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Committee endorses bill to name stretch of Highway 18 for Medal of Honor recipient Henry Gerke

2131257 · January 17, 2025
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Summary

The House Transportation Committee recommended a do-pass for House Bill 1212, which would designate a portion of State Highway 18 as the Henry Gerke Memorial Highway in recognition of a World War II Medal of Honor recipient from Nitschee. The committee voted unanimously to advance the bill.

Representative Munson presented House Bill 1212, asking the committee to name a portion of State Highway 18 in northeast North Dakota the “Bridal First Class Henry Gerke Memorial Highway” to honor Henry Gerke, a World War II Marine who reportedly sacrificed his life by jumping on a…

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