HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 57

(By Delegate Pethtel)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the Moses Bridge, number 52-64-1.06, over Long Drain in Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia, the “Lance Corporal John Darrell Smith Memorial Bridge.”

    Whereas, Lance Corporal John Darrell Smith was born March 21, 1945, in the Earnshaw Community near Hundred, West Virginia, the son of William Glen Smith and Mary Lucille Smith; and

    Whereas, Lance Corporal John Darrell Smith died in South Vietnam on June 4, 1966, while a member of A Company, the 1^st Battalion, 9^th Marines, 3^rd MARDIV, III MAF, in Quang Nam Province, when his company came under gun and small arms fire on May 21, 1966; and

    Whereas, Lance Corporal John Darrell Smith died approximately two weeks later as a result of wounds suffered during this attack. He was awarded medals commensurate with his service and death; and

    Whereas, Lance Corporal John Darrell Smith paid the supreme sacrifice, at age 21 years, in the service of his state and country and his dedication to protecting the principles upon which this country was built and that sacrifice should not go unnoticed; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the Moses Bridge, number 52-64-1.06, over Long Drain in Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia, the “Lance Corporal John Darrell Smith 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 “Lance Corporal John Darrel Smith Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the surviving family of Lance Corporal John Darrell Smith and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.