PRINTER'S NO. 1671
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1485
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY RIGBY, SMITH, KEPHART, STAATS, KINSEY, SCHMITT,
KAUFFMAN, T. DAVIS, MARSHALL, MOUL, STRUZZI AND GILLEN,
JUNE 21, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 21, 2023
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8574, carrying
State Route 1021 over Clearfield Creek in White Township,
Cambria County, as the Charles Owen Jenkins, Jr., Memorial
Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Charles Owen Jenkins, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Charles Owen Jenkins, Jr., was born January 14,
1941.
(2) Sergeant Jenkins was a resident of Clearfield County
and attended Reade Township High School.
(3) Sergeant Jenkins enlisted in the United States Army,
obtaining the rank of sergeant and serving during the Vietnam
War where he began his tour of duty on February 23, 1965.
(4) Sergeant Jenkins' military occupation or specialty
was Light Weapons Infantry, and he was attached to the
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Special Forces, 5th Special Forces Group, A5 414.
(5) During his service in the Vietnam War, Sergeant
Jenkins was reported missing near Dong Xoai, Phuoc Long
Province, South Vietnam, and declared dead on June 10, 1965.
(6) For his bravery and sacrifice, Sergeant Jenkins was
awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and South Vietnam
Gallantry Cross.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8574,
carrying State Route 1021 over Clearfield Creek in White
Township, Cambria County, is designated the Charles Owen
Jenkins, Jr., 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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