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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 40

(By Senators Romano, Jeffries, Caputo, and Lindsay)

[Introduced February 07, 2022]

 

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 17-034/00-000.01 (17A296), (39.23653, -80.39654), locally known as Laurel Park Truss, carrying CR 34 over West Fork River in Harrison County, the “Frye Brothers’ Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Three of the four Frye brothers served in World War II, with one brother killed in action; and

Whereas, The Frye brothers’ father was killed in a coal mining accident forcing their mother to send them to group homes, until she found a job and was able to support her four boys and two girls who were all under the age of 12; and

Whereas, The oldest Frye brother, Thomas, was not allowed to enlist because he worked in the defense industry and would have been his widowed mother’s sole source of support if his younger brothers were killed; and

Whereas, Kermit C. Frye was drafted in 1940 and served as a Navy Seaman Second Class; and

Whereas, Kermit C. Frye was killed in action with his body “lost at sea” after the East Indian motor merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk off the Coast of South Africa on November 3, 1942; and

Whereas, Kermit C. Frye was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart and memorialized with a cross at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia; and

Whereas, Richard G. Frye was drafted in 1942 and served as Army Private First Class, fighting in both Africa and Germany combat campaigns; and

Whereas, Harold Q. Frye, known as “Red”, due to the color of his hair, was drafted in 1942 and served as a Private First Class cannoneer in the 119th Field Artillery Division of the 9th Army; and

Whereas, Harold Q. Frye, jumped into the icy waters off Normandy, surrounded by the bodies of dead comrades, making it safely to shore despite carrying a 90-pound pack and having a severe asthma attack, while fellow soldier Dale Crim shouted, “Swim Frye! Swim Dammit”. Dale Crim later told Frye’s daughter that the experience was so haunting many soldiers never talked about it, but he wanted her to know the bravery of her father and how they encouraged each other to survive; and

Whereas, Harold Q. Frye, operated a “Long Tom” gun during the Battle of the Bulge with a commendation from the XIX Corps Artillery headquarters for helping to protect aircraft, armor, and infantry as they made their rapid run through Germany in pursuit of enemy troops; and

Whereas, Harold Q. Frye received an additional commendation from Lieutenant General W. H. Simpson for taking part in the six-week bloody battle. Approximately 19,000 American troops were killed before the crushing defeat of the German Army was completed; and

Whereas, Harold Q. Frye returned to Clarksburg after the war and served as a nursing assistant at the Veterans Hospital for more than 20 years. He was recognized for saving the life of a patient who became choked on a piece of meat; and

Whereas, Harold Q. Frye retired after he was injured during an attack by a patient in the VA Psychiatric Unit; and

Whereas, it is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate the Frye brothers for the contributions of Thomas Frye, Kermit C. Frye, Richard G. Frye, and Harold Q. Frye to our state and country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name Bridge Number 17-034/00-000.01 (17A296), (39.23653, -80.39654), locally known as Laurel Park Truss, carrying CR 34 over West Fork River in Harrison County, the “Frye Brothers’ Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “Frye Brothers’ 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 forward four copies of the resolution to family members.

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