PRINTER'S NO. 1314
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1008
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, FONTANA, BARTOLOTTA, SCAVELLO, ROBINSON,
PHILLIPS-HILL, HUTCHINSON, J. WARD, MASTRIANO AND STEFANO,
JANUARY 11, 2022
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 11, 2022
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19699, on that
portion of State Route 2003 over the Mahoning Creek, Big Run
Borough, Jefferson County, as the SP4 James Wise, Jr., and
PFC James Wingert USMC Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. SP4 James Wise, Jr., and PFC James Wingert USMC
Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Specialist 4 James Wise, Jr., and Private First
Class James Wingert grew up together as next-door neighbors
in Big Run, Jefferson County, and both sacrificed their lives
in service to this country during the Vietnam War.
(2) SP4 Wise, Jr., served with the United States Army,
3rd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Division.
(3) PFC Wingert served with the United States Marine
Corps, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine
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Division.
(4) On February 6, 1968, SP4 Wise, Jr., was killed in
action in Kontum, South Vietnam.
(5) On August 23, 1969, PFC Wingert was killed in
action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
19699, located on State Route 2003 in Big Run Borough, Jefferson
County, over the Mahoning Creek is designated the SP4 James
Wise, Jr., and PFC James Wingert USMC 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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