PRINTER'S NO. 668
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
630
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, APRIL 28, 2023
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 28, 2023
AN ACT
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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. 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
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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.
(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
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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
States Navy, 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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