To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Bill: 117-hr-1233
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Belgium

Conflicts and wars

Europe

Military history

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2021 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Kind , Mr. Gallagher , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Steil , Mr. Fitzgerald , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Pocan ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, 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 7274 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 7271 of such title to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, 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 82nd 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.