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HR0651
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to recognize Brigadier General Paul W.
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Tibbets Jr., who provided 29 years of faithful service in the
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United States Air Force during a perilous time, giving
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security to the citizens of the United States; and

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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets was born in Quincy in
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1915, and he graduated from Western Military Academy in Alton
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in 1933; and

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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets entered the United
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States Army Air Corps on February 25, 1937, graduating from
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pilot school in 1938; and

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WHEREAS, In 1942, Brigadier General Tibbets was commander
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of the 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group and flew 25 combat
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missions in B-17s, including the first American Flying
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Fortress raid against occupied Europe; and

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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets led the first heavy
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bombardment mission in support of the invasion of North Africa
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in November 1942 and flew General Mark Clark to rendezvous
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with French forces prior to the invasion; on the night of the
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invasion, he flew General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar

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and flew General Clark to Algiers, where he took command of the
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invasion forces; and

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WHEREAS, In 1944, Brigadier General Tibbets was assigned
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to the atomic bomb project as the officer in charge of
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developing an organization to deploy it; he flew the first
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mission against enemy forces, dropping the bomb on Hiroshima
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in 1945; and

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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets graduated from the Air
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Command and Staff School in 1947 and the Air War College in
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1955; he retired in 1966 after 29 years of faithful service,
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during which he provided security to every citizen of the
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United States and brought peace to the world during a perilous
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time; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we recognize the lasting and significant contributions of
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Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets Jr. to the United States Air
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Force and the State of Illinois.

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