HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 37
(By Delegates Craig, Morgan and C. Miller)
Requesting the Route 60 bridge at the Western edge of Milton,
Cabell County, West Virginia, specifically bridge number
06-60-20.49, be named the "CMS Marshall Irvin Pauley Memorial
Bridge, Killed in Action, Vietnam 1966."
Whereas, Chief Master Sergeant Marshall Irvin Pauley was born
in Miami, Kanawha County, West Virginia, October 17, 1941, the son
of George W. Pauley and Anne Taylor Pauley. He graduated from
Hannah High School in the Class of 1960 and considered Milton, West
Virginia his home; and
Whereas, Chief Master Sergeant Marshall Irvin Pauley joined the
United States Air Force and in 1966 was with the 4
th Air Command
Squadron at DaNang Airfield, South Vietnam. On March 9, 1966, his
unit departed DaNang Airfield in their Douglas AC47D on an armed
reconnaissance mission along Route 92 that ran through the dense
jungle covered mountains of Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam.
Neither the unit nor aircraft was heard from again. Search efforts
were launched and then terminated on March 14, 1966, with no
findings or sightings of the missing aircraft or crew; and
Whereas, A presumptive finding of death was finally made on
January 9, 1978, and the remains of Chief Master Sergeant Marshall Irvin Pauley have never been recovered. He was one of several
members of the Milton community who served in the Armed Forces
during the Vietnam War. He served his community, state and country
with distinction, making the supreme sacrifice while on a mission
in Vietnam. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9796, American
Legion Post 139 and the Milton city council believe that it is fit
and proper to honor the achievements and sacrifice of Chief Master
Sergeant Marshall Irvin Pauley by naming a new bridge after him;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested that the
Route 60 bridge at the Western edge of Milton, Cabell County, West
Virginia, specifically bridge number 06-60-20.49, be named the "CMS
Marshall Irvin Pauley Memorial Bridge, Killed in Action, Vietnam
1966"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways is hereby requested to cause to be fabricated signs to be
erected at each entryway of the bridge, containing bold and
prominent letters proclaiming the bridge to be named the "CMS
Marshall Irvin Pauley Memorial Bridge, Killed in Action, Vietnam
1966"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of
the Division of Highways, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9796,
American Legion Post 139 and the Milton City Council.
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