OH HCR20

Honors the service and valor of U.S. Navy men and women and commemorates the Navy's 250th anniversary, founded October 13, 1775

Recognizes Ohio's historical connections to the Navy, including Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's Battle of Lake Erie victory (1812) and WAVES contributions to a top-secret WWII mission in Dayton

Highlights distinguished Ohio Naval officers including Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd (killed at Pearl Harbor) and Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King of Lorain (WWII supreme naval commander)

Notes multiple Ohio astronauts with Naval backgrounds, including Neil Armstrong (Wapakoneta), John Glenn (Cambridge), and James Lovell

Acknowledges four ships named USS Ohio throughout history and three active Navy Reserve Centers in Akron, Cincinnati, and Columbus