HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 78

(By Delegates Kelly, Anderson, Atkinson III, Hollen, Deem, Criss, Harshbarger, Cooper, Longstreth, Iaquinta and Hartman)

[Introduced February 20, 2018; Referred to the Committee on Rules]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 54-1-1.97 (54A001), locally known as Waverly Road Bridge, carrying County Route 1 over the Carpenter Run in Wood County  the “U. S. Marine Corps PFC Danny Marshall Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, U. S. Marine Corps PFC Danny Marshall was born March 9, 1957, in Parkesburg, West Virginia.  He grew up in Waverly and attended Waverly Elementary School and Williamstown High School.  Danny was one of eight children of Mrs. Faye Marie Marshall Kemp (deceased January 2009).  His brothers and sisters are: Barbara Phillis (Williamstown, WV), Robert (New York), Joey (Parkersburg, WV), Dale (deceased), Dorothy Miller (Marietta, OH), Rex (deceased), and Susan Evans (Marietta, OH).  Robert and Joey also served, in the Army and Navy respectively.  Danny was an active youth and outdoorsman.  He enjoyed wrestling while at Williamstown High and earned several trophies; and

Whereas, At age 17, Danny joined the Marine Corps in 1974.  In 1975 he was based in Okinawa, and his unit would be called upon to rescue the crew of a merchant ship captured by the ruthless Cambodian communists who perpetrated the Killing Fields, the Khmer Rouge.  U. S. Marine Corps PFC Danny Marshall and another marine were captured and taken to the mainland for interrogation at a former Buddhist temple called Wat In Nean near Sihanoukville. After a week of interrogation and torture, they were killed and buried on the temple grounds. His death date is uncertain, so has been designated by the family as May 15, 1975.  He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Military Ribbon, the Vietnam Service Military Ribbon, the Defense Distinguished Service Military Ribbon and The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross. On May 23, 1986, the Academic 1 Facility at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, was dedicated to PFC Phelps and seven other marines who also gave their lives for their country; and

Whereas, Naming the bridge across Carpenter Run near Waverly in Wood County, the “U. S. Marine Corps PFC Danny Marshall Memorial Bridge” is an appropriate recognition of his contributions to his country, state, community and Wood County; therefore, be it,

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 54-1-1.97 (54A001), locally known as Waverly Road Bridge, carrying County Route 1 over the Carpenter Run in Wood County.  the “U. S. Marine Corps PFC Danny Marshall 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 U. S. Marine Corps PFC Danny Marshall Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.