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ID SJM101
JM
Status
4/12/2021
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Requests the President of the United States hold a state funeral upon the passing of the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient to honor their service and sacrifice.
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Identifies the last two surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients as 96-year-old Hershel "Woody" Williams (retired Marine Corps warrant officer) and 99-year-old Charles H. Coolidge (Army technical sergeant).
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References Idaho Medal of Honor recipients Captain Arthur Junior Jackson (3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment) and Robert Dale Maxwell (7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division), both deceased.
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States the state funeral would honor all 473 service members awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II service and the 16 million American service members who served from 1941 to 1945.
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to forward the memorial to the President, Congress leadership, and Idaho's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
States findings of the Legislature and supports a state funeral to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
MEDAL OF HONOR
Last Action
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Secretary of State
4/12/2021