Bill Text: IL HR0526 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares October 12, 2019 as Doris "Dorie" Miller Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-28 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR0526 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0526-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, American Legion Department of Illinois Dorie | ||||||
| 3 | Miller Post 915 is an organization of wartime veterans who have | ||||||
| 4 | dedicated themselves to the
service of their community, State, | ||||||
| 5 | and nation and to honor U.S. Navy Seaman Doris "Dorie" Miller; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dorie Miller Day was celebrated at the Jesse Brown | ||||||
| 8 | VA Medical
Center on June 12, 2019 to recognize his valiant | ||||||
| 9 | devotion
to duty on December 7, 1941; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dorie Miller was a U.S. Navy Messman aboard the | ||||||
| 11 | USS West
Virginia when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor; he | ||||||
| 12 | pulled a wounded officer and several of his fellow shipmates to
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| 13 | safety, and, without any formal training in
naval gunnery, he | ||||||
| 14 | then manned an anti-aircraft machine gun and shot down four | ||||||
| 15 | enemy planes, while
damaging several others; for this action | ||||||
| 16 | and his heroic efforts, he was awarded
the Navy Cross by | ||||||
| 17 | Admiral Chester Nimitz; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Dorie Miller was one of the first heroes of World | ||||||
| 19 | War II, and his heroism,
in part, helped the movement to | ||||||
| 20 | desegregate the Armed Forces by proving that African
Americans | ||||||
| 21 | were suitable for combat duty; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dorie Miller, now known all over the country for | ||||||
| 2 | his heroic actions
aboard the USS West Virginia during the | ||||||
| 3 | attack on Pearl Harbor, accepted a request to join the
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| 4 | marketing efforts to raise war bonds; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, After helping to
raise financial support for the | ||||||
| 6 | war, Dorie Miller requested to be transferred back to active | ||||||
| 7 | battle; he was assigned to the USS Liscome Bay, where he | ||||||
| 8 | eventually perished after it was hit by a Japanese torpedo; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we declare October 12, 2019 as Doris "Dorie" Miller Day in the | ||||||
| 13 | State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Dorie Miller as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 16 | respect and esteem.
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