Regular Session 2023-2024 Senate Bill 0096 P.N. 0964

HOUSE AMENDED

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 9

PRINTER'S NO. 964

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, JANUARY 6, 2023

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 26, 2023

AN ACT

Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8537, carrying

Pennsylvania Route 869 over a tributary of the Little

Conemaugh River in Jackson Township, Cambria County, as the

Sergeant Vance Stephan Keslar Memorial Bridge; designating a

bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8392, carrying Pennsylvania

Route 53 over Bruebaker Run in Dean Township, Cambria County,

as the U.S. Army Technical Sergeant Joseph F. Johnston

Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge

Key 43267, on that portion of State Route 3041, also known as

Dishong Mountain Road, over U.S. Route 22 in Jackson

Township, Cambria County, as the Technical Sergeant Mike

Capelli Memorial Bridge; and making a repeal. DESIGNATING A

BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 45701, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA

ROUTE 403 OVER THE CONEMAUGH RIVER BETWEEN JOHNSTOWN CITY AND

WEST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE CAPTAIN RAYMOND

W. CALLAHAN, JR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,

IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8569, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1021 OVER

GLENDALE LAKE IN WHITE TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE CPL

REID REX ROSS 3 BT 26 MARINE REG. MEMORIAL BRIDGE;

DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 56008,

CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 403 OVER STONYCREEK RIVER IN

JOHNSTOWN CITY, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE SGT. JOHN C. ALAIMO

MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE

KEY 8444, CARRYING US ROUTE 219 OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 56,

ALSO KNOWN AS SCALP AVENUE, IN RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA

COUNTY, AS THE PFC STANLEY ALBERT STYS MEMORIAL BRIDGE;

DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8547, LOCATED

ON STATE ROUTE 1002, ALSO KNOWN AS FRIEND LEA ROAD, OVER U.S.

ROUTE 219 IN CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE PFC

CYRIL T. YECKLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,

IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8654, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 3035 OVER

THE LITTLE CONEMAUGH RIVER IN EAST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA

COUNTY, AS THE EAST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE;

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DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 43558,

CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 22 OVER A TRIBUTARY OF HINCKSTON RUN IN

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE OFFICER MATTHEW

KRUPA MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS

BRIDGE KEY 55994, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 4002 OVER CALIFORNIA

RUN IN CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE SENIOR CHIEF

STANLEY "STUSH" KUBAT, JR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A

BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 46706, CARRYING STATE ROUTE

4001, ALSO KNOWN AS IVERSON ROAD, OVER STEVENS RUN IN

BLACKLICK TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE PVT DONALD D.

MARSH MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS

BRIDGE KEY 19716, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 2019 OVER MAHONING

CREEK IN BELL TOWNSHIP, JEFFERSON COUNTY, AS THE SP4 MICHAEL

RAYMOND ISHMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,

IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 5550, CARRYING WOODBURY PIKE

(PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 36) OVER HALTER CREEK, SPANNING BLAIR AND

FREEDOM TOWNSHIPS, BLAIR COUNTY, AS THE PVT. WILLIAM E. GREEN

MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE

KEY 41606, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 3011, ALSO KNOWN AS BRANCH

ROAD, OVER SPRING CREEK IN COLLEGE TOWNSHIP, CENTRE COUNTY,

AS THE PETTY OFFICER JOHN W. COBLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE;

DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 46159,

CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 36 ON CHARGER HIGHWAY, BLAIR

TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY, AS THE MARINE LANCE CORPORAL RALPH

HAMMEL MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS

BRIDGE KEY 52767, CARRYING WEST HIGH STREET (STATE ROUTE

4031), CROSSING THE GHOST TOWN TRAIL, LOCATED IN EBENSBURG

BOROUGH, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE CORPSMAN CHARLES DOERR,

UNITED STATES NAVY, MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,

IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 11781, ON THAT PORTION OF STATE

ROUTE 3004 OVER THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, BURNSIDE

TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, AS THE UNITED STATES ARMY

SERGEANT HAROLD KOLLER MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,

IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8555, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1007 OVER

CHEST CREEK ON THE BORDER OF ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP AND EAST

CARROLL TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE SERGEANT REGIS H.

DRISKEL MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF

PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 143 IN LYNN TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, FROM

THE INTERSECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 309 TO THE BORDER OF

BERKS COUNTY, AS HEROES HIGHWAY, IN HONOR OF FALLEN

FIREFIGHTER MARVIN GRUBER AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF ZACHARY

PARIS; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 47515,

CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 286 OVER BLACKLEGS CREEK IN

CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, AS THE CAPTAIN ROBERT M.

YOUNG MEMORIAL BRIDGE; 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; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,

IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 45509, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 40 OVER

PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 43 IN REDSTONE TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY,

AS THE PFC JOHN BALOG MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,

IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 47947, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1054

OVER INDIAN CREEK IN SALTLICK TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY, AS

THE SGT. EARL D. BARKLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING THE

SECTION OF STATE ROUTE 403, ALSO KNOWN AS CRAMER PIKE, FROM

THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE 3041 IN WEST TAYLOR

TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE

ROUTE 8010, SEGMENT 250 (RAMP E) IN EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP,

INDIANA COUNTY, AS THE CAPTAIN HARRY G. CRAMER MEMORIAL

HIGHWAY; AND MAKING REPEALS.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Sergeant Vance Stephan Keslar Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Sergeant Vance Stephan Keslar was born in

Beaverdale, Cambria County.

(2) Sergeant Keslar dropped out of school and joined the

Civilian Conservation Corps.

(3) Later, Sergeant Keslar joined the United States Army

as a private.

(4) Sergeant Keslar was at Schofield Barracks on

December 7, 1941.

(5) As the Japanese reached Pearl Harbor, Sergeant

Keslar led a charge to the ammunition depot where the group

was told by the supply sergeant that he had no orders to

release weapons.

(6) Sergeant Keslar and others pushed aside the supply

sergeant and ran into the depot, grabbing old water-cooled

machine guns.

(7) Sergeant Keslar climbed to the top of the building

and started firing at the Japanese forces.

(8) Sergeant Keslar was awarded a Bronze Star for his

heroic actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

(9) Sergeant Keslar returned home and enrolled in the

Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

(10) Before receiving his bachelor's degree, Sergeant

Keslar earned his GED.

(11) Sergeant Keslar passed away on July 22, 2003.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8537,

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carrying Pennsylvania Route 869, over a tributary of the Little

Conemaugh River in Jackson Township, Cambria County, is

designated as the Sergeant Vance Stephan Keslar Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 2. U.S. Army Technical Sergeant Joseph F. Johnston

Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Technical Sergeant Joseph F. Johnston was born

November 27, 1917, and grew up in Dean, Cambria County.

(2) He was a 1938 graduate of Cresson High School.

(3) In June 1941, Technical Sergeant Johnston enlisted

in the United States Army and was assigned to the 9th

Division, 39th Infantry Regiment where he became a technical

sergeant and platoon leader.

(4) Technical Sergeant Johnston's service took him to

every Atlantic theater of action including the United

Kingdom, North Africa and most of Western Europe.

(5) Technical Sergeant Johnston fought in Algeria,

Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, England, Belgium and

Germany and was at the invasion of Normandy on June 12, 1944.

(6) During the battles of Tunisia, Technical Sergeant

Johnston, then a corporal, took command of his platoon in the

absence of his platoon leader and sergeant. In blackout

conditions, Technical Sergeant Johnston led his platoon under

heavy enemy shelling and machine gun fire and through

difficult mountainous terrain to deliver supplies to those

fighting on the front lines.

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(7) For his actions during the battles of Tunisia,

Technical Sergeant Johnston was awarded the Legion of Merit.

(8) Technical Sergeant Johnston also received a Bronze

Star and Sliver Star for his service to our country.

(9) Technical Sergeant Johnston passed away on November

7, 2010.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8392,

carrying Pennsylvania Route 53, over Bruebaker Run in Dean

Township, Cambria County, is designated as the U.S. Army

Technical Sergeant Joseph F. Johnston Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 3. Technical Sergeant Mike Capelli Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Technical Sergeant Mike Capelli was born in Nanty

Glo, Cambria County, on May 15, 1918.

(2) He served in the United States Army during World War

II as part of Company I, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th

Infantry Division.

(3) He was wounded many times and performed many acts of

heroism for which he was decorated during his tours of Italy,

Germany and France.

(4) On May 28, 1944, in Aprilia, Italy, Technical

Sergeant Capelli's squad was impeded by the enemy's machine

guns. Technical Sergeant Capelli deployed his men and led

them in an assault on the enemy's position. Although

outnumbered and faced with intense fire, he succeeded after

fierce hand-to-hand fighting in destroying the enemy

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position. For these actions, he was awarded an Oak Leaf

Cluster to his Silver Star Medal.

(5) On January 8, 1945, in Wildenguth, France, Technical

Sergeant Capelli was shot and killed while organizing his men

during an attack by a reinforced band of German SS Troopers.

(6) His awards include the Silver Star with Oak Leaf

Cluster, Bronze Star and Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf

Clusters.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key

43267, on that portion of State Route 3041, also known as

Dishong Mountain Road, over U.S. Route 22 in Jackson Township,

Cambria County, is designated as the Technical Sergeant Mike

Capelli Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge and both directions on

the crossing route.

SECTION 4. CAPTAIN RAYMOND W. CALLAHAN, JR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) CAPTAIN RAYMOND W. CALLAHAN, JR., WAS BORN SEPTEMBER

11, 1946.

(2) CAPTAIN CALLAHAN GRADUATED FROM GREATER JOHNSTOWN

HIGH SCHOOL IN 1964.

(3) FOLLOWING GRADUATION, CAPTAIN CALLAHAN ENROLLED AT

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

(4) CAPTAIN CALLAHAN ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY

IN 1966.

(5) CAPTAIN CALLAHAN WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1967, FOLLOWING

HIS GRADUATION FROM OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT KNOX,

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(6) CAPTAIN CALLAHAN COMPLETED HELICOPTER TRAINING AT

FORT WOLTERS, TEXAS, AND COMPLETED A COURSE IN SPECIAL

WELFARE AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH

CAROLINA.

(7) CAPTAIN CALLAHAN WAS PROMOTED TO FIRST LIEUTENANT IN

1968 AND WAS FURTHER PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN SHORTLY BEFORE HIS

DEATH.

(8) CAPTAIN CALLAHAN WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN

PHUOC LONG PROVINCE IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF SOUTH

VIETNAM, NEAR THE CAMBODIAN BORDER ON FEBRUARY 23, 1969.

(9) CAPTAIN CALLAHAN WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, THE

PURPLE HEART, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM

SERVICE MEDAL AND THE VIETNAM CAMPAIGN RIBBON.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

45701, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 403 OVER THE CONEMAUGH RIVER

BETWEEN JOHNSTOWN CITY AND WEST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY,

IS DESIGNATED AS THE CAPTAIN RAYMOND W. CALLAHAN, JR., MEMORIAL

BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 5. CPL REID REX ROSS 3 BT 26 MARINE REG. MEMORIAL

BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) CPL REID REX ROSS WAS BORN APRIL 27, 1949.

(2) CPL ROSS SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

WITH COMPANY I, THIRD BATTALION, TWENTY-SIXTH MARINES, FIRST

MARINE DIVISION.

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(3) ON DECEMBER 4, 1968, COMPANY I WAS PARTICIPATING IN

OPERATION MEADE RIVER SOUTH OF DANANG WHEN THE MARINES WERE

PINNED DOWN BY ENEMY FIRE. CPL ROSS MOVED FROM ONE POSITION

TO ANOTHER TO DETERMINE AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE

ENCOURAGEMENT TO HIS MEN.

(4) CPL ROSS HEROICALLY MOVED THROUGH INTENSE FIRE AND

HURLED HAND GRENADES AND FIRED SEVERAL LIGHT ANTITANK ASSAULT

WEAPONS AT THE ENEMY.

(5) CPL ROSS DIRECTED HIS MEN TO A MORE SECURE AREA

WHILE PERSONALLY PROVIDING COVERING FIRE FOR THEM.

(6) CPL ROSS OBSERVED TWO CASUALTIES LYING IN AN AREA

EXPOSED TO THE ENEMY AND MANNED AN M-60 MACHINE GUN AND

RETURNED FIRE, ALLOWING FOR AN EVACUATION TEAM TO RETRIEVE

THE TWO INDIVIDUALS.

(7) CPL ROSS WAS KILLED WHILE PROVIDING RETURN FIRE TO

PROTECT HIS TEAM.

(8) CPL ROSS WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR HIS SERVICE

AND SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8569,

CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1021 OVER GLENDALE LAKE IN WHITE TOWNSHIP,

CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE CPL REID REX ROSS 3 BT 26

MARINE REG. MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 6. SGT. JOHN C. ALAIMO MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) SGT. JOHN C. ALAIMO WAS BORN MAY 31, 1948.

(2) SGT. ALAIMO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY WITH

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COMPANY A, 2ND BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND

BRIGADE, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

(3) SGT. ALAIMO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN BIEN HOA ON

APRIL 8, 1969.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

56008, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 403 OVER STONYCREEK RIVER IN

JOHNSTOWN CITY, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SGT. JOHN

C. ALAIMO MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 7. PFC STANLEY ALBERT STYS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) PFC STANLEY ALBERT STYS WAS BORN OCTOBER 1, 1949.

(2) PFC STYS GRADUATED FROM JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL IN

1967.

(3) PFC STYS SERVED WITH COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 502ND

INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN THE UNITED

STATES ARMY.

(4) ON MARCH 6, 1968, PFC STYS WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN

THE THUA THIEN PROVINCE.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8444,

CARRYING US ROUTE 219 OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 56, ALSO KNOWN AS

SCALP AVENUE, IN RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS THE PFC STANLEY ALBERT STYS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE CROSSING ROUTE.

SECTION 8. PFC CYRIL T. YECKLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

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(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) PFC CYRIL T. YECKLEY WAS BORN OCTOBER 20, 1945, IN

CARROLLTOWN BOROUGH, CAMBRIA COUNTY.

(2) PFC YECKLEY ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE

CORPS AND BEGAN A TOUR OF DUTY IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE, SOUTH

VIETNAM, ON FEBRUARY 23, 1969, AS A RIFLEMAN WITH L COMPANY,

3RD BATTALION, 5TH MARINE REGIMENT, 1ST MARINE DIVISION.

(3) LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER ON MARCH 13, 1969, PFC

YECKLEY WAS KILLED IN ACTION AFTER RECEIVING MULTIPLE

FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8547,

LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 1002, ALSO KNOWN AS FRIEND LEA ROAD, OVER

U.S. ROUTE 219 IN CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS THE PFC CYRIL T. YECKLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE AND BOTH DIRECTIONS ON

THE CROSSING ROUTE.

SECTION 9. EAST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT

THIS COMMONWEALTH AND THE NATION ARE INDEBTED TO THE VETERANS OF

EAST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, FOR THEIR BRAVERY, HEROISM

AND SACRIFICE IN PROTECTING FREEDOM AND LIBERTY BOTH AT HOME AND

ABROAD.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8654,

CARRYING STATE ROUTE 3035 OVER THE LITTLE CONEMAUGH RIVER IN

EAST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE EAST

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

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MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 10. OFFICER MATTHEW KRUPA MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) OFFICER MATTHEW KRUPA WAS BORN JULY 25, 1993, IN

JOHNSTOWN.

(2) OFFICER KRUPA WAS RAISED IN NANTY GLO.

(3) OFFICER KRUPA GRADUATED FROM CENTRAL CAMBRIA HIGH

SCHOOL.

(4) OFFICER KRUPA SOUGHT OUT TO LIVE HIS CHILDHOOD DREAM

BY BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER.

(5) OFFICER KRUPA GRADUATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY AND

STARTED TO SERVE THE AREA AS A POLICE OFFICER.

(6) OFFICER KRUPA SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR PORTAGE

BOROUGH, FERNDALE BOROUGH, SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY, INDIANA

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND CONEMAUGH HOSPITAL.

(7) IN 2018, OFFICER KRUPA MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS,

WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE GONZALES COUNTY SHERIFF'S

OFFICE AND WITH THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

(8) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2021, OFFICER KRUPA WAS DRESSED IN

FULL UNIFORM AND ON HIS WAY TO WORK WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A

LINE OF DUTY CAR CRASH THAT TOOK HIS LIFE.

(9) OFFICER KRUPA'S LIFELONG DREAM WAS TO BECOME A K-9

OFFICER, AND HE WAS IN TRAINING WHEN HE WAS KILLED.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

43558, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 22 OVER A TRIBUTARY OF HINCKSTON RUN

IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE

OFFICER MATTHEW KRUPA MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

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MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 11. SENIOR CHIEF STANLEY "STUSH" KUBAT, JR., MEMORIAL

BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) STANLEY KUBAT, JR., WAS BORN JUNE 29, 1973, IN

JOHNSTOWN.

(2) SENIOR CHIEF KUBAT SERVED OUR COUNTRY FOR 23 YEARS

IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

(3) SENIOR CHIEF KUBAT WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR FOR HIS

SERVICE TO OUR NATION.

(4) SENIOR CHIEF KUBAT ENJOYED GOLFING, HUNTING AND

FISHING.

(5) SENIOR CHIEF KUBAT PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 9, 2022.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

55994, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 4002 OVER CALIFORNIA RUN IN CAMBRIA

TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SENIOR CHIEF

STANLEY "STUSH" KUBAT, JR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 12. PVT DONALD D. MARSH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) PVT DONALD D. MARSH WAS BORN APRIL 5, 1924.

(2) PVT MARSH WAS FROM NICKTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

(3) PVT MARSH ATTENDED BLACKLICK TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

(4) PVT MARSH JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY ON NOVEMBER

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8, 1943.

(5) PVT MARSH WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON OCTOBER 31, 1944,

DURING THE WORLD WAR II CONFLICT WITH AXIS FORCES IN FRANCE.

(6) PVT MARSH WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOLLOWING HIS

PASSING FOR HIS DEDICATED AND HONORABLE SERVICE TO THE UNITED

STATES.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

46706, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 4001, ALSO KNOWN AS IVERSON ROAD,

OVER STEVENS RUN IN BLACKLICK TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS THE PVT DONALD D. MARSH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 13. SP4 MICHAEL RAYMOND ISHMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) MICHAEL RAYMOND ISHMAN WAS BORN JUNE 2, 1946, IN

PUNXSUTAWNEY, JEFFERSON COUNTY.

(2) HE SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR WITH C COMPANY, SECOND

BATTALION, MECHANIZED 22ND INFANTRY, 4TH PLATOON, 3RD BRIGADE

OF THE 4TH DIVISION IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

(3) ON JANUARY 12, 1967, SP4 ISHMAN WAS WORKING WITH HIS

PLATOON TO FIND AN ABANDONED VIET CONG CAMPSITE DURING

OPERATION CEDAR FALLS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY AN

ENEMY SNIPER.

(4) FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES, SP4 ISHMAN WAS

AWARDED THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM

SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL, A BRONZE STAR AND

THE PURPLE HEART.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

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19716, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 2019 OVER MAHONING CREEK IN BELL

TOWNSHIP, JEFFERSON COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SP4 MICHAEL

RAYMOND ISHMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

SECTION 14. PVT. WILLIAM E. GREEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) WILLIAM E. GREEN WAS BORN FEBRUARY 9, 1930, IN

MCKEE, BLAIR COUNTY.

(2) HE SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR WITH COMPANY A, 27TH

INFANTRY REGIMENT, 25TH DIVISION IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

(3) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1952, PVT. GREEN WAS STATIONED IN

THE SANDBAG CASTLE, A STRONG FORWARD OUTPOST NEAR THE SATAE-

RI/HEARTBREAK RIDGE AREA IN KOREA, WHEN HIS MACHINE GUN NEST

WAS DESTROYED BY AN ARTILLERY SHELL. HE DIED FROM HIS

INJURIES.

(4) FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES, PVT. GREEN WAS

AWARDED THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE KOREAN WAR

SERVICE MEDAL, THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE, THE KOREAN

SERVICE MEDAL, THE UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL AND THE

PURPLE HEART.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 5550,

CARRYING WOODBURY PIKE (PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 36) OVER HALTER

CREEK, SPANNING BLAIR AND FREEDOM TOWNSHIPS, BLAIR COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS THE PVT. WILLIAM E. GREEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

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SECTION 15. PETTY OFFICER JOHN W. COBLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) JOHN W. COBLE WAS BORN MAY 6, 1912.

(2) MR. COBLE WAS MARRIED TO SARAH JOSEPHINE COBLE, AND

THEY HAD SIX CHILDREN: WILLIAM LUCAS COBLE, ROBERT HAROLD

COBLE, BARBARA LOUISE COBLE PARTNER, KAY FRANCES MELESHENKO,

JOHN ALLAN COBLE AND REBECCA ANN HOLTER.

(3) MR. COBLE ENTERED NAVAL SERVICE ON MAY 12, 1944, AND

WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON

NOVEMBER 18, 1945.

(4) MR. COBLE WAS A PENNDOT EMPLOYEE WHO DIED WHILE ON

THE JOB ON JUNE 19, 1972.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

41606, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 3011, ALSO KNOWN AS BRANCH ROAD,

OVER SPRING CREEK IN COLLEGE TOWNSHIP, CENTRE COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS THE PETTY OFFICER JOHN W. COBLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 16. MARINE LANCE CORPORAL RALPH HAMMEL MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) MARINE LANCE CORPORAL RALPH HAMMEL WAS BORN MAY 8,

1947, IN ROARING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA.

(2) PRIOR TO ENLISTING IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE

CORPS, MARINE LANCE CORPORAL HAMMEL ATTENDED HOLLIDAYSBURG

AREA HIGH SCHOOL.

(3) MARINE LANCE CORPORAL HAMMEL SERVED AS PART OF THE

1ST BATTALION, 3RD MARINE DIVISION.

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(4) ON MARCH 7, 1968, MARINE LANCE CORPORAL HAMMEL DIED

AS A RESULT OF WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN COMBAT FROM ENEMY MORTAR

FIRE IN THE QUAN TRI PROVINCE OF SOUTH VIETNAM.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

46159, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 36 ON CHARGER HIGHWAY, BLAIR

TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE MARINE LANCE

CORPORAL RALPH HAMMEL MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 17. CORPSMAN CHARLES DOERR, UNITED STATES NAVY,

MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) CORPSMAN CHARLES (CHUCK) WILLIAM DOERR WAS BORN IN

EBENSBURG ON JUNE 24, 1930.

(2) CORPSMAN DOERR ATTENDED EBENSBURG-CAMBRIA HIGH

SCHOOL WHERE HE PLAYED FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AND RAN TRACK.

(3) PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR KOREA, CORPSMAN DOERR WAS

NOTIFIED BY THE CAPTAIN OF HIS SHIP THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A

FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP FROM UCLA SET TO BEGIN AT THE CONCLUSION

OF HIS TOUR OF DUTY.

(4) CORPSMAN DOERR WAS VICE PRESIDENT OF HIS CLASS IN

HIS JUNIOR YEAR AND ALSO PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF HIS

HOMEROOM.

(5) AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN 1949, CORPSMAN DOERR

WAS EMPLOYED FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE ENLISTING IN THE UNITED

STATES NAVY.

(6) IN 1950, CORPSMAN DOERR MARRIED SALLY BALL AND THEY

HAD ONE SON, CHARLES ROBERT DOERR.

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(7) CORPSMAN DOERR ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY IN SEPTEMBER

1950 AND COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, LATER

SERVING AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, AND BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND.

(8) CORPSMAN DOERR RECEIVED HIS 3RD CLASS RATING ON

OCTOBER 3 AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR A REST LEAVE WHEN THE

COMMUNIST PUSH CANCELED ALL LEAVES.

(9) CORPSMAN DOERR SERVED AS A HOSPITAL CORPSMAN WITH

THE FLEET MARINES, ASSIGNED TO THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION IN

KOREA.

(10) CORPSMAN DOERR WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON BUNKER HILL

WHILE VOLUNTEERING TO ACCOMPANY A RIFLE SQUAD ON A MISSION TO

REINFORCE A MORTAR AND ARTILLERY BARRAGE.

(11) CORPSMAN DOERR ADMINISTERED FIRST AID TO THE

NUMEROUS CASUALTIES STRUCK DOWN BY THE INITIAL BURST OF FIRE.

(12) AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, CORPSMAN DOERR'S BROTHER,

CHRISTIAN, WAS SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY 70 MILES

FROM WHERE CORPSMAN DOERR WAS KILLED.

(13) CORPSMAN DOERR'S TWIN BROTHER, ROBERT, WAS

STATIONED WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, AND

SHIPPED OUT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THE DAY CORPSMAN DOERR

WAS KILLED.

(14) CORPSMAN DOERR WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE SILVER

STAR AND PURPLE HEART MEDALS, THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, THE

KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL, THE UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL, THE

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT

CITATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAR SERVICE MEDAL.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

52767, CARRYING WEST HIGH STREET (STATE ROUTE 4031), CROSSING

THE GHOST TOWN TRAIL, LOCATED IN EBENSBURG BOROUGH, CAMBRIA

COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE CORPSMAN CHARLES DOERR, UNITED

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STATES NAVY, MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 18. UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANT HAROLD KOLLER MEMORIAL

BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) SERGEANT KOLLER STARTED HIS SERVICE IN THE UNITED

STATES ARMY IN 1962.

(2) SERGEANT KOLLER'S PRIMARY UNIT WAS C COMPANY, 1ST

BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY.

(3) SERGEANT KOLLER WAS ALSO KNOWN BY MANY AS "BUTCH."

(4) SERGEANT KOLLER WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE PHU YEN

PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM, ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1966.

(5) SERGEANT KOLLER'S NAME IS LOCATED ON THE VIETNAM

MEMORIAL WALL PANEL 10E LINE 62.

(6) SERGEANT KOLLER RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, THE PURPLE

HEART, THE ARMY PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE ARMY GOOD

CONDUCT MEDAL, THE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM

GALLANTRY CROSS UNIT CITATION, THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.

(7) THIS DESIGNATION IS SUPPORTED BY THE CLYMER AMERICAN

LEGION POST 222.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

11781, LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 3004 OVER THE WEST BRANCH OF THE

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANT HAROLD KOLLER

MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

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MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 19. SERGEANT REGIS H. DRISKEL MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) SERGEANT REGIS H. DRISKEL WAS BORN OCTOBER 23, 1923,

IN LORETTO.

(2) PRIOR TO HIS MILITARY SERVICE, SERGEANT DRISKEL

WORKED AT SANCTIS CONSTRUCTION, INC., IN PITTSBURGH AND PAUL

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., IN CRESSON.

(3) SERGEANT DRISKEL ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY

ON JUNE 28, 1944, IN NEW CUMBERLAND.

(4) SERGEANT DRISKEL WAS SERVING WITH THE 309TH

INFANTRY, 78TH DIVISION, WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION.

(5) SERGEANT DRISKEL AND HIS UNIT WERE DRIVING TOWARD

GERMANY IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF WORLD WAR II, WITH THE

OBJECTIVE OF CAPTURING BRIDGES AND DAMS PRIOR TO THE GERMAN

FORCES DESTROYING THEM.

(6) SERGEANT DRISKEL AND HIS UNIT WERE ATTEMPTING TO

CAPTURE SCHWAMMENAUEL DAM WHEN THE UNIT SAW HEAVY COMBAT,

WHICH RESULTED IN SERGEANT DRISKEL'S DEATH ON FEBRUARY 6,

1945.

(7) SERGEANT DRISKEL WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE

HEART FOR HIS SERVICE AND SACRIFICE FOR OUR NATION.

(8) SERGEANT DRISKEL IS BURIED AT THE NETHERLANDS

AMERICAN CEMETERY IN MARGRATEN, NETHERLANDS, WHICH MIA

WETZLER TOOK CARE OF FOR 52 YEARS AS A DISPLAY OF HER

GRATITUDE FOR THE SACRIFICE GIVEN FOR THE LIBERATION OF HER

COUNTRY, THE NETHERLANDS.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8555,

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CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1007 OVER CHEST CREEK ON THE BORDER OF

ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP AND EAST CARROLL TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS THE SERGEANT REGIS H. DRISKEL MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 20. HEROES HIGHWAY.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) FIREFIGHTER MARVIN GRUBER AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF

ZACHARY PARIS BELONGED TO THE COMMUNITY FIRE COMPANY OF NEW

TRIPOLI, IN LYNN TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, AND SERVED AS

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.

(2) FIREFIGHTER GRUBER AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF PARIS

WERE AMONG SCORES OF FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO A HOUSE FIRE ON

DECEMBER 7, 2022.

(3) FIREFIGHTER GRUBER AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF PARIS

WERE TRAPPED IN THE BLAZE AND TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR LIVES IN

THE LINE OF DUTY.

(4) FIREFIGHTER GRUBER AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF PARIS

WERE 59 YEARS OF AGE AND 36 YEARS OF AGE, RESPECTIVELY, AT

THE TIME OF THEIR DEATHS.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 143 IN

LYNN TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, FROM THE INTERSECTION OF

PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 309 TO THE BORDER OF BERKS COUNTY, IS

DESIGNATED AS HEROES HIGHWAY, IN HONOR OF FALLEN FIREFIGHTER

MARVIN GRUBER AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF ZACHARY PARIS.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS, TO BE LOCATED AT SEGMENTS 0010 AND

0150 ALONG PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 143, DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE

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HIGHWAY TO TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.

SECTION 21. CAPTAIN ROBERT M. YOUNG MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) ROBERT MILTON YOUNG WAS BORN JANUARY 17, 1945, IN

NEW ALEXANDRIA AND SPENT MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE IN SALTSBURG,

WHERE HE LIVED WITH HIS AUNT, CLAYRE ROCHELLA.

(2) CAPTAIN YOUNG GRADUATED FROM SALTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

AND ATTENDED INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE HE WAS

COMMISSIONED THROUGH THE ARMY ROTC ON MAY 28, 1967.

(3) CAPTAIN YOUNG WENT ON TO ATTEND INFANTRY SCHOOL,

RANGER SCHOOL AND ARMOR SCHOOL BEFORE SERVING WITH COMPANY A,

2ND BATTALION, 36TH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 3RD ARMORED

DIVISION IN EUROPE FROM JANUARY 1968 TO AUGUST 1969.

(4) CAPTAIN YOUNG WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 184TH ORDNANCE

BATTALION IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AND SERVED AS THE

COMMANDER OF THE 630TH ORDNANCE COMPANY FROM AUGUST 1969

UNTIL JANUARY 1970, WHEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE INFANTRY

BRANCH AND SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS 2ND BATTALION, 34TH

ARMORED REGIMENT OF THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION.

(5) ON MAY 2, 1970, CAPTAIN YOUNG WAS A PASSENGER ABOARD

A UH-1H IROQUOIS HELICOPTER ON A LOGISTICAL SUPPORT MISSION

TO KATUM FIRE SUPPORT BASE IN VIETNAM.

(6) DURING ITS FLIGHT, THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED DAMAGE

FROM GROUND FIRE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING

ALONG THE BORDER OF CAMBODIA AND SOUTH VIETNAM WHERE, UPON

LANDING, CAPTAIN YOUNG AND THE OTHERS ABOARD THE HELICOPTER

WERE CAPTURED AND TAKEN AS PRISONERS OF WAR IN CAMBODIA.

(7) WHILE SERVING AS A PRISONER OF WAR, CAPTAIN YOUNG

HELPED TO CARRY OUT A HUNGER STRIKE TO BACK THE SENIOR

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RANKING OFFICER WHO HAD BEEN DENIED FOOD AND WATER FOR

REFUSING TO MAKE FUNGI STICKS.

(8) FOLLOWING SEVERAL DAYS OF THE HUNGER STRIKE, CAPTAIN

YOUNG BECAME SICK WITH MALARIA AND WAS UNABLE TO CONSUME ANY

FOOD UPON COMPLETION OF THE STRIKE.

(9) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1972, CAPTAIN YOUNG SUCCUMBED TO

HIS ILLNESS WHILE IN CAPTIVITY.

(10) BECAUSE OF HIS VALOR AND COURAGE WHILE SERVING AS A

PRISONER OF WAR IN CAMBODIA, CAPTAIN YOUNG WAS AWARDED THE

SILVER STAR.

(11) CAPTAIN YOUNG'S REMAINS RETURNED TO THE UNITED

STATES ON DECEMBER 7, 1997, AND HE IS BURIED IN EDGEWOOD

CEMETERY IN SALTSBURG.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

47515, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 286 OVER BLACKLEGS CREEK IN

CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE CAPTAIN

ROBERT M. YOUNG MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 22. 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.

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(4) SERGEANT JENKINS' MILITARY OCCUPATION OR SPECIALTY

WAS LIGHT WEAPONS INFANTRY, AND HE WAS ATTACHED TO THE

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 AS THE CHARLES OWEN

JENKINS, JR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 23. PFC JOHN BALOG MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) PFC JOHN BALOG WAS BORN OCTOBER 24, 1931, IN

BROWNSVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY.

(2) PFC BALOG SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR WITH H COMPANY,

SECOND BATTALION, 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY

DIVISION IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

(3) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1950, PFC BALOG WAS DEFENDING HIS

POSITION AGAINST ENEMY FIRE NEAR AM-SIM, SOUTH KOREA. WHEN IT

BECAME NECESSARY FOR HIS RIFLE TEAM TO WITHDRAW, HE

VOLUNTEERED TO REMAIN AND COVER THE WITHDRAWAL. AFTER HIS

TEAM WITHDREW, HIS POSITION WAS OVERRUN AND HE DIED IN

ACTION. HE BRAVELY GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS BROTHERS IN ARMS AND

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FOR HIS COUNTRY.

(4) FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES, PFC BALOG WAS

AWARDED THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE KOREAN

SERVICE MEDAL, THE UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL, THE REPUBLIC

OF KOREA WAR SERVICE MEDAL, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, TWO SILVER STARS AND THE PURPLE

HEART.

(5) PFC BALOG IS SURVIVED BY NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS

AND COUSINS IN OHIO AND SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

45509, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 40 OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 43 IN

REDSTONE TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE PFC JOHN

BALOG MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 24. SGT. EARL D. BARKLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) SGT. EARL D. BARKLEY WAS BORN OCTOBER 15, 1950, IN

CONNELLSVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY.

(2) SGT. BARKLEY SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR WITH E

COMPANY, FIRST BATTALION, 501ST INFANTRY IN THE UNITED STATES

ARMY.

(3) ON NOVEMBER 9, 1971, SGT. BARKLEY BRAVELY GAVE HIS

LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY. HE DIED IN AN EXPLOSION IN THUA THIEN

PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM.

(4) FOR HIS VALIANT SERVICE, SGT. BARKLEY WAS AWARDED

THE PURPLE HEART ALONG WITH THE NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, THE

VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL AND THE VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL.

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(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

47947, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1054 OVER INDIAN CREEK IN SALTLICK

TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SGT. EARL D.

BARKLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 25. CAPTAIN HARRY G. CRAMER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) CAPTAIN CRAMER WAS BORN MAY 24, 1926, IN JOHNSTOWN.

(2) CAPTAIN CRAMER GRADUATED FROM WESTMONT-UPPER YODER

HIGH SCHOOL IN 1942 AND FROM WEST POINT IN 1946.

(3) IN THE KOREAN WAR, CAPTAIN CRAMER EARNED A SILVER

STAR FOR VALOR AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR

BEING WOUNDED TWICE IN COMBAT.

(4) CAPTAIN CRAMER BECAME AN ORIGINAL "GREEN BERET" WHEN

THE SPECIAL FORCES WERE FORMED IN THE EARLY 1950S.

(5) CAPTAIN CRAMER LED THE FIRST TEAM OF GREEN BERETS TO

VIETNAM IN 1957.

(6) CAPTAIN CRAMER WAS KILLED IN VIETNAM IN AN AMBUSH ON

OCTOBER 21, 1957.

(7) CAPTAIN CRAMER WAS BURIED AT HIS ALMA MATER, WEST

POINT.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF STATE ROUTE 403, ALSO KNOWN

AS CRAMER PIKE, FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE 3041 IN

WEST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH

STATE ROUTE 8010, SEGMENT 250 (RAMP E) IN EAST WHEATFIELD

TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE CAPTAIN HARRY G.

CRAMER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

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MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.

Section 4 26. Repeals.

Repeals are as follows:

(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under

paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the designation

under section 3.

(2) Section 18 of the act of June 30, 2021 (P.L.339,

No.64), is repealed.

(3) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER

PARAGRAPH (4) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE DESIGNATION

UNDER SECTION 8.

(4) SECTION 10 OF THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 27, 2019 (P.L.703,

NO.102), IS REPEALED.

(5) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER

PARAGRAPH (6) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE DESIGNATION

UNDER SECTION 15.

(6) SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 3, 2022 (P.L.2028,

NO.140), IS REPEALED.

(7) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER

PARAGRAPH (8) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE DESIGNATION

UNDER SECTION 16.

(8) SECTION 49 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 10, 2022 (P.L.75,

NO.23), IS REPEALED.

Section 5 27. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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