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House Concurrent Resolution 2 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2
(By Delegate Hamilton)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge in French
Creek on State Route 20
, bridge number 49-20-16.02, as the
"Sergeant Billy W. Rapp, U.S. Army Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Sergeant Billy W. Rapp,
was born on May 30, 1947, in
Hookersville, West Virginia, son of John W. and Margaret E. Rapp;
and
Whereas,
Sergeant Rapp,
enlisted in the United States Army on
October 24, 1966, and eventually being promoted to sergeant; and
Whereas,
During his service to his country while in the Army,
Sergeant Rapp,
was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, posthumously, the
Army Commendation Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National
Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic
of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon; and
Whereas,
Sergeant Rapp also qualified as a M14 Rifle Expert
with Rifle Bar and 45 Pistol Marksman with Pistol Bar; and
Whereas, On
March 21, 1969, Sergeant Rapp,
died in Vietnam at
Binh Duong Province during hostile gun fire in service to his
country; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Sergeant Billy W. Rapp,
for his service to his community, his state and giving the ultimate
sacrifice to his country by
naming the bridge in French Creek on
State Route 20
, bridge number 49-20-16.02, as the "Sergeant Billy
W. Rapp, U.S. Army Memorial Bridge"
;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to
name the bridge in French Creek on State Route 20
, bridge number
49-20-16.02, as the "Sergeant Billy W. Rapp, U.S. Army 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 "
Sergeant Billy W. Rapp, U.S. Army 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 to
the family of
Sergeant Billy W.
Rapp
.