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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 40(By Delegates Mallow, DeVault, Longanacre, Smith, Jeffries, Howell, Kelly, Cooper, and Jennings )[Introduced January 17, 2024; Referredto the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure then Rules]Requesting the Division of Highways name a bridge bearing the Bridge Number: 25-033/02-000.55 () (25A077), (39.48162, -80.07274) locally known as REUBEN RUN BRIDGE, carrying CR 33/02 over REUBEN RUN in Marion County as the "USMC MSG Edward P. & MP Carl A. McCray Memorial Bridge".Whereas, Edward Payson McCray was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on October 7, 1912; andWhereas, On December 2, 1933, Edward Payson McCray enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and received training at Parris Island, South Carolina and Quantico, Virginia; andWhereas, Edward Payson McCray was a member of the USMC Aviation Unit; andWhereas, Edward Payson McCray, during his time in service, received the American Campaign Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Medal; andWhereas, During the course of World War II, Edward Payson McCray was deployed to the Pacific arena as a crew member/navigator of a Marine Corps PBJ-1 (light bomber) aircraft; andWhereas, On September 17, 1933, while operating in the Solomon Islands area of the Pacific, contact was lost with his aircraft during a night bombing run; andWhereas, Edward Payson McCray was officially listed as Missing in Action ("MIA") until January 23, 1946, when he was declared Killed in Action ("KIA") unrecoverable; andWhereas, Edward Payson McCray served as a Capitol Police Officer in Washington, D.C. prior to his entry into the Marine Corps; andWhereas, Carl Anson McCray was born on September 20, 1898, in Fairmont, West Virginia; and Whereas, In 1915, at the age of 17, Carl Anson McCray joined the National Guard and in 1916 was promoted to the rank of Corporal; andWhereas, As the war in Europe progressed, Carl Anson McCray was deployed to the front in 1918 where he served with the 150th Infantry of the United States Army; andWhereas, As the war wound down, Carl Anson McCray last served as a Military Police Officer in Paris, France; andWhereas, For his service, Carl Anson McCray was awarded the World War I victory medal, a World War I commemorative medal, and also received the French Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award; andWhereas, Carl Anson McCray resided on Reubens Run Road until his passing at the age of 102; andWhereas, For these reasons it is fitting and proper that the bridge be named in honor of USMC MSG Edward P. & MP Carl A. McCray; therefore, be itResolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:That the Division of Highways name a bridge bearing the Bridge Number: 25-033/02-000.55 () (25A077), (39.48162, -80.07274) locally known as REUBEN RUN BRIDGE, carrying CR 33/02 over REUBEN RUN in Marion County as the "USMC MSG Edward P. & MP Carl A. McCray Memorial Bridge" and, be itFurther Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge as the "USMC MSG Edward P. & MP Carl A. McCray Memorial Bridge"; and, be itFurther Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
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