HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 7

(By Delegates Miller, Morgan, Moffatt, Hornbuckle, Reynolds, Sobonya and Rohrbach)

January 20, 2016

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on Interstate 64 over Kilgore Creek Road, specifically Bridge Number 0-064/00-28.67 in Cabell County, the "U.S. Army PFC Cecil Ray Ball Memorial Bridge."

Whereas, Cecil Ray Ball was born on March 18, 1930, on Kilgore Creek near Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, the son of Elizabeth Frances and Nicholas Ball.  He enlisted in the United States Army on November 19, 1947.  He served as a PFC with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during the Korean War and was killed in action on November 30, 1950, in Korea; and

Whereas, The body of PFC Cecil Ray Ball was returned to Cabell County for burial July 28, 1955.  PFC Cecil Ray Ball was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Korean War Service Medal; and

Whereas, Naming the bridge on interstate 64 over Kilgore Creek Road, specifically bridge number 0-064/00-28.67 in Cabell County, the "U.S. Army PFC Cecil Ray Ball Memorial Bridge." is an appropriate recognition of his contributions to his country, state, community and Cabell County; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the bridge on Interstate 64 over Kilgore Creek Road, specifically Bridge Number 0-064/00-28.67 in Cabell County, the "U.S. Army PFC Cecil Ray Ball Memorial Bridge"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the "U.S. Army PFC Cecil Ray Ball Memorial Bridge"; and, be it 

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates, forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and any surviving members of the family of PFC Cecil Ray Ball.