Chapter 167. To authorize the President to award, in the name of Congress, gold medals of appropriate design to John H
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Chap. 167: To authorize the President to award, in the name of Congress, gold medals of appropriate design to John H. Towers, Albert C. Read, Elmer F. Stone, Walter Hinton, H. C. Rodd, J. L. Breese, and Eugene Rhodes. 1929-02-09 167 Chapter 45 Stat. 1158 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public Chapter 167.— An Act To authorize the President to award, in the name of Congress, gold medals of appropriate design to John H.
Towers, Albert C. Read, Elmer F. Stone, Walter Hinton, H. C. Rodd, J. L. Breese, and Eugene Rhodes. February 9, 1929.[[S. 4338](/us/bill/70/s/4338).][[Public, No. 714](/us/pl/70/714).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Gold medals.Award by the President of, in the name of Congress, to personnel of first successful trans-Atlantic flight.*Post*, p. 2389. That the President be, and is hereby, authorized to award, in the name of Congress, gold medals of appropriate design to Commander John H.
Towers for conceiving, organizing, and commanding the first trans-Atlantic flight; to Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Read, United States Navy, commanding officer NC–4; to Lieutenant Elmer F. Stone, United States Coast Guard, pilot; to former Lieutenant Walter Hinton, United States Navy, pilot; to Lieutenant H. C. Rodd, United States Navy, radio operator; to former Lieutenant J. L. Breese, United States Naval Reserve Force, engineer; and to former Machinist’s Mate Eugene Rhodes, United States Navy, engineer, for their extraordinary achievement in making the first successful trans- Atlantic flight, in the United States naval flying boat NC–4, in May, 1919.
Approved, February 9, 1929.
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