PRINTER'S NO. 863
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
877
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY WARNER, SONNEY, ROTHMAN, MILLARD, HENNESSEY, COX,
HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, KAUFFMAN, BURNS, JAMES, LONGIETTI, RYAN,
KNOWLES, NEILSON, STAATS, WEBSTER AND CONKLIN, MARCH 11, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 11, 2021
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 45998, carrying
State Route 2027 in North Union Township, Fayette County, as
the SSG Willis J. Crayton Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. SSG Willis J. Crayton Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Willis J. Crayton was born on September 18, 1924.
(2) SSG Crayton was a graduate of North Union High
School.
(3) SSG Crayton served as a Staff Sergeant in the United
States Army 707 Tank Battalion, 7th Division, during World
War II in Italy.
(4) SSG Crayton was awarded a Bronze Star and the Purple
Heart for his service in combat.
(5) SSG Crayton died in a car accident on December 23,
1950.
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(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
45998, carrying State Route 2027 in North Union Township,
Fayette County, is designated the SSG Willis J. Crayton 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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