PRINTER'S NO. 2034
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1715
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KEPHART, CONKLIN, SMITH, HILL-EVANS, STAATS,
GREINER, KAUFFMAN, JAMES, BRENNAN AND DELLOSO,
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 9570, on that
portion of State Route 3049 over the Moshannon Creek in Rush
Township, Centre County, as the Lance Corporal Michael P.
Segich Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Lance Corporal Michael P. Segich Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Lance Corporal Michael P. Segich was born August 22,
1951, in Stumptown, outside of Osceola Mills in Clearfield
County.
(2) In 1969, Lance Corporal Segich enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps and served with the Force
Logistical Command, 1st Military Police Battalion, 1st Force
Service Regiment, B Company in Quang Nam, Vietnam.
(3) Lance Corporal Segich was on active duty in Vietnam
as a member of a patrol designated BA-213, consisting of
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seven Marines and one ARVN and shortly after midnight on May
12, 1970, Lance Corporal Segich and another Marine member of
the team left their ambush site to investigate their
surroundings. Lance Corporal Segich was in the lead when the
other Marine stumbled and fell which caused his rifle to
discharge, mortally wounding Lance Corporal Segich.
(4) Lance Corporal Segich is interred in the Umbria
Cemetery in Osceola Mills, Clearfield County.
(5) For his valiant service, Lance Corporal Segich was
awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, Marksmanship Badge,
National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal,
Vietnam Service Medal, Marine Corps Presidential Unit
Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Marine Corps Good Conduct
Medal and the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 9570,
located on State Route 3049 over the Moshannon Creek in Rush
Township, Centre County, is designated the Lance Corporal
Michael P. Segich 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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