PRINTER'S NO. 2827
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2167
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY RIGBY, SCHMITT, DELLOSO, ROSSI, METZGAR, CAUSER,
STAATS, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, GILLEN, MOUL, JOZWIAK AND ROWE,
MARCH 28, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 28, 2024
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 48914, carrying
Gallitzin Road, State Route 53, over Norfolk Southern
Railroad, located in Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, as
the Corporal James R. Beck USMC Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Corporal James R. Beck USMC Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) James Robert Beck was born March 22, 1948, in
Cresson, Cambria County.
(2) Cpl. James R. Beck served in the Vietnam War with
the D Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine
Division.
(3) On October 23, 1968, Corporal James R. Beck bravely
gave his life for his country. He was killed in an explosion
in the Quang Nam Province of South Vietnam.
(4) Cpl. James R. Beck is honored on the Vietnam
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Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. His name is inscribed on
Panel 40W, Line 23.
(5) For his bravery and gallantry in action, Corporal
James R. Beck was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon,
Marksmanship Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam
Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Marine Corps
Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Marine
Corps Expeditionary Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
and the Purple Heart.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
48914, carrying Gallitzin Road, State Route 53, over Norfolk
Southern Railroad, located in Gallitzin Township, Cambria
County, is designated as the Corporal James R. Beck USMC
Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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