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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23
(By Delegate Hamilton)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 49-13-
1.57 in Upshur County as the "Army Sgt. Walter William Smith
Memorial Bridge."
Whereas, Sgt. Smith was born March 9, 1920, in Buckhannon,
Upshur County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Sgt. Smith enlisted in the engineering corps of the
Army in 1940 at St. Louis, Missouri; and
Whereas, Sgt. Smith was awarded a Purple Heart, Good Conduct
Medal and three battle stars; and
Whereas, Sgt. Smith was killed in action at Kasserine Pass,
North Africa on February 19, 1943; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Sgt. 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 in Upshur County, as the "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 "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 Sgt. Smith's surviving relatives.