HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5

(By Delegates Ambler, Cooper, Wagner, Westfall, Maynard and Howell)

[Introduced January 12, 2018; Referred
to the Committee on Rules ]

Requesting the Division of Highways name Bridge Number 13-92-9.25 (13A177), locally known as Whites Draft Bridge, carrying WV 92 over Whites Draft in Greenbrier county, the “U. S. Army PFC Jessie Franklin Crow Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, PFC Crow was born on February 14, 1948, in Alvon, West Virginia to Trilbie and Clyde Crow; and

Whereas, PFC Crow joined the United States Army with an in service date of April 20, 1968, and served as a Light Weapons Infantryman in 1^st Calvary Division, D Company, 7^th Cavalry Regiment, 5^th Battalion; and

Whereas, PFC Crow died in action in Vietnam on May 19, 1968; and

Whereas, It is fitting and proper that PFC Crow who gave the ultimate sacrifice for his state and country to have this bridge named after him; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both entrances to Bridge Number 13-92-9.25 (13A177), locally known as Whites Draft Bridge, carrying WV 92 over Whites Draft in Greenbrier county, the “U.S. Army PFC Jessie Franklin Crow Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.