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1		SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3		Assembly pays honor and respect to veterans who have served
4		their country and the State of Illinois; and
5		WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Wilbur E. Troehler was born in the
6		small farming town of Fairbury to parents Grover C. and Aline
7		Troehler on March 3, 1916; he married Ruth M. Urban on February
8		21, 1941, and they settled in Chicago, where they had three
9		sons, Eugene, William, and Robert; and
10		WHEREAS, SSG Troehler was inducted into the United States
11		Army at Gary, Indiana on March 23, 1943; he received his basic
12		training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and advanced
13		individual training at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky; upon
14		completion of training, he was assigned to the 75th Infantry
15		Division and further assigned to Company D, 289th Infantry
16		Regiment; the 75th Infantry Division was activated April 15,
17		1943 and deployed overseas on November 14, 1944; and
18		WHEREAS, SSG Troehler entered combat as a Heavy Weapons
19		NCO and Section Leader under the 75th Infantry Division on
20		Christmas Day 1944 in the Ardennes Counter Offensive, later
21		known as the Battle of the Bulge; and

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1		WHEREAS, SSG Troehler returned to the U.S. in April 1945
2		after marching through England, France, Belgium, and
3		Luxemburg; and
4		WHEREAS, SSG Troehler received numerous medals, including
5		the Bronze Star, the American Campaign Medal, the
6		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War
7		II Victory Medal, and the Army Occupation Medal; and
8		WHEREAS, SSG Troehler received the Combat Infantry Badge,
9		the Expert Infantry Badge, and the Expert Marksmanship Badge;
10		he was also given the Honorable Service Lapel Button; and
11		WHEREAS, SSG Troehler passed away on April 13, 1989 in
12		Chicago; therefore, be it
13		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
14		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
15		REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S.
16		Route 24 as it travels through Fairbury as the "SSG Wilbur E.
17		Troehler Memorial Highway"; and be it further
18		RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
19		is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
20		State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
21		giving notice of the name "SSG Wilbur E. Troehler Memorial

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1		Highway"; and be it further
2		RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
3		presented to the family of SSG Troehler, the Mayor of
4		Fairbury, and the Secretary of Transportation.