Bill Text: WV SCR32 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Cox Brothers Veteran Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-02 - To House Rules [SCR32 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-SCR32-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 32
(By Senators Romano, Martin, and Caputo)
[Introduced March 18, 2021]
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 2488 East/West (17A187, 17A189), locally known as the Log Cabin Bridge in Harrison County, the “Cox Brothers Veteran Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, The Cox family demonstrated their utmost patriotism for the United States with 11 of 15 brothers, in a family of 21 children, serving in the U.S. military, including seven brothers who served during WWII; and
Whereas, Vaughn Cox was with the 101st Airborne, serving as a paratrooper on D-Day. After being shot several times before he hit the ground, Vaughn Cox was picked up by burial crews who discovered that he was still alive. He recovered and returned home with a glass eye, having earned three Purple Hearts; and
Whereas, Glenn Cox was stationed with the U.S. Navy on Ocracoke Island at a “top secret” amphibious training base. There, he operated from the “loop shack” to track Nazi U-Boats. At the end of the war, Glenn Cox had the honor of transcribing the radio code message announcing the end of WW II to his fellow sailors; and
Whereas, Edward Cox fought during the battles for Guadalcanal and the Southern Philippines during WW II. He reenlisted and served in the Korean War, garnering multiple honors including medals for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign with two-bronze stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one-bronze star, and the Army of Occupation Medal, Korea; and
Whereas, Paul Loutrell Cox was a U.S. Marine, PFC-6, during WW II, serving in the Central Pacific; and
Whereas, Carlos Walter Cox was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army and served in Northern France and the Rhineland during WW II, earning multiple service ribbons for valor and bravery; and
Whereas, Calvin Leco Cox served his country in the U.S. Army as Private First Class-Ordinance in Walla Walla, Washington; and
Whereas, A half-brother to the cox brothers, Kenneth Bickerstaff, served in the U.S. Army, and was stationed in Australia during WW II, helping to fight off the Japanese invasion in the Pacific; and
Whereas, All seven of the Cox brothers who served in WW II were listed on the Honor Memorial in Wolf Summit, West Virginia, dedicated in 1946, symbolizing their heroism and sacrifice for continued freedom of the United States and our democracy; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate the Cox brothers and their contributions to our state and country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to bridge number 2488 East/West (17A187, 17A189), locally known as the Log Cabin Bridge in Harrison County, the “Cox Brothers Veteran Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “Cox Brothers Veteran Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
