PRINTER'S NO. 2541
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1845
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY REED, HENNESSEY, DONATUCCI, PETRARCA, SACCONE,
MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, RYAN, CALTAGIRONE, DUSH, SONNEY,
LONGIETTI, BIZZARRO, O'NEILL, ROZZI, QUIGLEY, MURT, KINSEY,
DAVIS, BARBIN, BAKER, CAUSER, HAHN, SAYLOR, READSHAW,
CONKLIN, A. HARRIS, STAATS, BENNINGHOFF, COX, MUSTIO,
MARSHALL, MARSICO, SANKEY AND WARD, OCTOBER 4, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 4, 2017
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 2026 over
the North Branch Blacklick Creek, Buffington Township,
Indiana County, as Second Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash
Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Second Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Second Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash was drafted
into the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict and
served with the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th
Infantry, 25th Infantry Division.
(2) Second Lieutenant Pytash was awarded the Silver Star
Medal for his courageous leadership when his platoon came
under attack in the Republic of Vietnam on May 31, 1970. When
his platoon encountered heavy enemy fire, Second Lieutenant
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Pytash's decisive leadership saved the lives of many men.
(3) Second Lieutenant Pytash also received the National
Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of
Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple
Heart, Army Commendation Medal and Bronze Star Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 2026
over the North Branch Blacklick Creek, Buffington Township,
Indiana County, is hereby designated the Second Lieutenant
Theodore P. Pytash 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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