To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during the World War II.

Authorizes and requests the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to former Major Dominic S. Gentile, U.S. Army Air Forces, for acts of valor as a pilot during World War II.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5056 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5056

  To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor 
posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air 
           Forces for acts of valor during the World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2010

  Ms. Kilroy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor 
posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air 
           Forces for acts of valor during the World War II.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
              DOMINIC S. GENTILE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR II.

    (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified 
in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time 
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 
who served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized and 
requested to award the Medal of Honor posthumously under section 3741 
of such title to former Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States 
Army Air Forces for the acts of valor during World War II described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of then Major Dominic S. Gentile who, as 
a pilot of a P-51 Mustang in the Army's 336th Fighter Squadron, Fourth 
Fighter Group, of the Eighth Air Force in Europe during World War II, 
destroyed at least 30 enemy aircraft.
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