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House Concurrent Resolution 108 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 108
(By Delegate Paxton)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 20-60/14-
3.64
over the Coal River on Main Street in St. Albans, Kanawha
County,
the "Joseph Homer Lloyd Bridge."
Whereas, Joseph Homer Lloyd was born in Roane County on March
3, 1916, the son of Everett and Bertha Lloyd; and
Whereas, Joseph Homer Lloyd
graduated from Clay High School in
1938 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1939;
and
Whereas, When Joseph Homer Lloyd enlisted in the Army, he
requested duty in Hawaii to "see the world," little knowing that he
would soon be a participant in one of the momentous events in
American history; and
Whereas, Joseph Homer Lloyd was stationed at Hickam Air Force
Base in Hawaii when the Japanese launched their infamous attack on
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; and
Whereas, Joseph Homer Lloyd awoke that peaceful Sunday morning
on December 7th and was on his way to breakfast at the mess hall
when the Japanese began bombing Hickam Air Force Base. The barracks
where he had slept only minutes before were bombed and the mess
hall where he was headed took a direct hit, leaving thirty-five
people dead
.
But Joseph survived that fateful day at Hickam Field and went on to serve his country honorably in World War II
; and
Whereas, In 1942, Joseph Homer Lloyd attended Officers
Candidate School and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the
Army. He was then sent to Europe, where he served with the 14th
Armored Division throughout the remainder of the war;
and
Whereas, While serving with the 14th Armored Division, Joseph
Homer Lloyd was awarded the Bronze Star for "heroic achievement"
when his company was isolated by a German counterattack, and he
additionally received a Purple Heart; and
Whereas, After the war, Joseph Homer Lloyd returned to West
Virginia, where he and his beloved wife Mabel, eventually settled
in Tornado, Kanawha County, and he worked at Union Carbide as a
heavy equipment foreman until his retirement;
and
Whereas, Joseph and Mabel have two daughters, Ramona, who
currently resides in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, with her
husband Tom, and Phyllis, who resides in Rock Branch with her
husband, Richard. A son, Travis, is deceased. Joseph and Mabel also
have eight grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren; and
Whereas, It is only fitting and proper that we acknowledge
Joseph Homer Lloyd for his outstanding service to his country and
for a life well-lived. Joseph came of age during the Great
Depression, endured incredible hardships for his country in World
War II, and then returned home to help build a modern post-war
America - his life personifies the grit, determination and selfless
contribution that led Tom Brokaw to name his generation the "Greatest Generation"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name bridge number 20-60/14-3.64
over the Coal River on Main
Street in St. Albans, Kanawha County,
the "Joseph Homer Lloyd
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 "Joseph Homer Lloyd Bridge," with an additional designation
that he is a Pearl Harbor survivor; 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 Joseph Homer Lloyd.