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DE HR11

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/9/2023

Primary Sponsor

Kerri Harris

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Origin

House of Representatives

152nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Recognizes May 10, 2023 as "Major George S. Welch Day" in Delaware to honor the Wilmington-born military hero

  • Major George S. Welch was born May 10, 1918 in Wilmington, Delaware and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in February 1940

  • Welch was one of the few pilots to get airborne during the attack on Pearl Harbor, shooting down four Japanese aircraft during the assault

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt honored Major Welch at a White House ceremony in May 1942

  • The Major George S. Welch Elementary School at Dover Air Force Base is named in his honor

Legislative Description

Recognizing May 10, 2023 As Major George S. Welch Day.

Last Action

Passed In House by Voice Vote

5/9/2023

Full Bill Text

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