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GA HR1331
Resolution
Status
2/11/2014
Primary Sponsor
James Hatchett
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AI Summary
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Dedicates the intersection of U.S. Route 80 at U.S. 441 Bypass in Laurens County, Georgia, as the Tuskegee Airmen Major Herndon Cummings, Colonel John Whitehead, and Colonel Marion Rodgers Intersection in honor of three World War II Tuskegee Airmen with ties to Laurens County.
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Major Herndon Cummings, a Laurens County native, enlisted in the U.S. Air Corps on June 25, 1942, served with the 447th Bomber Group for four years, and later dedicated 20 years to the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
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Colonel Marion Rodgers, raised in Dublin, Georgia, served with the 99th Fighter Squadron ("Red Tails"), dedicated 22 years to the Air Force, worked 17 years in civil service, and served as a NASA program manager on the Apollo 13 mission.
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Colonel John Whitehead, known as "Mr. Death," was the first African American test pilot for the Air Force, flew missions over Europe during WWII, and logged more than 9,500 flight hours during his 30-year career.
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Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs at the dedicated intersection.
Legislative Description
Tuskegee Airmen Major Herndon Cummings, Colonel John Whitehead, and Colonel Marion Rogers Intersection; Laurens County; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/18/2014