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Senate
Resolution 357
By:
Senator Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life of Major Byron S. McGuire, Sr., and dedicating a bridge in his honor;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Major McGuire was born February 6, 1920, in Tampa, Florida, and died on
September 9, 1992, in Appling County, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he received his pilot´s wings at Bush Field in Augusta, Georgia, when he
was only 21 years of age, and served his country in the Army Air Corps;
and
WHEREAS,
he completed six circumnavigations of the world; and
WHEREAS,
he flew in North Africa during World War II and also flew judges in and out of
Berlin during the Nuremberg trials; and
WHEREAS,
Major McGuire flew the first plane into Goose Bay, Labrador, where there was no
runway; and
WHEREAS,
he was the first pilot to land a four-engine plane at the North Pole;
and
WHEREAS,
he was promoted to the rank of Major at the age of 31 and retired at 33 after
suffering a severe heart attack; and
WHEREAS,
he returned to Georgia in 1958 after serving as a city councilman in North Miami
Beach, Florida; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting that this courageous soldier and pilot be honored with a
lasting memorial for his service to his country.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on
SR 104 at Keg Creek, in Columbia County, be dedicated as the Major Byron S.
McGuire, Sr. Memorial Bridge, and that the Department of Transportation is
authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers dedicating the
Major Byron S. McGuire, Sr. Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of Major Byron
S. McGuire, Sr., and to the Department of Transportation.