IL HJR0097

Designates the section of Illinois Route 78 in Mason County from the Illinois River in Havana to the Sangamon River in Lynchburg township as the "Sgt. Don H. Lascelles Memorial Highway"

Sgt. Lascelles was born and raised in Mason County and graduated with honors from Balyki Community High School in 1965

Sgt. Lascelles volunteered for the United States Army and served in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star with V device for valor in assuming command of his platoon after his platoon leaders fell in battle

Sgt. Lascelles was mortally wounded on June 6, 1969 while protecting his men and was posthumously awarded a second Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect appropriate plaques or signs at suitable locations designating the memorial highway