PRINTER'S NO. 2678
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1915
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY COOK, HENNESSEY, COX, WALSH, RYAN, SONNEY, CAUSER,
KINSEY, HILL-EVANS, MURT, KORTZ, PYLE, STAATS, T. DAVIS,
MILLARD, BROOKS, JAMES, JOHNSON-HARRELL, TOEPEL, BARRAR,
SCHMITT, HELM, SAINATO, DUSH, CALTAGIRONE, KAUFFMAN, BURNS,
WHEELAND, JOZWIAK, HICKERNELL, READSHAW, DONATUCCI, DEASY,
MOUL, BERNSTINE AND SCHWEYER, OCTOBER 15, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 15, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 8042 over
U.S. Route 40, West Brownsville Borough, Washington County,
as the SFC Thomas McDonough Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. SFC Thomas McDonough Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) SFC Thomas McDonough, a native of Brownsville,
Washington County, gave his life in service to his country
during the Korean War.
(2) SFC McDonough enlisted with the United States Army
on February 23, 1942.
(3) SFC McDonough served with the 1st Ordnance Bomb
Disposal Detachment, 1st Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company,
8th Cavalry Regiment in both World War II and the Korean War.
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(4) On September 6, 1950, SFC McDonough was killed by
hostile fire in Korea.
(5) SFC McDonough was posthumously awarded the Purple
Heart Medal. He also received the Korean Service Medal, the
United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service
Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic
of Korea War Service Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 8042
over U.S. Route 40, West Brownsville Borough, Washington County,
is designated the SFC Thomas McDonough 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 on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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