PRINTER'S NO. 1692
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1388
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY METZGAR, KORTZ, RYAN, DONATUCCI, BURNS, JAMES,
KINSEY, HICKERNELL, SONNEY, CONKLIN, DiGIROLAMO, CALTAGIRONE,
OBERLANDER, MILLARD, PYLE, COX, CAUSER, LONGIETTI, TOPPER,
PICKETT, HILL-EVANS, KAUFFMAN, MARSHALL, T. DAVIS, HEFFLEY,
WILLIAMS, READSHAW, STAATS, GROVE, NEILSON, SAINATO, MOUL AND
DEASY, MAY 2, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 2, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 96
over the Little Wills Creek, Bedford County, as the Staff
Sgt. Roger (Rod) Guy Holler Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Staff Sgt. Roger (Rod) Guy Holler Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Staff Sgt. Roger Guy Holler, of Buffalo Mills, was a
1967 graduate of Hyndman High School where he was a varsity
wrestler and was in the chorus.
(2) Staff Sgt. Holler attended Penn State Altoona and
was attending Pittsburgh Technical Institute when he was
drafted into the United States Army in June 1969.
(3) Staff Sgt. Holler completed basic training at Fort
Polk in Louisiana and Fort Benning in Georgia.
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(4) While in Vietnam, Staff Sgt. Holler was a member of
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division.
(5) On January 16, 1971, Staff Sgt. Holler was killed by
artillery fire in Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
(6) Staff Sgt. Holler was awarded the Silver Star, the
Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Purple Heart.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on that portion of
Pennsylvania Route 96 over the Little Wills Creek, Bedford
County, is designated the Staff Sgt. Roger (Rod) Guy Holler
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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