HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30
(By Delegate Pethtel)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the B&O overpass bridge
number
52-7-33.52
on State Route 7 in Hundred, Wetzel County,
West Virginia the "Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Hohman
Memorial Bridge."
Whereas, John Michael Hohman was born on January 29, 1949, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hohman; and
Whereas, John Michael Hohman graduated from Hundred High School
on June 2, 1965; and
Whereas, Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Hohman
served in
Vietnam in the United States Army 25th Infantry Division, 4th
Cavalry, 3rd Squadron, D Troop
; and
Whereas, Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Hohman was on his
second tour of duty in Vietnam when his helicopter
was shot down
and he was killed in action on May 31, 1969
; and
Whereas, On that fateful day in 1969, Chief Warrant Officer
John Michael Hohman gave his last full measure of devotion to his
country and to his comrades-in-arms; and
Whereas, It is only fitting and proper that this bridge be
named in his honor, and that it henceforth stand as a permanent
memorial so that Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Hohman's
supreme sacrifice will not be forgotten; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways name the B&O overpass bridge
number
52-7-33.52
on State Route 7 in Hundred, Wetzel County, West
Virginia the "Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Hohman 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
"Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Hohman Memorial Bridge" with a
designation that Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Hohman served
in the Vietnam War; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the family of John
Michael Hohman and the Secretary of the Department of
Transportation.
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