Captain Robert L. Martin Proclamation (February 2021) Copyrig hted
February 15, 2021
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 1.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Captain Robert L. Martin Proclamation (February2021)
SUMMARY: On behalf of the Captain Robert L. Martin Commemoration Committee
and the Dubuque Branch of the NAACP.
SUGGESTED
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Captain Robert L. Martin Proclamation Supporting Documentation
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WHEREAS, Captain Robert L. Martin was born in Dubuque on February 9, 1919, and graduated
from the Tuskegee Airmen Program and received his wings as a Fighter Pilot, on
January 7, 1944; and
WHEREAS, Captain Robert L. Martin was assigned to the 100th Fighter Squadron, a part of the
332nd Fighter Group, assigned to the European Theater Operations; and
WHEREAS, the elite Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who volunteered
to become America's first Black military airmen and broke racial barriers to become
the most respectable fighter group in a segregated military that previously never
thought Blacks could fly planes in defense of their country; and
WHEREAS, the Tuskegee Airmen were called RedTails because of the crimson paint on the tails
of their P-51 Mustangs, and are renowned for their documented 1,578 successful
missions during which they maintained one of the lowest loss records of all the escort
fighter groups; and
WHEREAS, German military forces knew them as the Black Birdman; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque is proud to recognize the skills and talents of Captain Robert L
Martin in aviation and protecting our country; and
WHEREAS, Captain Robert L.Martin's legacy is to be shared and remembered for generations to
come with the naming of the Captain Robert L. Martin Terminal in his honor at the
Dubuque Regional Airport; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE DO HEREBY
REco�►v�zE THE BIRTHDAY OF CAPTAIN ROBERT L. MARTIN DURING
BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN DUBUQUE, IOWA AND CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF
DUBUQUE TO FURTHER AFFIRM THE RICH STORIES OF LOCAL HEROES.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal
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day of February 2021
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
2021: Submitted by the Captain Robert L. Martin Commemoration Committee and Dubuque
Branch NAACP Accepted by: R.R.S. Stewart stew0220(c�umn.edu and Dawnelle Gordon Gordon
dawnellegordon@gmail.com.