Illinois HR 566: CONGRATS-BRUCE LAYTON

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HR0566LRB104 16442 ECR 29834 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to recognize the memory of Flight Officer 

4Shirl P. Best, who was killed in action during World War II; 

5and

6 WHEREAS, Flight Officer Best was born to Oscar Best and 

7Esther Brinker in Durand on April 13, 1921; he was one of six 

8children; he graduated from Durand Community High School; and

9 WHEREAS, Flight Officer Best joined the United States Air 

10Force in October 1942; he attended pre-flight training school 

11in California and advanced navigation school in Texas; he 

12graduated as a flight officer and navigator, receiving silver 

13wings, on July 31, 1944; and

14 WHEREAS, Flight Officer Best, prior to his graduation, 

15married Mary E. Van Etten in a military ceremony on July 1, 

161944; and

17 WHEREAS, Flight Officer Best was assigned to the Hell's 

18Angels and stationed at Molesworth Air Base in England, where 

19he flew as a navigator in a B-17G during 14 missions, one of 

20which included providing support at the Battle of the Bulge; 

21and

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1 WHEREAS, Flight Officer Best was on a mission to 

2Lutzkendorf, Germany when his plane was shot down by enemy 

3flak guns on February 9, 1945; before crashing, he and his crew 

4released their payload so it would not destroy the Village of 

5Eisenberg near their crash site, saving hundreds of lives; he 

6remained unidentified for nearly 40 years after the end of the 

7World War II; and

8 WHEREAS, Flight Officer Best was finally identified in 

9October 1991 when a group located the crash site of his plane 

10and recovered the human remains of the crew members; his 

11identity was confirmed by