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Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office

Floor Speech

By: Bob Gibbs
By: Bob Gibbs
Date: April 30, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Infrastructure Arts, Entertainment, and History

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Mr. GIBBS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I rise today to support H.R. 1449, sponsored by Representative Kelly. H.R. 1449 names a post office in Olympia Fields, Illinois, in honor of Captain Robert L. Martin.

During World War II, Martin joined the Army Air Force and trained at the airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama.

As a member of the famous Tuskegee Airmen, Captain Martin flew over 63 missions. He was attached to the 100th Fighter Squadron, providing air support for Allied bombing runs into Central Europe.

Captain Martin was decorated with a Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with oak leaf clusters, and the Purple Heart. In 2007, President Bush awarded Captain Martin the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery in World War II.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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