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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27
(By Delegates M. Poling and Hamilton)
Requesting that bridge number 1-11-6.35, located .01 mile east of
County Route 36 on County Route 11 and crossing over the
Middle Fork River, be renamed "The Audra Park Bridge In Memory
of Army Sergeant John A. Charnoplosky".
Whereas, John A. Charnoplosky was born December 31, 1952, at
Buckhannon, West Virginia, the son of George Charnoplosky and
Dorothy Lee Charnoplosky Weekley; and
Whereas, John A. Charnoplosky had three brothers, Tony A.,
Philip W. and George Charnoplosky; and
Whereas, John A. Charnoplosky had a step-father, Lee Weekley,
step-sisters Mrs. Pam Spencer and Mrs. Nancy Hall, and step-brother
Norman Weekley; and
Whereas, John A. Charnoplosky graduated from Philip Barbour
High School in 1970, where he was an outstanding athlete, lettering
in football, track and wrestling; and
Whereas, Sergeant John A. Charnoplosky was serving as a door
gunner on a UHI helicopter for the 187th Assault Helicopter Company
on November 15, 1971 when he died as a result of a mid-air
collision with another UHI helicopter as they were returning to refuel after landing South Vietnamese troops on a combat operation
ten miles east of the Cambodian border; and
Whereas, Sergeant John A. Charnoplosky is listed on the wall of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C. at Panel W2,
Line 67; and
Whereas, During his service, Sergeant John A. Charnoplosky
frequently participated in more than two flights per day over
hostile territory in support of counterinsurgency operations; and
Whereas, Sergeant John A. Charnoplosky was awarded two Air
Medals for heroism and a Purple Heart; and
Whereas, It is proper that an enduring reminder be dedicated to
the memory of the service and sacrifice given by Sergeant John A.
Charnoplosky; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name
bridge number 1-11-6.35, located .01 mile east of County Route 36
on County Route 11 and crossing over the Middle Fork River, be
renamed "The Audra Park Bridge In Memory of Army Sergeant John A.
Charnoplosky"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the
bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge
"The Audra Park Bridge In Memory of Army Sergeant John A.
Charnoplosky"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of
the Division of Highways and to family members of Army Sergeant
John A. Charnoplosky.