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2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 83
BY SENATOR MIZELL
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Ubert Terrell on his 101
st
birthday and for his military
service.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Ubert Terrell on his one hundred and first birthday and for his military service.
3 WHEREAS, Ubert Terrell was born on April 2, 1920, in Tylertown, Mississippi, the
4 fourth of six children born to Martin and Ollie Ball Terrell; and
5 WHEREAS, the family moved to Red River Parish and later, after his father died in
6 1928 when Ubert was eight years old, his mother moved the family, including siblings Lola,
7 Dalcus, Ester Lee, and Johnny, all now deceased, and LC and Ubert to St. Tammany Parish,
8 as she had family there; and
9 WHEREAS, proceeds of a life insurance policy maintained on Martin enabled his
10 mother to keep the family clothed and fed during the Great Depression; and
11 WHEREAS, Ubert graduated from high school in 1938 and was with the Civilian
12 Conservation Corps from 1939 to 1941; because he could type, he was made Assistant
13 Educational Advisor and taught illiterate adults how to read and write; and
14 WHEREAS, he married the late Nanetta Adams Terrell and they had three children,
15 Bruce and Keith, both deceased, and Aubrey Ray; he is blessed with four grandchildren, five
16 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; and
17 WHEREAS, Ubert served in the United States Army from 1942-1945 as a Technical
18 Sergeant, 100th Troop Carrier Squadron 441st Troop Carrier Group; he was an Aerial
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1 Engineer (C-46 and C-47 Airplane Crew Chief), and took part in the following battles and
2 campaigns: Rome - Arno, Normandy, Northern France, Southern France, Rhineland,
3 Ardennes, and Central Europe WDGO 33 45; and
4 WHEREAS, he received many decorations and citations, including the Air Medal
5 with two Oak Leaf Clusters Go 51 lXX, TCC July 1944 GO 38 HQ lX TCC October 1944;
6 GO 123 TCC December 1944; Good Conduct Medal AR 600-68; Unit Citation SO 212 HQ
7 lX AF August 1944; EAMETO Medal; and
8 WHEREAS, Ubert Terrell is the oldest living member of the International Union of
9 Operating Engineers, Local 406, having been a member since 1952; and
10 WHEREAS, as the country cherishes its ever-dwindling remaining World War II
11 veterans, it is important to celebrate the invaluable contributions of men such as Ubert
12 Terrell, who saw what needed to be done, put their lives on hold, and at great personal peril,
13 fought to retain the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, the
14 Constitution, and the Bill of Rights for all Americans, and for that effort, Ubert Terrell is
15 honored on his one hundredth first birthday for being a true American hero in every sense
16 of the word and deserving of all honor.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
18 does hereby commend and congratulate Ubert Terrell on the happy occasion of his one
19 hundred and first birthday; does recognize and herald his service to our country during his
20 tour of duty in the United States Army; and does hereby express best wishes for many more
21 years.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Ubert
23 Terrell.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 83 Original 2021 Regular Session Mizell
Commends Ubert Terrell on the occasion of his 101st birthday and for his military service.
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