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DE HCR110
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/28/2024
Primary Sponsor
Sherry Dorsey Walker
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AI Summary
- Supports Congressional efforts to proclaim the fourth Thursday in March as National Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
- Recognizes the Tuskegee Airmen as the first African American flying units in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, whose successes paved the way for military desegregation through President Truman's 1948 Executive Order 9981
- Identifies 13 known Delawareans who served with the Tuskegee Airmen, with potential for additional personnel to be identified through further research
- Notes the Tuskegee Airmen flew over 15,000 combat sorties in World War II and received 744 air medals, including 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Bronze Stars, and 8 Purple Hearts
- Acknowledges their nonviolent 1945 demonstration at Freeman Field, Indiana to desegregate the officer's club, which served as a catalyst for eventual desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces
Legislative Description
Recognizing The 4th Thursday In March As National Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
Last Action
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
3/28/2024
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