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WV HCR26

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

4/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Roy Cooper

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Division of Highways name bridge number 45-012/00-001.21(45A024) on County Route 12 over Bradshaw Creek in Summers County the "U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sergeant Jimmie M. Hutchison Memorial Bridge"

  • Honors Jimmie M. Hutchison (1916-2010), a West Virginia native who served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II as a Staff Sergeant with the 75th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group

  • Hutchison's unit received a Presidential Unit Citation for supporting the D-Day invasion by dropping 101st Airborne Division units into Normandy

  • After military service, Hutchison worked 38 years as a Reservoir Ranger at Bluestone Dam and was inducted into the Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  • Requires the Division of Highways to create and place signs identifying the memorial bridge

Legislative Description

Jimmy M. Hutchison Memorial Bridge

Last Action

Completed legislative action

4/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Infrastructure 3/19/2025
Rules3/12/2025
Energy and Public Works2/14/2025

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