Trial Engrossment of Amendment A02033 to Senate Bill 0117 P.N. 0085, Regular Session 2019-2020

A02033

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

117

Session of

2019

INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, JANUARY 25, 2019

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 25, 2019

AN ACT

Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 3016

(Bedford Street) over Solomon Run in the City of Johnstown,

Cambria County, as the Seaman Apprentice Kenneth D. Scaife

Memorial Bridge.; designating a bridge on that portion of Peg

Run Road, Pennsylvania Route 240, over the West Branch of the

Susquehanna River, Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, as

the United States Army Sergeant Scott O. Henry Memorial

Bridge; designating a portion of U.S. Route 220 in Sullivan

County from the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 87 to

the Bradford County line as the T.W. "Doc" Shoemaker Memorial

Highway; designating a bridge on that portion of Pennsylvania

Route 14 over Fall Brook, Troy Borough, Bradford County, as

the Troy Area Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge

on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 305 over Shaver's Creek

in Barree Township, Huntingdon County, as the Private Harold

E. "Jim" Knode Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge on that

portion of Pennsylvania Route 453 over the Little Juniata

River, Tyrone Township, Blair County, as the Robert E.

Gensimore Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge on that

portion of Pennsylvania Route 899 over the Clarion River

connecting Barnett Township, Jefferson County, and Barnett

Township, Forest County, as the PFC Patrick T. Cassatt

Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge on that portion of

State Route 4018 over the Little Mahoning Creek, South

Mahoning Township, Indiana County, as the SP4 Franklin Delano

Meyer Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge identified as

Bridge Key 54683 on that portion of State Route 3009

(Kushequa Avenue) over the Kinzua Creek in Kushequa, Hamlin

Township, McKean County, as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Bridge; designating the bridge identified as Bridge Key 18676

on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 747 over the Juniata

River in Mount Union Borough, Huntingdon County, as the

Captain Joseph S. Giacobello Memorial Bridge; designating a

bridge on that portion of State Route 2016 over the Casselman

River in Rockwood Borough, Somerset County, as the PFC Alton

Glenn Sterner Memorial Bridge; and designating a bridge on

that portion of Pennsylvania Route 96 over the Little Wills

Creek, Bedford County, as the Staff Sgt. Roger (Rod) Guy

Holler Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Seaman Apprentice Kenneth D. Scaife Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Seaman Apprentice (SA) Kenneth D. Scaife was born

August 6, 1953, and was a native of Johnstown. He attended

Johnstown High School.

(2) SA Scaife served in the United States Navy aboard

the USS William C. Lawe, DD-763, 7th Fleet, as a machine

gunner.

(3) SA Scaife was assigned to Vietnam and served nearly

two years before his death.

(4) SA Scaife was declared Missing in Action

(MIA)/Killed in Action (KIA) after being lost at sea off the

coast of South Vietnam while his vessel was providing gunfire

support on January 3, 1973.

(5) Despite a complete search of the ship, the ship's

route and the coast, SA Scaife's body was never recovered.

(6) For his service and ultimate sacrifice, SA Scaife

was awarded the National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

(7) SA Scaife is honored on Panel 1W, Line 108, of the

Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 3016

(Bedford Street) over Solomon Run in the City of Johnstown,

Cambria County, is hereby designated the Seaman Apprentice

Kenneth D. Scaife Memorial Bridge.

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maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 2. United States Army Sergeant Scott O. Henry Memorial

Bridge.

(a) Designation.--The bridge located on Peg Run Road,

Pennsylvania Route 240, over the West Branch of the Susquehanna

River, Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, is designated the

United States Army Sergeant Scott O. Henry Memorial Bridge in

honor of Scott O. Henry who served in both the United States

Marine Corps and the United States Army. Scott O. Henry was

killed in action in Vietnam at the Battle of Ia Drang while

rescuing an injured soldier from the field of battle.

(b) 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 3. T.W. "Doc" Shoemaker Memorial Highway.

(a) Designation.--The section of U.S. Route 220 in Sullivan

County from the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 87 to the

Bradford County line is designated the T.W. "Doc" Shoemaker

Memorial Highway in honor of Sullivan County native T.W. "Doc"

Shoemaker, a World War II veteran who died on May 2, 2018, after

serving his community for nearly 70 years as a veterinarian and

community leader.

(b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to

traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 4. Troy Area Veterans Memorial Bridge.

(a) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route

14 over Fall Brook in Troy Borough, Bradford County, is

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designated the Troy Area Veterans Memorial Bridge.

(b) 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 5. Private Harold E. "Jim" Knode Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Private Harold E. "Jim" Knode was a native of the

McAlevys Fort area.

(2) In February 1944, Private Knode was drafted into the

United States Army at age 28 and served with the 179th

Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

(3) On November 28, 1944, Private Knode was killed while

crossing the Moselle River between France and Germany.

Private Knode was interred in what became the Epinal American

Cemetery in Dinozé, France.

(4) Private Knode was awarded the Bronze Star, the

Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the European-African

Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal

and a lapel button for Honorable Service.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route

305 in Barree Township, Huntingdon County, over Shaver's Creek

is designated the Private Harold E. "Jim" Knode Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 6. Robert E. Gensimore Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Robert E. Gensimore, a foreman for Blair District 9

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of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, lost his

life in the line of duty on February 17, 2018.

(2) A resident of Spruce Creek, Gensimore was a 1991

graduate of Juniata Valley High School and served for 27

years as a member of the Warriors Mark-Franklin Volunteer

Fire Company.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route

453 in Tyrone Township, Blair County, over the Little Juniata

River, is designated the Robert E. Gensimore Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 7. PFC Patrick T. Cassatt Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) PFC Patrick T. Cassatt of Clarington served with the

U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War.

(2) A member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry

Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, PFC Cassatt was declared

missing in action on November 2, 1950, after his battalion

was attacked by the Peoples Liberation Army.

(3) PFC Cassatt was declared killed in action on

December 31, 1953.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route

899 over the Clarion River connecting Barnett Township,

Jefferson County, and Barnett Township, Forest County, is

designated the PFC Patrick T. Cassatt Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

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Section 8. SP4 Franklin Delano Meyer Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) SP4 Franklin Delano Meyer, a native of South

Mahoning Township, lost his life on June 11, 1970, while

serving with the United States Army in Vietnam.

(2) SP4 Meyer was awarded the Bronze Star, Good Conduct

Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Aircrew Badge and Marksmanship

Medal.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 4018

over the Little Mahoning Creek, South Mahoning Township, Indiana

County, is designated the SP4 Franklin Delano Meyer Memorial

Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 9. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Although there was no official declaration of war,

it is widely accepted that the Vietnam War started on

November 1, 1955, and ended on April 30, 1975, lasting 19

years, 180 days.

(2) On August 2, 1964, the North Vietnamese fired on a

United States destroyer anchored in the Gulf of Tonkin,

leading to Congress passing the Gulf of Tonkin resolution,

authorizing a full-scale intervention in the Vietnam War.

(3) On March 8, 1965, the first American combat troops,

the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, landed in Da Nang,

Vietnam.

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(4) The last American ground troops left Vietnam on

March 29, 1973, more than two years before the official end

of the war when South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.

(5) Two hundred forty men were awarded the Medal of

Honor during the Vietnam War.

(6) In all, approximately 2,700,000 American men and

women served in uniform in Vietnam, including more than

300,000 Pennsylvanians.

(7) During the course of the Vietnam War, 58,148

Americans were killed, including more than 3,000

Pennsylvanians.

(8) It is fitting to recognize and honor the men and

women who bravely served their country during the Vietnam

War.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key

54683, located on State Route 3009 (Kushequa Avenue) in

Kushequa, Hamlin Township, McKean County, over the Kinzua Creek

is designated the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 10. Captain Joseph S. Giacobello Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Joseph S. Giacobello lived a life of humble service

to the residents of Mount Union and to the nation.

(2) Born June 30, 1919, Mr. Giacobello attended Mount

Union High School, from which he graduated in 1938.

(3) Mr. Giacobello attended Shippensburg State Teachers

College, where he was a standout basketball and football

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player until he was drafted into the United States Army in

1942.

(4) Mr. Giacobello was assigned to the United States

Army infantry. He completed his basic training at Camp

Pickett in Virginia and then attended Officer Candidate

School at Fort Benning, Georgia.

(5) Mr. Giacobello was deployed to the European Theater

with the 35th Infantry Division, Co. F, 2nd Battalion, 137th

Infantry Regiment, arriving in Normandy, France, on July 5,

1944, and activated into combat on July 11, 1944, in the

fighting in the hedgerows of St. Lo, France.

(6) In one of many distinguished combat actions, Mr.

Giacobello heroically led his company in an attack on the

French village of Hellimer, where he and two others stopped a

machine gun and knocked out a Panther tank, saving what many

believe are countless lives.

(7) Mr. Giacobello was one of the most highly decorated

soldiers in central Pennsylvania earning the Distinguished

Service Cross, two Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts and the

Combat Infantryman Badge while fighting in combat in the

European Theater.

(8) Mr. Giacobello attained the rank of Captain in the

United States Army during his time in combat and service to

our nation.

(9) Upon returning home, Mr. Giacobello dedicated his

life to service in his Mount Union community where he helped

countless local veterans and supported youth sports

activities.

(10) Mr. Giacobello passed away on February 16, 2019.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key

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18676, located on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 747 in

Mount Union Borough, Huntingdon County, over the Juniata River

is designated the Captain Joseph S. Giacobello Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 11. PFC Alton Glenn Sterner Memorial Bridge.

(a) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 2016 in

Rockwood Borough, Somerset County, over the Casselman River is

designated the PFC Alton Glenn Sterner Memorial Bridge in honor

of Rockwood native PFC Alton Glenn Sterner, who lost his life on

June 19, 1953, while serving with the United States Army 5th

Regimental Combat Team during the Korean War.

(b) 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 12. Staff Sgt. Roger (Rod) Guy Holler Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) Staff Sgt. Roger Guy Holler, of Buffalo Mills, was a

1967 graduate of Hyndman High School where he was a varsity

wrestler and was in the chorus.

(2) Staff Sgt. Holler attended Penn State Altoona and

was attending Pittsburgh Technical Institute when he was

drafted into the United States Army in June 1969.

(3) Staff Sgt. Holler completed basic training at Fort

Polk in Louisiana and Fort Benning in Georgia.

(4) While in Vietnam, Staff Sgt. Holler was a member of

Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division.

(5) On January 16, 1971, Staff Sgt. Holler was killed by

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artillery fire in Bien Hoa, Vietnam.

(6) Staff Sgt. Holler was awarded the Silver Star, the

Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Purple Heart.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on that portion of

Pennsylvania Route 96 over the Little Wills Creek, Bedford

County, is designated the Staff Sgt. Roger (Rod) Guy Holler

Memorial Bridge.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 2 13. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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