Bill Text: GA HR272 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Atkinson, Lieutenant Colonel Bert M.; Ga. Aviation Hall of Fame; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-10 - House Read and Adopted [HR272 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR272-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 272
By:
Representatives Sellier of the
136th,
Cheokas of the
134th,
Talton of the
145th,
Pruett of the
144th,
and O`Neal of the
146th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
Lieutenant Colonel Bert M. Atkinson for his induction into the Georgia Aviation
Hall of Fame; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Lieutenant Colonel Bert M. Atkinson was born and raised in Newnan, Georgia,
attending Georgia Military College and the University of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
while commissioned in the United States Army, Lt. Colonel Atkinson attended the
newly created Army Signal Corps Aviation School at North Island in San Diego,
California, and later qualified for an Aero Club of America pilot's license,
received a Junior Military Aviator rating, and was engaged in the campaign to
capture Pancho Villa; and
WHEREAS,
a distinguished and outstanding serviceman, Lt. Colonel Atkinson was one of the
26 aviators assigned to the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps when the United
States entered World War I, and he was responsible for the leadership and
movement of ten squadrons in Europe; and
WHEREAS,
after his dedicated service as a guardian of the nation's freedom and liberty,
Lt. Colonel Atkinson organized the first aerial forest firefighting unit and
assisted the United States Air Mail Service in establishing transcontinental air
routes; and
WHEREAS,
during his lifetime, Lt. Colonel Atkinson was awarded with the Purple Heart from
the United States, the Croix de Guerre with Palm and the French Legion of Honor
from France, and the Order of Leopold and the Belguim War Cross from Belguim;
and
WHEREAS,
on February 14, 2009, Lt. Colonel Atkinson will be formally inducted into the
Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Robins Air Force Base
Museum of Aviation; and
WHEREAS,
Lt. Colonel Atkinson is rightfully deserving of admission into the Georgia
Aviation Hall of Fame for his many successes and the example he has set for so
many, and it is both fitting and proper that we recognize this great pilot's
contribution to Georgia's aviation history.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body honors
the life and memory of Lieutenant Colonel Bert M. Atkinson and recognize his
induction into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of
Lt. Colonel Atkinson.
