MS SC574

Pays tribute to Oscar Russell, 88-year-old World War II veteran from Biloxi, Mississippi, who received France's Legion of Honor Medal on August 15, 2012, at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby.

Recognizes Russell's service as a 21-year-old Navy Seaman who landed at Omaha Beach during the D-Day Invasion in 1944 and spent 28 days providing aid to wounded soldiers and moving bodies.

Notes the Legion of Honor was created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte to recognize exceptional courage, bravery, and sacrifice, particularly in military service, and is awarded by the French President.

Directs the resolution be presented to Oscar Russell, forwarded to the Mississippi Division of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.