HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28
(By Delegates Schadler, Evans and Rowan)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge located on
State Route 46 in Keyser, West Virginia, the "Staff Sergeant
Jonah Edward Kelly Bridge."
Whereas, On the twenty-third day of April, one thousand nine
hundred, twenty-three, Jonah Kelly was born and raised in Keyser,
West Virginia; and
Whereas, Jonah Kelly served with the three hundred eleventh
Infantry of the United States seventh-eighth Infantry Division in
World War II; and
Whereas, On the thirty-first day of January, one thousand nine
hundred forty-five, Staff Sergeant Kelly was fatally wounded after
leading his company in attack on a German stronghold in the village
of Kersternich, Germany; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Kelly showed superb courage,
aggressiveness and disregard for his own safety leading and
inspiring his men even after being wounded; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Kelly, despite being mortally wounded,
eliminated an enemy machine gun entrenchment ensuring the safety of
his unit; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Kelly was awarded the Medal of Honor
posthumously; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby names the bridge on State Route 46
in Keyser, West Virginia, the "Staff Sergeant Jonah Edward Kelly
Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this concurrent resolution to the
Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways and the West Virginia Veterans Affairs Office and to the
family of Staff Sergeant Jonah Edward Kelly.