HCR 61 Text

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 61
(By Delegates Kominar and White)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge located in Mingo County, West Virginia, near the Belo Church that connects Route 65 to Corridor G, the "Harvey E. Horn, Memorial Bridge".

Whereas, Harvey E. Horn was born on July 28, 1911, the son of Wallace and Arminda Horn; and
Whereas, Harvey E. Horn entered the United States Army and rose to the rank of Sergeant; and
Whereas, Sergeant Harvey E. Horn fought bravely and with heroism during one of the most intense battles of Foggia-Naples Italy Campaign of World War II; and
Whereas, On August 25, 1944, Sergeant Harvey E. Horn's platoon was being overrun by superior numbers of German troops ; and
Whereas, Orders were issued to abandon the position and withdraw; and
Whereas, The withdrawal could not be undertaken without risking the loss of wounded soldiers; and
Whereas, In order to allow time for the platoon to recover and remove the wounded from the battle front, Sergeant Harvey E. Horn voluntarily remained behind and manned the machine gun and successfully delayed the enemy forces until the platoon was safely withdrawn; and
Whereas, During this action, Sergeant Harvey E. Horn received fatal wounds; and
Whereas, For his bravery and heroic service to this country, Sergeant Harvey E. Horn was posthumously honored and decorated; and
Whereas, Sergeant Harvey E. Horn 's body was not recovered until five years after the battle that ended his life and leaving behind his wife, Ida Newsome Horn; and
Whereas , The ultimate sacrifice of this brave and courageous son of Mingo County, West Virginia, requires us to honor Sergeant Harvey E. Horn by ensuring that future generations are aware of his sacrifice in the cause of freedom; therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name the bridge located in Mingo County, West Virginia, that connects Route 65 to Corridor G, near the Belo Church, the "Harvey E. Horn, Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and placed on the bridge signs identifying the bridge as the "Harvey E. Horn, 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 Transportation, the Commissioner of the Division of Highways and the family of Sergeant Harvey E. Horn.

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