To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II.

Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner of Clinton County, Kentucky, for acts of valor while serving in the Army during World War II.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 605 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 605

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to 
       Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2005

Mr. Whitfield (for himself and Ms. Bean) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to 
       Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO GARLIN MURL CONNER.

    Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation, the 
President may award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl 
Conner of Clinton County, Kentucky, for acts of valor during World War 
II while serving in the 3d Infantry Division of the United States Army.
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