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

Bill: 115-s-238
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Belgium

Conflicts and wars

Congressional tributes

Europe

Military history

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 238 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2017 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the President to award 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.

1. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor during Battle of the Bulge (a) Waiver of time limitations Notwithstanding the time limitations 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 Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for the acts of valor during World War II described in subsection (b). (b) Acts of Valor 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 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.