SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 75
(By Senator Bailey)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge crossing the
Guyandotte River at Allen Junction, Wyoming County, the "Staff
Sergeant Grover Robert Taylor Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Grover Robert Taylor was born April 30, 1941, in
Allen Junction, Wyoming County, the son of Grant and Mary Taylor;
and
Whereas, At the age of 17, Grover Robert Taylor joined the
United States Army. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and
served as a drill instructor at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; and
Whereas, In 1965, Staff Sergeant Grover Robert Taylor
volunteered to go to Vietnam and served as a gunner on a
helicopter. After completing his tour, he was sent to Hawaii where
he served as a drill instructor for several months. Later the same
year, he went back to Vietnam and served with the U. S. Army
Calvary, nicknamed the Wolfhounds; and
Whereas, On April 20, 1966, 25 miles northwest of Saigon,
Vietnam, Staff Sergeant Grover Robert Taylor was killed in action.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for heroism; and
Whereas, It is fitting that a lasting tribute be made in honor
of Staff Sergeant Grover Robert Taylor who was killed in service to this nation; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name the bridge crossing the Guyandotte River at Allen Junction,
Wyoming County, the "Staff Sergeant Grover Robert Taylor 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
"Staff Sergeant Grover Robert Taylor Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation.
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