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PRINTER'S NO. 12
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
122
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, JANUARY 6, 2023
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 6, 2023
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 45701, carrying
Pennsylvania Route 403 over the Conemaugh River between
Johnstown City and West Taylor Township, Cambria County, as
the Captain Raymond W. Callahan, Jr., Memorial Bridge;
designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8574, carrying
State Route 1021 over Clearfield Creek between Reade Township
and White Township, Cambria County, as the CPL Reid Rex Ross
3 BT 26 Marine Reg. Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge,
identified as Bridge Key 56008, carrying Pennsylvania Route
403 over Stonycreek River in Johnstown City, Cambria County,
as the Sgt. John C. Alaimo Memorial Bridge; designating a
bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8444, carrying US Route 219
over Pennsylvania Route 56, also known as Scalp Avenue, in
Richland Township, Cambria County, as the PFC Stanley Albert
Stys Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as
Bridge Key 8547, located on State Route 1002, Cambria
Township, Cambria County, as the PFC Cyril T. Yeckley
Memorial Bridge; and making repeals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Captain Raymond W. Callahan, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Captain Raymond W. Callahan, Jr., was born September
11, 1946.
(2) Captain Callahan graduated from Greater Johnstown
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High School in 1964.
(3) Following graduation, Captain Callahan enrolled at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
(4) Captain Callahan enlisted in the United States Army
in 1966.
(5) Captain Callahan was commissioned in 1967, following
his graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox,
Kentucky.
(6) Captain Callahan completed helicopter training at
Fort Wolters, Texas, and completed a course in special
welfare at the John F. Kennedy Center at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.
(7) Captain Callahan was promoted to First Lieutenant in
1968 and was further promoted to Captain shortly before his
death.
(8) Captain Callahan was killed in the line of duty in
Phuoc Long Province in the central highlands of South
Vietnam, near the Cambodian border on February 23, 1969.
(9) Captain Callahan was awarded the Bronze Star, the
Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam
Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Ribbon.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
45701, carrying Pennsylvania Route 403 over the Conemaugh River
between Johnstown City and West Taylor Township, Cambria County,
is designated the Captain Raymond W. Callahan, Jr., 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. CPL Reid Rex Ross 3 BT 26 Marine Reg. Memorial
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Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) CPL Reid Rex Ross was born April 27, 1949.
(2) CPL Ross served in the United States Marine Corps
with Company I, Third Battalion, Twenty-Sixth Marines, First
Marine Division.
(3) On December 4, 1968, Company I was participating in
Operation Meade River south of DaNang when the Marines were
pinned down by enemy fire. CPL Ross moved from one position
to another to determine ammunition requirements and provide
encouragement to his men.
(4) CPL Ross heroically moved through intense fire and
hurled hand grenades and fired several light antitank assault
weapons at the enemy.
(5) CPL Ross directed his men to a more secure area
while personally providing covering fire for them.
(6) CPL Ross observed two casualties lying in an area
exposed to the enemy and manned an M-60 machine gun and
returned fire, allowing for an evacuation team to retrieve
the two individuals.
(7) CPL Ross was killed while providing return fire to
protect his team.
(8) CPL Ross was awarded the Silver Star for his service
and sacrifice for our country.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8574,
carrying State Route 1021 over Clearfield Creek between Reade
Township and White Township, Cambria County, is designated the
CPL Reid Rex Ross 3 BT 26 Marine Reg. Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
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maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 3. Sgt. John C. Alaimo Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Sgt. John C. Alaimo was born May 31, 1948.
(2) Sgt. Alaimo served in the United States Army with
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade, 1st Infantry Division during the Vietnam War.
(3) Sgt. Alaimo was killed in action in Bien Hoa on
April 8, 1969.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
56008, carrying Pennsylvania Route 403 over Stonycreek River in
Johnstown City, Cambria County, is designated the Sgt. John C.
Alaimo 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 4. PFC Stanley Albert Stys Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) PFC Stanley Albert Stys was born October 1, 1949.
(2) PFC Stys graduated from Johnstown High School in
1967.
(3) PFC Stys served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the United
States Army.
(4) On March 6, 1968, PFC Stys was killed in action in
the Thua Thien province.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8444,
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carrying US Route 219 over Pennsylvania Route 56, also known as
Scalp Avenue, in Richland Township, Cambria County, is
designated the PFC Stanley Albert Stys 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 crossing route.
Section 5. PFC Cyril T. Yeckley Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) PFC Cyril T. Yeckley was born October 20, 1945, in
Carrolltown Borough, Cambria County.
(2) PFC Yeckley enlisted in the United States Marine
Corps and began a tour of duty in Quang Nam Province, South
Vietnam, on February 23, 1969, as a rifleman with L Company,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
(3) Less than one month later on March 13, 1969, PFC
Yeckley was killed in action after receiving multiple
fragmentation wounds.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8547,
located on State Route 1002, also known as Friend Lea Road, over
U.S. Route 219 in Cambria Township, Cambria County, is
designated the PFC Cyril T. Yeckley 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 and both directions on
the crossing route.
Section 6. Repeals.
Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the designation
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under section 5.
(2) Section 10 of the act of November 27, 2019 (P.L.703,
No.102), is repealed.
Section 7. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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