Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the D-Day African-American Barrage Balloon Battalion
This bill would award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all-Black unit that showed extraordinary heroism during the D-Day invasion of World War II. This medal would finally give them national recognition for their life-saving actions and contributions, and would later be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution.
Today, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion has not received a Congressional Gold Medal, and their significant contributions during World War II, especially the D-Day invasion, lack national recognition. This bill would change that by authorizing the presentation of a single Congressional Gold Medal to the battalion. This medal would then be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research, and the public would be able to buy bronze duplicates.
HR 4621 · 119th Congress · July 22, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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