,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag,mr4 
,isakson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4  
,da9es1 ,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mrs4
 ,%ahe51 ,mrs4 ,ern/1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 &    
,mr4 ,r\nds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ! #ecjg?  
,composite ,unit 7,provisional71        
commonly kn[n z ,m]rill's ,m>aud]s1 9   
recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice 
9 ! jungles ( ,burma dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,m]rill's ,m>aud]s ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds t--  7#a7 9 ,augu/ #aidc ,presid5t 
,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt & o!r ,alli$    
lead]s propos$ ! creation ( an ,am]ican 
gr\nd unit t w\ld engage 9 a long-range 
p5etration mission 9 ,japanese-occupi$  
,burma to cut (f ,japanese              
communications & supply l9es & capture  

,japanese-held airfield & t[n (         
,myitky9a2  7#b7 ,presid5t ,roosevelt   
issu$ a call = volunte]s = a dang]\s &  
haz>d\s mission1 & ! call 0 answ]$ by   
approximately #c1jjj ,am]ican soldi]s2  
7#c7 ! unit compos$ ( ! soldi]s 0       
(ficially designat$ z ! #ecjg?          
,composite ,unit 7,provisional7 ,code   
,"n3 ,galahad & lat] becom+ kn[n z      
,m]rill's ,m>aud]s nam$ aft] its lead]1 
,brigadi] ,g5]al ,frank ,m]rill2  7#d7 9
 ,febru>y #aidd1 ! ,m>aud]s began _!    
approximately #a1jjj-mile trek ?r\gh !  
d5se ,burmese jungle ) no artill]y      
support & c>ri$ _! supplies on _! backs 
or ! pack saddles ( mules2  7#e7 ov] !  
c\rse ( _! #e-mon? trek to ,myitky9a1 ! 
,m>aud]s f\ght victori\sly aga9/ l>g]   
,japanese =ces ?r\gh #e major & #cj m9or
 engagem5ts2  7#f7 dur+ _! m>* to       
,myitky9a ! ,m>aud]s fac$ hung] &       
disease t 7 exac]bat$ by inadequate     
a]ial resupply drops2  7#g7 mal>ia1     
typhus1 & dys5t]y inflict$ m casualties 
on ! ,m>aud]s ?an ! ,japanese2  7#h7 by 

,augu/ #aidd ! ,m>aud]s accompli%$ _!   
mission1 successfully disrupt+ ,japanese
 supply & communication l9es1 tak+ ! t[n
 ( ,myitky9a & ! ,myitky9a air/rip1 !   
only all-wea!r air/rip 9 ,nor!rn ,burma2
  7#i7 aft] tak+ ,myitky9a1 only #acj   
,m>aud]s out ( ! orig9al #b1gej 7 fit = 
duty & all rema9+ ,m>aud]s /ill 9 action
 7 evacuat$ to hospitals due to tropical
 diseases1 exhau/ion1 & malnutrition2   
7#aj7 = _! brav]y & accompli%m5ts !     
,m>aud]s 7 aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$ ,unit      
,citation1 lat] r$esignat$ z !          
,presid5tial ,unit ,citation1 & a       
,bronze ,/> = _! s]vice2 &  7#aa7 ?\gh  
,m]rill's ,m>aud]s 7 op]ational = only a
 few mon?s1 ! legacy ( _! brav]y is     
honor$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ?r\gh ! 
mod]n day #ge? ,rang] ,regim5t1 :i*     
traces its l9eage directly to ! #ecjg?  
,composite ,unit4  #c4 ,congressional   
,gold ,m$al  7a7 ,aw>d au?oriz$ ,!      
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1  

on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a s+le gold  
m$al ( appropriate design to ! #ecjg?   
,composite ,unit 7,provisional71        
commonly kn[n z ,m]rill's ,m>aud]s1 9   
recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice 
9 ! jungles ( ,burma dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 
7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( !   
aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold  
m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &     
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 9 honor 
( ! #ecjg? ,composite ,unit             
7,provisional71 :o became kn[n z        
,m]rill's ,m>aud]s1 ! gold m$al %all be 
giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x
 w be display$ z appropriate & made     
available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold
 m$al receiv$ "u ?is ,act available =   
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      

locations & ev5ts associat$ ) ,m]rill's 
,m>aud]s4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u su* 
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates
 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section
 #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s
 ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1    
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als ,m$als /ruck pursuant
 to ?is ,act are national m$als =       
purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4