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WV HCR26
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Roy Cooper
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AI Summary
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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"
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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
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Hutchison's unit received a Presidential Unit Citation for supporting the D-Day invasion by dropping 101st Airborne Division units into Normandy
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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
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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