The section of State Highway 9 from Skagg City Road east to the intersection of State Highway 9-A in Pottawatomie County shall be designated the “U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers Highway”. SSG Ruben Rivers was killed in action during World War II on November 19, 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic efforts as a member of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American armored unit to serve in combat. In addition to the Medal of Honor, Staff Sergeant Rivers was awarded the Silver Star for previous action with his battalion. The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable markers to be placed upon that section of highway bearing that name.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 157, § 5, emerg. eff. May 12, 2008.