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A05856
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2247
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, BERNSTINE, BURGOS, BURNS, COX, DONATUCCI,
GROVE, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, JAMES, KIM, KINSEY,
KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, PASHINSKI, PICKETT,
PYLE, RYAN, SCHMITT, SONNEY, STAATS, OWLETT, DEASY, RAPP,
GREINER, NEILSON, CONKLIN, STRUZZI AND SAINATO,
JANUARY 30, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 30, 2020
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of, identified as Bridge
Key 25488, carrying State Route 1011 over the Mix Creek,
Eldred Township, McKean County, as the Sgt. Neil K. Dorrion
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sgt. Neil K. Dorrion Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Sgt. Neil K. Dorrion gave his life in service to his
country during the Korean War.
(2) Sgt. Dorrion attended Eldred Township School, served
with the United States Army in World War II and reenlisted in
April 1949.
(3) Sgt. Dorrion served as a medic with the Medical
Company, 5th Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division,
United States Army.
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(4) On November 4, 1950, Sgt. Dorrion was killed in
action at Kunu-ri, North Korea, while tending to his wounded
comrades.
(5) Sgt. Dorrion was awarded the Silver Star, Purple
Heart, Bronze Star with 'V' for Valor, Good Conduct Badge,
Combat Medical Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations
Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean
Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service
Medal, Pacific Theater Ribbon with Star and the World War II
Victory Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on, identified as
Bridge Key 25488, carrying State Route 1011 over the Mix Creek,
Eldred Township, McKean County, is designated the Sgt. Neil K.
Dorrion 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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