HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 104
(By Delegates Schadler, Evans and Rowan)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge located on
State Route 46 in Keyser, West Virginia, the "Staff Sergeant
Jonah Edward Kelley Bridge."
Whereas, On the twenty-third day of April, one thousand nine
hundred, twenty-three, Jonah Kelley was born and raised in Keyser,
West Virginia; and
Whereas, Jonah Kelley served with the three hundred eleventh
Infantry of the United States seventh-eighth Infantry Division in
World War II; and
Whereas, On the thirty-first day of January, one thousand nine
hundred forty-five, Staff Sergeant Kelley was fatally wounded after
leading his company in attack on a German stronghold in the village
of Kersternich, Germany; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Kelley showed superb courage,
aggressiveness and disregard for his own safety leading and
inspiring his men even after being wounded; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Kelley, despite being mortally wounded,
eliminated an enemy machine gun entrenchment ensuring the safety of
his unit; and
Whereas, Staff Sergeant Kelley was awarded the Medal of Honor
posthumously; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby names the bridge on State Route 46
in Keyser, West Virginia, the "Staff Sergeant Jonah Edward Kelley
Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby
requested to prepare a certified copy of this concurrent resolution
for the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of the
Division of Highways and the West Virginia Veterans Affairs Office
and for the family of Staff Sergeant Jonah Edward Kelley.