(5) On February 3, 1985, at 26 years of age, Trooper
Fisher was shot and killed in the line of duty while
attempting to make an arrest during a drug exchange at the
Crossroads Plaza, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland
County.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on that portion of
Pennsylvania Route 271 over US Route 22, Jackson Township,
Cambria County, is designated the Trooper Gary Fisher Memorial
Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The department shall erect and maintain
appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic
in both directions on the bridge.
Section 3. Corporal Robert J. Sherwood, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(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.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route
53 in Cresson Township, Cambria County over US Route 22 is
designated the Corporal Robert J. Sherwood, 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 4. Paul E. Sweeney Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) A native of Lilly, Pennsylvania, 1st Sergeant Paul
E. Sweeney served in the United States Army during World War
II as a combat engineer trained in mine demolition and
setting booby traps with the 90th Infantry Division.
(2) On June 17, 1944, his ship, the USS Susan B.
Anthony, hit a mine, forcing the troops and crew to abandon
ship.
(3) On July 4, 1944, Sergeant Sweeney suffered injuries
when he was targeted by a German sniper with a percussion
grenade.
(4) Sergeant Sweeney earned the Silver Star due to his
actions in the vicinity of Kerling, France, on November 12,
1944, when he risked his life to lead a tank unit through
enemy fire to reinforce a patrol taking cover from heavy
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