COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23(By Delegate Hamilton)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 49-13-1.57 (49A102) in Upshur County as the “Army Sgt. Walter William Smith Memorial Bridge.”

    Whereas, Sgt. Smith was born March 9, 1920, in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia; and

    Whereas, Sgt. Smith enlisted in the engineering corps of the Army in 1940 at St. Louis, Missouri; and

    Whereas, Sgt. Smith was awarded a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and three battle stars; and

    Whereas, Sgt. Smith was killed in action at Kasserine Pass, North Africa on February 19, 1943; and

    Whereas, It is fitting to honor Sgt. Smith’s life and service by naming bridge number 49-13-1.57 in Upshur County after him; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name bridge number 49-13-1.57 (49A102) in Upshur County, as the “Army Sgt. Walter William Smith 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 “Army Sgt. Walter William 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 Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Sgt. Smith’s surviving relatives.