SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 27

(By Senators Walters, Stollings and Plymale)

[Introduced February 6, 2016.]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge located on Interstate 64, 0.43 miles north of County Route 34, bridge number 40-34-15.00 (40A090), latitude 38.45599, longitude -81.93554, originally called the I-64 Winfield Interchange Bridge, in Putnam County, the “Herman Daner Rogers Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Herman Daner Rogers was born in Kanawha County on February 8, 1924; and

Whereas, Herman Daner Rogers served this country during WWII as a PFC in the U.S. Army, being engaged in fierce combat in Normandy in Northern France and the Rhineland in Central Europe; and

Whereas, PFC Herman Daner Rogers displayed heroism and courage on various fields of battle upon which he served, including for action taken during a fourteen day attack resulting in the destruction of an entire German division for which an honor was bestowed upon him by U.S. Army Lieutenant General George Patton, Jr.  Among the medals and honors he received for his service to this country are the Bronze Star Medal, the EAME Theater Ribbon with four Bronze Stars per, the American Theater Ribbon, the Good Conduct Ribbon, the World War II Victory Medal and Combat Infantry Badge. He later received the Jubilee of Liberty award from then- Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito in 2001 for which he was extremely proud; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the bridge located on Interstate 64, 0.43 miles north of County Route 34, bridge number 40-34-15.00 (40A090), latitude 38.45599, longitude -81.93554, originally called the I-64 Winfield Interchange Bridge, in Putnam County, the “Herman Daner Rogers Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “Herman Daner Rogers Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways and to Drema K. Rogers Justice, the daughter of PFC Herman Daner Rogers.