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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The City of Herrin in Williamson County strongly 
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supports the renaming of the portion of Herrin Road/County Road 
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2 between Interstate 57 and Highway 149 to the U.S.M.C. Private 
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Joseph W. Ozbourn Memorial Highway; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Private Joseph William Ozbourn was born in Herrin 
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on October 24, 1919; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ozbourn was 
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commissioned on March 5, 1946 at the Boston Naval Shipyard by 
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his widow; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Private Ozbourn was awarded the Medal of Honor for 
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his gallantry in battle; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Numerous organizations in Herrin, including the 
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VFW-Southern Leathernecks, the MCL-Knights of Columbus, the 
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American Legion, and the Elks Club, are sponsoring a change in 
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a portion of Herrin Road/County Road 2 in honor of Private 
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Ozbourn; therefore, be it

  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of 
 


 






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Herrin Road/County Road 2 between Interstate 57 and Highway 149 
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as the U.S.M.C. Private Joseph W. Ozbourn Memorial Highway; and 
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be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
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is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
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State regulations, plaques or signs giving notice of the name; 
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and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to the Illinois Secretary of Transportation and the 
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Herrin City Council.