HJ0054 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and

WHEREAS, Private First Class Wayne Wilder Hill Jr. served with the U.S. Army as a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division; and

WHEREAS, PFC Hill was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950; and

WHEREAS, PFC Hill died while a POW on October 20, 1950, and his remains were not recovered; and

WHEREAS, PFC Hill received the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Route 31 in Aurora from Sullivan Road to Ashland Avenue as the "PFC Wayne W. Hill Jr. Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name "PFC Wayne W. Hill Jr. Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of PFC Hill, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.