SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 52

(By Senators Plymale, Woelfel, Stollings, Jeffries, Lindsay, and Romano)

[Introduced February 26, 2020]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 50-075/00-007.25 (50A149), locally known as Buffalo Beam Span, carrying WV 75 over Twelvepole Creek in Wayne County, the “Haynie Family Veterans Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, The Haynies have been in the Buffalo Creek area since the early 1800s and served their country in World Wars I and II; and

Whereas, Anthony Haynie, PVT, WW I, was born July 22, 1895, in Wayne County, West Virginia.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 5, 1917, and was discharged on June 10, 1919. He served under General Pershing, Battery C 315, Field Artillery, 80 Division. PVT Anthony Haynie’s unit had advanced to the town of Romagne and were engaged with the Germans. Three guns of his battery were knocked out by shell fire and gas attack. The battery commander asked for volunteers to man the guns in spite of the fierce gas attack, and PVT Anthony Haynie answered the call. His record reveals that he was severely wounded in that engagement and that he received the Purple Heart. PVT Anthony Haynie died on January 17, 1976; and

Whereas, Arthur Haynie was born November 17, 1921. He attended the old wooden school in Buffalo, West Virginia. He entered the U.S. Army on December 14, 1942.  At discharge, he was a Tech 5 of the military police.  He died on September 18, 1995; and

Whereas, James E. Haynie, PVT, WW II, was born on August 16, 1923, in Wayne County. He attended and graduated from Buffalo High School. He served in the U.S. Army from July 8, 1943, through December 7, 1945. PVT James E. Haynie was a demolition expert and served in Calcutta and Burma. His unit merged with Merrill’s Marauders and came behind them, “cleaning up their mess”. He received the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Ribbon, and Distinguished Unit Badge with two Bronze Stars. PVT James E. Haynie died September 14, 2014; and

Whereas, Robert V. Haynie, PVT, WW II, was born on March 24, 1925, in Wayne County. He attended Buffalo High School. He served in the U.S. Army from August 28, 1943, through February 14, 1946. PVT Robert V. Haynie was a military policeman serving in the European Theater of Operation. He served in Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart, the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, and the WWII Victory Ribbon.  PVT Robert V. Haynie died December 25, 2018; and

Whereas, Charles E. Haynie, WW II, was born on April 14, 1927, in Wayne County. He attended Buffalo High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Sandoval (APA-194) as a coxswain in Iwo Jima. Charles E. Haynie died November 20, 2016; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate the Haynie family and their contributions to our state and country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 50-075/00-007.25 (50A149), locally known as Buffalo Beam Span, carrying WV 75 over Twelvepole Creek in Wayne County, the “Haynie Family Veterans 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 “Haynie Family Veterans Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.