COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23(By Delegate Hamilton)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 49-13-1.57 (49A102) in Upshur County as the “U. S. Army Sgt. Walter William Smith Memorial Bridge.”

    Whereas, Walter William Smith was born on March 9, 1920, in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia; and

    Whereas, Walter William Smith enlisted in the engineering corps of the Army in 1940 at St. Louis, Missouri; and

    Whereas, Sergeant Walter William Smith was awarded a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and three battle stars; and

    Whereas, Sergeant Smith was killed in action at Kasserine Pass, North Africa, on February 19, 1943; and

    Whereas, It is fitting to honor Sergeant Smith’s life and service by naming bridge number 49-13-1.57 in Upshur County after him; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name bridge number 49-13-1.57 (49A102) in Upshur County, as the “U. S. Army Sgt. Walter William Smith Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “U. S. Army Sgt. Walter William Smith Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Sergeant Smith’s surviving relatives.