WV HCR9

Names Bridge Number 20-079/03-017.16 (Dry Branch Bridge) over Cabin Creek in Kanawha County as the "U.S. Army Private Robert S. Pomeroy Memorial Bridge"

Honors Robert S. Pomeroy, born March 1898 in Dry Branch, West Virginia, who enlisted in the Army National Guard on July 7, 1917, in Charleston

Private Pomeroy served with multiple units including Company G, 2nd Infantry of the West Virginia National Guard and the elite 2nd "Indianhead" Infantry Division's 23rd Infantry

Pomeroy died of wounds received in action on July 25, 1918, after serving overseas for approximately six weeks; his remains were returned from France in 1921 and buried in Hensley Cemetery

Pomeroy received the WWI Victory Medal with Champagne-Marne Battle Clasp, WWI Victory Button (Silver), and the Purple Heart for his service