PRINTER'S NO.  1534

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

1157

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BROWNE, BRUBAKER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, O'PAKE, ORIE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, SMUCKER, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE AND M. WHITE, DECEMBER 14, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, DECEMBER 14, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Designating State Route 283, from the PA Turnpike Interchange in

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Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, to State Route 30 in

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Manheim Township, Lancaster County, as the 283rd Field

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Artillery Battalion Highway.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  The 283rd Field Artillery Battalion Highway.

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(a)  Findings.--

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(1)  The soldiers of the United States Army's 283rd Field

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Artillery Battalion served with valor and distinction in

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combat in the European Theater of Operations in World War II.

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The battalion was in combat for 268 continuous days and

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traveled a total distance of approximately 10,757 miles over

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land and sea during active service.

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(2)  The 283rd Field Artillery Battalion was activated at

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Camp Rucker, Alabama, on June 25, 1943. After a year of

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stateside training, the Battalion sailed to the United

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Kingdom on June 22, 1944, where training continued at Camp

 


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Llanover, Wales, before cross-channel deployment.

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(3)  The 283rd Field Artillery Battalion was part of the

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historic landing at Utah Beach on August 11, 1944. The

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battalion fought through France to Berchtesgaden, Germany,

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during the Campaign for Northern France from August 11 to

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September 14, 1944.

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(4)  The 283rd continued combat in the Campaign for the

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Rhineland from September 15, 1944, to March 22, 1945, and in

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the Campaign for Central Europe from March 23, 1945 to May 8,

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1945 (VE Day).

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(5)  During the final campaign, the 283rd Field Artillery

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Battalion took part in the Battle of Bamberg, the Battle of

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Nurnberg and the Battle of Munich.

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(6)  Not organic to any specific division, the 283rd

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Field Artillery Battalion served under various headquarters

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of Armies, Corps, Groups and Divisions.

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(b)  Designation.--State Route 283, from the PA Turnpike

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Interchange in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, to State

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Route 30 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, is designated as

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the 283rd Field Artillery Battalion Highway.

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

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maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to

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traffic in both directions.

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Section 2.  Effective date. 

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This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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