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GA HR1597
Resolution
Status
Introduced
6/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Darlene Taylor
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the bridge on SR 38/US 84 over SR 3/SR 300/US 19 in Thomas County, Georgia, as the Major Henry Talmage Elrod Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial Bridge
- Honors Major Elrod, born September 27, 1905, in Turner County, Georgia, who served as a U.S. Marine Corps naval aviator and was killed during the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941
- Major Elrod was the first American to sink a Japanese warship from a fighter aircraft (the destroyer Kisaragi) and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the memorial bridge
- Authorizes the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Major Elrod's family and the Department of Transportation
Legislative Description
Major Henry Talmage Elrod Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial Bridge; Thomas County; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/20/2020
Full Bill Text
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