PRINTER'S NO. 1002
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
834
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, WARD, HENNESSEY, MUSTIO, DIAMOND,
MILLARD, PICKETT, COX, BENNINGHOFF, THOMAS, KIM, HICKERNELL,
ROZZI, BAKER, DiGIROLAMO, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, M. K. KELLER,
DUSH, SONNEY, DRISCOLL, HAHN, TOEPEL, READSHAW, HEFFLEY,
DONATUCCI, McNEILL, SCHWEYER, PAYNE, MARSICO, GRELL, TALLMAN,
FARINA, BARRAR, ELLIS, A. HARRIS, D. COSTA, VEREB, V. BROWN,
GILLEN AND GROVE, MARCH 24, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 24, 2015
AN ACT
Designating the portion of State Route 443 within the municipal
boundaries of Orwigsburg Borough, Schuylkill County, as the
Corporal David F. Heiser Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Corporal David F. Heiser Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Corporal David F. Heiser was born in Orwigsburg on
September 2, 1947, and grew up in the borough. He graduated
from Blue Mountain High School in 1965.
(2) In March 1968, Corporal Heiser answered the call of
duty and enlisted in the United States Army to serve his
country. He trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, as an
infantryman and as an Army medic.
(3) In September 1968, he was promoted to the rank of
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corporal and was sent to Vietnam. His platoon was ambushed on
February 2, 1969, in Binh Duong, Vietnam, and he was killed
in action as a direct result of receiving enemy fire on that
mission. He was serving as a medic for his platoon when his
life was taken.
(4) Corporal Heiser received the Purple Heart medal for
his fatal injuries in Binh Duong and the Bronze Star with
Valor for his courageous actions that day. He is buried at
Kimmels Church of God Cemetery in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill
County.
(5) Corporal Heiser is remembered and honored on Panel
33W, Row 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington,
DC.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 443 from the
eastern boundary of Orwigsburg Borough at State Route 443 and
Faith Avenue through Orwigsburg Borough to the western boundary
of Orwigsburg Borough at Seton Manor, Schuylkill County, is
hereby designated the Corporal David F. Heiser Memorial Highway.
(c) 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 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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