AN ACT

 

1Renaming the West Chestnut Street Bridge in Coudersport Borough,
2Potter County, as the Private Edwin Tubbs Memorial Bridge;
<-3and renaming the State Route 872 Bridge near Coudersport
4Borough/Eulalia Township Border, Potter County, as the
5Specialist Donald Stiles Memorial Bridge<-.; designating a 
6bridge on that portion of S.R. 49 over the Cowanesque River 
7between Dennis Hill Road and Church Street in Harrison 
8Township, Potter County, as the Private First Class Roger P. 
9Downey Memorial Bridge; and<- designating a bridge on that 
10portion of State Route 56, partially in Seward Borough, 
11Westmoreland County, and partially in East Wheatfield 
12Township, Indiana County, over the Conemaugh River as the 
13Pfc. James E. Ludwig Memorial Bridge.; designating <-a portion 
14of Pennsylvania Route 263 in Bucks County as the Officer 
15Bradley M. Fox Memorial Highway; designating a portion of 
16Bushkill Center Road in Northampton County as the Veterans 
17Memorial Highway; and designating a bridge to be constructed 
18on that portion of State Route 903 over the Lehigh River, Jim 
19Thorpe Borough, Carbon County, as the Sgt. Andrew J. "AJ" 
20Baddick Memorial Bridge.

21The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
22hereby enacts as follows:

23Section 1. Private Edwin Tubbs Memorial Bridge.

24(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares that:

25(1) Private Edwin Franklin Tubbs left Coudersport High
26School in August of 1967 and entered into the United States

1Army.

2(2) Private Tubbs deployed to Vietnam with D Company,
3Sixth Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Ninth Infantry
4Division on December 4, 1968, and was stationed at Dinh
5Tuong, South Vietnam.

6(3) On January 12, 1969, Private Tubbs was fatally
7wounded as he set down his rifle to assist a fellow soldier
8who was injured on the battlefield.

9(4) During his service in the United States Army Private
10Tubbs received the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.

11(b) Change of name.--The bridge in Coudersport Borough,
12Potter County, known as the West Chestnut Street Bridge is
13hereby renamed the Private Edwin Tubbs Memorial Bridge.

14(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
15maintain appropriate signs displaying the changed name of the
16bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

17Section 2. Specialist Donald Stiles Memorial Bridge.

18(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares that:

19(1) Specialist Donald Stiles enlisted in the United
20States Army at 17 years of age.

21(2) Specialist Stiles was deployed to Vietnam as an
22atomic demolition munitions specialist, with A Battery, First
23Battalion, Seventh Artillery, First Infantry Division.

24(3) On April 2, 1968, Specialist Stiles was killed in
25action in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, after taking a
26fellow soldier's place on a mission and being hit by bomb
27fragments from a land mine.

28(b) Change of name.--The State Route 872 Bridge near
29Coudersport Borough/Eulalia Township Border, Potter County, is
30hereby renamed the Specialist Donald Stiles Memorial Bridge.

1(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and 
2maintain appropriate signs displaying the changed name of the 
3bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

<-4Section 3. Private First Class Roger P. Downey Bridge.

5(a) Findings.--

6(1) Private First Class (PFC) Roger P. Downey was born
7on January 20, 1926 and grew up on a small farm in Ulysses,
8Pennsylvania.

9(2) While a teenager, PFC Downey would use the bridge on
10that portion of S.R. 49 over the Cowanesque River to attend
11Harrison Valley High School in Mills, Pennsylvania.

12(3) While this nation was in the midst of World War II,
13PFC Downey left school to join the United States Army on
14April 19, 1944.

15(4) After infantry training in Virginia and other parts
16of the nation, PFC Downey traveled to Massachusetts for
17staging before being transported on the SS Marine Raven to
18England in November 1944.

19(5) In January 1945, PFC Downey and his unit were sent
20to reinforce and relieve units engaged in the famous Battle
21of the Bulge in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium, Luxembourg
22and Germany.

23(6) PFC Downey was killed in action in Germany on March
249, 1945, while assigned to Company B, 417 Infantry Regiment,
2576 Infantry Division, XII Corp, Third Army, Twelfth Army
26Group, European Theater of Operations headquartered in the
27town of Speicher in the Rhineland region of Germany.

28(b) Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 49 over the
29Cowanesque River between Dennis Hill Road and Church Street in
30Harrison Township, Potter County, is hereby designated the

1Private First Class Roger P. Downey Memorial Bridge.

2(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
3maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
4traffic in both directions on the bridge.

5Section 4. Pfc. James E. Ludwig Memorial Bridge.

6(a) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 56,
7partially in Seward Borough, Westmoreland County, and partially
8in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, over the Conemaugh
9River, is hereby designated the Pfc. James E. Ludwig Memorial
10Bridge.

11(b) Signs.---The Department of Transportation shall erect
12and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge
13to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

<-14Section 5. Officer Bradley M. Fox Memorial Highway.

15(a) Findings.--

16(1) Police Officer Bradley M. Fox, a native of
17Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, was born on September 14, 1977.

18(2) Officer Fox graduated from William Tennent High
19School in Warminster, Pennsylvania, where he was a talented
20hockey player.

21(3) Officer Fox had a distinguished ten-year career in
22the United States Marine Corps, where he completed two tours
23of duty in Iraq (2003) and Afghanistan (2005-2006) and earned
24the rank of Staff Sergeant.

25(4) Officer Fox's military citations include the Navy
26and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon,
27Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Selected Marine Corps
28Reserve (X3) Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq
29Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal,
30Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Armed Forces

1Reserve Medal.

2(5) Officer Fox was a seven-year veteran of the Plymouth
3Township Police Department and a graduate of the Philadelphia
4Police Canine Academy.

5(6) Officer Fox was killed in the line of duty on
6September 13, 2012, when he and his K-9 partner, Jake, were
7ambushed by a suspect they had been pursuing on foot.

8(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 263 in
9Bucks County from West Street Road (Route 132) to West Bristol
10Road is hereby designated the Officer Bradley M. Fox Memorial
11Highway.

12(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
13maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
14traffic in both directions on the highway.

15Section 6. Veterans Memorial Highway.

16(a) Findings.--

17(1) Residents of Bushkill Township in Northampton County
18have fought in every military conflict, including World War
19II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operations Desert Storm
20and Desert Shield and the recent conflicts in Iraq and
21Afghanistan.

22(2) Hundreds of veterans and their families have made
23unimaginable and innumerable sacrifices in defense of the
24United States.

25(b) Designation.--The section of Bushkill Center Road in
26Northampton County from State Route 512 to Jacobsburg Road is
27hereby designated the Veterans Memorial Highway.

28(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
29maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
30traffic in both directions on the highway.

1Section 7. Sgt. Andrew J. "AJ" Baddick Memorial Bridge.

2(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
3follows:

4(1) Sgt. Andrew J. "AJ" Baddick was a native of Jim
5Thorpe, Carbon County, and a 1997 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area
6Senior High School.

7(2) Sgt. Baddick enlisted in the United States Army in
81999 and graduated from Jump School at Fort Benning, Georgia,
9on February 14, 2001.

10(3) Later that same year, Sgt. Baddick reenlisted in the
11United States Army for six years.

12(4) In 2002, Sgt. Baddick was awarded the Army
13Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service while assigned as
14a Dismounted Infantryman in recognition of loyalty and
15commitment to excellence.

16(5) Later that same year, Sgt. Baddick was deployed to
17Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

18(6) Sgt. Baddick received the Soldier's Medal which is
19awarded to any member of the United States Armed Forces who,
20while serving in any capacity with the United States Army,
21distinguishes himself by heroism not involving actual
22conflict with an enemy.

23(7) Sgt. Baddick was honorably serving his country while
24on active duty in Iraq on September 29, 2003, when he gave
25his life attempting to rescue a fellow soldier from a
26submerged military vehicle.

27(8) Sgt. Baddick, beloved son of Ann Callen Baddick and
28Joseph Baddick, was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star.

29(b) Designation.--The bridge to be constructed on State
30Route 903 over the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe Borough, Carbon

1County, is hereby designated the Sgt. Andrew J. "AJ" Baddick
2Memorial Bridge.

3(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and 
4maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to 
5traffic in both directions on the bridge.

6Section <-3 5 8. Effective date.

7This act shall take effect in 60 days.