,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ah1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,beatty introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize & reque/ !    
,presid5t to aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor      
po/hum\sly to ,major ,dom9ic ,s4 ,g5tile
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,air ,=ces =   
acts ( valor dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #a4    
,au?orization & reque/ = aw>d ( ,m$al ( 
,honor to ,dom9ic ,s4 ,g5tile = acts (  
valor dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii  7a7 ,f9d+s     
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,major ,dom9ic ,s4 ,g5tile ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,army ,air ,=ces de/roy$ at lea/ 
#cj enemy aircraft dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1   
mak+ him "o ( ! highe/ scor+ fight]     
pilots 9 ,am]ican hi/ory & e>n+ him !   
title ( ,ace ( ,aces4  7#b7 ,major      
,g5tile 0 ! fir/ ,am]ican fight] pilot  
to surpass ,capta9 ,eddie ,rick5back]'s 
,,wwi record ( #bf enemy aircraft       
de/roy$4  7#c7 ,major ,g5tile 0 aw>d$   
sev]al m$als 9 recognition ( 8 acts (   

valor dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 includ+ two    
,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,crosses1 sev5        
,di/+ui%$ ,fly+ ,crosses1 ! ,silv] ,/>1 
! ,air ,m$al1 & receiv$ simil> honors f 
,great ,brita91 ,italy1 ,belgium1 &     
,canada4  7#d7 ,major ,g5tile 0 born 9  
,piqua1 ,ohio1 & di$ ,janu>y #bc1 #aiea1
 aft] :i* he 0 po/hum\sly appo9t$ to !  
rank ( major4  7#e7 ,major ,g5tile is   
buri$ 9 ,columbus1 ,ohio4 ,g5tile ,air  
,=ce ,/ation 9 ,kett]+1 ,ohio1 is nam$ 9
 8 honor & he 0 induct$ into ! ,national
 ,aviation ,hall ( ,fame 9 #aiie4  7b7  
,au?orization ,not)/&+ ! "t limitations 
specifi$ 9 section #cgdd ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r "t      
limitation ) respect to ! aw>d+ ( c]ta9 
m$als to p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1
 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ & reque/$ to   
aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor po/hum\sly "u     
section #cgda ( su* title to =m] ,major 
,dom9ic ,s4 ,g5tile ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,army ,air ,=ces = ! acts ( valor dur+  
,_w ,w> ,,ii describ$ 9 subsection 7c74 
7c7 ,acts ( valor describ$ ,! acts (    

valor ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7 are !  
actions ( !n ,major ,dom9ic ,s4 ,g5tile 
:o1 z a pilot ( a ,p-#ea ,mu/ang 9 !    
,army's #ccf? ,fight] ,squadron1 ,f\r?  
,fight] ,gr\p1 ( ! ,eigh? ,air ,=ce 9   
,europe dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 di/+ui%$     
himself conspicu\sly by gallantry &     
intrepidity at ! risk ( 8 life above &  
beyond ! call ( duty by de/roy+ at lea/ 
#cj enemy aircraft dur+ 8 s]vice 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ate ,army ,air ,=ces4