16 — Celebrating the life of Alexander Shepherd Quintard, USA, Ret.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22104121D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

16 OfferedE January 27, 2022 N Celebrating the life of Colonel Alexander Shepherd Quintard, USA, Ret.

TN Patrons––Hashmi,R Boysko,Agreed Edwards,to Howell,by McPikethe andSenate, SurovellFebruary R3, ––––––––––2022 O WHEREAS, Colonel Alexander Shepherd Quintard, USA, Ret., of Powhatan County, a patriotic O veteran who served the United States with distinction during two world wars, died on September D8,18, L 1972;

and WHEREAS,L AlexanderWashington, "Alec"D.C.; Quintard was born in 1891 to Dr.

and Mrs.

Edward Quintard of U Washington, D.C.;

and Cof E WHEREAS, Alec Quintard's maternal grandfather, Alexander Robey Shepherd, served as the second and last Governor of the District of Columbia and made numerous contributions to the enhancement of D local infrastructure;

and D WHEREAS, in 1909, Alec Quintard graduated from Sewanee Military Academy, located on the campus of The University of the South, then traveled the country as a member of the United States Geological Survey;

in 1918, he was assigned to the Eighth FieldR Artilleryraised Regimentthree indaughters; Georgia, where he met his wife, Jean Postell Jervey, with whom he proudly raiWHEREAS, Alec Quintard earned the Distinguished Service Medal for his meritorious actions during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and continued serving on active duty with the United States Army after the end of the war;

and 6Georgia, WHEREAS,where inhe themet 1930s,his Alecwife, QuintardJean servedPostell asJervey, awith fieldwhom artilleryhe instructorproudly with6 WHEREAS, Alec Quintard earned the NorthDistinguished CarolinaService NationalMedal Guard,for andhis inmeritorious 1941,actions heduring wasR promotedthe toBattle colonelof Saint-Mihiel and givencontinued commandserving ofon active duty with the 301stUnited FieldStates ArtilleryArmy Regimentafter inthe end of the Philippines;war;

and WHEREAS, afterin Japan launched a surprise attack on the Philippines1930s, onAlec DecemberQuintard 8,served 1941,as Aleca Quintardfield wasartillery taskedinstructor with organizingthe aNorth fieldCarolina artilleryArtillery unitRegiment within civilianthe volunteers;Philippines;

inanded ato testamentcolonel toand hisgiven courageouslycommand opposedof the Japanese301st invasionField force;WHEREAS, after Japan launched a surprise attack on the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Alec Quintard was tasked with organizing a field artillery unit with civilian volunteers;

andriorin a testament to his abilities, he trained nearly 600 volunteers with no prior military experience as heavy artillerists that WHEREAS,couWHEREAS, during the Battle of Bataan in 1941, Alec Quintard commanded the heavy artillery for II Corps and received another Distinguished Service Medal for his gallantry and exceptional leadership;

and :WHEREAS, after the fall of the Philippines, Alec Quintard and his fellow prisoners of war participated in the infamous Bataan Death March, a grueling forced march from the Bataan peninsula to a cWHEREAS, Alec Quintard was transferred to several different camps during three and a half years and of captivity;

35he WHEREAS,was afterbeing theheld fallby ofJapanese theforces Philippines,in AlecChina Quintardwhen andnews his fellow prisoners of war 36 participated in the infamousJapanese Bataansurrender Deathwas March,delivered ato grueling forced march from the Bataancamp peninsulaby to 37 a concentrationteam camp between 60 and 70 miles away that resulted in thousands of AlliedAmerican casualties;paratroopers;

and 38 WHEREAS, Alecas Quintarda wassign transferredof tosurrender, severalAlec differentQuintard campsaccepted duringthe threecamp andcommander's asword, halfwhich yearsremWHEREAS, deliveredAlec Quintard returned to the campCommonwealth byand acommanded teamwhat ofis Americannow paratroopers;Fort A.P.

andhen news of the Japanese surrender was WHEREAS, as a sign of surrender, Alec Quintard accepted the camp commander's sword, which remains a cherished family heirloom;

and WHEREAS, Alec Quintard returned to the Commonwealth and commanded what is now Fort A.P.

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Colonel AleRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Colonel Alexander Shepherd Quintard, USA, Ret.;Ret., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Colonel Alexander Shepherd Quintard, USA, Ret., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.