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PRINTER'S NO. 1944
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1322
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, SABATINA AND HUTCHINSON, JUNE 16, 2016
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 16, 2016
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 879 over
Trout Run in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, as the
Private David Kyle McCracken Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Findings.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) David Kyle McCracken was born March 12, 1924, to J.
Ward and Margaret Jane Kyler McCracken of Shawville,
Clearfield County.
(2) Mr. McCracken graduated from Clearfield High School
in 1942 and was employed by the Department of Highways until
March 1943, when he was inducted into the Army.
(3) Private McCracken received basic training at Camp
Walters, Texas, and was sent to North Africa in September
1943 as a member of the 15th Engineers Combat Battalion, 9th
Division.
(4) Private McCracken was later transferred to England,
Italy, France and Germany.
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(5) On December 31, 1944, Private McCracken made the
ultimate sacrifice for his country when he was killed in
action in Belgium.
(6) Private McCracken is the recipient of a Purple
Heart.
Section 2. Private David Kyle McCracken Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 879 over
Trout Run in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, is hereby
designated the Private David Kyle McCracken 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 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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