IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 750 
Recognizing the noble service of the 147th Fighter Wing on their 90th 
anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2007 
Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of 
Texas, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. POE, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, and Mr. RODRIGUEZ) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the noble service of the 147th Fighter Wing 
on their 90th anniversary. 
Whereas 2007 marks the 90th Anniversary of the 147th 
Fighter Wing located at Ellington Field in Houston, 
Texas; 
Whereas the first 111th Aero Squadron was formed on Au-
gust 14, 1917, from the Provisional Headquarters 
Squadron at Kelly Field; known simply as the ‘‘Post 
Headquarters Squadron’’ and later designated the 632nd 
Aero Squadron; 
Whereas the unit was relocated to Ellington Field, in Hous-
ton, Texas, in September of 1923; 
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Whereas, during World War II, the 111th Tactical Recon-
naissance Squadron served for 23 months of continuous 
combat flying, from June 1943 to May 1945, flew 3,840 
combat missions, and received 8 Battle Stars, the Presi-
dential Unit Citation, and was recognized by the French 
Government for the French Croix De Guerre with Palm 
for its accomplishments; 
Whereas, during the Korean War, the 111th was sent to 
Itazuke Airbase, Japan, where the squadron flew combat 
sorties into Korea, destroying 1,343 railroad cars, 1,943 
buildings, 88 bridges, 126 gun emplacements, 89 boats, 
and 2 MIG–15 fighters; 
Whereas, on May 16, 1958, the 147th Fighter Interceptor 
Group (‘‘FIG’’) was formed, with 5 new squadrons to 
support the 111th squadron, and earned its first Air 
Force Outstanding Unit Award in 1966 when it was pro-
claimed ‘‘the most combat ready of all Air Guard units’’; 
Whereas from 1968 through 1970, pilots from the 147th FIG 
participated in ‘‘Palace Alert,’’ which placed them in 
southeast Asia in support of the Vietnam conflict; 
Whereas, on January 1, 1970, the 147th FIG began an im-
portant new mission of training all F–102 pilots in the 
United States for the Air National Guard, graduating a 
total of 667 students who flew 50,486 jet hours and 
2,266 support aircraft hours in 6 years of service in sup-
port of the Combat Crew Training Mission; 
Whereas, in 1989 and 1991, the 147th acquired C–26 Merlin 
aircrafts to conduct counter-drug, law enforcement, and 
Operational Support Airlift missions, continuing today as 
a valuable asset in homeland defense, counter-drug oper-
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ations, law enforcement and forward deployed combat re-
connaissance missions; 
Whereas following the terrorist attacks on the morning of 
September 11, 2001, 4 147th Fighter Wing aircraft were 
launched to escort President George W. Bush, a former 
147th FIG pilot, onboard Air Force One from Florida to 
Louisiana, Nebraska, and Washington, DC; 
Whereas in August of 2005, the 147th Fighter Wing de-
ployed to Balad Airbase, Iraq, to conduct combat oper-
ations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the 
Global War On Terrorism, where they once again distin-
guished themselves by flying 462 sorties and almost 
1,900 hours in a 2-month span, while setting unbreakable 
accomplishments of 100 percent maintenance delivery, 
100 percent mission effectiveness, and 100 percent weap-
ons employment under the most challenging of combat 
conditions; and 
Whereas their success continued during their second rotation 
to Iraq in 2007, flying 358 sorties and over 1,500 hours, 
while again maintaining 100 percent maintenance deliv-
ery, 100 percent mission effectiveness, and 100 percent 
weapons employment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the 147th Fighter Wing for, over 
their 90-year history, serving nobly and effectively at 
home and abroad in every major conflict our Nation 
has been engaged in since World War II. 
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(2) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit a copy of this resolution to the 
Texas National Guard for appropriate display. 
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