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IN HCR0043
Concurrent Resolution
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Porter
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AI Summary
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Urges the Indiana Department of Transportation to designate sections of I-70 (Indianapolis to Brazil) and I-65 (Indianapolis to Seymour) as "The Tuskegee Airmen Highway"
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Honors America's first African-American military airmen, with 1,000 pilots trained at Tuskegee University between 1941 and 1946
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Recognizes Indiana's connection to Tuskegee Airmen history: Indianapolis native Charles DeBow was among the first five graduates, Brazil native Charles Hall was the first African-American aviator to shoot down an enemy plane in air combat, and Freeman Field in Seymour was the site of the Freeman Field Mutiny where over 100 airmen were arrested for resisting segregation
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Notes the 332nd Fighter Group flew more than 700 bomber escort missions and never lost an escorted bomber to enemy fighters during World War II
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Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the Indianapolis Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. president and the INDOT commissioner
Legislative Description
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to name the section of Interstate Highway 70 from Indianapolis to Brazil and the section of Interstate Highway 65 from Indianapolis to Seymour "The Tuskegee Airmen Highway".
Last Action
Reassigned to Roads and Transportation
2/20/2014