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House Concurrent Resolution 8 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8
(By
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson,
and Delegate Perdue)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge, bridge
number 50-41-0.40 on County Route 41 in Wayne County, the
"S/Sgt. E. J. A. Maynard Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard was born on September 12, l92l
in Wayne County, a son of Henry Maynard and Flora Marcum Maynard;
and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard attended Milam grade school
which required him to walk two miles each way, and lived with and
worked for his uncle, Sherman Maynard, of Wilsondale while
attending Wayne High School beginning in 1936 until 1940 when he
graduated; and
Whereas, After completing two years at then Marshall College
Staff Sergeant Maynard entered the U. S. Army Infantry on July 17,
1942, serving with the 80th Infantry Division until transferring to
the U.S. Army Air Corps where he was honorably discharged on
November 16, 1945; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard served as left waist gunner
aboard a B-29 Superfortress with the 52nd Bombardment Squadron,
29th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 314th Bombardment Wing of the 20th Army Air Corps and was stationed on the Island of Guam in the
Mariannas; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard participated in the "Air
Offensive Japan Eastern Mandated and Western Pacific Campaigns" and
was in fifteen combat missions over the Empire of Japan from April
17 through June 26, 1945; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard's squadron participated in the
bombardment of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, Otake,
Kagoshima, Hamamatsu, Tachikawa, Kushira and Tachiarai with as few
as eleven B-29's and as many as five hundred fifty-eight B-29's on
raids over Tokyo; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard was awarded the
Good Conduct
Medal, the Air Medal with one Bronze Star, the A/P Theater Medal
with three Bronze Stars, American Theater Medal and the World War
II Victory Medal; and
Whereas, After returning from service Staff Sergeant Maynard
completed his AB and MA degrees in Education at Marshall College;
and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard was a school teacher and
principal in the Wayne County school system for thirty-seven years,
beginning teaching in one and two room schools at Wilsondale and
McComas and spent the remainder of his teaching career at Crum High
School where he also served as the principal for eight years; and
Whereas, While serving in his education capacities Staff Sergeant Maynard was a member of various county, state and national
education as well as civic and fraternal associations; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Maynard died on July 9, 2008 at the
Emma Jean Dolin Hospice House in Huntington after a long battle
with Alzheimers; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Staff Sergeant Maynard for his
commitment, dedication and service to his country and his state;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name
bridge number 50-41-0.40 on County Route 41 in Wayne County, the
"S/Sgt. E. J. A. Maynard Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested
to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the
"S/Sgt. E. J. A. Maynard 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 his son, Gary S. Maynard.