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MN SR244
Resolution
Status
5/1/2014
Primary Sponsor
Susan Kent
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AI Summary
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Honors June Fremont, a Marine Corps veteran who joined in 1943 and served at Marine Corps Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, where she interacted with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Vice-President Harry Truman, and British Ambassador Lord Halifax
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Recognizes Fremont's Pentagon duties including maintaining muster rolls for Marines worldwide, promotion to Sergeant, and writing letters to families of killed or missing Marines and Presidential Citations for Marine units
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Acknowledges Fremont's volunteer work visiting wounded soldiers at Walter Reed hospital and her service at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where she performed message delivery, data processing, and motor transport duties before honorable discharge in January 1946
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Notes Fremont's long-term employment with 3M since 1971 and her selection as one of 78 veterans, and one of three women, participating in a Twin Cities Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. on April 26
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and transmit an enrolled copy of the resolution to June Fremont
Legislative Description
A Senate resolution honoring June Fremont for being selected to join a World War II Honor
Last Action
Referred to Rules and Administration
5/1/2014