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GA HR1458

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/19/2014

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Welch

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Mr. James F. Risher, Jr. (May 8, 1916 – July 22, 1986) for his distinguished military career as a U.S. Army infantry officer and B-17 Bomber pilot who flew 32 combat missions during World War II with the Eighth Air Force, 401st Bombardment Group
  • Honors Colonel Risher's extensive post-combat service, including assignments at the Pentagon, ROTC professor at North Carolina State University (1954–1958), deputy director of the 8313th Air Base Wing in Okinawa, and final assignment at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama
  • Recognizes his authorship of Interview With Honor, a book about the Burr-Hamilton duel, as well as professional studies and articles in Air Force publications
  • Invites his son, James F. Risher III, to be recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives and to distribute his father's book to all House members
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to transmit an appropriate copy of the resolution to the Risher family

Legislative Description

Risher, Mr. James F., Jr.; commend and invite James F. Risher III to House

Last Action

House Read and Referred

2/19/2014

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