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House Concurrent Resolution 45 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45
(By Delegate P. Smith)
Requesting that bridge number 21-15-8.77 on West Virginia Route 15,
in Lewis County, West Virginia, be named the "Army PFC French
E. Marsh Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, French E. Marsh was born December 20, 1929, in Weston,
West Virginia, the son of French Marsh and Hazel Butcher Marsh; and
Whereas, French E. Marsh attended schools in Weston, enjoyed
playing baseball, and worked for a time at the Weston Glass
Factory; and
Whereas, French E. Marsh was drafted into the United States
Army at the age of eighteen; and
Whereas, PFC French E. Marsh married Ruth Ann Butcher on
January 5, 1952; and
Whereas, PFC Marsh had a sister, Gwendly Crummit, deceased, and
is survived by a brother, George Marsh of Glenville, West Virginia,
and a cousin, Herbert Bean of Horner, West Virginia; and
Whereas, PFC Marsh was killed in action against the enemy in
Korea on March 30, 1953 while serving with the U. S. Army's 31st
Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division; and
Whereas, PFC Marsh, service number 52122759, was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service
Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense
Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal; and
Whereas, PFC Marsh was buried in Peterson Cemetery, at Weston,
West Virginia; and
Whereas, It is the desire of the Legislature to honor the
memory of this native son who gave his life serving his country;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That bridge number 21-15-8.77 on West Virginia Route 15, in
Lewis County, West Virginia, be named the "Army PFC French E. Marsh
Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the
bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge
the "Army PFC French E. Marsh Memorial Bridge"; 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 and to Herbert Bean, 15 Honeysuckle Road,
Horner, WV.