[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 32 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 32

Recognizing and commending American airmen held as political prisoners 
  at the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II for their 
                    service, bravery, and fortitude.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 1997

 Mr. Hutchinson (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Helms, Mr. Faircloth, 
Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Reid, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
Hagel, Mr. Craig, Mr. Mack, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Ashcroft) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing and commending American airmen held as political prisoners 
  at the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II for their 
                    service, bravery, and fortitude.

Whereas during World War II, 168 Allied airmen were captured by the enemy and 
        held as political prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in 
        Weimar, Germany;
Whereas the captured airmen included 82 Americans, 26 Canadians, 48 Britons, 9 
        Australians, 2 New Zealanders, and 1 Jamaican;
Whereas the facts and circumstances of their confinement are amply documented in 
        the official records maintained by the National Archives and Records 
        Administration;
Whereas a report from the International Red Cross concerning Stalag Luft III in 
        Sagan, Germany, mentioned 6 American airmen held at Buchenwald, 
        including one whose name does not appear on the lists maintained by the 
        National Archives and Records Administration;
Whereas since the liberation of Buchenwald in 1945 numerous personal memoirs, 
        scholarly books, and articles have been published describing the 
        conditions at the concentration camp;
Whereas this extensive documentation records the extraordinarily inhuman 
        treatment, deprivations, and personal suffering inflicted on the 168 
        Allied airmen and other inmates at Buchenwald; and
Whereas Allied Governments and veterans organizations outside the United States 
        have granted special recognition to their citizens and servicemembers 
        who were held as prisoners of war in World War II concentration camps: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes and commends the American airmen held as 
        political prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp during 
        World War II for their faithful service, personal bravery, and 
        exceptional fortitude; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        recognizing and commending the service, bravery, and fortitude 
        of those airmen.
                                 <all>