AN ACT

 

1Designating a bridge on that portion of S.R. 49 over the
2Cowanesque Creek, Harrison Valley, Potter County, as the
3Specialist Kenneth Wayne Lampman, Sr., Memorial Bridge;
4designating a bridge on that portion of S.R. 44 in
5Shinglehouse, Potter County, over the Oswayo Creek as the
6Specialist Gerald Duane Stonemetz Memorial Bridge; and
7designating a bridge on that portion of Mill Street in
8Galeton, Potter County, over the Pine Creek as the Private
9First Class Clark Robert Douglas Memorial Bridge.

10The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11hereby enacts as follows:

12Section 1.  Specialist Kenneth Wayne Lampman, Sr., Memorial
13Bridge.

14(a)  Findings.--

15(1)  Specialist 4C Kenneth Wayne Lampman, Sr., a resident
16of Harrison Valley, attended Northern Potter High School and
17served in the United States Army as an aircraft maintenance
18mechanic with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam.

19(2)  While bravely serving his country, Specialist 4C

1Lampman was killed on March 5, 1967, when his helicopter
2crashed in Vietnam.

3(b)  Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 49 at segment
4460 offset 1188 in Harrison Valley, Potter County, over the
5Cowanesque Creek is hereby designated the Specialist Kenneth
6Wayne Lampman, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

7(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
8maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
9traffic in both directions on the bridge.

10Section 2.  Specialist Gerald Duane Stonemetz Memorial Bridge.

11(a)  Findings.--

12(1)  United States Army Specialist 4 Gerald Duane
13Stonemetz of Shinglehouse was killed on January 8, 1969,
14while serving his country in Vietnam.

15(2)  Specialist 4 Stonemetz was awarded the Army
16Commendation Medal, the National Defense Medal, Vietnam
17Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Ribbon and Marksman Badge
18with rifle bar.

19(b)  Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 44 segment 1090
20in Shinglehouse Borough, Potter County, over the Oswayo Creek is
21hereby designated the Specialist Gerald Duane Stonemetz Memorial
22Bridge.

23(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
24maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
25traffic in both directions on the bridge.

26Section 3.  Private First Class Clark Robert Douglas Memorial
27Bridge.

28(a)  Findings.--

29(1)  Private First Class Clark Robert Douglas graduated
30from Galeton High School and attended Williamsport School of

1Commerce prior to joining the United States Army.

2(2)  Private First Class Douglas, a medic attached to the
31st Air Cavalry Division Charlie Company, was killed while
4administering aid to a wounded soldier on November 11, 1969,
5at Firebase LZ Jeri in Phouc Long Province, Vietnam.

6(3)  Private First Class Douglas was awarded medals for
7bravery and heroism for his rendering aid to wounded soldiers
8in the midst of enemy fire. Although thrown to the ground by
9a burst of impacting mortar round, he persistently crawled in
10to the fusillade to assist his fellow soldiers when he was
11mortally struck by another round of fire.

12(b)  Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 1022 segment 20
13Mill Street in Galeton Borough, Potter County, over the Pine
14Creek is hereby designated the Private First Class Clark Robert
15Douglas Memorial Bridge.

16(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
17maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
18traffic in both directions on the bridge.

19Section 4.  Effective date.

20This act shall take effect in 60 days.