MS HR89

Recognizes and commends the "100 Raveno Boys," paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who attacked and held Marmion Farm near Ravenoville, France on D-Day (June 5-6, 1944) to secure causeways and prevent enemy movement.

Honors Major John P. Stopka and mis-dropped paratroopers from the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions who held the strategic position against repeated German counter-attacks until relieved by 4th Infantry Division forces on June 7, 1944.

Specifically commends Walter S. Gordon, Jr., of Hinds County, Mississippi, identified as one of the paratroopers who saw combat at Ravenoville during the amphibious landings.

Designates June 6-7, 2024, as "Eternal Heroes' Memorial Days" in Mississippi to honor the sacrifice and bravery of the "100 Raveno Boys" and their contribution to the success of the D-Day invasion.

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to the Eternal Heroes' Memorial, the family of Walter S. Gordon, Jr., and members of the Capitol Press Corps.