PRINTER'S NO. 544
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
532
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, APRIL 9, 2021
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 9, 2021
AN ACT
Designating the bridges, identified as Bridge Key 31419 and
Bridge Key 31420, on that portion of U.S. Route 219 over
State Route 601 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, as
the Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Born October 1, 1928, Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi
served in the Korean War.
(2) Corporal Orlandi was a member of Company L, 3rd
Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
(3) On September 2, 1951, Corporal Orlandi was awarded
for gallantry in action near Kachilbong, North Korea.
(4) On September 3, 1951, Corporal Orlandi was seriously
wounded by the enemy in Korea, later returning to duty on
October 11, 1951.
(5) On January 12, 1952, while conducting a combined
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infantry and tank patrol just east of Hill 472, Corporal
Orlandi's L Company was engaged by an unknown number of enemy
troops, resulting in a firefight ensuing approximately four
hours.
(6) Corporal Orlandi sustained a gunshot wound to the
head and was reported Killed in Action on January 12, 1952.
His remains were not recovered.
(b) Designation.--The bridges, identified as Bridge Key
31419 and Bridge Key 31420, on that portion of U.S. Route 219
over State Route 601 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, are
designated as the Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridges to
traffic northbound and southbound on the bridges.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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