PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1763
PRINTER'S NO. 2465
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1402
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, COX, READSHAW, HENNESSEY, GREINER,
CALTAGIRONE, DONATUCCI, LONGIETTI, HICKERNELL, BAKER, RYAN,
ROZZI, SAINATO, O'NEILL, BARRAR, PICKETT, HAHN, MILLARD,
TOEPEL, KINSEY, RAPP, MURT, WARD, MARSICO, DiGIROLAMO, GROVE,
A. HARRIS, SCHWEYER, OBERLANDER, D. COSTA, DEASY, PETRI,
WHEELAND AND GILLEN, MAY 18, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
AN ACT
Designating a portion of State Route 1001 in Greene Township,
Franklin County, as the Lance Corporal Michael L. Freeman,
Jr., Memorial Highway.; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE ON THAT PORTION
OF STATE ROUTE 533 OVER MUDDY RUN, SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP,
FRANKLIN COUNTY, AS THE PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANA EDWARD DIEHL
MEMORIAL BRIDGE; AND DESIGNATING A BRIDGE ON THAT PORTION OF
STATE ROUTE 1004 OVER THE CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK, GREENE
TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, AS THE PRIVATE CHARLES W. "BILL"
ROHER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Lance Corporal Michael L. Freeman, Jr., Memorial
Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Lance Corporal Michael L. Freeman, Jr., of
Fayetteville, died while supporting combat operations in
Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on February 1, 2010, paying
the supreme sacrifice for his nation in Operation Enduring
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Freedom.
(2) A 2008 graduate of Chambersburg Area High School,
Lance Corporal Freeman had served in the Marine Corps since
August 2008.
(3) Lance Corporal Freeman, a machine gunner assigned to
2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, had been on his first
deployment in Afghanistan since October 2009.
(4) Lance Corporal Freeman was awarded the Purple Heart,
Combat Action Ribbon and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 1001 from
Memorial Road to Mt. Pleasant Road in Greene Township, Franklin
County, is designated the Lance Corporal Michael L. Freeman,
Jr., Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
SECTION 2. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANA EDWARD DIEHL MEMORIAL
BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANA EDWARD DIEHL, A NATIVE OF
SHIPPENSBURG, LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE A FEW MILES FROM THE
BRIDGE OVER MUDDY RUN. HE CROSSED OVER THE BRIDGE ON SUNDAY
MORNINGS TRAVELING TO CHURCH, SPENT MANY HOURS FISHING WITH
HIS FATHER ALONG MUDDY RUN AND COOLED OFF IN THE STREAM WITH
HIS FAMILY DURING HOT SUMMER DAYS.
(2) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DIEHL GRADUATED FROM
SHIPPENSBURG AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1967. DURING HIGH
SCHOOL, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE WRESTLING TEAM AND ACTIVE IN
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BOY SCOUT TROOP NO. 251.
(3) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DIEHL HONORABLY SERVED HIS
COUNTRY AS A MEDICAL SPECIALIST WITH THE 25TH INFANTRY
DIVISION, 3RD SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, HEADQUARTERS TROOP.
(4) ON DECEMBER 10, 1968, IN HAU NGHIA PROVINCE, SOUTH
VIETNAM, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DIEHL WAS KILLED WHEN THE
VEHICLE IN WHICH HE WAS RIDING WAS STRUCK BY AN EXPLOSIVE
DEVICE.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 533 OVER
MUDDY RUN IN SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED THE PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANA EDWARD DIEHL 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 3. PRIVATE CHARLES W. "BILL" ROHER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) PRIVATE CHARLES W. "BILL" ROHER, A NATIVE OF
CHAMBERSBURG, SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY FROM APRIL 19,
1943, TO MARCH 28, 1945.
(2) PRIVATE CHARLES W. "BILL" ROHER WAS A HIGHLY
DECORATED VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II, HAVING EARNED THE PURPLE
HEART, BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, WORLD WAR II
VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN THEATER OF
WAR RIBBON WITH ONE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, MARKSMAN BADGE
WITH RIFLE BAR AND GLIDER BADGE.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE ON STATE ROUTE 1004 OVER THE
CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK IN GREENE TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED THE PRIVATE CHARLES W. "BILL" ROHER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
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(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 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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