PRINTER'S NO. 2736
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1973
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GREGORY, HENNESSEY, MILLARD, COX, HICKERNELL,
DONATUCCI, GREINER, PICKETT, RYAN, KINSEY, PYLE, SONNEY,
MOUL, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, BURNS, HILL-EVANS, SCHMITT,
LONGIETTI, KAUFFMAN, STAATS, MALAGARI, SAINATO, KORTZ,
SCHWEYER AND GILLEN, OCTOBER 21, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 21, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 4027 over
Bald Eagle Creek, Sharon Township, Blair County, as the Cpl.
Donald L. Westley Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Cpl. Donald L. Westley Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Corporal Donald L. Westley, a native of Northwood,
Blair County, gave his life in service to his country during
World War II.
(2) In 1940, Corporal Westley enlisted with Troop B,
104th Cavalry, Pennsylvania National Guard and trained at
Fort Indiantown Gap.
(3) Corporal Westley's troop was called into Federal
service in February 1941, and he served at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, Fort Pendleton, Oregon, and Fort Ord, California.
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(4) Corporal Westley then served in the Aleutians for
seven months before returning to Camp Maxey, Texas, in
December 1943.
(5) In August 1944, Corporal Westley was sent to the
European Theater of Operations, where he served in France,
Luxembourg and Belgium.
(6) Corporal Westley was wounded in combat on December
27, 1944, and died on December 30, 1944.
(7) Corporal Westley is buried in the Henri Chapelle
American Military Cemetery in Henri Chapelle, Belgium.
(8) Corporal Westley was awarded the Purple Heart, the
World War II Victory Medal and the Honorable Service label
button for World War II.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 4027
over Bald Eagle Creek, Sharon Township, Blair County, is
designated the Cpl. Donald L. Westley 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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