SR 14 — Celebrating the life of Brigadier General James Postell Jervey, USA, Ret.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22103071D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

14 OfferedE January 27, 2022 N Celebrating the life of Brigadier General James Postell Jervey, USA, Ret.

TN Patrons––Hashmi,R Boysko,Agreed Edwards,to Howell,by McPikethe andSenate, SurovellFebruary R3, ––––––––––2022 O WHEREAS, Brigadier General James Postell Jervey, USA, Ret., a military engineer whose legacyOlegacy lives on through his contributions to harbors and marine waterways throughout the United StatesDandStates and the L world, including work on the Panama Canal, died on March 12, 1947;

and WHEREAS,L Jamesoriginally Jervey,from theCharleston, thirdSouth Carolina, and Helen Louise Wesson Jervey, of sixNorthampton sonsCounty, E North Carolina, was born toon Dr.November 14, 1869, and raised at St.

HenryHelen's, D.a modest farm in the Fine Creek Mills area of Powhatan County;

Jervey,and anD assistantWHEREAS, surgeonJames originallyJervey fromwas Charleston,employed Southby Carolina,the andSouthern HelenCotton LouiseOil WessonCompany Jervey,in ofAtlanta Northamptonwhen CounCy,he Northwas Carolina,notified wasthat bornhe onhad Novemberbeen 14,appointed 1869,to andthe raisedUnited States Military Academy at St.West Point, New andk;

Helen's, a modest farm in the Fine CreWHEREAS, James Jervey was employed by the Southern Cotton Oil Company in Atlanta when he E was notified that he had been appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York;

and WHEREAS, James Jervey graduated with honors as the second-highest ranked student in the Class of 1892 and was assigned to the United States Army Corps of Engineers;

he entered the Army Engineering School of Application at Willet's Point in New York Harbor and graduated on August 7, 1895, with the equivalentR ofequWHEREAS, aafter master'scompleting degreehis education, James Jervey was initially assigned to Montgomery, 4 Alabama, then was placed in civilcharge engineering;of fortification work and underwater mine defenses at Pensacola, R Florida, during the Spanish-American War;

and Alabama,WHEREAS, thenJames Jervey was placedsubsequently ordered back to West Point, where he was an instructor in chargepractical ofmilitary fortificationengineering workand an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and underwaterMilitary mineEngWHEREAS, defensesJames atJervey Pensacola,completed Florida,a duringtour of duty in the Spanish-AmericanPhilippines War;serving as engineer of the Moro Province, secretary of the Moro Province, and commander in charge of fortification work at Subic Bay;

andupon Rreturning WHEREAS,to Jamesthe JerveyUnited wasStates subsequentlyin orderedAugust back1907, tohe Westcommanded Point,the where1st Battalion of Engineers and the post of Fort Mason, California, until 1907 when he was sent to Washington, D.C., as an instructorinsWHEREAS, in practicalrecognition militaryof engineeringhis andoutstanding anservice assistantrecord, professorJames inJervey thewas Departmentselected ofto Civilassist andwith Militarythe Engineeringconstruction untilof 1901;the Panama Canal;

andhe WHEREAS,reported Jamesto Jerveythe completedIsthmian aCanal tourCommission ofon dutyJuly in16, the1908, Philippines serving as assistant engineer ofin thecharge Moroof Province,construction secretary of theGatun MoroLocks Province, and commanderlater resident engineer in charge of fortificationconstruction workuntil at1913; Subic Bay;

uponand returningWHEREAS, toJames theJervey Unitedthen Statesserved as a district engineer in AugustWheeling, 1907,West heVirginia, commandedbuilding theincluded 1stexpanding Battalionand ofimproving Engineersthe instructorintracoastal ofwaterway civilin engineering;the region;

andia,andrfolk, untilwhere 1907his whenduties he was sent to Washington, D.C., as an WHEREAS, induring recognitionWorld ofWar hisI, outstanding service record, James Jervey wascommanded selectedthe to304th assistEngineers withof the construction79th ofDivision, participating in the PanamaMeuse-Argonne Canal;offensive;

he reported to the Isthmian Canal Commission on July 16, 1908, as assistant engineer in charge of construction of Gatun Locks and later resident engineer in charge of :

35 construction until 1913;

and 36 WHEREAS, James Jervey then served as a district engineer in Wheeling, West Virginia, building 37 dams and locks to make the Upper Ohio River navigable for shipping, and in Norfolk, where his duties 38 included expanding and improving the intracoastal waterway in the region;

and Division, participating in the Meuse-Argonne offensive;

and WHEREAS, among many awards and accolades, James Jervey received the Distinguished Military Service Medal for his contributions to maintaining roads in a suitable condition for the transportation of artillery and large quantities of supplies during the attack on Montfaucon and Nantillois;

and WHEREAS, a talented and passionate educator, James Jervey joined the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, as chair of the mathematics department, and at the onset of World War II, he contributed to the war effort by teaching an accelerated course in navigation to Naval ROTC cadets and United States Navy officers;

and teaching an accelerated course in navigation to Naval ROTC cadets and WHEREAS, James Jervey retired in 1945 and settled in Powhatan with his wife, Jean;

Luke's Episcopal Church, the church of his youth, alongside many felRESOLVED,fellow Thatmembers the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the lossJervey offamily; Brigadier SR14 2 of 2 General James Postell Jervey, USA, Ret., a leader in military engineering who made many contributions to the Commonwealth and the United States;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Brigadier General James Postell Jervey, USA, Ret., a leader in military engineering who made many contributions of 2 to the Commonwealth and the United States;