Bill Text: WV SCR1 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: US Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Road
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-10 - House Message received [SCR1 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2018-SCR1-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1
(By Senators Ojeda, Plymale, Beach, and Woelfel)
[Introduced January 10, 2018]
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the portion of State Route 10 from milepost 9.10 to milepost 13.60 in Logan County, the “U. S. Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Road”.
Whereas, Denver E. Short was born May 6, 1921, in Logan County, at Davin on Huff Creek. He attended Man High School and later married Margaret Parsons from West Logan, and they had two daughters, Katy Short Ojeda and Brenda Short Thomas; and
Whereas, Denver E. Short enlisted in the U. S. Army in August 1941, and was honorably discharged on September 27, 1945, after having participated in historic battles in central Europe and received medals for his service and for wounds received in action; and
Whereas, As a Platoon Sergeant in Headquarters Battery of the 155th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Sergeant Denver E. Short served in four European wartime campaigns: In Normandy; the Rhineland; the Ardennes; and central Europe; and
Whereas, Sergeant Denver E. Short suffered his first combat wound from small arms fire on D-Day, June 6, 1944, he was subsequently wounded in Belgium in 1944 and again in France in 1945. As a result of his wounds, he was hospitalized on numerous occasions, first in a hospital in England and two different extended stays in hospitals in France, and was awarded three separate Purple Heart Medals for his wounds; and
Whereas, Sergeant Denver E. Short also received the first Oak Leaf Cluster to his first Purple Heart Medal, a second Oak Leaf Cluster to his second Purple Heart Medal and two Distinguished Unit Badges; and
Whereas, Sergeant Denver E. Short passed away on August 26, 2001, and was a proud veteran, great father and husband, a quiet, humble man, a devout Christian and a true American hero; and
Whereas, Naming the portion of State Route 10 from milepost 9.10 to milepost 13.60 in Logan County, the “U. S. Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Road”, is an appropriate recognition of his service and sacrifices for his country as a part of The Greatest Generation and service to his state, community and Logan County; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the portion of State Route 10 from milepost 9.1 to milepost 13.60 in Logan County, the “U. S. Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Road”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the road as the “U. S. Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Road”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
