PRINTER'S NO. 1707
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1499
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY GREGORY, JUNE 23, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 23, 2023
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5550, carrying
Woodbury Pike (Pennsylvania Route 36) over Halter Creek,
spanning Blair and Freedom Townships, Blair County, as the
Pvt. William E. Green Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Pvt. William E. Green Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) William E. Green was born February 9, 1930, in
McKee, Blair County.
(2) He served in the Korean War with Company A, 27th
Infantry Regiment, 25th Division in the United States Army.
(3) On September 9, 1952, Pvt. Green was stationed in
the Sandbag Castle, a strong forward outpost near the Satae-
Ri/Heartbreak Ridge area in Korea, when his machine gun nest
was destroyed by an artillery shell. He died from his
injuries.
(4) For his service to the United States, Pvt. Green was
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awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean War
Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean
Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the
Purple Heart.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5550,
carrying Woodbury Pike (Pennsylvania Route 36) over Halter
Creek, spanning Blair and Freedom Townships, Blair County, is
designated the Pvt. William E. Green 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.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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