PRINTER'S NO. 1886
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1479
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FRITZ, PEIFER, PICKETT, RYAN, HENNESSEY, KORTZ,
BIZZARRO, HILL-EVANS, COX, KNOWLES, DONATUCCI, KAUFFMAN,
BURNS, BERNSTINE, SONNEY, MURT, DiGIROLAMO, CAUSER, STAATS,
HAHN, KINSEY, OBERLANDER, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, STRUZZI,
DELLOSO, IRVIN, SCHWEYER, SAINATO AND GILLEN, MAY 23, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 23, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 35729, on that
portion of State Route 3041 in Texas Township, Wayne County,
as the PFC Raymond P. Schwesinger Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. PFC Raymond P. Schwesinger Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) On May 6, 1966, Seelyville resident, Raymond P.
Schwesinger, was killed in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam by a
hostile explosive device.
(2) PFC Schwesinger served as a rifleman with 3rd
Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force, a battalion
that sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps
history.
(3) PFC Schwesinger, a graduate of Honesdale High
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School, was a member of the Seelyville Fire Company, which
honored his sacrifice with a flag pole and memorial at its
fire hall.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
35729, located on State Route 3041 in Texas Township, Wayne
County, is designated the PFC Raymond P. Schwesinger 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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