HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 142

(By Delegates Perdue and Hicks)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on Route 52 over Mill Creek in Wayne County, originally named the Paddle Creek Bridge, bridge number 50-52-29.04 (50A153), latitude 38.10064, longitude -82.56704, as the "U.S. Navy PO3 Roy Elmer "Doc" Moon Bridge".

            Whereas, Navy Petty Officer Moon was born on July 2, 1945, in Kiahsville in Wayne County; and

            Whereas, Navy Petty Officer Moon joined the U.S. Navy on August 2, 1965, and was released on August 2, 1968; and

            Whereas, Navy Petty Officer Moon was a U.S. Navy medic assigned to a Marine Corps unit. The men in his unit praised him most highly for saving most of their lives. The men in his unit presented Moon with a gold plated rifle to show their appreciation of putting his life on the line every day in combat to help save his fellow soldiers, going that extra mile without thinking about himself; and

            Whereas, During his service during the Vietnam War Navy Petty Officer Moon was awarded the Bronze Star, the Navy Unit Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia; and

            Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring testament be established to commemorate Navy Petty Officer Moon, a native son who so ably served his country and his state, by naming the bridge the "U.S. Navy PO3 Roy Elmer "Doc" Moon Bridge"; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:

            That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name the bridge on Route 52 over Mill Creek in Wayne County, originally named the Paddle Creek Bridge, bridge number 50-52-29.04 (50A153), latitude 38.10064, longitude -82.56704, as the "U.S. Navy PO3 Roy Elmer "Doc" Moon 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. Navy PO3 Roy Elmer "Doc" Moon 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, to U.S. Navy Petty Officer Roy Elmer "Doc" Moon, Herbert Wellman, Jr., Chairman of the Fort Gay Veterans Park, the Wayne County Veterans Association and the Fort Gay Veterans Association.