85R14982 JCD-D
By: Hunter H.R. No. 851
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, In recognition of her military service during World
War II, Alice Porter is being presented with a Women in History
award by the Corpus Christi Chapter of the National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution on March 24, 2017; and
WHEREAS, A native of New Jersey, Alice Porter joined the navy
as part of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
program in 1945; she was assigned to Naval Air Station Atlanta,
where she was trained as an instructor for a flight simulation
device called a link trainer; she was later transferred to the base
in Corpus Christi to teach pilots how to fly by instruments at night
and in unfamiliar territory; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a debt of gratitude to those men and
women who commit themselves to defending the nation's liberty and
security, and Alice Porter may indeed take great pride in her
outstanding service to her nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Alice Porter on her receipt of a
Women in History award from the Corpus Christi Chapter of the
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and extend to
her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Porter as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.