Higher in rank

Chris Menz, traffic signal and lighting technician for Missouri Department of Transportation’s Southeast District, secures the new Gen. George E. Day Parkway sign on the northbound traffic signal at the intersection of South Main and Gen. George E. Day Parkway Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Sikeston. Also pictured is Bryant Sheehy with MoDOT. The street has been renamed from Col. George E. Day Parkway to Gen. George E. Day Parkway following Day’s posthumous advancement to brigadier general in 2018. Day, who died in 2013, was a U.S. Air Force officer, aviator and veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. He was also a prisoner of war and recipient of the Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross.