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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52

(By Senators Chafin and Wells)


Honoring General Louis L. Wilson, Jr., native West Virginian and retired four-star general of the United States Air Force.

Whereas, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. was born in Huntington, West Virginia, in the year 1919; and
Whereas, In 1937, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. graduated from high school in Hurricane, West Virginia, and then attended Greenbriar Military School in Lewisburg, West Virginia; and
Whereas, After a year's service with the 11th Infantry, United States Army, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1939, and graduated in January of 1943, with a commission as a second lieutenant and also completed flying school; and
Whereas, During World War II, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. had flown 114 combat missions and was commander of the 367th Fighter Squadron; and
Whereas, During his distinguished military career, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. served his country in a variety of capacities including as a B-29 and B-36 squadron commander, as the deputy director of personnel for the Eighth Air Force Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, as director of operations for the 380th Bombardment Wing at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, as director of plans for the Eighth Air Force headquarters at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts, as commander of the 4081st Strategic Wing at Ernest Harmon Air Base in Newfoundland and as chief of the plans division at Strategic Air Command headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska; and
Whereas, In September 1971, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. was appointed the inspector general of the United States Air Force and assumed duties as vice commander in chief for the United States Air Forces in Europe; and
Whereas, In July 1974, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. was appointed as the commander in chief for the Pacific Air Forces, with headquarters at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; and
Whereas, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. was promoted to rank of general July 1, 1974, the highest rank achievable in the United States Air Force; and
Whereas, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr.'s decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 18 oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation Emblem with two oak leaf clusters and French Croix de Guerre; and
Whereas, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. was a command pilot and wears the Master Missileman Badge; and
Whereas, General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. retired on May 31, 1977, after one of the most decorated military careers in American history and continues to enjoy his retirement to this day; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby honors General Louis L. Wilson, Jr., native West Virginian and retired four-star general of the United States Air Force; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate expresses its sincere gratitude to General Louis L. Wilson, Jr. for his dedicated service to his state and country; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of the resolution to General Louis L. Wilson, Jr.
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