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Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 History
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8
(By Senators Laird, Miller and Unger)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the portion of Route
38, from its intersection at Route 16 to its intersection at
Route 61, in Fayette County, West Virginia, the "Sizemore
Moran Veterans Memorial Road".
Whereas, Jackson Douglas Sizemore, Phillip Sizemore, Arthur
Sizemore, Fred Sizemore, Ralph Sizemore and Harry Moran, the sons
and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Sizemore, Sr., of Oak Hill,
West Virginia, all served their country admirably in the United
States armed forces; and
Whereas, Jackson Douglas Sizemore enlisted in the Army on
August 2, 1939, and was stationed on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii,
where he served during the attack on Pearl Harbor; and
Whereas, Fred Sizemore enlisted in the Navy on September 20,
1940, served on the U. S. S. Phoenix, a cruiser with the Pacific
fleet, and battled the Japanese during the invasion of Pearl
Harbor; and
Whereas, Arthur Sizemore enlisted in the Navy on September 17,
1941, where he was assigned to the Naval Cook and Bakers' School at
Norton Heights, Connecticut, and went on to serve for more than two
years in the Caribbean; and
Whereas, Ralph Sizemore enlisted in the Navy on September 14, 1943, and was assigned to the United States Naval Air Technical
Training Center in Chicago; and
Whereas, Phillip Sizemore, Jr., enlisted in the Navy on
September 29, 1942, and after being stationed in California served
his country in the South Pacific; and
Whereas, Harry Moran, brother-in-law of the Sizemore brothers,
enlisted in the Navy and got his basic training at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds in Maryland, and went on to serve his country in Asia; and
Whereas, Jackson Douglas Sizemore, Phillip Sizemore, Arthur
Sizemore, Fred Sizemore, Ralph Sizemore and Harry Moran did a great
service to their country in time of conflict and war, and will
always be remembered for their service; and
Whereas, It is fitting and proper to create a lasting tribute
in honor of the Sizemore-Moran brothers, for their dedicated
service to their country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the
portion of Route 38, from its intersection at Route 16 to its
intersection at Route 61, in Fayette County, West Virginia, the
"Sizemore Moran Veterans Memorial Road"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the route as
the "Sizemore Moran Veterans Memorial Road"; 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 and to Arthur and Ralph Sizemore.