I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1237 
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor post-
humously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air 
Forces for acts of valor during World War II. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2013 
Mrs. BEATTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal 
of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile 
of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor 
during World War II. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD 
OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO DOMINIC S. GEN-
TILE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD 
WAR II. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(1) Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United 
States Army Air Forces destroyed at least 30 enemy 
aircraft during World War II, making him one of 
the highest scoring fighter pilots in American history 
and earning him the title of ‘‘Ace of Aces’’. 
(2) Major Gentile was the first American fight-
er pilot to surpass Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s 
WWI record of 26 enemy aircraft destroyed. 
(3) Major Gentile was awarded several medals 
in recognition of his acts of valor during World War 
II, including two Distinguished Service Crosses, 
seven Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Silver Star, 
the Air Medal, and received similar honors from 
Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, and Canada. 
(4) Major Gentile was born in Piqua, Ohio, and 
died January 23, 1951, after which he was post-
humously appointed to the rank of major. 
(5) Major Gentile is buried in Columbus, Ohio. 
Gentile Air Force Station in Kettering, Ohio, is 
named in his honor and he was inducted into the 
National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1995. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim-
itations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
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Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested 
to award the Medal of Honor posthumously under section 
3741 of such title to former Major Dominic S. Gentile of 
the United States Army Air Forces for the acts of valor 
during World War II described in subsection (c). 
(c) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (b) are the actions of then Major 
Dominic S. Gentile who, as a pilot of a P–51 Mustang 
in the Army’s 336th Fighter Squadron, Fourth Fighter 
Group, of the Eighth Air Force in Europe during World 
War II, distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry 
and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond 
the call of duty by destroying at least 30 enemy aircraft 
during his service in the United State Army Air Forces. 
Æ 
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