[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1502 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1502

    To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, 
   formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, 
Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the 
                         Bulge in World War II.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 4, 2015

 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, 
   formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, 
Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the 
                         Bulge in World War II.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO JAMES MEGELLAS 
              FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

    (a) Authorization.--The President may award the Medal of Honor 
under section 3741 of title 10, United States Code, to James Megellas, 
formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, 
Texas, for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the actions of James Megellas on January 28, 1945, in 
Herresbach, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, during World War 
II, when, as a first lieutenant in the 82d Airborne Division, he led a 
surprise and devastating attack on a much larger advancing enemy force, 
killing and capturing a large number and causing others to flee, 
single-handedly destroying an attacking German Mark V tank with two 
hand-held grenades, and then leading his men in clearing and seizing 
Herresbach.
    (c) Waiver of Time Limitations.--The award under subsection (a) may 
be made without regard to the time limitations specified in section 
3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 
established by law or regulation with respect to the awarding of 
certain medals to persons who served in the Army.
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