HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NUMBER

(By Delegates Rohrbach, Perdue, Hicks and Reynolds)

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Requesting the Division of Highways to name Bridge Number 50-52-37.47 (50A049), (latitude 38.006184, longitude -82.506839), locally known as the Lost Creek Beam Span, carrying U.S. Route 52 over Lost Creek in Wayne County, the "U.S. Army PFC Ernest D. Marcum Bridge".

Whereas, Ernest D. "Doby" Marcum was born in Crum, WV, on September 12, 1947, the son of Oscar and Gladys Perry Marcum; and

Whereas, Ernest D. "Doby" Marcum entered service to his country with the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict in 1967; and

Whereas, Ernest D. "Doby" Marcum served as an Armor Intelligence Specialist with the 9th Infantry Division, attaining the rank of Private First Class; and

Whereas, PFC Ernest D. Marcum paid the ultimate price on December 31, 1967, when he was killed by shrapnel from a grenade and he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart therefor; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate his service to his community and country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 50-52-37.47 (50A049), (latitude 38.006184, longitude -82.506839), locally known as the Lost Creek Beam Span, carrying U.S. Route 52 over Lost Creek in Wayne County, the "U.S. Army PFC Ernest D. Marcum Bridge"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the "U.S. Army PFC Ernest D. Marcum 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 the Wayne County Veterans‛ Association.