PRINTER'S NO. 1495
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1251
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, READSHAW, COX, BAKER, FREEMAN, MURT,
DiGIROLAMO, BIZZARRO, DAVIS, PASHINSKI, McNEILL, HAHN,
KINSEY, CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD, WARD, LONGIETTI, DEASY, GROVE,
W. KELLER, SANKEY, SAYLOR, D. COSTA, ENGLISH AND GILLEN,
APRIL 19, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 19, 2017
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 53
over U.S. Route 22, Cresson Township, Cambria County as the
Corporal Robert J. Sherwood, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Corporal Robert J. Sherwood, Jr., was born in the
City of Altoona, Blair County, on September 5, 1947, and
enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam
War.
(2) On April 3, 1967, Corporal Sherwood made the
ultimate sacrifice for his country. While on patrol, his unit
came under enemy fire and he was mortally wounded helping
load injured Marines into a medical helicopter.
(3) For his service to the United States Marine Corps,
Corporal Sherwood received the following medals and ribbons:
Paratrooper Wings, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense
Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Sharpshooter badge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Corporal Robert J. Sherwood, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route
53 in Cresson Township, Cambria County over U.S. Route 22 is
hereby designated the Corporal Robert J. Sherwood, Jr., Memorial
Bridge.
(b) 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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